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Oregon Transformation
Oregon’s per capita personal income gap with the nation has generally been growing since 1996.
Likely reasons for the growing income gap include: lower industry wages, a fast growing population, high unemployment rate, and lower earnings by proprietors.
The last time Oregon was above the national average was in 1976, due to a growing manufacturing sector.
source: State of Oregon: Employment Department [2]
visit Oregon Transformation Project [3]