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author of
BEFORE THE WAR:
POEnS AS THEY HAPPENED
will present
A POETRY READING
Feb. 5th • 8 p.m. in the EMU Forum Room
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Critics fault local emphasis
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By Brad Berton
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Editor's note This is the first installment of a five-part
Emerald series on the future of Oregon s economy
Part two will examine causes of the state s economic
Cyclops; why has virtually nothing been done to
diversify? Current proposals tor broadening the
state's economy will be discussed in part three
Barriers to diversification, and actions already begun
to overcome them, will be considered in part four And
the final segment will attempt to answer the question,
“What does all this mean for higher education, and for
college students in particular?”
"Diversification — it's an easy word to pron
ounce.' says University economics professo Mike
Grove, "but the state has failed to make it a reality
Others agree that Oregon 's economy suffers from
a lack of diversity
"The aim of economic diversification is to have
revenues generated from as many and as diverse
businesses as possible,” says Tom Moreland, chairer
of the Lane Economic Foundation's board of direc
tors
The whole nation is in a recession but we are in
more of one,' Moreland says, adding that diver
sification would help insulate us from deep national
recessions ”
Grove says that in assessing Oregon's present
diversification problem, "one needs to take areas
individually because of the different economic factors
affecting each area," adding that "it is also very
important to consider an economy's export base "
HE LIKENED OREGON'S ECONOMY to that of
many Third World nations', explaining that it is "too
dependent on a single export commodity, and over
time the economy has developed around that par
ticular export ”
"Many areas (of Oregon) have one and only one
export base — wood products.” Grove says Mult
nomah County's more diversified export base gives a
greater stability base to its economy than other areas
in Oregon, while Eugene-Sprmgfield is limited but not
totally dependent on |ust one export, he adds
You can count the manufacturing firms in Lane
County, other than wood products, on one hand "
says Moreland "We are very poorly diversified
Gov Vic Atiyeh agrees with Grove's view of the
economic landscape "We all know some areas in
Oregon are suffering more distress than others," he
told legislators on the opening day of the current
special session, "but the overall picture is so un
favorable that every county and city in this state has
become involved
"While unemployment statewide is over 11 per
cent, well over the national average of 8 9 percent, in
the forest products industry rt is 27 percent. Atiyeh
continued, asking the Legislature to declare a
statewide economic emergency
"The present recession in the wood products
industry is not similar to the 1975 recession or any
other," says Ed Gage of the state Department of
Economic Development This recession, he says will
be longer, harder and deeper than others
"Diversification will be forced upon us and it's a
good thing if we do it," he says, referring especially to
the "one-mill" towns and counties
The state Employment Division's most recent
employment statistics (through November of 1981)
reflect the minimal diversification of Oregon's econ
omy
OF THE 1,175.000 PEOPLE EMPLOYED in the
state (excluding proprietors self-employed workers,
private household workers and armed forces person
nel), 15 percent are in the agriculture industry Among
the non-agricultural workers, four out of five work for
non-manufacturing firms
Non-manufacturing firms include trade
(wholesale and retail), service and government or
ganizations that do not produce goods to be sold,
either in or outside Oregon
Graphic by Max DeRung
r.miDoni
Of all non-agricultural laborers, 64 percent are
employed by trade firms, service companies or
government
Wood and paper production firms employ more
than one third of all manufacturing workers, if food
processing firms are included, they account for nearly
half the manufacturing workers
The Oregon Department of Economic Develop
ment reports that farm products contributed 3 percent
to Oregon's Gross State Product (GSP) in 1980 while
manufacturing firms added 23 percent and non-man
ufacturing (including government) supplied a lopsid
ed 74 percent.
Wood and paper products accounted for more
than one-third of the manufacturing contribution,
while government, trade and services made up more
than three-quarters of the non-manufacturing element
and 59 percent of the total GSP. excluding agriculture
THE EMPLOYMENT DIVISION'S MOST RECENT
STATISTICS for Lane County (through June of 1981)
show that of the county's 97,000 workers (excluding
railroad, church, domestic, and some agricultural
workers and insurance agents), less than 2 percent
are farm workers and only 20 percent of the non-farm
employees are in the manufacturing field
The lumber and wood products industry employs
65 percent of the county’s manufacturing workers,
while trade, service and government institutions
employ 68 percent of all non-agricultural workers.
The agricultural contribution to Gross County
Product (GCP) is a mere 1 percent, while 39 percent
comes from manufacturing firms, and 60 percent from
government and non-manufacturing interests
Government, trade and services contribute 71
percent of the non-manufacturing segment of GCP,
and over 40 percent of total GCP.
Statistics also reveal the extent of depression in
the lumber industry.
Seventy-three of Oregon's 210 lumber mills, 59 of
its 210 sawmills and 23 of its 71 plywood plants were
not operating in November 1981, and 8300 workers in
that industry had been laid off The counties with the
highest levels of unemployment (Curry, 21 9 percent;
Crook, 20 7; Douglas, 20; Harney, 18 8; Tillamook,
18 7) tend to be heavily dependent on the lumber and
wood products industry
And since mid-1978 Oregon’s unemployment rate
has been consistently above the national average
Amazingly enough — considering the above
figures — Oregon managed to maintain a favorable
balance of trade (exports over imports) of $853 million
during 1981
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