Analysis of the Major Components of Employment for Oregon over 1969-2022

Analysis of Growth and Change
Among the Major Components of Employment
within Oregon: 1969-2022

United States Major Components of Total Employment:
1969 – 2022

Figure 1.

Introduction

Since the millennium, self-employment, particularly that of Nonfarm Proprietors,
has been an unheralded but remarkable source of job growth in the national economy.

Even many casual observers of national economic trends are aware that since 2000 (the turn of the century) job growth nationally as been decidedly unspectacular when compared with that of the last several decades of the previous century. The pace of job growth over 2000-2007, even prior to the onset of the Great Recession, was well below par. Between 2000 and 2007 the job count nationally advanced from 165,370,800 to 179,543,700, yielding a net positive change of +14,172,900. The net change in jobs witnessed between 2007 and 2012 amounted to a -564,000 job loss.

Many observers and analysts that monitor general economic conditions and trends are acquainted with the broad scope of job growth summarized above. However, they may be unacquainted with the major components of employment, and surprised by how the performance of these components individually contributed to total job growth overall. While the Bureau of Economic Analysis breaks out the job data that they report by industry categories, it also reports the data by those that are wage and salary jobs and proprietors. Proprietors, in turn, are broken out among those that are Farm Proprietors and Nonfarm Proprietors.

This US-REAP analysis investigates this trend in the changing composition of employment as it relates specifically to Oregon.

Major Components of Total Employment, Oregon, 2022

Figure 2.

Total Employment:

2022 = 2,658,285

Figure 2 depicts the composition of Oregon’s employment among the three major components for 2022. Wage and Salary Employment amounted to 2,008,171 or 75.54% of the total jobs; Nonfarm Proprietors’ Employment amounted to 615,624 jobs or 23.16%; Farm Proprietors’ Employment totaled 34,490 jobs comprising 1.30% of Oregon’s employment in 2022. For every 100 jobs reported for Oregon in 2022, about 24 were held by self-employed Nonfarm Proprietors and Farm Proprietors.

BEA Definitions of the Major Components of Total Employment

Wage and Salary Employment

Wage and salary employment, also referred to as wage and salary jobs, measures the average annual number of full-time and part-time jobs in each area by place-of-work. All jobs for which wages and salaries are paid are counted. Full-time and part-time jobs are counted with equal weight. Jury and witness service, as well as paid employment of prisoners, are not counted as wage and salary employment; the payments for these activities are classified as "other labor income" in the personal income measure. Corporate directorships are counted as self-employment.

Nonfarm Proprietors’ Employment

The BEA local area estimates of nonfarm self-employment consist of the number of sole proprietorships and the number of individual business partners not assumed to be limited partners. The nonfarm self-employment estimates resemble the wage and salary employment estimates in that both series measure jobs–as opposed to workers–on a full-time and part-time basis. However, because of limitations in source data, two important measurement differences exist between the two sets of estimates. First, the self-employment estimates are largely on a place-of-residence basis rather than on the preferred place-of-work basis. Second, the self-employment estimates reflect the total number of sole proprietorships or partnerships active at any time during the year–as opposed to the annual average measure used for wage and salary employment.

Farm Proprietors’ Employment

Farm self-employment is defined as the number of non-corporate farm operators, consisting of sole proprietors and partners. A farm is defined as an establishment that produces, or normally would be expected to produce, at least $1,000 worth of farm products–crops and livestock–in a typical year. Because of the low cutoff point for this definition, the farm self-employment estimates are effectively on a full-time and part-time basis. The estimates are consistent with the job-count basis of the estimates of wage and salary employment because farm proprietors are counted without regard to any other employment. Also referred to as farm self-employment.

Major Components as a Percent of Total Employment:
Oregon and United States, 2022

Figure 3.

What are the differences in employment composition between Oregon and United States? Figure 3 illustrates two major components—Wage and Salary Employment, Nonfarm Proprietors’ Employment and Farm Proprietors’ Employment as a percent of total employment. The share of Oregon’s employment reported as Nonfarm Proprietors’ Employment (23.2%) is above (0.5%) the share nationally (24.8%). The share of Oregon’s employment reported as Farm Proprietors’ Employment (1.3%) is above (0.5%) the share nationally (0.8%).

