(image from Medford Fabrication)
A recent article from “Business Insider” shows a boom in construction for manufacturers while labor market trends are down. They offer suggestions including the promotion of STEAM occupations in schools.
Safe + Sound Week is a nationwide event held each August that recognizes the successes of workplace health and safety programs and offers information and ideas on how to keep America’s workers safe. This year Safe + Sound Week will provide resources for businesses on mental health and well-being. These materials will be posted before the start of Safe + Sound Week.
Why Participate? Successful safety and health programs can proactively identify and manage workplace hazards before they cause injury or illness, improving sustainability and the bottom line. Participating in Safe + Sound Week can help get your program started, energize an existing one, or provide a chance to recognize your safety successes.
A selection of recent economic data (wage and employment related) relevant to Josephine and Jackson counties including a highlighting analysis of tourism, brought to you by Workforce Analyst Carlos Diaz.
QualityInfo.org: Your source for the latest local economic data, highlights, and analysis. Discover local new business openings, closures, and hiring events: Business highlights
The Oregon Tourism Commission tasked Dean Runyan Associates to study direct travel spending in Oregon informing the economic changes in tourism as of 2022. Preliminary data for the study has been released highlighting Josephine and Jackson counties.
Read an overview of the study by the Oregon Employment Regional Economist, Guy Tauer, you can also visit Travel Oregon to see the Economic Impact Summary and Report.
A selection of recent economic data (wage and employment related) relevant to Josephine and Jackson counties including the Employment Distribution by Firm Size, brought to you by Workforce Analyst Carlos Diaz.
QualityInfo.org: Your source for the latest local economic data, highlights, and analysis. Discover local new business openings, closures, and hiring events: Business highlights
Each year the World Economic Forum produces a “Future of Jobs Report”. The button below links to a comprehensive look at findings, interpretations, and conclusions on current and trending economic data. Although this report looks at jobs from a global perspective, much of the content applies to the Rogue Valley region.
The first 60 pages include:
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Drivers of labor market transformation
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Jobs outlook
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Skills outlook
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Workforce Strategies
The other 230 pages include appendices and “profiles” (economic, industry, region, and skills).
A selection of recent economic data (wage and employment related) relevant to Josephine and Jackson counties, brought to you by Workforce Analyst Carlos Diaz.
QualityInfo.org: Your source for the latest local economic data, highlights, and analysis. Discover local new business openings, closures, and hiring events: Business highlights
The Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) released a report this month on Post-Secondary Education including Higher Education and Workforce Education/Training. The slide deck consists of 238 slides as a PDF.
