Women in Oregon’s Construction and Forestry Sectors

September 11, 2016 | Research Division of the Oregon Employment Department |

In recent weeks we’ve fielded questions about the share of jobs held by women in Oregon, particularly in construction and forest-related industries. Since 1991, women have held between 45 percent and 48 percent of all private jobs in Oregon. In construction and forest-related jobs — both male-dominated industries — the shares have been lower.The share of women in construction jobs rose

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