In combination, Nonfarm Proprietors’ Employment and Farm Proprietors’ Employment amounted to 24.5% (23.2% + 1.3%) of Oregon’s employment in 2022. Wage and Salary Employment made up the balance (75.5%) of employment, which amounted to a slightly larger share than the corresponding 74.4% for Wage and Salary Employment nationwide.

Nationwide in 2022, there are just over one (1.00) Nonfarm self-employed jobs for every three Wage and Salary jobs. For Oregon, there are just under one (0.92) Nonfarm self-employed jobs for every three Wage and Salary jobs.

Employment Growth Indices (1969=100):
Oregon, 1969 – 2022

Figure 4.

Figure 4 compares the cumulative growth of the three major components of employment for Oregon over 1969-2022. The cumulative growth indices express each component as 100 for the base year of 1969, and represent each component in subsequent years as a percent of their level in 1969. 1969 was selected due to insufficient data available for Oregon from 1958 up to 1969. The indices enable a direct comparison of the differences in the cumulative percentage growth of Wage and Salary Employment, Nonfarm Proprietors’ Employment and Farm Proprietors’ Employment for Oregon over more than five decades.

Over the 1969-2022 period, Wage and Salary Employment in Oregon rose by 162.8%. Nonfarm Proprietors’ Employment, however, increased by 397.7%, while Farm Proprietors’ Employment increased by 7.1%.

In 1969, there was one (1) self-employed Nonfarm Proprietors’ job for roughly six (6.18) Wage and Salary jobs in Oregon. Yet, over the 53-year interval from 1969 to 2022, for every Nonfarm Proprietors’ job created only about three (2.53) Wage and Salary jobs were added to the employment roll.

Major Components as a Percent of Total Employment:
Oregon, 1969 – 2022

Figure 5.

While the previous graph illustrates differences in the degree of growth among the three major components of employment, the above figure traces their changing share and relative importance over time. Differences in growth among the three components arithmetically yields the changes in their relative share as shown here.

Wage and Salary Employment as a share of Oregon’s employment declined from 83.1% in 1969 to 75.5% in 2022, a shift in relative share of -7.5%. Offsetting this decline was a +9.7% increase in Nonfarm Proprietors’ Employment’s share from 13.4% in 1969 to 23.2% in 2022; and a -2.2% retreat in Farm Proprietors’ Employment’s share, from 3.5% to 1.3% over the same period.

Shifts in Share of Total Employment Among Major Components:
Oregon and United States, 1969-2022

Figure 6.

How does the shift in employment composition for Oregon compare with the shifts in share among the three major components for the United States over 1969 to 2022? Why 1969 to 2022? Though data is available for most regions from 1958-2022 as of the latest release (April 2024), the data was unavailable for Oregon prior to 1969 which is typically due to a change in the designation of states.

In the above figure, Wage and Salary Employment’s share for the United States declined by -12.1%, whereas Wage and Salary Employment’s share declined by -7.5% in Oregon from 1969 to 2022. Nationally, the shift in share of Nonfarm Proprietors’ Employment and Farm Proprietors’ Employment amounted to +14.3% and -2.2%, respectively, while the corresponding shifts in share for Oregon totaled +9.7% and -2.2%, respectively.

Wage and Salary Employment as a Percent of Total Employment: 1969-2022

Figure 7.

Nationally, Wage and Salary Employment as a share of employment declined from 86.5% in 1969 to 74.4% in 2022, for a net loss of -12.1%.

For Oregon, Wage and Salary Employment dropped from 83.1% to 75.5% over 1969-2022, for a net loss of -7.5%.

Nonfarm Proprietors’ Employment as a Percent of Total Employment: 1969-2022

Figure 8.

Nationally, Nonfarm Proprietors’ Employment as a share of employment advanced from 10.5% in 1969 to 24.8% in 2022, for a net gain of +14.3%.

For Oregon, Nonfarm Proprietors’ Employment rose from 13.4% to 23.2% over 1969-2022, for a net gain of +9.7%.

Between 2000 and 2022 the Nonfarm Proprietors’ Employment shift in share amounted to +9.4% (from 15.4% to 24.8%). For Oregon the shift in share recorded +5.6% (17.6% to 23.2%).

