Covered employment refers to jobs that are eligible for unemployment insurance. These covered jobs represent the vast majority of jobs in Central Oregon (~95%), a good barometer for employment and wage trends. Notably absent from the covered employment are self-employed, many agricultural jobs, and corporate officers.
Perhaps more important than the expansion of the local economy has been the growth in wages for Central Oregon workers. Fast job growth and low levels of unemployment led to a tighter labor market across the region. In the past decade real wages (after adjusting for inflation) rose by over 14 percent for workers in Deschutes County. Real substantive gains for the local workforce.
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2022 Employment by Industry Sector (covered employment data—covered by unemployment insurance) |
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Deschutes County |
Tri-County Area |
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Industry |
Number of Employees |
Wages |
Quarterly Average Wage |
Number of Employees |
Wages |
Quarterly Average Wage |
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Total Private Coverage |
79,165 |
$1,143,274,662 |
$14,442 |
90,200 |
$1,310,110,075 |
$44,017 |
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Natural Resources & Mining |
875 |
$11,193,253 |
$12,792 |
1,439 |
$18,430,693 |
$37,934 |
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Construction |
7,697 |
$125,906,905 |
$16,358 |
8,741 |
$150,525,622 |
$54,633 |
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Manufacturing |
6,117 |
$89,279,094 |
$14,595 |
8,118 |
$118,705,694 |
$43,572 |
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
16,153 |
$202,505,407 |
$12,537 |
18,382 |
$225,453,946 |
$33,234 |
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Information |
1,733 |
$44,411,079 |
$25,627 |
2,327 |
$77,582,189 |
$103,884 |
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Financial Activities |
3,727 |
$72,429,239 |
$19,434 |
4,011 |
$76,638,802 |
$47,941 |
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Professional & Business Svcs. |
10,798 |
$196,672,988 |
$18,214 |
11,556 |
$205,878,132 |
$42,230 |
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Education & Health Svcs. |
15,327 |
$260,468,802 |
$16,994 |
16,918 |
$282,405,776 |
$44,569 |
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Leisure & Hospitality |
13,239 |
$97,119,271 |
$7,336 |
14,730 |
$107,153,854 |
$20,642 |
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Other Services |
3,111 |
$35,122,036 |
$11,290 |
3,548 |
$38,445,268 |
$26,409 |
| source: Oregon Employment Dept. Employment and Wages by Industry Summary Report 2022 | ||||||
