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Forest Grove

Washington County

Portland Metro PMSA

July 1, 2006

20,830

500,585

2,121,910

% population growth 00-06

15.1%

12.4%

10.1%

% population growth 1990-06

50.3%

60.7%

39.2%

3 mile radius

5 mile radius

10 mile radius

2004 Annual Pop.

31,507

47,056

153,800

Forest Grove

Washington
County

2006 Annual

9,150

277,520

1,126,232

Total Employed

8,405

265,116

1,068,987

Unemployed

745

12,404

57,245

Unemployment Rate

(annual 2006)

8.1%

4.5%

5.1%

Unemployment Rate

(April. 2007)

n/a

4.4%

4.9 %

Labor Participation

Rate (2000 census)

66.2%

72.3%

69.5%

3 mile radius

5 mile radius

10 mile radius

2004 Annual

15,735

24,000

80,000

Occupation

Multnomah & Washington Counties

U. S.

Office and Administrative

Support

17.8%

16.6%

Professional & Related

16.9%

14.7%

Service

13.6%

16.2%

Sales and Related

11.1%

10.6%

Management, Business

& Financial

10.8%

10.8%

Production

7.4%

7.8%

Transportation &

Material Moving

7.0%

6.8%

Healthcare

5.9%

6.9%

Installation, Maintenance

& Repair

3.9%

4.0%

Construction and Extraction

3.8%

5.1%

Farming, Fishing & Forestry

0.7%

0.7%

Forest Grove

Washington
County

Industry

#

%

#

%

Construction and

Mining

92

1.5%

16,873

7.5%

55,100

5.8%

Manufacturing

2,141

34.1%

45,594

20.3%

119,900

12.7%

Wholesale Trade

41

.6%

16,631

7.4%

55,000

5.8%

Retail Trade

482

7.7%

26,729

11.9%

101,700

10.7%

Warehousing & Transportation

88

1.4%

4,335

1.9%

36,800

3.9%

Information

32

.5%

6,696

3.0%

22,500

2.4%

Finance/Insurance

66

1.0%

9,340

4.2%

42,500

4.5%

Real Estate

66

1.0%

3,618

1.6%

23,200

2.4%

Professional/Science, Technical services

73

1.1%

9,107

4.0%

46,700

4.9%

Management of Companies & Enterp.

37

.6%

3,700

1.6%

18,800

2.0%

Administrative, Support ,Waste Man

198

3.1%

16,703

7.4%

55,600

5.9%

Education & Health

Services

1,453

23.2%

21,521

9.6%

115,300

12.2%

Arts, Entertainment and Recreation

37

.6%

2,744

1.2%

13,000

1.4%

Accommodation and

Food Services

494

7.8%

15,183

6.8%

74,500

7.9%

Other Services

205

3.2%

7,572

3.4%

34,600

3.6%

Government

791

12.6%

17,361

7.7%

130,900

13.8%

TOTALS

6,271

100%

224,216

100%

946,100

100%

Industry

2004

2014

% Change

Total Nonfarm Employment

650,300

755,100

16.1%

Natural Resources/Mining

600

600

0%

Construction

31,300

36,500

16.6%

Manufacturing-Durables

61,800

66,100

7.0%

Manufacture.-Non Durables

18,900

18,700

-1.1%

Wholesale Trade

39,600

43,900

10.9%

Retail Trade

66,400

75,900

14.3%

Transportation/Warehousing

26,400

31,300

20.2%

Information

17,800

20,600

15.7%

Finance and Insurance

32,000

36,800

15.0%

Real Estate & Rental

16,600

18,400

10.8%

Professional/Technical services

33,800

42,600

26.0%

Management of Companies

15,700

17,900

14.0%

Administrative & Waste Services

41,600

57,400

38.0%

Educational Services

15,000

18,100

20.7%

Health Services

63,800

77,300

21.2%

Arts, Entertainment & Rec.

