COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL APRIL 25, 2018 9A
EARTH DAY CLEAN-UP A SUCCESS Unemployment
report shows job
growth in March
PHOTOS BY KEN ROBERTS
Cottage Grove Councilor Ken Roberts stands between Cottage Grove High School Principal Mike Ingman (right)
and athletic director Gary Roberts (left) during Saturday's downtown clean up that was part of the city's Earth Day
festivities. Roberts said he was pleased with the turn-out and hopes to see more people join the effort next year.
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Lorane
County
News
Submitted by Lil Thompson
Tomorrow, Thursday April 26, is
Kindergarten Roundup for the Crow
Applegate Lorane School District. If
you have a child who will be fi ve (5)
by September 1, 2018, come to Apple-
gate Elementary at 3:15 pm meet your
teacher and see your classroom for
the upcoming school year. Bring your
child's birthday certifi cate and immuni-
zation records.
Come out on Saturday, April 28 and
enjoy a delicious Bake sale and won-
derful Craft Faire at Lorane Grange.
The Lorane Christian Church ladies
are hosting this event from 10 a.m. to
2 p.m.
Later that evening, come to the Lo-
rane Grange's Dessert and Bingo start-
ing at 6 p.m. Progressive blackout has
still not been won and chances to win
are growing. Bring your friends and
neighbors for a fun day in Lorane.
The Easy Acres Neighborhood Watch
Group invites everyone to a Wild-
fi re Prevention Presentation at Lorane
Grange , Sunday, April 29th from 1 p.m.
to 3 p.m. The program will be given by
Alex Rahmlow, the Oregon Department
of Forestry, District of Western Lane,
Fire Planning Coordinator. All of us
can benefi t from this presentation. For
more information, call John H. Eck-
les-541-517-5798. If you are defi nitely
going you may RSVP to him or to the
Lorane site. Plan to attend.
Eighth Grade Recognition parent
meeting is tonight, April 25 at CMHS
Library at 6:30 pm. Contact Mary
Houle - 541-935-2227 for further infor-
mation.
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Oregon’s unemployment rate was 4.1 percent in
February and March. For 15 consecutive months,
the rate has been close to 4.1 percent, its lowest lev-
el since comparable records began in 1976. The U.S.
unemployment rate was also 4.1 percent in both Feb-
ruary and March. The economy continues to expand
as refl ected by record highs in Oregon’s civilian labor
force (2,132,000 individuals) and total employment
(2,043,000 individuals).
In March, Oregon’s nonfarm payroll employment
grew by 4,200 jobs, following a revised gain of 700
jobs in February. Recent growth was somewhat stron-
ger than during much of 2016 and 2017 when growth
averaged 3,700 jobs per month.
In March, retail trade added 2,400 jobs, due to stron-
ger hiring patterns than normal during the fi rst three
months of the year. These gains followed somewhat
lackluster holiday hiring in retail at the end of 2017.
In the past 12 months, the retail components adding
the most jobs were motor vehicle and parts dealers
(+1,000 jobs) and food and beverage stores (+1,000
jobs).
Manufacturing rebounded in March, adding 1,200
jobs, following a loss of 900 in February. Oregon’s
manufacturing sector is growing, adding 4,200 jobs
over the past 12 months. Durable goods manufactur-
ing picked up the pace of hiring in recent months. Its
growth was led by computer and electronic product
manufacturing, which added 2,100 jobs over the past
12 months.
Professional and business services was the only oth-
er major industry with a notable over-the-month job
change in March. It added 800 jobs, putting this large
industry back on a track of modest expansion. Within
the past 12 months it added 2,800 jobs, or 1.2 percent.
Total nonfarm payroll employment grew by 41,000
jobs, or 2.2 percent, since March 2017. Oregon is add-
ing jobs faster than the U.S. rate of 1.5 percent.
Notes:
All numbers in the above narrative are seasonally
adjusted except for the component industries within
retail trade and manufacturing.
The Oregon Employment Department and the U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) work cooperative-
ly to develop and publish monthly Oregon payroll
employment and labor force data. The estimates of
monthly job gains and losses are based on a survey of
businesses. The estimates of unemployment are based
on a survey of households and other sources.
*Effective with the January 2018 data, employment
of Oregon’s approximately 17,000 home care workers
are counted in private health care and social assistance
instead of state government. The change was due to
legislative action clarifying that for purposes of work-
force and labor market information, home care workers
are not employees of state government. The reclassifi -
cation affects private sector and government monthly
change fi gures for January 2018 and will affect over-
the-year change fi gures through December 2018. It
does not affect total payroll employment levels.
The pdf version of the news release, including ta-
bles and graphs, can be found at www.QualityInfo.org/
press-release. To obtain the data in other formats such
as in Excel, visit www.QualityInfo.org, then within the
top banner, select Economic Data, then choose LAUS
or CES. To request the press release as a Word docu-
ment, contact the person shown at the top of this press
release.
For help fi nding jobs and training resources, visit
one of the state's WorkSource Oregon centers or go to:
www.WorkSourceOregon.org.
Equal Opportunity program — auxiliary aids and
services available upon request to individuals with dis-
abilities. Contact: (503) 947-1794. For the Deaf and
Hard of Hearing population, call 711 Telecommunica-
tions Relay Services.
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By Caitlyn May
cmay@cgsentinel.com
The Cottage Grove City
Council met briefl y for a reg-
ularly scheduled meeting on
Monday, April 23.
Planning and community de-
velopment director Faye Stew-
art fi lled in for absent city man-
ager Richard Meyers.
Bikes, bikes, bikes:
Cottage Grove Mayor Jeff
Gowing proclaimed May to be
Bike Month in Cottage Grove.
The mayor noted the city's bike
paths and the sect of tourism
that relies on them. This June,
the city will welcome the Gran
Fondo on June 2 and on June
16, Gowing will lead his sec-
ond Mayor's Bike Ride, inviting
community members to ride the
trail with him.
Dog park:
The city accepted the dona-
tion of LuLu's Dog Park as part
of its consent agenda on Mon-
day night. The deal includes
land valued at approximately
$271,242, benches, fences, a
sprinkler system, gates, dog
waste stations and a bulletin
board. In exchange for the do-
nation, the city has agreed to
keep the name Lulu's and the
land will remain a dog park for
a minimum of fi ve years.
Budget committee:
Two members of the com-
munity were appointed to the
budget advisory committee.
Four people applied for the
positions--one left vacated by
new city councilor Greg Er-
vin--including Dana Merryday,
Miriam Udosenata, Tom Mun-
roe and Donn Rust. Merryday
withdrew his application and
Udosenata was not available for
an interview as she was out of
town running the Boston Mar-
athon. Rust and Munroe were
appointed to three-year terms.
Swinging Bridge:
Amy Merryday gave an up-
date on behalf of her husband
Dana, on the effort of the com-
munity group, Friends of the
Cottage Grove Swinging Bridge
to fund the structure's repair.
During the Earth Day celebra-
tion in Coiner Park on Saturday,
the group hosted a rummage sale
and earned a little over $1,100.
The city fund--funded by dona-
tions--now has $10,176.88. The
latest estimations provided by
the city for the cost of repair are
approximately $1 million.
Agenda sessions:
The board voted to hold agen-
da sessions on the Fridays be-
fore Monday council meetings
for councilors to ask questions
of staff. The meetings will begin
at 8:30 a.m. and are open to the
public but no decisions will be
made and no public comment
will be held.