New Census Data Show Remarkable Economic Gains For Portland and State as a Whole

Rural Oregon Wants a Louder Voice. But Portland Supplies Most of the Tax Dollars.

Oregon Cigarette Sales Have Hit an All-Time Low

Oregon cigarette sales per capita are headed for their lowest level ever.

New Data Show Rural Oregonians and Communities of Color Making Significant Economic Advances

Oregon state economist finds good news for rural and minority Oregonians as 2018 nears a close.

New Census Data Show Oregon’s Household Income Has Caught Up With National Average

Oregon has long lagged behind the national average for household income. New data shows that’s over.

Oregon’s Unemployment Rate Has Returned to a Statistic Not Seen Since 1995

So few people in the Portland area are officially out of work that we’ve returned to a statistic not seen since the first term of the Bill Clinton presidency—an unemployment rate of 3.8 percent.

Oregon Cannabis Prices Continue to Drop. Stores Are Plentiful Compared to Other States and Consumption is High.

Weed is getting cheaper fast and there are lots of place for Oregonians to buy it.

Economist: No Need to Panic About Brewery Closures But More Are Coming

A state economist says there’s no need to be worried about the closure of a couple of high profile breweries.