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Oregon''s economy actually doing well, research group says.

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 27-FEB-03 		Format: Online - approximately 674 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Oregon''s economy actually doing well, research group says.(Business)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Christian Wihtol Register-Guard Business Editor

Is Oregon's economy really the sorriest in the nation?

Don't believe that hype, says the Oregon Center for Public Policy, a research group in Silverton.

In a report issued Wednesday, the nonprofit group said Oregon's job growth in the past year has been fairly healthy, and that public officials shouldn't overreact to the atmosphere of alarm.

Sure, Oregon's jobless rate remains relatively high compared with other states - 7 percent in December, compared with an average 6 percent nationwide. But Oregon for many years has typically had a higher jobless rate than the rest...

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