By Oregon Employment Department, This week we’ve shared the latest unemployment and labor force numbers from June, and job vacancy totals during spring 2021 in Oregon. Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped to 5.6% in June. At any given time during spring 2021, Oregon’s private employers had 98,000 job openings. This makes […]

US Attorney Oregon District Press Release, A Newport, Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison today for creating websites to illegally distribute thousands of copyright-protected movies and television shows and evading taxes on the profits of his illicit endeavor. Talon White, 31, was sentenced to 12 months and one day […]

Timothy A. DuyDirector, Oregon Economic Forum Department of Economics, University of Oregon Below is the University of Oregon State of Oregon Economic Indicators for May 2021. The release date is June 30, 2021. Special thanks to our sponsor, KeyBank. Link to full report (with charts!) here. Oregon’s economic recovery gained […]

By Oregon Small Business Association, Nike has lost its battle in the European Union’s general court to squash a 2019 investigation into how the Portland-based sportswear giant pays its overseas taxes. The European Commission is probing claims that the Netherlands gave state aid to Nike by letting the company shift […]

By US Chamber, As America continues to reopen, small business optimism around hiring prospects are muted, as an equal number say they are either more optimistic or more pessimistic compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to a poll taken June 16 – 23, 2021 and released by the […]

By Jordan Ramis, Oregon law firm On July 8, 2021, OSHA-Oregon passed two temporary rules to address exposure to high ambient temperatures, OAR 437-002-0155 and OAR 437-004-1130. The rules are identical, adding a specific rule to the General Occupational Safety and Health Rules and a specific rule to the administrative […]

  Disparate Impacts of the Pandemic Recession in Oregon By Oregon Employment Department, The pandemic recession came upon a healthy economy with record high total employment and a record-low unemployment rate in spring 2020. Within two months’ time, Oregon lost 286,000 jobs and unemployment spiked to an all-time high of […]

Photo: Minority owned small businesses trying to compete with big box retailers will be hit hard by the 17% tax. By Oregon Small Business Association It is not often enough that Democrats and Republicans unite against an idea but the 17% tax on small business has become one of them. […]

US Congressman Peter DeFazio, Transformative bill includes $3.67 Billion for Oregon Highways, $848 million for Oregon Transit, $20 million for projects in SW Oregon The INVEST in America Act, transformative legislation authored by Transportation and Infrastructure Chair Peter DeFazio, passed the House of Representatives by a bipartisan vote of 221-201. […]

By NFIB, The U.S. Supreme Court concluded its 2020 term, and many of its decisions will have a positive impact on small businesses. NFIB submitted several amici briefs this term to advocate on behalf of small businesses on issues such as regulations, taxes, and property ownership. “The U.S. Supreme Court […]