Outback Manufacturing
Business Oregon provided Outback Manufacturing with 40 percent of the $1.275 million purchase price for a new larger manufacturing facility. The loan assisted the Bend company to create eight new jobs.
Distressed Areas in Oregon
Business Oregon gives priority when funding technical assistance, programs and projects to geographic areas determined to be economically distressed as prescribed by Oregon law.
Below is a list of identified distressed areas in Oregon. This is the update for 2009 and will be in effect until the next update in late 2010. The department will publish updated lists every year in December under the normal methodology and every month under the temporary methodology.
2009 Temporary Distressed List
Posted Febuary 4, 2010 |
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County |
Dec. 2009 Unemployment Rates Seasonally Adjusted |
Economic Status |
Is the county in Phase[1]? |
# of Months in Phase[2] |
| Oregon | 11.0% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Baker |
9.8% |
Distressed |
No |
0 |
Benton |
7.4% |
Distressed |
Yes |
4 |
Clackamas |
10.1% |
Distressed |
No |
0 |
Clatsop |
8.7% |
Distressed |
No |
0 |
Columbia |
12.7% |
Distressed |
No |
0 |
Coos |
12.4% |
Distressed |
No |
0 |
Crook |
16.8% |
Distressed |
No |
0 |
Curry |
10.8% |
Distressed |
No |
0 |
Deschutes |
14.0% |
Distressed |
No |
0 |
Douglas |
14.2% |
Distressed |
No |
0 |
Gilliam |
6.5% |
Non-Distressed |
N/A |
N/A |
Grant |
12.7% |
Distressed |
No |
0 |
Harney |
15.5% |
Distressed |
No |
0 |
Hood River |
7.7% |
Distressed |
Yes |
2 |
Jackson |
11.9% |
Distressed |
No |
0 |
Jefferson |
14.1% |
Distressed |
No |
0 |
Josephine |
13.6% |
Distressed |
No |
0 |
Klamath |
12.6% |
Distressed |
No |
0 |
Lake |
12.9% |
Distressed |
No |
0 |
Lane |
10.9% |
Distressed |
No |
0 |
Lincoln |
9.9% |
Distressed |
No |
0 |
Linn |
13.5% |
Distressed |
No |
0 |
Malheur |
10.4% |
Distressed |
No |
0 |
Marion |
11.1% |
Distressed |
No |
0 |
Morrow |
9.1% |
Distressed |
No |
0 |
Multnomah |
10.1% |
Distressed |
No |
0 |
Polk |
9.2% |
Distressed |
No |
0 |
Sherman |
10.7% |
Distressed |
No |
0 |
Tillamook |
8.6% |
Distressed |
No |
0 |
Umatilla |
9.0% |
Distressed |
No |
0 |
Union |
10.0% |
Distressed |
No |
0 |
Wallowa |
11.6% |
Distressed |
No |
0 |
Wasco |
8.3% |
Distressed |
No |
0 |
Washington |
9.2% |
Distressed |
No |
0 |
Wheeler |
8.9% |
Distressed |
No |
0 |
Yamhill |
10.3% |
Distressed |
No |
0 |
[1] A county is in phase if, since being classifed as distressed under the temporary methodology, the county unemployment rate is currently below 8.0%.
[2] If a county is in phase for 6 consecutive months, the county's economic status transitions to non-distressed. See the distressed methodology for more details.
Source: Produced monthly by Business Oregon based on current data from the Oregon Employment Department
Resources
- Temporary methodology to determine distress
- Current Oregon Unemployment Rates
- Oregon Administrative Rule
- 123-024 Distressed Areas
The Oregon Advantage
Oregon Facts
Low Workers' Comp Rates
In 2008, Oregon's employers paid 32% less per $100 of payroll for workers' compensation insurance than employers in California.
