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Economists, policymakers and journalists have been puzzling over why so many workers between 25 and 54 have been leaving the labor force over the past two years.

While most Americans think of themselves as “working class," that identity looks different based on education, income, race, ethnicity and even partisanship, according to data released Monday by the Pew Research Center.

Oregon has been underperforming the national economy since the pandemic, but that gap has finally closed, economists said.

For the first time, a majority of young adults in the U.S. say artificial intelligence leaves them more worried than enthusiastic.

The jobs report marks the second time this year the U.S. jobs market has shrunk, though not as drastically as the 156,000 jobs lost last February.

An abundance of young workers will turn to an undersupply by 2040, with better pay and a surplus of housing, demographers predict.

Idaho’s average hourly wage in 2025 rose by 4.7% from 2024, ranking the state third nationally for percentage increases during that time, according to a press release by the Idaho Department of Labor.

The latest report placed Montana's rate of unemployment below the national average, which ended the month at 4.2%.

The economy added less than half the number of jobs expected last month and saw fewer gains in April in May than first reported.

Oregonians making minimum wage will get a 50-cent bump per hour beginning Wednesday, resulting in an average of $573 more per year for someone working full time.