OREGONLIVE.COM: Latest job report reveals the state lost 5,300 jobs in September.
OREGONLIVE.COM: Latest job report reveals the state lost 5,300 jobs in September.
The news marked an abrupt end to 36 straight months of job growth that carried Oregon’s economy out of the financial crisis.
But the setback may not signal the next downturn, at least not yet. “You string a couple of those together, and we’re in a recession,” said Josh Lehner, a senior state economist. “But there is no indication of that.”
