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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL NOVEMBER 22, 2017 11A Oregon adds jobs this month Unemployment rate stays mostly the same at 4.3 percent In October, Oregon's nonfarm payroll employ- ment rose by 11,600 jobs, following a revised loss of 1,100 jobs in September. The gain in October was the largest monthly increase since 14,100 jobs were added in February 2017. Monthly gains were concentrated in profes- sional and business services, which added 5,300 jobs, and in leisure and hospitality, which added 3,800. Both of these industries rebounded from job losses within the prior two months. Three other industries each added at least 1,000 jobs in October: other services (+1,400 jobs); manufac- turing (+1,000); and transportation, warehousing, and utilities (+1,000). Retail trade cut 900 jobs, posting the biggest monthly job decline. The big job gain in October, coupled with the upward revision to September, considerably boosted Oregon's over-the-year growth rate. Since October 2016, Oregon has added 45,000 nonfarm payroll jobs, which equals an annual growth rate of 2.4 percent. Construction continues to lead the way with 9,400 jobs added, equaling 10.3 percent growth. The second fastest growing industry was transportation, warehousing and utilities (+3,400 jobs, or 5.6%). Over the past 12 months, fi ve ser- vice-providing industries each expanded faster than the overall economy: information (+1,000 jobs, or 3.0%), professional and business services (+6,800 jobs, or 2.8%), health care and social as- sistance (+6,200 jobs, or 2.7%), fi nancial activi- ties (+2,500 jobs, or 2.6%), and leisure and hos- pitality (+5,000 jobs, or 2.5%). Meanwhile, only two industries posted declines during that time: other services ( 900 jobs, or -1.4%) and mining and logging (-200 jobs, or -2.7%). Oregon's unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 4.3 percent in October from 4.2 per- cent in September, remaining near the U.S. unem- ployment rate of 4.1 percent in October. I Breakfast With Santa Santa is on his way from the North Pole to cook you breakfast and he wants to know what is on your Christmas List! t is easy for small businesses to get overshadowed by big box stores and major corpo- rations — especially during the holidays when these same corporations increase their ad- vertising and online shopping discounts for Black Friday. Strategic marketing campaigns in the last several years have highlighted the need to “shop small” and support local busi- nesses. In fact, Small Business Saturday has become a form of shopping “holiday” that occurs on the Saturday following Thanksgiving. No doubt, shopping small is a big deal. The History The “holiday” has a short but strong history. At not even a decade old, consumers are em- bracing the movement and the philosophies it inspires. 2010: The fi rst Small Business Saturday was sponsored and promoted by American Express in 2010 to encourage people across the nation to “shop small” businesses. 2011: This is the year it all became offi cial, federally speaking. In 2011, the United States Senate unanimously passed a resolution to support Small Business Saturday. 2012: Consumer awareness for the campaign soared to 67 percent, with 47 percent of consumers shopping small that Saturday, spending a collective $5.5 billion. Free Saturday December 2 7AM - 11AM at South Lane Fire & Rescue 233 Harrison Avenue Cottage Grove We will be taking donations of unwrapped new toys for "Toys for Tots" 2013: Neighborhood Champi- ons made their debut. These are individuals and local organi- zations that publicly pledge support of the shopping holiday — more than 1,450 in total. 2014: American Express helped small businesses sell themselves, supporting their promotional activities with free personalized ads, which ap- peared millions of times across the Internet. This resulted in more than $14 billion in sales. 2015: The support continued to grow strong, with more than 95 million people shopping small. According to the Small Business Saturday Consumer Insights Survey, Americans spent $16.2 billion at on Small Business Saturday in 2015 — a 14 percent increase from the year before. Registered Neighborhood Champions also nearly doubled to 4,100 across the U.S. 2016: More than 250,000 posts populated Instagram, Twitter and Facebook in November, with more than 100,000 on Small Business Saturday itself. sets m o o Bedr sets Dining r s e Reclin ls na Sectio ates rtifi c e C t f i G ials c e p S re In-Sto 1/24 1 y a d All 5 & 11/2 Quality Home Furnishings at Low Prices. Family owned since 1971 • Rob Scoggin • (541) 942-8711 • Fax (541) 942-7181 615 Main Street • Cottage Grove • HomesteadCG.com
