PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s chief economist, Tom Potiowsky, says he’s encouraged by an increase in manufacturing jobs.
He told The Oregonian the state could being seeing overall job growth in the second quarter, although it’s likely to be mild.
State unemployment held flat in March at 10.6 percent. The figures released Tuesday show the state lost only 400 non-farm payroll jobs last month, far fewer than some of the monthly job losses in recent years.
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Information from: The Oregonian, http://www.oregonlive.com
