Hello Economic Indicators readers, Attached are this month’s South Coast indicators with 2025 Job Vacancy survey data in place of Local Area Unemployment and Current Employment statistics. Oregon’s local monthly employment reports will resume in April after delays following last fall’s extended federal government shutdown. In the meantime, I’ll be highlighting other recent data releases from our programs. Find the updated schedule of future releases here:   www.qualityinfo.or

The March 2026 edition of the Douglas County Indicators are attached for download, with highlights below. It’s a bit different this month. I don’t have new monthly data to highlight - Oregon’s local monthly employment reports will resume in April after delays following last fall’s federal government shutdown.   This month I’ll use the space for a deep dive into our Job Vacancy Survey, which goes out to thousands of private businesses in Oregon each quarter. If you receive and

Southwestern Oregon Workforce Investment Board (SOWIB) is pleased to share that the U.S. Department of Labor has awarded $224,994 to Oregon  to support workers affected by the closure of the Roseburg Forest Products facility in Dillard, Oregon . This funding, provided through a National Dislocated Worker Grant, will help workers access training, retraining, and employment services as they transition into new career opportunities in Douglas County. Through this effort, SOWIB a

The Southwestern Oregon Workforce Investment Board (SOWIB) has released its Program Year 2026 (PY26) Request for Proposals (RFP) for WIOA Title I services in Coos, Curry, and Douglas counties. SOWIB is seeking qualified partners to deliver integrated workforce services across Coos, Curry, and Douglas counties. This procurement includes: Adult & Dislocated Worker Service Provider Youth Service Provider WorkSource Center One-Stop Operator (OSO) All proposal materials, key dates

The February 2026 edition of the Douglas County Economic Indicators is also available at this QualityInfo.org link . Over the year to December, Douglas County employment was essentially flat, adding 80 jobs. Private education and health services added the most jobs (190, +3%), with professional and business services also adding jobs (100, +4%). Manufacturing and retail employment contracted over the year.   Unemployment was 6.4% on a seasonally adjusted basis. That’s one per

Hello Economic Indicators readers,   Here are this month’s South Coast indicators with December 2025 data. They’re also available at this link !   South Coast Economy   Total nonfarm employment increased by 140 jobs over the year in Coos County  to 23,340. The trade, transportation, and utility sector experienced the greatest employment gains with 140 jobs. Government experienced the greatest employment losses with 100 jobs.   Total nonfarm employment increased by 60 jobs ove

The January 2026 edition of the Douglas County Economic Indicators is also available at this QualityInfo.org link .                                                                                                                                       The most recent data release covers November 2025. I’ll be back in your inbox in two weeks with data finishing out 2025.   Over the year to November, Douglas County employment was essentially flat, adding 80 jobs. Following the y

The December 2025 edition of the Douglas County Economic Indicators is also available at this QualityInfo.org link .   After being delayed by the federal shutdown, Oregon’s local monthly employment reports for September were released on Tuesday, December 16th. We’ll be getting back to our regular schedule over the next few months, but when looking at this data, remember that it reflects the state of play in September 2025.   Over the year to September, Douglas County employm

Hello Economic Indicators readers, After being delayed by the federal shutdown, Oregon’s monthly employment report for September will be released on Wednesday, December 10th at 10:00 AM. County reports will be released on Tuesday, December 16th at 10:00 AM. Please see the  revised news release dates  for original and revised release dates.   Attached are this month’s South Coast indicators with continuing unemployment insurance claims data in place of updates to the unemploym

The November 2025 edition of the Douglas County Economic Indicators is also available at this QualityInfo.org link .   After being delayed by the federal shutdown, Oregon’s local monthly employment reports for September will be released on Tuesday, December 16th. In the meantime, I’ll be highlighting other recent data releases from our programs. We will return to the regular schedule of monthly local data releases in 2026.   There are two special topics to highlight this mon