Farm Proprietors’ Employment as a Percent of Total Employment: 1969-2022

Figure 9.

Nationally, Farm Proprietors’ Employment as a share of employment declined from 3.0% in 1969 to 0.8% in 2022, for a net loss of -2.2%.

For Oregon, Farm Proprietors’ Employment dropped from 3.5% to 1.3% over 1969-2022, for a net loss of -2.2%.

Indicies of Structural Change Among
the Major Components of Employment: 1969-2022

Figure 10.

The “index of structural change” shown in Figure 10 calibrates the timing and magnitude of change in the composition of Oregon’s employment among the three major components compared with the nation over 1969-2022. The period of most dramatic change held in common by Oregon and the nation spanned the period of the late 1970s to the mid-1980s and post 2000.

Structural change is defined and measured here as the composite change in shares among the three major components of employment. Changes in shares are based on differences between each component’s share in 1969, and its share of employment for each year since. Index values equal the sum of the absolute value of the share changes among the three components year-over-year relative to 1969. A rise in the index indicates that composition of employment among the three major components deviated further away from their 1969 distribution.

Note: Figure 6 displayed the share shifts among the three components over the interval 1969-2022. Accordingly, the 2022 value of the structural change indices for Oregon and the nation are simply the sum of the absolute values of share shifts shown in Figure 6.

Calculation of Structural Change Index for 2022

			Shift-In-Share
	Index Value (2022)		Wage and Salary Employment		Nonfarm Proprietors’ Employment		Farm Proprietors’ Employment
Oregon:	19.43	=	\|-7.51\|	+	\|9.72\|	+	\|-2.20\|
United States:	28.55	=	\|-12.08\|	+	\|14.27\|	+	\|-2.20\|

Major Components Contributions to
Total Employment Growth: 1970-2022

Figure 11.

The discussion thus far has centered primarily on examining and comparing changes in the composition of Oregon’s employment compared with the nation over 1970-2022. Figure 11 focuses attention on how much each component contributed individually to Oregon’s employment growth over the 65-year period. The annual growth rate of Oregon’s employment averaged 2.05% over 1970-2022. Each component’s individual contribution to this total amounted to 1.51% for Wage and Salary Employment, 0.54% for Nonfarm Proprietors’ Employment and 0.00% for Farm Proprietors’ Employment, all of which sum to 2.05%.*

	Total Growth*		Wage and Salary Employment		Nonfarm Proprietors’ Employment		Farm Proprietors’ Employment
Oregon:	2.05% (100%)	=	1.51% (73.6%)	+	0.54% (26.2%)	+	0.00% (0.2%)
United States:	1.62% (100%)	=	1.11% (68.6%)	+	0.52% (32.3%)	+	-0.01% (-0.9%)

*Percent figures may not add due to rounding by a factor of ± 0.1%.

In order to gauge each component’s contribution to total employment growth the table above displays each component’s overall contribution to growth as a percent of total growth. Note, for example, Nonfarm Proprietors’ Employment’s overall percentage contribution to the average total growth over 1970-2022 of 26.19% was derived by: 26.19% = ( 0.54% ÷ 2.05% ) x 100.*

Oregon Major Components
as a Percent of Total Employment:
1969 vs. 2022 and Component Contributions to Employment Growth, 1970-2022

Figure 12.

Figure 12 recaps the theme and distills the results presented throughout this analysis of the major components of employment. In 1969, Wage and Salary Employment comprised 83.1% of Oregon’s total employment. However, over the following 53-year period 1970-2022 Wage and Salary Employment accounted for only 73.6% of the annual growth in Oregon’s employment. As a result, by 2022 Wage and Salary Employment’s share declined to 75.5%.

Because Nonfarm Proprietors’ Employment alone accounted for 26.2% of Oregon’s total employment growth over 1970-2022, its share rose from 13.4% in 1969 to 23.2% in 2022. Farm Proprietors’ Employment, in turn, declined from 3.5% to 1.3% over the same period owing to its 0.2% contribution to the growth of Oregon’s total employment.

