by Lena Prine | Nov 7, 2023 | Chamber Blog, Press Room blog, Public Policy blog
The Office of Economic Analysis post this week highlights the strong, cyclical labor market. The key point is that there is not a labor shortage due to fewer Oregonians (or Americans) looking for work, but rather due to businesses looking to hire even more, after a...
by Lena Prine | Oct 10, 2023 | Chamber Blog, Press Room blog, Public Policy blog
Original post by Josh Lehner with the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis Claudia Goldin was awarded the Nobel in economics this week. In particular it was for her research on women in the labor force. You can find the a short summary of her work here. That work is...
by Chamber Comms | Sep 7, 2023 | Chamber Blog, Public Policy blog
On September 7, 2023, attendees of our monthly Business Advocacy Committee Meeting heard from Oregon Office of Economic Analysis Senior Economist Josh Lehner about the state’s most recent Economic and Revenue Forecast. The meeting also included both sides of the...
by Lena Prine | Sep 6, 2023 | Chamber Blog, Public Policy blog
Last week (August 30) the Office of Economic Analysis released their quarterly economic and revenue forecast. State economists frequently remind us that there is still a significant amount of uncertainty to this forecast, but the overall projection is a soft landing...
by Chamber Comms | Dec 7, 2020 | Chamber Blog, Forum Speaker Series, Member News
Joshua Lehner, economist at the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis, invites you to join us next Monday, December 14th from 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM, to discuss timely topics such as the economic impacts of COVID-19, state forecasts heading into the 2021-2023 Biennium,...
