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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 Beveridge Curve Shows Less Efficency Finding Jobs

October 28, 2020 by Research Division of the Oregon Employment Department

Last Friday, we shared details about summer hiring demand in Oregon. With two quarters of Job Vacancy Survey data in the COVID-19 recession, this seemed a good time to take a look at Oregon’s Beveridge Curve.The Beveridge Curve shows the relationship between the job openings rate (vacancies/labor force) and the unemployment rate. Note the labor force includes all those ages 16+ who are either

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Summer 2020 Hiring Among Oregon Private Employers

October 23, 2020 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 46,300 vacancies in summer 2020. Total job openings increased from the level in the spring at the onset of the COVID-19 recession (+9%), but remained well below the level last summer (-26%).

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Spring 2020 Hiring Among Oregon Private Employers

August 20, 2020 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 42,500 vacancies in spring 2020. Total job openings fell from winter levels (-10%), and dropped well below the level last spring (-18%). The spring 2020 Oregon Job Vacancy Survey included a

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Spring 2020 Hiring Among Oregon Private Employers

August 20, 2020 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 42,500 vacancies in spring 2020. Total job openings fell from winter levels (-10%), and dropped well below the level last spring (-18%). The spring 2020 Oregon Job Vacancy Survey included a

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: COVID-19, Hiring Demand, Job Vacancies

Employers Report More than 57,000 Job Vacancies in 2019

February 19, 2020 by Research Division of the Oregon Employment Department

Throughout the year, 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. For each vacancy, the employer provides the job title, starting wage, and education and experience requirements for the job. They also specify whether their vacancies are for full- or part-time positions, and

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Help Wanted in Oregon: Employers Report 62,800 Vacancies in Summer

October 8, 2019 by Research Division of the Oregon Employment Department

Hiring demand remained strong in Oregon this summer. Private employers reported 62,800 job vacancies, essentially unchanged (-1%) from the 63,500 job openings reported during summer 2018. The labor market also remained tight. For both Oregon and the U.S., the ratio of unemployed persons to job openings has been 1-to-1 for three consecutive summers.

Here are a few more highlights about Oregon’s

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Oregon Businesses Report 51,600 Vacancies in Spring

July 2, 2019 by Research Division of the Oregon Employment Department

Oregon’s private employers had 51,600 job vacancies in spring. That was 21 percent below the spring 2018 vacancy total of 65,100. This is the second consecutive quarter we’ve seen job vacancies at notably lower levels from the same time one year earlier. Still, spring 2019 vacancies remained slightly above the number of job openings in spring 2014 (46,900), when employment was growing at a

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Oregon’s Current Workforce Gaps

May 30, 2019 by Research Division of the Oregon Employment Department

Oregon’s private employers had 58,000 job vacancies at any given time in 2018. They reported a majority of them (33,000 or 57%) as difficult to fill. In a mature economic expansion with unemployment rates at or near historic lows for two years, a lack of applicants posed the greatest challenge to businesses filling job vacancies.

Nine out of 10 difficult-to-fill job vacancies could be

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Why is it Difficult to Fill Job Vacancies in Oregon?

June 27, 2018 by Research Division of the Oregon Employment Department

Each year we summarize the key findings from our job vacancy survey into a report, with specific emphasis on the challenges businesses face filling their job vacancies. In 2017, Oregon businesses reported 60,700 job vacancies at any given time in 2017. Of these vacancies, 38,700 job openings (64%) were reported as difficult to fill.For each of their difficult-to-fill vacancies, employers offered

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: Employment, Job Vacancies, Statewide News, Willamette Valley

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