Wage and Salary Employment for Oregon: 1969-2022

Year	Jobs	Index2	Percent Change	Percent of Total Jobs	Share Shift	Share Shift Index	CC3	LQ4
1969	764,276	100.00	N	83.06	N	0.00	N	0.96
1970	767,695	100.45	0.45	82.91	-0.15	-0.15	0.37	0.96
1971	784,315	102.62	2.16	82.51	-0.40	-0.55	1.79	0.96
1972	826,981	108.20	5.44	82.61	0.10	-0.45	4.49	0.96
1973	877,162	114.77	6.07	82.88	0.28	-0.17	5.01	0.96
1974	902,238	118.05	2.86	82.84	-0.05	-0.22	2.37	0.96
1975	909,769	119.04	0.83	82.31	-0.53	-0.75	0.69	0.96
1976	946,131	123.79	4.00	81.84	-0.46	-1.21	3.29	0.96
1977	1,005,243	131.53	6.25	82.22	0.37	-0.84	5.11	0.96
1978	1,075,080	140.67	6.95	82.93	0.72	-0.12	5.71	0.96
1979	1,118,428	146.34	4.03	82.87	-0.07	-0.19	3.34	0.96
1980	1,101,896	144.18	-1.48	81.65	-1.22	-1.41	-1.22	0.95
1981	1,074,726	140.62	-2.47	81.47	-0.18	-1.59	-2.01	0.95
1982	1,018,865	133.31	-5.20	80.26	-1.21	-2.80	-4.23	0.95
1983	1,026,281	134.28	0.73	79.23	-1.02	-3.82	0.58	0.94
1984	1,067,712	139.70	4.04	79.57	0.33	-3.49	3.20	0.94
1985	1,091,537	142.82	2.23	79.65	0.08	-3.41	1.78	0.94
1986	1,119,800	146.52	2.59	79.66	0.01	-3.40	2.06	0.94
1987	1,162,154	152.06	3.78	79.89	0.23	-3.17	3.01	0.95
1988	1,220,357	159.67	5.01	80.21	0.32	-2.85	4.00	0.95
1989	1,273,978	166.69	4.39	80.92	0.71	-2.14	3.52	0.96
1990	1,315,246	172.09	3.24	80.87	-0.05	-2.19	2.62	0.96
1991	1,312,846	171.78	-0.18	80.27	-0.60	-2.79	-0.15	0.96
1992	1,329,504	173.96	1.27	80.40	0.13	-2.66	1.02	0.96
1993	1,371,234	179.42	3.14	80.77	0.37	-2.29	2.52	0.97
1994	1,430,687	187.20	4.34	80.35	-0.42	-2.71	3.50	0.96
1995	1,486,827	194.54	3.92	80.57	0.22	-2.49	3.15	0.97
1996	1,544,301	202.06	3.87	80.45	-0.12	-2.61	3.11	0.97
1997	1,594,068	208.57	3.22	80.25	-0.20	-2.81	2.59	0.96
1998	1,624,801	212.59	1.93	80.37	0.12	-2.69	1.55	0.97
1999	1,653,048	216.29	1.74	80.59	0.23	-2.47	1.40	0.97
2000	1,684,455	220.40	1.90	80.51	-0.08	-2.54	1.53	0.97
2001	1,672,920	218.89	-0.68	80.47	-0.05	-2.59	-0.55	0.97
2002	1,646,862	215.48	-1.56	79.86	-0.60	-3.19	-1.25	0.97
2003	1,655,691	216.64	0.54	79.73	-0.13	-3.32	0.43	0.97
2004	1,692,705	221.48	2.24	79.36	-0.37	-3.70	1.78	0.98
2005	1,735,880	227.13	2.55	79.01	-0.34	-4.04	2.02	0.98
2006	1,783,173	233.32	2.72	79.03	0.01	-4.03	2.15	0.98
2007	1,805,515	236.24	1.25	78.25	-0.77	-4.81	0.99	0.98
2008	1,789,258	234.11	-0.90	78.18	-0.08	-4.88	-0.70	0.98
2009	1,686,875	220.72	-5.72	77.05	-1.12	-6.00	-4.47	0.98
2010	1,676,391	219.34	-0.62	77.10	0.04	-5.96	-0.48	0.98
2011	1,696,337	221.95	1.19	77.05	-0.05	-6.01	0.92	0.99
2012	1,717,538	224.73	1.25	77.37	0.32	-5.69	0.96	0.99
2013	1,750,645	229.06	1.93	77.45	0.08	-5.61	1.49	0.99
2014	1,799,453	235.45	2.79	77.45	0.00	-5.61	2.16	1.00
2015	1,851,805	242.30	2.91	77.44	0.00	-5.61	2.25	1.00
2016	1,901,816	248.84	2.70	77.61	0.17	-5.44	2.09	1.00
2017	1,949,114	255.03	2.49	77.47	-0.14	-5.59	1.93	1.00
2018	1,990,003	260.38	2.10	77.43	-0.04	-5.63	1.63	1.00
2019	2,016,561	263.85	1.33	78.18	0.75	-4.87	1.03	1.01
2020	1,902,029	248.87	-5.68	76.28	-1.90	-6.78	-4.44	1.01
2021	1,949,998	255.14	2.52	76.18	-0.10	-6.88	1.92	1.02
2022	2,008,171	262.75	2.98	75.54	-0.64	-7.51	2.27	1.02

