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Free Enterprise Report: 2026 Edition

The Free Enterprise Report is a marquis report that provides an objective, non-partisan, fact-based analysis of the Oregon economic landscape and the state’s most pressing issues. The study is a year long undertaking and includes the CSI Economic Performance Index as well as a Free Enterprise Competitiveness Index across eight different policy areas.

Both indices provide an opportunity to look backwards and better understand where Oregon has been and what direction we are moving. We can better understand how we are performing relative to other states and we can equip policy makers, civic and business leaders with the best understanding of how our state is performing, where we are winning, where we are losing and how free enterprise principles can get us back on track.

 
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Jobs & Our Economy
Inflation in the Pacific Region-May 2026

Consumer prices in the Pacific region rose 3.5 percent over the 12 months ending in May 2026, below the national average of 4.2 percent — the highest rate since April 2023. Energy was the dominant driver, u

Jobs & Our Economy
Oregon Jobs and Labor Force Update - April 2026

Oregon's labor market showed tentative signs of stabilization in April 2026, with total nonfarm payroll employment gaining 500 jobs after months of consecutive losses, though gains remained narrow and conce

Jobs & Our Economy
Oregon Jobs and Labor Force Update - March 2026

Oregon shed 4,800 jobs in March 2026, extending a streak of labor market softening after a significant BLS benchmark revision revised the state's post-pandemic employment picture downward. While headline in

Free Enterprise Report
Oregon's Free Enterprise Report: 2025 Edition

The Free Enterprise Report is a marquis report that provides an objective, non-partisan, fact-based analysis of the Oregon economic landscape and the state’s most pressing issues.

January 13, 2025 Mark McMullen