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African Americans in Oregon: A Labor Market Perspective

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According to the Oregon Encyclopedia, “Oregon’s racial makeup has been shaped by three black exclusion laws that were in place during much of the region’s early history. These laws, all later rescinded, largely succeeded in their aim of discouraging free blacks from settling in Oregon early on, ensuring that Oregon would develop as primarily white.” Though only a small share of the state’s

Multi-Modal: Transportation and Warehousing in Oregon

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The transportation and warehousing sector includes many modes of travel,
in addition to the mail and deliveries that come to our doors. During
the pandemic recession, years of gains in some types of transportation
were reversed, as staying home became the norm. At the same time, the
pandemic intensified what was already an increasing reliance on
deliveries and the distribution system that

Suffering from COVID: Results from the U.S. Census Small Business Pulse Survey

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In early 2021, nearly a third of Oregon businesses continued to report large negative effects on their businesses from the Coronavirus pandemic. Many businesses are operating at reduced capacity compared with one year ago, with capacity most often limited by physical distancing requirements and availability of supplies and inputs. Almost half of Oregon respondents to the U.S. Census Bureau’s

Employee Tenure Averages Four Years

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How long do workers stay in a given job? Nationally, the average employee tenure in January 2020 was 4.1 years. Data to address this question isn’t available for Oregon, but every two years the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes this information for the nation.Data back to 2006 show little variation – job tenure has been fairly consistent over the last decade plus. A slight peak was

December 2020 Employment and Unemployment in Oregon’s Counties

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In December 2020, 27 out of 36 of Oregon’s counties experienced over-the-month increases in their unemployment rates. Oregon’s unemployment rate increased by 0.4 percentage point between November and December, and eight of Oregon’s counties followed the state with a loss of 0.4 percentage point or more. Deschutes County saw the largest over-the-month increase, jumping from 6.7% in November to 7.6

Oregon’s Coffee Shops

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Coffee shops throughout Oregon provide customers with their daily coffee, lattes, cappuccinos, and other drinks that help wake them up in the morning and keep them awake throughout the day. According to the National Coffee Association of the USA (NCA), which has tracked coffee consumption through annual surveys since 1950, 83% of Americans 18 years and older say they drink coffee and 64% drink it

Oregon’s Nonfarm Payrolls Shed 25,500 Jobs in December

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Oregon lost 25,500 jobs in December, and the unemployment rate rose to 6.4%. Oregon closed out 2020 having added back 37% of the 285,000 jobs we lost in the spring. Job losses also occurred nationally (-140,000) in December, and the U.S. unemployment rate remained at 6.7%. The U.S. has regained 56% of jobs lost in the COVID-19 recession. Three sectors in Oregon topped the list in terms of most

Fall 2020 Hiring Among Oregon Private Employers

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Each quarter, the Oregon Employment Department surveys private employers from all industries and areas of the state to ask about the job vacancies they are actively trying to fill. Oregon businesses reported 54,700 vacancies in fall 2020. Total job openings increased from the level last fall (+7%). The level of job vacancies in the fall was back to the levels seen before major disruption due to