Imports Set To Hit New Monthly And Annual Records As Retail Sales Continue To Increase By J. Craig Shearman Via National Retail Federation “Retailers are selling more and that means they need to import more.” NRF VP Jonathan Gold Boosted by continuing sales growth, August is expected to be the busiest […]

Labor Supply, How Much More? By Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis Right now we know the labor market is tight. Help Wanted signs and media reports of businesses saying they can’t find enough workers are a daily occurrence. Standard economic measures like the unemployment rate agree. If Oregon […]

Governor Brown Announces Suite of Business Development Investments Across Oregon $4.81 million in funding expected to create or retain 1,778 jobs Via Office of Oregon Govenor Kate Brown Governor Kate Brown today announced a package of business development investments from Business Oregon’s Strategic Reserve Fund. The diverse projects include investments in […]

Don’t Sell Yourself Short, or the Value of a Bachelor’s Degree By Felicia Bechtoldt Via Oregon Workforce and Economic Information   According to data from the Pew Research Center, nearly every American feels that college is very important. Almost all parents (94%) expect their children to attend college, roughly three […]

Poverty and Progress, SNAP Edition By Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis As our office has been highlighting in recent years, Oregon’s economy is now at the point where we are seeing progress made in some of our deeper measures of economic well-being. Nearly all of Oregon’s economic metrics […]

U.S. Chamber Applauds Approval of White House Intellectual Property Advisor Via U.S. Chamber of Commerce U.S. Chamber President and CEO of the Global Intellectual Property Center David Hirschmann today applauded Senate approval of Vishal J. Amin, President Trump’s nominee for White House Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC):

Oregon Economic Recovery Scorecard: Summer 2017 By Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis Top level economic measures never tell the whole story. Knowing how many jobs have been added is important but it alone cannot tell you if job growth is enough to keep pace with population growth, or about […]

AG Rosenblum Urges Eclipse Travelers to Confirm Hotel Rooms Via Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum   Oregon DOJ sends letter to all hotels in eclipse path Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today urged visitors and Oregonians who have booked hotel rooms within the 90-mile path of total solar eclipse on August […]

An Update on Oregon’s Brewing Industry Via Oregon Workforce and Economic Information  The brewing industry seems to be getting overshadowed by the quickly growing and recently legalized recreational cannabis industry. Despite the lack of media attention, the industry continues to grow, albeit at a slower pace.

Oregon Household Formation and Housing Outlook By Josh Lehrner, Oregon Office of Economic Analysis   Household formation, or the number of new households each year, is a key economic indicator. It represents more people finding jobs, stepping out on their own and the like. It can also be thought of […]