SALEM â Though Oregon shed a record number of jobs last year during the first two months of the coronavirus pandemic, the people most affected were women, racial and ethnic minorities and the youngest workers â particularly if they were in lower-wage sectors such as restaurants, bars and hotels.
That conclusion, drawn from an Oregon Employment Department report issued this month, will have implications for how Oregon recovers from the downturn resulting from business shutdowns and curtailments during the pandemic. The impacts were not evenly distributed, with in-person, service-based sectors experiencing significantly higher rates of job loss, the report says.
The report was written by a team from the agency and paid for through a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, which oversees how all states administer unemployment benefits.
Women, minorities, young affected most in pandemic downturn
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Women, minorities, young affected most in pandemic downturn
Employment Department report finds implications for Oregon economic recovery now under way.
Though Oregon shed a record number of jobs last year during the first two months of the coronavirus pandemic, the people most affected were women, racial and ethnic minorities and the youngest workers particularly if they were in lower-wage sectors such as restaurants, bars and hotels.
That conclusion, drawn from an Oregon Employment Department report issued this month, will have implications for how Oregon recovers from the downturn resulting from business shutdowns and curtailments during the pandemic. The impacts were not evenly distributed, with in-person, service-based sectors experiencing significantly higher rates of job loss, the report says.
Employers across the region are struggling to hire enough qualified employees
Recent data from the Oregon Employment Department shows that underlying wage growth remains in-line with pre-covid trends.
Posted: Jun 14, 2021 6:00 PM
Posted By: Tyler Ridgle
Grants Pass, Ore. Employers across the region are struggling to hire enough qualified employees to sustain their businesses.
Recent data from the Oregon Employment Department shows that underlying wage growth remains in-line with pre-covid trends.
This is in addition to Oregon job openings having returned to pre-pandemic levels, indicating businesses are not responding to the pandemic recession as if there is a surplus of available workers.
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