Making informed choices requires sound analysis and quality information. Please explore the data resources Business Oregon provides. If you can’t find what you need or you have a question, just ask our economist.
Below are resources that assist the department in identifying opportunities and tracking our progress, including Business Oregon’s latest innovation index, economic data reports, key industry studies and regional analysis reports.
| Economic Data Packet Regional Analysis Reports Industry Data and Analysis |
Innovation Index Distressed Communities Data Tools |
Industry Data and Analysis
Industries are based on the US Census North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Visit their site for definitions.
; annual update of economic indicators and Composite Score Methodology . Read the methodology behind the 2007 Innovation Index score . Distressed Communities
The Distressed Communities list is used to highlight Oregon communities that may need additional support. The distressed designation may provide a community with an advantage if it applies for funds from state and federal sources.
Data Tools
The following is a collection of data resources from around the state and nation. Use these resources if you are looking for state or national information on employment, wages, income, industry mix, output, agriculture, finance, housing, energy, international trade, maps, codes, industrial lands, occupations, patents, population, economic research, taxes or venture capital activity.
The following links are provided for convenience only and their presence from this page to the Web page of another person or entity does not constitute the state of Oregon's or the Business Development Department's endorsement or recommendation of the person, entity, business, products or services. The department does not represent or warrant the functionality of any link, the accuracy or quality of any information obtained through use of any link or that any link will continue to be available on this Web page.
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