Links to useful info.

Employment rates, help wanted ad counts, bankruptcies.

New home listings, multiple listings, single family homes

Transportation data.

Farm, lumber and utilities prices and production.

Firms are ranked by number of CPAs and by region

Strong housing markets deserve much of the credit for the recent strength of the Pacific Northwest economy. But don’t overlook the importance of growing international trade.

Job growth in finance and insurance slowed in mid-2003, due in part to cooling refinance activity. Jobs in real estate and leasing still account for a larger share of financial activities employment in Oregon than in the United States.