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Oregon Retail Jobs Fall Nearly 6% as State Ranks Among Worst in Nation
According to Oregon state and federal data, the state’s retail jobs declined 5.9% since 2019, compared with a national average decline of 1.3%- the 10th sharpest decline…
Digital Price Tags Arrive in Oregon Grocery Stores and Critics Warn of Price Gouging
As Whole Foods and Walmart stores roll out digital pricing across Oregon to make instant price changes, criticism has come from several quarters, with concerns over…
Oregon Jobless Rate Stays at 5.2% With No Sign of Improvement as State Continues to Trail U.S. Average
Unchanged from February, Oregon’s unemployment rate remained at 5.2% in March, almost a percentage point above the national rate.
Oregon Gas Sales Keep Falling as Fewer Drivers Fuel Up and Tax Revenue Slips
Oregon’s gasoline sales have been in a sustained decline since before the pandemic, reflecting a mix of economic, behavioral, and technological shifts. But falling sales…
Oregon Population Stays Flat as Neighboring States Continue to Grow
Although Oregon’s census indicates that the state added 30,000 residents since 2020, deaths outnumbered births by 19,000 this decade, leaving Oregon’s population…
Federal Judge Rules Oregon Abortion Law Unconstitutional, State Appeals
Oregon’s Governor and Attorney General are appealing yesterday’s federal court ruling that the state’s abortion law, the Reproductive Health Equity Act (RHEA), violates…
Oregon Tax Law Could Head to Voters as Republicans Try to Block $300 Million Increase
Oregon Republican lawmakers are scrambling to collect 78,116 signatures before the June 4 deadline to refer a bill that will increase taxes by $300 million to public…
$1 Billion Oregon Wildfire Verdict Against PacifiCorp Overturned on Appeal
The Oregon Court of Appeals sent the June 2023 James class-action wildfire verdict against PacifiCorp, related to the Labor Day 2020 wildfires, back to the original…
