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South Coast Economy in Summary - August

Below are this month’s South Coast indicators with July 2024 data. You can also view them by following this link.

 

South Coast Economy

 

Businesses subtracted 300 jobs in Coos County and 260 jobs in Curry County over the year in July. Government grew the most in Coos County, adding 130 jobs. The private education and health services sector added 60 jobs in Curry County. Professional and business services witnessed the greatest job contraction in Coos County, declining by 470 jobs. Trade, transportation, and utilities saw a reduction of 170 jobs in Curry County. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is currently 4.7% in Coos and 5.4% in Curry.

 

For greater insights into industry specific employment details, the latest South Coast Employment Press Release is found here:

 

 

Special Topic: 2022 Census of Agriculture Sales

 

This month’s special topic highlights agriculture sales at the county level from the USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture Report. Coos County’s cattle and calves generated 63.71% of all livestock sales in 2022. In Curry County, 86.7% of crop sales were attributed to fruits, tree nuts, and berries.

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Thanks for reading! Please contact me with any labor market information requests you may have. Your feedback and ideas for special topics are also welcome.

 

Jeff McAllister (he/him/his)

Workforce Analyst / Economist

Serving Coos, Curry, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and Lake Counties

(541) 414-5325


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