By Economist Dr. Eric Fruits, Econinternational State employment numbers came out this week. This ultimately leads to press releases and prognostications that now, things are starting to look better for job seekers. The good news: At 6.9 percent, Oregon’s unemployment rate fell its lowest rate in more than five years. The […]

By Business Oregon A partnership of economic development organizations welcomes the news that Airbnb, the world’s leading community-driven hospitality company, is opening its North American operational headquarters in Portland, Oregon. Airbnb will employ 160 people at its new offices, expected to open later this summer. The Portland Development Commission (PDC), […]

By Nat Hentoff Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and Cato Institute When I first became a reporter in 1945 for a Boston radio station, a veteran journalist commanded me: “Kid, when you’re on a good developing story, stay on it. Keep digging and updating.”  But now the majority […]

Searching for CRC bridge solutions By Richard Leonetti, Oregon Tax News The CRC failed (as pointed out by the Editorial Board) due to the inclusion of light rail. Why not analyze the objection to the light rail and discover that it is a very expensive expenditure for a tourist train. […]

University of Oregon Regional Economic Indexes By Tim Duy Oregon Economic Forum University of  Oregon The Oregon economy began 2014 on solid footing. Highlights of the report include: – The Oregon Measure of Economic Activity was 0.26 in January, compared to an upwardly revised 0.38 the previous month. The three-month […]

By Portland Business Alliance Value of Jobs Coalition reveals $2.7 billion earnings gap between Portland-metro college-educated workers, U.S. metro average The Value of Jobs coalition released a groundbreaking study examining Portland-metro’s decline in personal income per capita relative to the U.S. metro average. The findings show that Portland-metro’s college-educated workers […]

Patrick Emerson PhD , OSU Economist Oregon Economics Blog Here is a graphic of inbound and outbound goods relocations from Atlas Van Lines. Lots of folks moving to Oregon.  In general this picture immediately struck me as showing the movement to jobs, especially the North Dakota and Montana bits (Oregon […]

John Raidt Foundation Scholar Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council Today, as ever, man seeks to comprehend the world more coherently. We aim to identify and better understand the trends shaping society so that we can better anticipate their opportunities and challenges. For the past 20 years, the mega-trend of globalization has […]

By Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis Blog The housing recovery has clearly stalled out in the past 6 months or so. Permits, starts and sales have all leveled off– or worse. The most likely culprits are the continued strong home price appreciation coupled with the run-up in mortgage […]

Associated Oregon Industries Oregon’s largest business advocate Employment law issues were most certainly not in the spotlight in February. At the outset, AOI was poised to take on the issue of a mandated paid sick leave proposal, but a bill was never introduced. AOI’s employment law agenda was modest. First, […]