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Oregon’s three billionaires hold about $53 billion in wealth, while the bottom half of all Oregonians own about $27 billion.

The $1.3 million difference was greater than the difference between those who did and didn’t attend college.

Leaders of the new union were the guests of honor at the annual Portland Jobs with Justice dinner this month.

In this year’s Gallup poll, 71% of respondents said they approve of labor unions, and 40% felt union membership was “extremely important.”

Washington is a close third, according to a recent report released by the global antipoverty nonprofit Oxfam.

When it comes to openness about how much money they make, Gen Z is all about pay transparency. The Baby Boom generation, not so much.

If you haven’t gotten an 8.6% raise over the past year, you’re not keeping up with inflation, which is at its highest level since 1981.

Two decades of Gallup polls show a trend: Americans are increasingly calling themselves “working class” again.

Unemployment was down to 4.0% last month, almost back to 3.5%, where it was two years ago before the pandemic.

Bureau of Labor Statistics reports annually on large work stoppages. Here are the 16 major actions happened in 2021, and how they turned out.