Employment Information/Statistics
Employment Statistics
| Unemployment Rate |
County
|
Oregon
|
US |
| July, 2003 |
11.9
|
8.1
|
6.2
|
| July, 2004 |
8.8
|
6.5
|
5.7
|
| July, 2005 |
9.5
|
6.4
|
5.2
|
| July, 2006 |
6.5
|
5.3
|
5.0
|
| July, 2007 |
5.9
|
5.5
|
4.9
|
Major employers in the region
| Company | Location | Product |
Union
|
Number of Employees |
| Argus Observer | County | Newspaper |
No
|
120 |
| Americold | Ontario | Cold Storage |
Yes
|
165 |
| Eagle-Picher Industries | Vale | Diatomatious Earth Processing (filters) |
No
|
58 |
| Food Services | County | Grocery |
|
439 |
| Heinz Frozen Products | Ontario | Frozen Food Products |
Yes
|
960 |
| Holy Rosary Medical Center | Ontario |
Regional Medical Center
|
No
|
400 |
| Martin Manufacturing | Adrian | Machinery |
No
|
5 |
| Poole Oil | County | Gasoline |
No
|
150 |
| Produce Packing Sheds | 4 in Ontario | Fresh Produce |
No
|
320 |
| Produce Shed | Vale | Fresh Produce |
No
|
35 |
| Produce Sheds | Nyssa | Fresh Produce |
No
|
360 at Season Peak |
| Teague Mineral Products | Adrian | Bentonite & Zeolite Ore |
No
|
11 |
|
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| School Districts |
Number of Employees
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|
Adrian |
50
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| Jordan Valley |
27
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| Nyssa |
162
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| Ontario |
330
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| Vale |
215
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| Government Offices | Number of Employees | |||
| Federal Government | 340 | |||
| State of Oregon | 225 (not including Snake River Correctional Institiute, SRCI) | |||
| Snake River Correctional Institiute | 930 | |||
| Malheur County and other local government | 1193 | |||
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