3 CC (Component Contribution) – Contibution to the total growth of all local employment.

4 LQ (Location Quotient) – Ratio of the share of an employment component locally to the corresponding
employment component share nationwide.

N Data not available for this year or not meaningful.

Source: Calculations by the United States Regional Economic Analysis Project (US-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis

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Nonfarm Proprietors’ Employment for Oregon: 1969-2022

Year	Jobs	Index2	Percent Change	Percent of Total Jobs	Share Shift	Share Shift Index	CC3	LQ4	SE/WS Ratio5
1969	123,703	100.00	N	13.44	N	0.00	N	1.28	0.16
1970	126,377	102.16	2.16	13.65	0.21	0.21	0.29	1.28	0.16
1971	134,715	108.90	6.60	14.17	0.52	0.73	0.90	1.29	0.17
1972	143,033	115.63	6.17	14.29	0.12	0.84	0.88	1.26	0.17
1973	150,397	121.58	5.15	14.21	-0.08	0.77	0.74	1.26	0.17
1974	156,658	126.64	4.16	14.38	0.17	0.94	0.59	1.26	0.17
1975	165,324	133.65	5.53	14.96	0.57	1.51	0.80	1.26	0.18
1976	179,843	145.38	8.78	15.56	0.60	2.11	1.31	1.31	0.19
1977	187,344	151.45	4.17	15.32	-0.23	1.88	0.65	1.28	0.19
1978	189,283	153.01	1.03	14.60	-0.72	1.16	0.16	1.24	0.18
1979	197,319	159.51	4.25	14.62	0.02	1.18	0.62	1.25	0.18
1980	212,809	172.03	7.85	15.77	1.15	2.33	1.15	1.30	0.19
1981	208,305	168.39	-2.12	15.79	0.02	2.35	-0.33	1.29	0.19
1982	213,996	172.99	2.73	16.86	1.07	3.41	0.43	1.30	0.21
1983	229,398	185.44	7.20	17.71	0.85	4.27	1.21	1.33	0.22
1984	235,634	190.48	2.72	17.56	-0.15	4.12	0.48	1.33	0.22
1985	240,400	194.34	2.02	17.54	-0.02	4.10	0.36	1.30	0.22
1986	247,999	200.48	3.16	17.64	0.10	4.20	0.55	1.28	0.22
1987	254,950	206.10	2.80	17.53	-0.12	4.08	0.49	1.27	0.22
1988	264,420	213.75	3.71	17.38	-0.15	3.94	0.65	1.23	0.22
1989	262,982	212.59	-0.54	16.70	-0.68	3.26	-0.09	1.21	0.21
1990	274,330	221.77	4.32	16.87	0.16	3.42	0.72	1.19	0.21
1991	285,545	230.83	4.09	17.46	0.59	4.02	0.69	1.18	0.22
1992	286,493	231.60	0.33	17.32	-0.13	3.88	0.06	1.18	0.22
1993	289,187	233.78	0.94	17.03	-0.29	3.59	0.16	1.15	0.21
1994	312,487	252.61	8.06	17.55	0.52	4.11	1.37	1.18	0.22
1995	320,691	259.24	2.63	17.38	-0.17	3.93	0.46	1.15	0.22
