Oregon Employment Dept. release – Coos County total payroll employment fell by 400 jobs in July, mostly due to a typical seasonal decline of 500 jobs in local government education. Private-sector employment increases were estimated in professional and business services (+50); retail trade (+40); leisure and hospitality (+30); and construction (+20). Both transportation, warehousing, and utilities as well as private education and health services shed 20 jobs over the month. Government employment had a net loss of 490 jobs in July, with the aforementioned seasonal decline in local government education slightly offset by a gain of 20 Indian tribal local government jobs. Coos County had an estimated gain of 190 jobs over the year ending in July. Private-sector employment rose by just 20 jobs in the past 12 months. Industries gaining jobs included professional and business services (+90); leisure and hospitality (+70); and food manufacturing (+50). On the other hand, job losses were tallied in private education and health services (-80); wood product manufacturing (-70); mining and logging (-20); and other services (-20). Government employment rose by 170 over the year, with gains in local education (+100); non-education local government (+40); and Indian tribal (+20). Curry County total nonfarm payroll employment increased over the month by 40 jobs. Leisure and hospitality (+110) had the largest job gain. Smaller gains were estimated in construction, manufacturing, and health care, each up by 10 jobs. A few industries lost jobs in July, including professional and business services (-10) and financial activities (-10). Government employment decreased by 90 jobs over the month, with a loss of 110 in local government education accounting for the drop. Curry County gained 190 jobs over the year. Industries adding jobs included retail trade (+60); construction (+40); education and health services (+40); and leisure and hospitality (+30). Government employment rose by 20 jobs since July 2018 with a loss of 50 in local government education countered by a gain of 50 in local government excluding educational services and 20 jobs added in federal government.
