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Jobs & Our Economy
Oregon Jobs and Labor Force Report – June 2026
Agriculture in Focus: Drought Pressures and Employment Resilience Oregon’s labor market showed modest softening in June 2026, with seasonally adjusted…

July 16, 2026


Miranda Vargas
Jobs & Our Economy
Oregon Jobs and Labor Force Update – May 2026
Oregon’s Labor Market Posts a Second Straight Gain, But Growth Stays Narrow Oregon’s labor market extended its tentative recovery in…
Jobs & Our Economy
Inflation in the Pacific Region-May 2026
All of the data discussed in this report come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index (CPI)[i]database.…
Jobs & Our Economy
Oregon Jobs and Labor Force Update – April 2026
Oregon’s Labor Market Pauses Its Slide, but Softness Remains Oregon’s labor market showed a modest sign of stabilization in April,…

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Ballot Issues
The Potential Impacts of Oregon Ballot Measure 118 featuring Lynn Snodgrass
This November Oregon voters will decide on Ballot Measure 118, which would increase Oregon’s taxes on corporations six-fold, with the…

September 16, 2024


Mark McMullen
Introducing Common Sense Institute Oregon featuring Mark McMullen
In January, CSI made a bold move to kick off 2024 and launched in two new states: Iowa and Oregon. Both states are…

June 25, 2024


Mark McMullen

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