As I never get tired of pointing out -- if you look up "Poverty with a View" in the Urban Dictionary, it is specifically about Bend, Oregon.
The article on jobs in the Bulletin today only reinforces that.
Manufacturing jobs, which pay an average of $41K are down by 1660 jobs since 2005. Construction jobs are down by 3340.
Meanwhile, leisure and hospitality jobs, which pay an average of $18K, are up by 1290.
The increases in jobs are mostly in health and hospitality, the exact jobs you'd expect if Bend was a retirement and tourist area.
I don't think most of those manufacturing and construction jobs are ever coming back.
Sorry.
The article on jobs in the Bulletin today only reinforces that.
Manufacturing jobs, which pay an average of $41K are down by 1660 jobs since 2005. Construction jobs are down by 3340.
Meanwhile, leisure and hospitality jobs, which pay an average of $18K, are up by 1290.
The increases in jobs are mostly in health and hospitality, the exact jobs you'd expect if Bend was a retirement and tourist area.
I don't think most of those manufacturing and construction jobs are ever coming back.
Sorry.