Oregon manufacturing’s pandemic recovery may be over, with factories shedding thousands of jobs since last summer.
The declines stand out because other parts of Oregon’s economy are continuing their recovery, adding workers, and because the state’s jobless rate is near a historic low at 3.5%.
Manufacturing recoveries tend to be incomplete, reflecting a long-term decline in factory work in Oregon and across the country.
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