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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. 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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Workforce
Childcare in Oregon: An Economic Opportunity with Wide Implications

Oregon families face some of the highest child care costs in the nation, with infant care averaging over $14,000 a year and consuming up to 23% of household income in some counties. At the same time, limite

Jobs & Our Economy
Inflation in the Pacific Region - September 2025

Inflation in the Pacific region rose 3.5% year-over-year in September 2025, outpacing the national average of 3%, driven by higher prices in medical care, energy, transportation, and services. The Federal R

October 24, 2025 Serra KirschMark McMullen
Healthcare
Oregon’s Mental Health Crisis: Access, Outcomes, and the Cost of Inaction

Oregon faces some of the worst mental-health outcomes in the U.S., with high rates of illness, suicide, and overdose—and major downstream impacts on homelessness, incarceration, and productivity. Despite un

October 23, 2025 Serra KirschMark McMullen
Jobs & Our Economy
Oregon Jobs and Labor Force – August 2025 Update

Oregon’s labor market gained 7,000 jobs in August, led by Education and Health Services, Leisure and Hospitality, and Government, while Manufacturing added 900 jobs after three months of losses. Despite the

September 17, 2025 Serra KirschMark McMullen