Apr 2, 2024 | 2024 Research, Featured Home, Featured Research, Recent Research, State Budget
Oregon ranks middle of the pack at 23rd in the nation regarding its government budget competitiveness.
Mar 11, 2024 | 2024 Research, Featured Home, Featured Research, Job Reports, Jobs & Our Economy, Recent Research, Research
Oregon’s private sector employment declined by 5,000 jobs in January. It has now fallen by 16,200 since May 202
Feb 21, 2024 | 2024 Research, Featured Home, Featured Research, Jobs & Our Economy, Recent Research, Research
Oregon ranks 27th among all states in CSI’s inaugural Economic Competitiveness Index. Since 2011, Oregon’s rank fell one spot as declines in net migration and business creation outweighed slight improvements in poverty rates, median household income and GDP per capita.
Feb 15, 2024 | 2024 Research, Featured Home, Featured Research, Recent Research, Research, Taxes & Fees
The last 20 years has been marked by the cost of large expenditure items such as university tuition, housing and medical expenses outpacing wages.
Dec 15, 2023 | 2024 Research, Featured Home, Job Reports, Press Releases, Recent Research, Research
Total employment in Oregon declined by 7,300 jobs in November. This marked the second largest monthly jobs loss following April 2020, and the largest since December 2020.
Dec 15, 2023 | 2024 Research, Featured Home, Inflation Reports, Press Releases, Recent Research, Research
Abnormally high inflation since early 2021 has cost the average Pacific-region family almost $22,000 over its 2020 spending, therefore the region’s current price level is now 16.9% higher than it was at the start of 2021.