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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.

2022 Employment by Industry Sector (covered employment data—covered by unemployment insurance)

 

Deschutes County

Tri-County Area

 Industry

Number of Employees

 Wages

Quarterly Average Wage

Number of Employees

 Wages

 Quarterly Average Wage

  Total Private Coverage

79,165

$1,143,274,662

$14,442

90,200

$1,310,110,075

$44,017

      Natural Resources & Mining

875

$11,193,253

$12,792

1,439

$18,430,693

$37,934

      Construction

7,697

$125,906,905

$16,358

8,741

$150,525,622

$54,633

      Manufacturing

6,117

$89,279,094

$14,595

8,118

$118,705,694

$43,572

      Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

16,153

$202,505,407

$12,537

18,382

$225,453,946

$33,234

      Information

1,733

$44,411,079

$25,627

2,327

$77,582,189

$103,884

      Financial Activities

3,727

$72,429,239

$19,434

4,011

$76,638,802

$47,941

      Professional & Business Svcs.

10,798

$196,672,988

$18,214

11,556

$205,878,132

$42,230

      Education & Health Svcs.

15,327

$260,468,802

$16,994

16,918

$282,405,776

$44,569

      Leisure & Hospitality

13,239

$97,119,271

$7,336

14,730

$107,153,854

$20,642

      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