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Oregon's Free Enterprise Report: 2025 Edition

The Free Enterprise Report is a marquis report that provides an objective, non-partisan, fact-based analysis of the Oregon economic landscape and the state’s most pressing issues. The study is a year long undertaking and includes the CSI Economic Performance Index as well as a Free Enterprise Competitiveness Index across eight different policy areas.

Both indices provide an opportunity to look backwards and better understand where Oregon has been and what direction we are moving. We can better understand how we are performing relative to other states and we can equip policy makers, civic and business leaders with the best understanding of how our state is performing, where we are winning, where we are losing and how free enterprise principles can get us back on track.

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Jobs & Our Economy
Oregon Jobs and Labor Force – March 2025 Update

An overview of Oregon’s labor market as of March 2025, highlighting changes in employment, labor force participation, and key industry trends. It examines which sectors are driving job growth or experiencin

April 17, 2025 Serra KirschMark McMullen
Education
Spending More Achieving Less: Oregon's Education Challenge

Oregon’s education spending has increased significantly over the past two decades, but student achievement remains stagnant or in decline

Taxes & Fees
Estate Taxes, Migrating 65+ Population, and the Money We Leave Behind

Oregon’s estate tax has the nation’s lowest exemption and ranks third-highest in rates—costing the state population, jobs, and billions in economic activity.