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What is Dog River
This was the original name of what is now Hood River
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What is a living wage
The term for the amount of money an individual must earn to support their household
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What is South Central (Southern vs. South vs. Klamath Basin)
Has yet to recover from the most recent recession
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What is construction
This industry experienced the fastest growth over the last 2 years
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What is... remain unchanged
The share of jobs in our region that require a Bachelor's degree or higher is around 25%. By 2027 the share is expected to...
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What is The Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center
The worlds largest rosary collection is exhibited here
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What is the minimum wage for the region's rural counties (does not include Deschutes, Hood River, Wasco)
$10.50 per hour
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What is Bend
Accounts for over 43% of all jobs in the region
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What is Leisure and Hospitality (1,225)
This industry sector posted the highest number of vacancies in the last year
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What is post-secondary (non-bachelors) and other certificates (examples: 2 year Associates and apprenticeships)
Wages increase by 93% by going on to this after high-school
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What is Madras
Tomi, Japan is the sister city to this central Oregon city
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What is the average hourly wage in the East Cascades
Between $16 and $17 per hour
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What is approximately two
The number of unemployed people per job ad
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Farming, Fishing and Forestry (864 vacancies)
This occupational group posted the highest number of vacancies in the last year
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What is Bachelors/ Advanced Degrees
This level of educational attainment has the smallest number of difficult to fill vacancies
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What is appear in 6 Olympic Games (for fencing)
Klamath Falls was home to Janice Romary, the first woman to...
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Healthcare and Technology (Physician Assistants $54/hour and Software Developers $37/hour)
These two industries have some of the highest paid and fastest growing occupations in the region
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What is the aging population
The recent decline in the labor force is due to this
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What is Southwest Oregon (@74%, where East Cascades is 64%- the same as the state)
This region has the highest share of difficult to fill vacancies
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What is 14 years
The number of years it takes for college graduates to see career earnings that exceed those of their peers with just a high school diploma
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What is Lakeview
From 1958-1961 210 tons of uranium ore were processed each day in a plant located on the outskirts of this city
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18% or $9,200
The statewide average wage is this much higher than that of the East Cascades
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What is Hood River (@3.5%)
This county has the lowest rate of unemployment in the East Cascades
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What are Crook, Jefferson and Deschutes
These three counties in the East Cascades were ranked in the top 10 in the state of Oregon for growth in manufacturing
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What is a high school diploma or equivalent (11% above the previous peak)
While workers with a Bachelors degree experienced a more shallow recession, those with this level of education have seen a faster increase in employment opportunities during this current expansion
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