1996	337,955	273.20	5.38	17.61	0.23	4.16	0.94	1.15	0.22
1997	354,419	286.51	4.87	17.84	0.24	4.40	0.86	1.17	0.22
1998	357,459	288.97	0.86	17.68	-0.16	4.24	0.15	1.15	0.22
1999	357,718	289.17	0.07	17.44	-0.24	4.00	0.01	1.15	0.22
2000	367,690	297.24	2.79	17.57	0.13	4.13	0.49	1.14	0.22
2001	366,213	296.04	-0.40	17.61	0.04	4.17	-0.07	1.12	0.22
2002	373,534	301.96	2.00	18.11	0.50	4.67	0.35	1.12	0.23
2003	380,762	307.80	1.94	18.34	0.22	4.89	0.35	1.09	0.23
2004	401,303	324.41	5.39	18.81	0.48	5.37	0.99	1.08	0.24
2005	422,239	341.33	5.22	19.22	0.41	5.78	0.98	1.06	0.24
2006	436,078	352.52	3.28	19.33	0.11	5.88	0.63	1.05	0.24
2007	465,691	376.46	6.79	20.18	0.86	6.74	1.31	1.05	0.26
2008	464,087	375.16	-0.34	20.28	0.09	6.83	-0.07	1.05	0.26
2009	467,477	377.90	0.73	21.35	1.08	7.91	0.15	1.04	0.28
2010	463,482	374.67	-0.85	21.32	-0.04	7.87	-0.18	1.03	0.28
2011	471,337	381.02	1.69	21.41	0.09	7.97	0.36	1.01	0.28
2012	469,604	379.62	-0.37	21.15	-0.26	7.71	-0.08	1.01	0.27
2013	476,154	384.92	1.39	21.07	-0.09	7.62	0.30	1.00	0.27
2014	490,153	396.23	2.94	21.10	0.03	7.65	0.62	0.99	0.27
2015	504,770	408.05	2.98	21.11	0.01	7.67	0.63	0.98	0.27
2016	513,493	415.10	1.73	20.96	-0.15	7.51	0.36	0.97	0.27
2017	531,445	429.61	3.50	21.12	0.17	7.68	0.73	0.97	0.27
2018	544,783	440.40	2.51	21.20	0.07	7.75	0.53	0.96	0.27
2019	527,918	426.76	-3.10	20.47	-0.73	7.02	-0.66	0.95	0.26
2020	556,640	449.98	5.44	22.32	1.86	8.88	1.11	0.94	0.29
2021	575,026	464.84	3.30	22.46	0.14	9.02	0.74	0.93	0.29
2022	615,624	497.66	7.06	23.16	0.69	9.72	1.59	0.93	0.31

3 CC (Component Contribution) – Contibution to the total growth of all local employment.

4 LQ (Location Quotient) – Ratio of the share of an employment component locally to the corresponding
employment component share nationwide.

5 Self-Employment / Wage and Salary Employment ratio.

N Data not available for this year or not meaningful.

Source: Calculations by the United States Regional Economic Analysis Project (US-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis

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Farm Proprietors’ Employment for Oregon: 1969-2022

