A table showing the average change in prices over time for a fixed market basket of goods and services. The table shows the CPI for the U.S. and for the Portland-Salem PMSA. The U.S. figures are available on a monthly basis and the Portland-Salem figures are available on a semi-annual basis.

This indicator shows wage gains have been smaller during the recession than they were previously.

Personal income is the sum of all income divided by the population. Trends and components of PCPI differ in metro vs. nonmetro areas.

Presents a variety of data elements the Oregon Employment Department gathers in the course of taking requests for workers from employers.

Oregon's lower cost of living accounts for some of the state's per capita income gap with the nation.

Dramatic differences exist between the patterns of job losses and growth during the 2001 and 2008 recessions.

These tables contain per capita personal income data compiled by the Bureau of Economic Analysis for the U.S., Oregon, and each labor market area.

<I>Covered Employment and Wages</I> is an annual publication (272 pages) that summarizes employment and payroll statistics of firms participating in the Unemployment Insurance program. It contains an analysis of covered employment and payroll trends.

At the start of the year, Oregon's job growth over the year was concentrated among workers with two or more jobs.

Why does Washington State's personal income compare so favorably with the national average, while Oregon lags behind?

People with more than one job seem to have been hit harder by the Great Recession than those with a single job.

The median hourly wage of jobs in all broad industries rose to $15.16 per hour in 2011 - an increase of 2.5 percent from 2010.

The minimum wage will increase on January 1. Oregon will continue to have the second-highest minimum wage in the country.

High-wage workers' slice of the wage pie has increased in size, while that of low- and middle-wage workers has shrunk.

The headline Consumer Price Index is always in the news, but did you know the Bureau of Labor Statistics produces many different measures of inflation?

Employment distribution in Bend and Corvallis differs from the U.S. and Oregon's other metros.

The 2012 Oregon Wage Information publication contains wages for 660 occupations covering more than 96 percent of Oregon's payroll jobs.

Bureau of Economic Analysis data show proprietor jobs capture a larger share of employment in rural areas.

These tables provide a wide range of information related to Oregon's workforce including the degree of churning in the workforce and wage distributions for the state's firms and employees. For more information regarding these tables, see <a href="http://olmis.emp.state.or.us/pubs/wage/wage.pdf">UI Wage File Reports</a>. <p>Quarterly wage tables are available below. For annual tables, click <a href="http://www.olmis.org/olmisj/PubReader?itemid=00006690">here</a>.

Statewide, regional, and county income measures from a variety of sources.

How does household income and per capita personal income differ?

In 2010 commodity prices had a big impact on county PCPI rankings.

What are the average wages for auto mechanics? What are beginning wages for accounting clerks? What are the going wages for experienced cooks? These tables provide answers to questions like these for occupational wages for the state and each region of Oregon. What are the average wages for auto mechanics? What are beginning wages for accounting clerks? What are the going wages for experienced cooks? These tables provide answers to questions like these for occupational wages for the state and each region of Oregon. The full publication, <a href="http://www.olmis.org/olmisj/PubReader?itemid=00000053"> Oregon Wage Information 2012</a>, can be viewed online.

Oregon's per capita personal income gap with the nation has generally been growing since 1996.

Many economic indicators measure wages and income to gauge the relative prosperity of Oregon's individuals and households.

Women's participation stabilizes, earnings grow, but disparities still exist.

Recently, some groups of goods and services have seen price increases, some decreases, and some prices have stagnated.

When it comes to measuring economic activity, GDP is often cited as the measure.

Higher and mid-wage jobs accounted for 60 percent of jobs lost during the recession, but less than one-third of the jobs gained since.

The Family Budget Calculator lets you determine the income needed for particular types of families to make ends meet.

Oregon's per capita personal income has long been below the national average. This report presents a detailed analysis of Oregon's per capita income and the reasons it is low.

Create graphic trend analysis of local economic indicators, generate shift-share analysis of local employment growth, and download tabulations of economic data for Oregon regions and counties.

The Wage and Hour Division enforces laws covering state minimum wage and overtime requirements, working conditions, child labor, farm and forest labor contracting, wage collection, and prevailing wages for public works contracts.

The Office of Economic Analysis serves as the main forecasting unit for the State of Oregon.

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Information that used to be available only once every ten years will soon be available each year from the Census Bureau. This site has demographic and income data for several pilot counties across the country, including Multnomah County in Oregon.

Current federal pay ranges are available from the Federal Employees News Digest.

Thinking of relocating to another city? This Salary Relocation Calculator can help you determine the difference in cost of living between cities.

The BEA produces a wide variety of economic data, including personal income data for the U.S., all states and counties.

Find out how much the value of the dollar has changed over time. The Consumer Price Index Calculator allows you to enter a dollar amount, then find out how its purchasing power has changed over a time period of your specification.

Wages are quoted as an hourly, weekly, monthly, or yearly amount. Frequently employers and workers want to know what a wage is in a different time frame. The Wage and Salary Conversion Calculator will allow you to enter a wage and a time period and the wage will be converted to the amount for the other three time frames.