• Unemployment low in Salem, but wage growth mixed.

    October 8, 2024

  • The Salem economy, like that of Oregon and the U.S., is doing well so far

    August 27, 2024

  • Hiring Challenges Remain for Law Enforcement in Salem Area

    July 10, 2024

  • Better data on gig workers needed to inform policy

    June 13, 2024

  • What Salem’s unemployment rate really means

    May 2, 2024

  • Diverse manufacturing has kept Salem economy strong

    April 3, 2024

  • Salem Ahead of Oregon in Pandemic Recovery

    February 29, 2024

  • What Oregon’s Declining Population Means for Workers

    February 1, 2024

  • A Closer Look at Food Inflation

    December 19, 2023

  • Gary Mueller Retiring

    December 12, 2023

  • WORKing Together Conference Highlights WWP Program!

    December 4, 2023

  • WWP Set to Distribute Funds  to Organizations

    November 17, 2023

  • Local government grows, but population grows much faster in Salem

    October 31, 2023

  • Mid Valley Behavioral Health Consortium

    October 19, 2023

  • More Job Training and Public Policy Changes Needed to Raise Oregon Labor Force Participation

    October 6, 2023

  • All in a Day’s Work – A Conversation about the Joys of Work

    September 18, 2023

  • Why people with criminal histories struggle to find jobs in Oregon

    September 13, 2023

  • Mid-Valley Behavioral Health Consortium

    August 23, 2023

  • The pandemic’s lingering effects on the Salem economy

    August 10, 2023

  • Metal Tech 4×4 – Much More than a Manufacturing Company

    July 12, 2023

  • Why health care providers in Salem still struggle to hire

    July 10, 2023

  • Love Inc.

    July 5, 2023

  • Willamette Workforce Partnership Recognized on the National Stage!

    June 15, 2023

  • 2022 State of the Workforce

    June 12, 2023

  • Salem is adding jobs, but unemployment is rising. Why?

    June 5, 2023

  • Chemeketa Community College Truck Driving School a Success!

    May 15, 2023

  • Podcast

    April 25, 2023

  • Teen Employee Blossoms in Work Experience

    April 3, 2023

  • Workers with disabilities a ready pool for Salem employers

    March 30, 2023

  • Mid-Valley Musings

    March 29, 2023