Latino Contributions to Oregon: Strengthening our State Economy

Latino Contributions to Oregon: Strengthening our State Economy (click to view report)

This report examines the role Latinos play in advancing the economy of the state of Oregon and the well-being of its communities through their contributions as workers, entrepreneurs, consumers and taxpayers. The report draws primarily on data from the 2010 Census and the American Community Survey and provides Oregon-specific demographic, labor and socio-economic data regarding the Latino and immigrant communities. 

The report found that one in five native-born children in Oregon have at least one immigrant parent, and Oregon had one of the top rates of growth for Latino-owned business creation in the country. They make up 10.5 percent of the Oregon workforce but there has been a 78 percent increase in Latino business-ownership from 2002 to 2007--nearly double the national growthrate for Latino-owned businesses. Download the report for more findings. 

Latino Contributions to Oregon: Strengthening our State Economy (click to view report)