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

Inflation in the Pacific region rose 2.7% year-over-year in May, continuing to outpace the national average of 2.35%. The sharpest increases were seen in Food, Medical Care, Services, and Housing, while Ene

Housing & Our Community
Oregon's Housing Shortage: Demographics, Regional Disparities, and Policy Responses

Oregon is facing a deepening housing crisis, driven by decades of underbuilding, rising household formation, and a rapidly aging population.

Jobs & Our Economy
Oregon Jobs and Labor Force – April 2025 Update

Oregon’s labor market added 1,200 jobs in April 2025, with gains concentrated in leisure and hospitality and professional services. This month's report includes significant downward revisions to late-2024 j

Jobs & Our Economy
Independent Contractors and Employees

Oregon’s Senate Bill 1166 proposes significant changes to the way rideshare drivers are classified, shifting most from independent contractors to employees. This reclassification would entitle drivers to a