From the MailTribune:
The local unemployment rate rose to 7.9 percent in March, up from 7.7 percent in February and 6.3 percent in March 2007. The number of unemployed in the labor force rose from 6,312 in March 2007 to 8,109 in March 2008.Jackson County employers continue to create new jobs, but not fast enough to […]
From the Mail Tribune:
Job losses in retail, construction, manufacturing and tourism shot Jackson County’s unemployment rate to 7.6 percent in January, the highest in three years.Employment Department figures showed payroll employment declined by 4,080 jobs in January, with about three-quarters of them lost because of seasonal cutbacks in the retail trade sector. Over the year, […]
The MailTribune has an article that dovetails with my prior thesis about California immigration. The article also notes that Southern Oregon home prices are already down 9%.
Local housing is continuing its downward slide in prices with a saturated market further influenced by foreclosure sales.Overall, about 2,200 homes are on the market, in the mix with […]
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