POPULATION: 3,823,465 (2009)
LABOR FORCE: 1,596,400 (Aug. 2010)
RIGHT TO WORK: No
TRADITIONAL INDUSTRIES: High technology, agriculture,
wood products
EXPANDING INDUSTRIES: Green energy manufacturing,
aerospace, high-tech/semiconductors,
software, wood products, biomedical
technology, transportation
equipment, primary and fabricated
metals
COLLEGE GRADUATES: (Age 25 and over) 29.2%
BASIC BUSINESS TAXES:
Corporate Excise Tax: 6.6 percent
on net Oregon income of corporations
doing business in the state;
7.9 percent on amounts over
$250,000
Sales and Use Tax: None
Property Tax: Privately owned real
estate and personal property used
to produce income are subject to
tax by local taxing districts such as
schools, cities, and counties.
Statewide property tax limitation of
approximately 1.5 percent of real
market value. Annual increases are
limited to 3 percent
BUSINESS INCENTIVES
Enterprise zones
Enhanced enterprise zones
E-commerce zones
Commercial Properties Under
Construction property tax exemption
Business Energy Tax Credit
Research Tax Credit
Oregon Investment Advantage
tax exemption
Strategic Investment Program
for Capital-Intensive Industries
Job Training Program
Industrial Development Bond
Program
Oregon Business Development Fund
Oregon Port Revolving Loan Fund
Oregon Capital Access Program
Oregon Entrepreneurial
Development Loan Fund
Oregon Credit Enhancement Fund
Foreign-trade zones
Food processing equipment
exemption
Building Opportunities for Oregon
Small Business Today (BOOST)
program
