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 These laws, all later rescinded, largely succeeded in their aim of discouraging free blacks from settling in Oregon early on, ensuring that Oregon would develop as primarily white.”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
Economic Indicators
Multi-Modal: Transportation and Warehousing in Oregon
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
December 2020 Regional Economic Indicators
Good morning. Below is the University of Oregon Regional Economic Indexes for December 2020. The release date is February 12, 2021. We thank KeyBank for their generous support of this project. Full report here with charts! Oregon Regional Economic Indicators:… Continue Reading
Suffering from COVID: Results from the U.S. Census Small Business Pulse Survey
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
December 2020 Oregon Statewide Economic Indicators
Below is the University of Oregon State of Oregon Economic Indicators for December 2020. The release date is February 1, 2021. Special thanks to our sponsor, KeyBank. Link to full report (with charts!) here. The Oregon Measure of Economic Activity… Continue Reading
Employee Tenure Averages Four Years
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
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
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
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
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