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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
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
Taxes & Fees
​The Economic Impact of Oregon's Proposed Transportation Packages: Special Session Update

Oregon’s revised transportation package (LC-2) cuts proposed revenue increases by nearly two-thirds compared to the May 2025 plan, but still raises billions through payroll, fuel, and vehicle taxes. While i

August 29, 2025 Mark McMullenThomas Young
Crime & Public Safety
The Impact of Financial Fraud in Oregon

Financial fraud is growing in Oregon, with more than 30,000 cases reported in 2024 and losses reaching about $126 million—an increase of over 270% since 2020. When unreported fraud is considered, total loss

August 21, 2025 Thomas Young
Jobs & Our Economy
Oregon Jobs and Labor Force – July 2025 Update

Oregon’s labor market continued to weaken in July, losing 2,750 seasonally adjusted nonfarm jobs and marking the third straight month of decline. Losses were broad based, led by steep drops in Financial Act

August 13, 2025 Serra KirschMark McMullen