Labor Force Participation by Group Unemployment Rates Increased Among All Groups By Oregon Employment Department Oregon’s unemployment rate jumped from 6.4 percent in 2008 to 11.5 percent in 2009 as the effects of the recession spread throughout the state. Unemployed Oregonians in all race and ethnicity groups struggled to find […]

Bend Couple Charged with $4.4 Million Investment Scheme Federal Bureau of Investigations _ Portland EUGENE, OR—A federal grand jury sitting in Eugene, Oregon today returned an indictment against Tamara Sawyer, 47, and Kevin Sawyer, 58, of Bend, Oregon, on a variety of charges, including conspiracy, wire fraud, bank fraud, and […]

Prepaid Registration: Will U.S. Consumers Be Required to Show Photo ID When Buying a Cell Phone? By Bob Stankey, Danielle Frappier, and Bradley W. Guyton Davis, Wright, Tremaine LLP The use of a prepaid mobile telephone by the Times Square bomber has again raised the question of whether the identity […]

A Note on Public Sector Worker Pay By Patrick Emerson Oregon Economics Blog . . I have no beef with Ted Sickinger’s nice piece on compensation for public and private workers. He does as good a job as one could ask for in trying to make sense of the issue, […]

Last Saturday the Wall Street Journal printed this editorial over the State of Washington’s initiative I-1082.  The editorial is below. Oregon Vs. Washington By Wall Street Journal Editorial Board In the battle to promote growth and job creation, Washington state is especially important this election year. While the Bill Gates […]

By Oregon Tax News, Newspaper circulations are continuing to decline but at lower rate according to numbers released by the Audit Bureau of Circulations. The Oregon newspaper fell 4.05% when the average was 4.99%. This is positive news since in previous cycles The Oregonian has led national average circulation declines. […]

Trade War: What Does It Mean for Business and the Economy? By Bill Conerly, Conerly Consulting, Businomics “Trade wars” proclaimed recent headlines. Here’s a guide for what business leaders should know about the controversy. There are two battle tactics to understand: exchange rate devaluation, and tariff/quota policy. The U.S. dollar […]

U.S. Chamber Warns Against Moves That Would Harm Money Market Funds — Removing Stable Pricing Would Harm Businesses, Investors, and Recovery BY US Chamber of Commerce WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Chamber of Commerce expressed concern over the report issued by the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets (PWG)  regarding the regulation […]

Survey Reveals Top Areas for Seasonal Jobs By Career Builders, CHICAGO, October 20, 2010 – Seasonal jobs may be the foot in the door job seekers are looking for in a competitive job market, according to a new survey from CareerBuilder. Two-in-five employers (40 percent) who are hiring seasonal workers […]

Oregon sales, jobs likely to double-dip By California Lutheran University, CLU Center for Economic Research & Forecasting Highlights: – Oregon will likely avoid a double dip recession, barely. – Retail sales and jobs will probably show a double-dip. – Foreclosures will remain elevated, sales are likely to increase modestly and […]