Oregon turns 150 on Feb. 14
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November ’08 employment and business indicators
FEBRUARY 2009: INDICATORS, THE STATE WE’RE IN All “latest” numbers are for November 2008 unless otherwise noted. Latest Month Previous Month Previous Year Annual Change EMPLOYMENT/BUSINESS LISTINGS Total employment State of Oregon, thousands 1,826.2 1,841.4 1,849.0 -1.2% Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands 156.4 132.4 98.2 59.2% Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted … Read more
Stocks that went up
You know times are hard when you can count on one hand the public companies that gained over the past year.
November ’08 transportation indicators
FEBRUARY 2009: INDICATORS, THE STATE WE’RE IN All “latest” numbers are for November 2008 unless otherwise noted. Latest Month Previous Month Previous Year Annual Change TRANSPORTATION Trucking Weight-mile tax receipts, millions $23.0 $22.4 $23.4 -1.7% Shipping Port of Portland, total containers load and discharge 18,959 21,458 19,778 -4.1% Shipping Port of Portland, number of calls … Read more
Dispatches from Main Street
How’s business? We take a thousand-mile journey to find out.
Health reform still plans Salem campaign
This won’t be an easy legislative session for health-care reform. It was one of the 2007 legislative session’s biggest stars; this year it plays second fiddle to the economy, jobs and economic stimulus.
November ’08 real estate and construction indicators
FEBRUARY 2009: INDICATORS, THE STATE WE’RE IN All “latest” numbers are for November 2008 unless otherwise noted. Latest Month Previous Month Previous Year Annual Change REAL ESTATE/CONSTRUCTION PERMITS Portland-area homes New listings 2,687 3,605 3,369 -20.2% Willamette Valley Multiple listing sales, millions $93.5 $113.6 $127.3 -26.6% Central Oregon Multiple listing sales, millions $53.5 $91.6 $108.6 … Read more
What will save Central Oregon?
Welcome to Central Oregon, where the economic news is grim and the bottom is nowhere in sight.
Jobless fund steady despite rising claims
Oregon’s unemployed drained more than $318 million from the state’s unemployment insurance trust fund in fourth-quarter 2008, as the number of claimants rose to 105,451 by year’s end.
November ’08 farming, natural resources and energy indicators
All “latest” numbers are for November 2008 unless otherwise noted. Latest Month Previous Month Previous Year Annual Change FARMING/NATURAL RESOURCES/ENERGY Wheat price No.1 soft white, at Portland, per bushel (December) $5.28 $5.23 $12.39 -57.4% All farm products Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (December) 155 158 153 1.3% All crops Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (December) 169 174 … Read more