PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Oregon’s commerce economic system stays sturdy, regardless of world uncertainty, in accordance with the Portland Metro Chamber’s 2025 State of Commerce report.
The report reveals that greater than 270,000 Oregon jobs, roughly one in eight, are linked to worldwide commerce in items and providers. It additionally discovered that export-driven industries are driving higher-than-average wages and sustained financial progress throughout the state.
The metro chamber pointed to 4 key findings:
- $42 billion in items and providers exports in 2022
- 88% of Oregon’s exporters are small and medium-sized companies
- 10.3% of Oregon’s GDP, basically the expansion price of home product, is tied to items exports, with providers exports estimated so as to add an extra 3%–5%
- Semiconductors stay Oregon’s prime export
The report additionally underscores Oregon’s commerce surplus — a distinction shared by solely 11 states.
A lot of this surplus stems from high-value exports like semiconductors and transportation tools, industries that additionally rely closely on imports for components and elements.
The Chamber report additionally included a map displaying the share of direct, oblique, and induced jobs supported by worldwide commerce by county. The darker the blue, the higher the affect.
It discovered Linn, Washington, Morrow, and Hood River have the best price of individuals employed in trade-related actions. Greater than 20% of staff in Linn County are supported by worldwide commerce.
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