Over the next decade Central Oregon will see the fastest growth in jobs in the entire state.
Over the next decade Central Oregon will see the fastest growth rate of jobs than any other region, say state economists.
State economists estimate that 11,000 new jobs will spring up in Central Oregon by 2018, while the state as a whole will see an increase of about 163,000 total jobs.
Job growth in Central Oregon’s three counties — Deschutes, Jefferson and Crook — is expected to rise the fastest in the state, increasing from 2008 staffing numbers by 14 percent, to 92,340 jobs. That’s compared with statewide growth estimated at about 9 percent.
Read more at the Bend Bulletin.
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