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Oregon Workforce and Economic Information

Employee Tenure Averages Four Years

January 27, 2021 by Research Division of the Oregon Employment Department

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

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: age, Education, Employment, gender, tenure

December 2020 Employment and Unemployment in Oregon’s Counties

January 26, 2021 by Research Division of the Oregon Employment Department

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

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: Employment, jobs, Press Release, Unemployment

Oregon’s Coffee Shops

January 21, 2021 by Research Division of the Oregon Employment Department

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

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

January 20, 2021 by Research Division of the Oregon Employment Department

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

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Fall 2020 Hiring Among Oregon Private Employers

January 15, 2021 by Research Division of the Oregon Employment Department

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

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Oregon’s Manufacturing Specialities

January 11, 2021 by Research Division of the Oregon Employment Department

Manufacturing has a slightly larger than average footprint in Oregon (10.2% of employment compared with 8.5% nationally) and, despite relatively steeper losses leading up to and during the COVID-19 pandemic, is growing more quickly over the long run than the nation. Since its lowest employment level in March 2010, manufacturing employment in Oregon has grown by 12.0% compared with the nation’s

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: Employment, Manufacturing, Wages

Pandemic Enrollment Declines at Oregon Community Colleges

January 7, 2021 by Research Division of the Oregon Employment Department

Enrollment at Oregon higher education institutions declined in fall 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic and it’s economic fallout. The enrollment drop affected community colleges much more significantly, declining 23% since fall 2019. Every Oregon community college had a lower headcount compared with last year, as of the fourth week of fall term. Most state universities also saw declines, with

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Pandemic Enrollment Declines at Oregon Community Colleges

January 7, 2021 by Research Division of the Oregon Employment Department

Enrollment at Oregon higher education institutions declined in fall 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic and it’s economic fallout. The enrollment drop affected community colleges much more significantly, declining 23% since fall 2019. Every Oregon community college had a lower headcount compared with last year, as of the fourth week of fall term. Most state universities also saw declines, with

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: Community college enrollment, CTE, hard-to-fill jobs

Oregon’s Hazelnut Harvest

January 5, 2021 by Research Division of the Oregon Employment Department

Hazelnuts have been known by a variety of names. It has been called the Cobb nut, the Pontiac nut, the Spanish nut, and the Lombard. Many people also call them filberts. However, there is some debate about where the name “filbert” came from. Some speculate that the name filbert originated from the Old English term for “full beard,” in reference to the nut’s outer husk. Others believe the name was

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: Agriculture, Employment, Hazelnuts

Oregon’s Hazelnut Harvest

January 5, 2021 by Research Division of the Oregon Employment Department

Hazelnuts have been known by a variety of names. It has been called the Cobb nut, the Pontiac nut, the Spanish nut, and the Lombard. Many people also call them filberts. However, there is some debate about where the name “filbert” came from. Some speculate that the name filbert originated from the Old English term for “full beard,” in reference to the nut’s outer husk. Others believe the name was

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: Agriculture, Employment, Hazelnuts

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