8,600

10,400

20.9%

Accommodation & Food Ser

50,600

59,700

18.0%

Other Services

23,800

27,200

14.3%

Government

86,000

85,700

11.3%

Industry

Business Services

66,200

13,700

26.1%

Health Services

58,800

11,800

25.1%

Engineering &

Management Services

20,500

4,000

24.2%

Social Services

25,000

4,900

24.4%

Private Education

16,700

3,200

23.7%

Furniture & Home

Furnishing

7,800

1,400

21.9%

Motion Pictures &

Amusements

13,200

2,300

21.1%

Building Materials &

Garden Supplies

5,200

800

18.2%

Office & Computing

Machines

1,900

300

18.8%

Electronic & Other

Electronic Equipment

30,400

4,600

17.8%

Industry

Forest Grove

Washington County

Portland PMSA

Average Annual Wage

Average Annual Wage

Natural Resources

Mining/Construction

53

$3,525,461

$35,697

Natural Reso/Mining

above

above

$23,846

$23,545

Construction

above

above

$44,494

$43,725

Manufacturing

44

87,691,147

$40,599

$68,448

$54,414

Wholesale Trade

16

2,105,564

$49,149

$80,754

$59,859

Retail Trade

44

10,808,585

$23,755

$26,758

$25,865

Transportation &

Warehousing

9

2,000,412

$22,148

$35,771

$36,765

Information

7

994,564

$31,003

$75,686

$64,165

Finances/Insurance

18

2,881,122

$39,327

$53,646

$57,625

Real Estate & Rental

24

1,316,640

$16,118

$29,912

$32,215

Professional/Scientific

Technical Services

23

2,172,622

$27,270

$52,083

$56,486

Management of Companies/Enterprise

6

2,337,826

$58,695

$55,569

$69,136

Administrative/Support

Waste Janitorial

27

3,247,233

$16,575

$25,720

$24,950

Education & Health Services

64

40,911,140

$29,144

$37,631

$37,506

Arts, Entertainment,

Recreation

7

573,204

$14,453

$17,004

$25,224

Accommodations/

Food Services

37

6,525,486

$12,995

$14,345

$14,760

Other Services

50

3,782,801

$19,642

$31,347

$27,114

Federal Government

1

1,195,675

$46,041

$53,172

$57,240

State Government

2

2,261,539

$40,451

$37,791

$39,248

Local Government

19

26,147,144

$33,334

$38,865

$39,992

Multnomah and Washington Counties

Occupational Category

Job Title

Professional

Accountants/Auditors

$24.16

$27.26

$56,707

Budget Analysts

26.02

26.40

54,919

Loan Officers

24.94

29.73

61,832

Computer Programmers

29.13

29.71

61,813

Computer Analysts

31.95

32.62

67,849

Computer Software Engineers, Systems Softw.

41.10

41.54

86,401

Civil Engineer

30.95

32.21

66,900

Industrial Engineer

33.58

34.84

72,465

Electrical Engineer

36.50

36.60

76,138

Biochemists/Biophysicists

26.56

35.06

72,924

Environmental Scientists

27.76

28.21

58,663

Management

Marketing Managers

$41.88

$44.84

$93,265

Financial Managers

43.88

45.14

93,876

Industrial Production Mgrs

36.77

39.79

82,753

Engineering Managers

52.06

52.85

109,930

Computer & Information

Systems Managers

45.77

49.49

102,492

Technical

Network & Computer Administrator

$28.22

$29.01

$60,324

Electro-Mechanical Techs

20.83

21.09

43,853

Environmental Engineering

Technicians

24.45

24.81

51,606

Chemical Technicians

16.17

17.74

36,901

Medical/Laboratory Techs

24.87

24.38

50,724

Office / Clerical Support

Office Supervisors

$20.68

$21.56

$44,839

Order Clerks

14.94

14.96

31,393

Receptionists

12.32

12.71

26,430

Data Entry Clerk

12.02

12.53

26,070

Word Processors/Typists

17.51

17.37

36,115

Customer Service Reps

13.97

14.91

31,004

Accounting Clerk

14.79

15.68

32,624

Office Clerks, General

12.83

13.19

27,441

Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

17.71

18.24

37,994

Production

Production Supervisors

$23.38

$24.77

$51,515

Assemblers, Electronic/ Electrical Equipment

12.35

12.83

26,672

Metal Fabricators

17.98

17.72

36,876

Computer Controlled Machine Tool Operators

15.72

16.18

33,647

Machinists

20.23

20.19

42,003

Semiconductor Processors

13.74

14.96

31,120

Welder, Cutter, Solderers

17.20

17.20

35,773

Packaging and Filling Machine Operator

10.90

12.47

25,927

Production Worker Helper

10.08

11.25

23,405

Food Mixing and Blending

Machine Operators

$10.52

$11.17

$23,233

Transportation / Material Move.

Supervisors- Transportation

Material-Moving Machines

21.02

22.04

$45,854

Truck Drivers-Heavy

17.75

18.00

37,422

Truck Drivers-Light/Delivery

12.85

14.04

29,203

Fork Lift Operator

13.89

14.47

30,107

Driver/Sales Workers

12.04

13.64

28,365

Hand Packers & Packages

8.63

9.54

19,845

Laborers and Freight, Stock

And Material Movers, Hand

11.52

11.96

24,885

Conveyor Operators

13.08

13.41

27,891

Supervisors- Transportation

Material-Moving Machines

21.02

22.04

$45,854

Healthcare

Registered Nurses

$27.71

$28.12

$58,486

Physician Assistants

32.38

32.56

67,718

Occupational Therapists

27.96

28.02

58,286

Medical & Clinical Lab

Technologists

24.87

24.38

50,724

Nursing Aides/Orderlies

11.07

11.27

23,452

Licensed Practical and

Vocational Nurses

19.47

19.41

40,379

Radiologic, CAT and MRI

Technologists

25.06

24.55

51,071

Occupational Health & Safety Specialists

26.70

27.22

56,622

Retail/Sales

Cashiers

$9.14

$10.43

$21,693

Retail Salesperson

10.65

12.47

25,932

Parts Salesperson

14.42

15.36

31,968

Supervisors Retail Sales

17.52

19.44

40,429

Telemarketers

9.83

10.91

22,686

Education Level

Forest Grove

Washington County

High School Graduate or Higher

77.6%

88.9%

87.1%

Some College or Higher

51.6%

68.8%

63.8%

Bachelors Degree or Higher

21.2%

34.5%

30.3%

Demographic

Forest Grove

Washington County

% age 62 and over

15.1%

10.4%

12.3%

% 25-44

28.7%

34.0%

32.4%

% under age 18

27.4%

26.9%

24.8%

% Hispanic or Latino

17.3%

11.2%

8.0%