Oregon’s economy makes two more Top 10 lists

Oregon’s economy and job growth made the Top 10 in two national reports released Monday.

Here’s a report from WalletHub:

With the U.S. economy growing steadily amid a stalling global economy and many states coming back strongly from the Great Recession while others still struggle to make up their losses, the personal-finance website WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2016’s States with the Best & Worst Economies .

Oregon came in at No. 10 overall.

In order to determine which states are the top economic performers in the U.S., WalletHub’s analysts compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across three key dimensions: Economic Activity, Economic Health and Innovation Potential.

Economy of Oregon (1=Best-Performing; 25=Avg.)

6 th – GDP Growth 24 th – % of Fast-Growing Firms 10 th – Exports per Capita 16 th – Business Startup Activity 10 th – % of Jobs in High-Tech Industries 29 th – Annual Median Household Income 4 th – Nonfarm Payrolls Change 11 th – Immigration of U.S. Knowledge Workers 4 th – State-Government Surplus/Deficit per Capita 23 rd – Unemployment Rate

For the full report, visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/states-with-the-best-economies/21697/

Meanwhile, the state has earned the No. 4 spot (Idaho is No. 1) on Kiplinger’s list of 10 States with the Fastest Job Growth in 2016 , which compares states that are likely to see the fastest employment gains this year, from 2.7% to 3.5%, all topping the national average of 1.8%.