Year	Jobs	Index2	Percent Change	Percent of Total Jobs	Share Shift	Share Shift Index	CC3	LQ4
1969	32,204	100.00	N	3.50	N	0.00	N	1.16
1970	31,861	98.93	-1.07	3.44	-0.06	-0.06	-0.04	1.16
1971	31,522	97.88	-1.06	3.32	-0.12	-0.18	-0.04	1.13
1972	31,060	96.45	-1.47	3.10	-0.21	-0.40	-0.05	1.11
1973	30,731	95.43	-1.06	2.90	-0.20	-0.60	-0.03	1.09
1974	30,300	94.09	-1.40	2.78	-0.12	-0.72	-0.04	1.07
1975	30,223	93.85	-0.25	2.73	-0.05	-0.77	-0.01	1.04
1976	30,040	93.28	-0.61	2.60	-0.14	-0.90	-0.02	1.03
1977	30,085	93.42	0.15	2.46	-0.14	-1.04	0.00	1.03
1978	31,945	99.20	6.18	2.46	0.00	-1.04	0.15	1.09
1979	33,894	105.25	6.10	2.51	0.05	-0.99	0.15	1.14
1980	34,838	108.18	2.79	2.58	0.07	-0.92	0.07	1.18
1981	36,210	112.44	3.94	2.74	0.16	-0.75	0.10	1.26
1982	36,671	113.87	1.27	2.89	0.14	-0.61	0.03	1.34
1983	39,581	122.91	7.94	3.06	0.17	-0.44	0.23	1.36
1984	38,579	119.80	-2.53	2.87	-0.18	-0.62	-0.08	1.38
1985	38,499	119.55	-0.21	2.81	-0.07	-0.69	-0.01	1.41
1986	38,011	118.03	-1.27	2.70	-0.11	-0.80	-0.04	1.43
1987	37,594	116.74	-1.10	2.58	-0.12	-0.92	-0.03	1.45
1988	36,741	114.09	-2.27	2.41	-0.17	-1.08	-0.06	1.42
1989	37,469	116.35	1.98	2.38	-0.03	-1.12	0.05	1.43
1990	36,809	114.30	-1.76	2.26	-0.12	-1.24	-0.04	1.40
1991	37,126	115.28	0.86	2.27	0.01	-1.23	0.02	1.42
1992	37,652	116.92	1.42	2.28	0.01	-1.22	0.03	1.44
1993	37,370	116.04	-0.75	2.20	-0.08	-1.30	-0.02	1.36
1994	37,446	116.28	0.20	2.10	-0.10	-1.40	0.00	1.35
1995	37,854	117.54	1.09	2.05	-0.05	-1.45	0.02	1.35
1996	37,350	115.98	-1.33	1.95	-0.11	-1.55	-0.03	1.33
1997	37,939	117.81	1.58	1.91	-0.04	-1.59	0.03	1.33
1998	39,495	122.64	4.10	1.95	0.04	-1.55	0.08	1.38
1999	40,378	125.38	2.24	1.97	0.02	-1.53	0.04	1.42
2000	40,008	124.23	-0.92	1.91	-0.06	-1.59	-0.02	1.42
2001	39,925	123.98	-0.21	1.92	0.01	-1.58	0.00	1.45
2002	41,720	129.55	4.50	2.02	0.10	-1.48	0.09	1.64
2003	40,096	124.51	-3.89	1.93	-0.09	-1.57	-0.08	1.64
2004	38,988	121.07	-2.76	1.83	-0.10	-1.67	-0.05	1.63
2005	38,782	120.43	-0.53	1.77	-0.06	-1.73	-0.01	1.62
2006	37,189	115.48	-4.11	1.65	-0.12	-1.85	-0.07	1.59
2007	36,105	112.11	-2.91	1.56	-0.08	-1.93	-0.05	1.47
2008	35,429	110.01	-1.87	1.55	-0.02	-1.95	-0.03	1.46
2009	34,847	108.21	-1.64	1.59	0.04	-1.91	-0.03	1.47
2010	34,460	107.01	-1.11	1.58	-0.01	-1.91	-0.02	1.46
2011	33,879	105.20	-1.69	1.54	-0.05	-1.96	-0.03	1.44
2012	32,839	101.97	-3.07	1.48	-0.06	-2.02	-0.05	1.44
2013	33,538	104.14	2.13	1.48	0.00	-2.02	0.03	1.46
2014	33,833	105.06	0.88	1.46	-0.03	-2.04	0.01	1.47
2015	34,604	107.45	2.28	1.45	-0.01	-2.05	0.03	1.50
2016	35,081	108.93	1.38	1.43	-0.02	-2.07	0.02	1.52
2017	35,427	110.01	0.99	1.41	-0.02	-2.09	0.01	1.53
2018	35,283	109.56	-0.41	1.37	-0.04	-2.13	-0.01	1.53
2019	34,800	108.06	-1.37	1.35	-0.02	-2.15	-0.02	1.54
2020	34,763	107.95	-0.11	1.39	0.04	-2.11	0.00	1.54
2021	34,674	107.67	-0.26	1.35	-0.04	-2.15	0.00	1.56
2022	34,490	107.10	-0.53	1.30	-0.06	-2.20	-0.01	1.57

3 CC (Component Contribution) – Contibution to the total growth of all local employment.

4 LQ (Location Quotient) – Ratio of the share of an employment component locally to the corresponding
employment component share nationwide.

