[/caption]Carol Forsloff - Oregon’s employment has been higher than the national average until recently, when new figures released on June 14 show a percentage of 9.3 unemployment, which is not statistically significant when compared with the US rate of 9.1% according to a new release on employment figures for the State of Oregon. So where is Oregon on the list of states with respect to demand occupations and growth potential?
Wages have declined slightly since figures were reported last month, and construction as well as leisure and hospitality jobs have decreased, as service jobs have risen. This is the first time since 2008 that Oregon has been close to the national average in employment.
Rick Neuman wrote in the Money section of US News that there is no such thing as recession proof jobs, but to the extent there is potential for growth, Silicon Valley continues to see Oregon and Washington as key areas for high tech industrial expansion. The Silicon maps have highlighted Oregon as a place where technology continues to be in high demand. Silicon Maps is described as a firm that highlights where certain industry clusters occur regionally. The firm has pointed out the continuing growth of high tech in the Northwest as part of its promotional campaign recently.
So high tech remains one of those areas where jobs continue to occur, but Neuman’s assertion is that demand occupations are only in demand at certain times, and that the tempo of employment can change. This means a job may be in high demand at one time and have cutbacks later as they become oversupplied with people who move to these occupations.
In Oregon at the present time service jobs and technology appear to have the best outlook for employment, but these are areas that Educational Portal maintains are likely bets for jobs until 2014.
- Slot Key Persons
- Gaming Cage Persons and Booth Cashiers
- Chiropractors
- Court Reporters
- Gaming Dealers
- Medical Assistants
- Gaming Cage Workers
- Court Reporters
- Gaming Supervisors
- Personal Financial Advisors
But as Neuman points out these demand occupations can change as new workers move to fill job openings.
