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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
Oregon Jobs and Labor Force Report - June 2026

Oregon's total nonfarm payroll employment fell by 600 jobs in June 2026, with the unemployment rate holding at 5.2%, well above the national rate of 4.3%. This month's report puts a special focus on agricul

July 16, 2026 Miranda Vargas
Jobs & Our Economy
Oregon Jobs and Labor Force Update - May 2026

Oregon's labor market showed tentative signs of stabilization in May 2026, adding 3,600 nonfarm payroll jobs for a second consecutive monthly gain, led by Other Services and Professional and Business Servic

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

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