Oregon Regional Economist: Employment up 20k jobs in March

Jenna King April 13, 2021

Last Updated: April 13, 2021

MEDFORD, Ore. —Oregon added over 20,000 jobs in the month of March. The Oregon Employment Department says employment rose by 20,100 jobs last month. This is Oregon’s largest monthly gain since July.

The industry that added the most jobs was, leisure and hospitality with 14,000 jobs. Oregon’s Regional Economist for Jackson County, Guy Tauer says vaccine roll-out and loosened restrictions for businesses are a big factor.

“Improving trends and outlook for the pandemic I would say is creating some of that boost in the economy and the job market,” said Tauer.

Tauer says around 1,100 positions are available locally at Work Source Oregon for those still looking. Employment numbers for the Rogue Valley come out next week.

Jenna King April 13, 2021

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Jenna King is the 6pm and 11pm anchor for NBC5 News. Jenna is a Burbank, CA native. She graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Sports Business. During her time at Oregon she was part of the student-run television station, Duck TV. She also grew her passion for sports through her internship with the PAC 12 Network. When Jenna is not in the newsroom you can find her rooting for her hometown Dodgers, exploring the outdoors or binging on the latest Netflix release.