The August 2022 Douglas County Economic Indicators are out now and also available at this qualityinfo.org link. Douglas County employment was essentially unchanged from July 2021 to July of this year. The county has regained 68% of the jobs lost in early 2020, and unemployment was unchanged at 4.4%. Age of the population plays a big role in who participates in the labor force, which is one reason why it’s hard to say how many workers there “should” be in a community. For the

You can find the economic indicators for the month of August at this link. Coos County lost 430 jobs and Curry County added 80 jobs since July of last year. Coos County employment declined the most in professional and business services, with small losses in several other industries. The unemployment rate was 4.7% in Coos and 4.8% in Curry, nearly unchanged from the month before. Age of the population plays a big role in who participates in the labor force, which is one reason