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10/21/2026

The Maritime Industry recently gained spotlight on Quality Info as economist Shaun Barrick reviewed Oregon's data from 2025.

Things to note include the small percentage of Oregon's workforce that fall within the maritime sector, even though Oregon's coast line is a major highlight of the PNW. While these jobs are just 3.3% of Coos County's workforce, they bring wages that are 14% higher than the average Oregonian.

In addition the article discusses the 10 year trend of maritime, which projects to have a steady increase in it's presence despite many employees nearing retirement age.

For the full article on Oregon's Maritime Industry from 2025 visit https://ow.ly/IjRL50ZZ9Mv

10/20/2026

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10/19/2026

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10/09/2026

In the movie Shek, Shrek explains to Donkey that ogres are like onions. “They have layers,” he exclaims. The same might be said about employment by industry statistics. If you want even more granular industry employment and wage statistics at the county level, you can peel back more layers of that information onion to find more precise levels of detail. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes data for many industries down to the 4-, 5-, and 6-digit level of industry detail. These data can be found at Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.

In this article Economist Guy Tauer highlights a few data points in this exhaustive information series. Starting at the onion skin, where we get the entire covered employment picture: In March 2026, Coos County had 16,739 private-sector jobs with an average weekly wage of $950. This series is titled “high level” on the BLS data viewer tool and captures all covered employment (payroll) jobs for that quarter, including some industry break-outs. The largest industries by employment were trade, transportation and utilities (4,053); education and health services (3,356); and leisure and hospitality (2,967).

For the full article visit:
https://www.qualityinfo.org/-/recent-detailed-industry-employment-and-wages-in-coos-county?redirect=%2Fsouthwestern-oregon

10/07/2026

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08/17/2026

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05/08/2026

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05/06/2026

The Jobs Most Likely to Be Affected by Artificial Intelligence in Oregon
by Sarah Cunningham
April 23, 2026

The potential labor market impacts of emerging artificial intelligence technologies have been studied by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Employment Projections program assessed current evidence to determine whether enough is known to support a conclusion about the direction and magnitude of the technology’s future impact on the labor market. Findings were incorporated into BLS industry and occupational projections.

In Oregon, the BLS’ research on the potential labor market impacts of AI are incorporated into Oregon’s 2024-2034 long-term industry and occupational projections. This article unpacks the industries and occupations expected to experience employment demand increases, decreases, and offsetting effects due to AI development and adoption.

To read the full article visit Oregon's Quality Info website:

05/04/2026

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04/29/2026

Oregon Economic Update: Cautious Optimism for 2026
by Amy Vander Vliet
April 13, 2026

Oregon’s economic output (as measured by Gross Domestic Product, GDP) contracted sharply in the beginning of 2025 but rebounded as the year progressed. In an unusual turn of events, this economic growth didn’t translate into job gains. Over-the-year employment growth turned negative by spring and remains in the red thus far in 2026.

Oregon’s Office of Economic Analysis (OEA) suggests several possible reasons for the mystifying disconnect between GDP and job growth, which is also happening nationally albeit to a lesser degree:

Businesses over-hired following the pandemic and are now “right-sizing”.
Businesses aren’t convinced that growth will continue, thus holding off on hiring.
There is an unusually long lag between the increase in economic output and job growth.
Technology is supplanting labor: the economy is able to produce more with fewer workers. In the past, the adoption of computers and automation have powered productivity gains. Today, artificial intelligence is on economists’ radar as a potential explanation for the output-hiring disconnect.
OEA believes the reason behind Oregon’s weak labor market is likely a combination of these factors, but that AI isn’t the primary driver. Their reasoning is that it’s too soon for AI to cause high levels of displacement, and that the unemployment data doesn’t support AI-driven job losses ― unemployment trends in states with the highest AI adoption rates don’t look to be that different from the national trend or from the lowest adoption states.

Consequently, OEA concludes that weak labor market conditions are temporary and that Oregon’s 2025 GDP growth will result in 2026 job growth. They expect the state will add 11,400 jobs this year (+0.6%), picking up speed in 2027 (16,500; 0.8%). Underpinning this forecast is the strong national outlook and their anticipated uptick in the state’s population fueled by a rebound in migration.

Note: OEA’s forecast was produced prior to the Iran war and the subsequent increase in oil prices.

OEA's complete report is available at www.oregon.gov/das/OEA/Pages/forecastecorev.aspx.

Resources for economic and revenue forecasts