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OREGON
East Oregonian
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Expired Oregon driver
license or registration?
Grace period to renew
coming to end Dec. 31
By VIRGINIA
BARREDA
Salem Statesman Journal
SALEM — If you’ve got
an expired Oregon license
or vehicle registration, it’s
time to consider booking an
Oregon Driver and Motor
Vehicle appointment —
fast.
The grace period to
renew al ready- expi red
licenses and registrations
is coming to an end Dec. 31.
I n 2020, t he DM V
closed its 60 offices across
Oregon amid the pandemic,
prompting a huge back-
log, DMV spokesperson
David House said. When
the offices reopened, the
backlog was exacerbated by
staff shortages and restric-
tions such as capacity limits
a nd app oi nt me nt- on ly
services.
To help alleviate the
pileup of requests and
clogged phone lines, multi-
ple vehicle-related mora-
toriums were put in place
throughout the year.
One rolling moratorium
provides a grace period on
citations for expired driver
licenses, permits, vehicle
registration and disabled
parking placards. The law
only applies to expira-
tion dates of six months or
less and will expire Dec.
31, according to the DMV
website.
Since reopening, the
DMV has increased its
available appointments and
is also now accepting walk-
ins. Though there are no
capacity limits, customers
are required to wear masks
in the offices and during
driving tests. You can check
the wait estimates online.
Save yourself a trip
to the DMV
Many services are now
available online, so agency
off icials say it’s worth
checking the DMV website
before making the trip. If
you have to go in person,
ma ke a n appoi nt ment
through dmv2u.oregon.gov/
eServices, or just show up.
The division also consid-
ers this a good time to get
the Real ID option. Start-
ing in May 2023, you will
need a federally acceptable
form of identification to fly.
Most common are a pass-
port or the Real ID version
of a DMV credential.
You can create a person-
alized checklist for the
documents you need to
qualify for Real ID at
Oregon.gov/RealID.
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Here’s how Oregon’s
manufacturing sector
can expect to grow
Krumenauer, transportation
equipment manufacturing
is projected to add 2,500
SALEM — Demand is jobs from 2020 to 2030 —
apparent for new jobs in a growth rate of 23%. This
some industries like leisure sector includes boat, recre-
and hospitality, health care, ational vehicle, aircraft and
and professional and busi- truck production.
ness services in Oregon’s
Employment in niche
immediate future. But for sectors, such as primary
the manufacturing sector, metals manufact u r ing,
varying niche sectors are decli ned sig n if ica ntly
experiencing
from 2019
more compli-
to 2020,
cated highs
Krume-
A NOV. 22
nauer said.
and lows.
REPORT FROM Before the
A Nov. 22
report from
THE OREGON p a nd e m ic,
the Oregon
this sector
EMPLOYMENT e m p l o y e d
Employment
Department
jobs,
DEPARTMENT 9,500
projects the
and projec-
state could PROJECTS THE tions show
a return to
add 317,600
STATE COULD only 9,000
jobs f rom
2020 to 2030,
jobs.
ADD 317,600
an increase
“A s of
October
of 16%. The
JOBS FROM
report, which
2021, t he
2020 TO 2030,
accounts for
only types of
the recov-
AN INCREASE manufactur-
er y from
ing that were
above their
l ow 2 0 2 0
OF 16%.
October
employment
levels, found
2019 levels
this job growth rate is histor- were sawmills, other wood
ically high.
product manufacturing, and
As for manufacturing, semiconductor manufactur-
the report found this sector ing,” Krumenauer said. “It’s
could fall short of its peak, best to compare the same
adding 205,900 jobs — an month from previous years
11% growth — by 2030. since the numbers aren’t
The manufacturing industry seasonally adjusted.”
peaked in 2006 at 207,300
Combined, health care,
jobs for Oregonians, with leisure and hospitality, and
an all-time high in 1998 of professional and business
228,600.
services are expected to
In 2020, manufacturing offer more than 50% of all
lost 12,700 jobs in Oregon, new jobs in Oregon from
a decline of 6%, the state now until 2030. On the other
report said.
hand, jobs for news report-
However, niche indus- ers, logging equipment
tries, such as transportation operators, bank tellers and
equipment manufacturing telemarketers are expected
have a projected growth to decline.
The report found Oregon
rate of 23% by 2030, and
primary metal manufactur- employed 1,998,400 work-
ing projects a 16% increase ers in 2020, and the state’s
by 2030. Overall, these projected 16% employment
micro sectors are expected increase by 2030 includes
to show growth. The top 8,300 self-employed jobs,
three manufacturing niche 25,700 government jobs
industries showing strong and 283,500 private sector
growth are computer and jobs. Leisure and hospital-
electronic product manu- ity alone is expected to add
facturing, semiconductor 73,800 jobs.
According to the report,
and electronic component
manufacturing, and food most of the job openings
manufacturing.
will be needed due to retir-
Other industries with ing workers, people making
expected losses include occupational changes and
news media, paper-related for new or expanding busi-
production and distribution nesses. Even sectors that
including paper mills, and show a decline in job growth
retail trade, especially for will need to hire replace-
electronics and appliances.
ments for retirees or others
Accord i ng to st ate making career changes, the
employment economist Gail report said.
By JULES ROGERS
Oregon Capital Bureau
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