Oregon’s Retail Sector Bleeds Jobs at Five Times the National Rate as Portland’s Urban Core Falters

State retail employment has cratered nearly 6 percent since 2019 while the rest of the country barely flinched, exposing a localized contraction that goes well beyond a routine post-pandemic correction. Oregon's retail industry is unraveling at a pace that has decoupled the state from the rest of the country. Retail employment across Oregon has dropped […]