N Data not available for this year or not meaningful.

Source: Calculations by the United States Regional Economic Analysis Project (US-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis

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Total Employment for Oregon: 1969-2022

Year	Jobs	Index2	Percent Change	Structural Change Index	SE/WS Ratio5
1969	920,183	100.00	N	0.00	0.16
1970	925,933	100.62	0.62	0.41	0.16
1971	950,552	103.30	2.66	1.46	0.17
1972	1,001,074	108.79	5.32	1.69	0.17
1973	1,058,290	115.01	5.72	1.54	0.17
1974	1,089,196	118.37	2.92	1.88	0.17
1975	1,105,316	120.12	1.48	3.03	0.18
1976	1,156,014	125.63	4.59	4.23	0.19
1977	1,222,672	132.87	5.77	3.76	0.19
1978	1,296,308	140.88	6.02	2.32	0.18
1979	1,349,641	146.67	4.11	2.35	0.18
1980	1,349,543	146.66	-0.01	4.65	0.19
1981	1,319,241	143.37	-2.25	4.69	0.19
1982	1,269,532	137.97	-3.77	6.83	0.21
1983	1,295,260	140.76	2.03	8.53	0.22
1984	1,341,925	145.83	3.60	8.23	0.22
1985	1,370,436	148.93	2.12	8.20	0.22
1986	1,405,810	152.78	2.58	8.40	0.22
1987	1,454,698	158.09	3.48	8.17	0.22
1988	1,521,518	165.35	4.59	7.87	0.22
1989	1,574,429	171.10	3.48	6.52	0.21
1990	1,626,385	176.75	3.30	6.85	0.21
1991	1,635,517	177.74	0.56	8.03	0.22
1992	1,653,649	179.71	1.11	7.76	0.22
1993	1,697,791	184.51	2.67	7.18	0.21
1994	1,780,620	193.51	4.88	8.21	0.22
1995	1,845,372	200.54	3.64	7.87	0.22
1996	1,919,606	208.61	4.02	8.32	0.22
1997	1,986,426	215.87	3.48	8.80	0.22
1998	2,021,755	219.71	1.78	8.47	0.22
1999	2,051,144	222.91	1.45	7.99	0.22
2000	2,092,153	227.36	2.00	8.26	0.22
2001	2,079,058	225.94	-0.63	8.34	0.22
2002	2,062,116	224.10	-0.81	9.34	0.23
2003	2,076,549	225.67	0.70	9.79	0.23
2004	2,132,996	231.80	2.72	10.74	0.24
2005	2,196,901	238.75	3.00	11.55	0.24
2006	2,256,440	245.22	2.71	11.77	0.24
2007	2,307,311	250.74	2.25	13.48	0.26
2008	2,288,774	248.73	-0.80	13.67	0.26
2009	2,189,199	237.91	-4.35	15.82	0.28
2010	2,174,333	236.29	-0.68	15.75	0.28
2011	2,201,553	239.25	1.25	15.93	0.28
2012	2,219,981	241.25	0.84	15.42	0.27
2013	2,260,337	245.64	1.82	15.24	0.27
2014	2,323,439	252.50	2.79	15.31	0.27
2015	2,391,179	259.86	2.92	15.33	0.27
2016	2,450,390	266.29	2.48	15.02	0.27
2017	2,515,986	273.42	2.68	15.36	0.27
2018	2,570,069	279.30	2.15	15.51	0.27
2019	2,579,279	280.30	0.36	14.05	0.26
2020	2,493,432	270.97	-3.33	17.76	0.29
2021	2,559,698	278.17	2.66	18.04	0.29
2022	2,658,285	288.89	3.85	19.43	0.31

5 Self-Employment / Wage and Salary Employment ratio.

N Data not available for this year or not meaningful.

Source: Calculations by the United States Regional Economic Analysis Project (US-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis

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