Seasonal Losses in Leisure and Hospitality Reduce Job Tally – Oregon Employment Dept. release – Coos County total payroll employment rose by 200 jobs in October. Local government education gained 260 jobs over the month. Other industries showing more modest gains included transportation, warehousing, and utilities (+20); wood product manufacturing (+20); and general merchandise stores (+20). Offsetting those gains were estimated losses in leisure and hospitality (-80); professional and business services (-20); and food manufacturing (-20). Coos County total payroll employment fell by 400 jobs over the past year. The largest drops were in general merchandise stores (-70); financial activities (-60); and professional and business services (-50). Other job losses since October 2021 were estimated in mining and logging (-30); private education and health services (-20); other services (-20); and transportation, warehousing, and utilities (-20). Leisure and hospitality (+50); wholesale trade (+40); and manufacturing (+30) had job increases over the year. Curry County payroll employment fell by 200 jobs in October. Leisure and hospitality shed 120 jobs over the month. Smaller losses were also estimated in mining, logging, and construction (-20), and retail trade (-20). Government employment decreased by 30 jobs over the month. Over the past year, Curry County payroll employment fell by 30 jobs. Gains were estimated in leisure and hospitality (+10), and trade, transportation, and utilities (+10). Job losses were estimated in financial activities (-20); manufacturing (-20); and professional and business services (-20). The South Coast area is still down 910 payroll jobs from the total in October 2019.
