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Welcome to PRISM
Alt Tag for PRISM logo Agencies Partnering for Workforce Productivity
The Performance Reporting Information System (PRISM) was established to collect, analyze, and report on:

Workforce development services,
Customers receiving these services, and
Employment outcomes after receiving services.

Three agencies, representing six programs participate in PRISM. The three agencies include Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development, Department of Human Services, and the Employment Department.
WorkSource Oregon
New monthly data series - employment status of people with a disability
National data show in October 2009, the unemployment rate of persons with a disability was 16.5 percent, compared with 9.2 percent for persons with no disability, not seasonally adjusted.
Latest Economic Information
Unemployment Rates, October 2009
Not Seasonally Adjusted - 10.7%
Seasonally Adjusted - 11.3%
Unemployment Rates and Unemployment Insurance Claims: Two Different Things
Many Oregonians believe that if a person is not receiving Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits, they're not counted in the official unemployment rate. But that's not true. Read additional details and historical perspectives on Oregon's unemployed and unemployment rates.
Green Jobs
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New survey of employers finds Oregon's 51,400 green jobs to be widespread across industries and occupations.
State of Oregon Plan Modification
Plan modification for Title 1B and Wagner-Peyser submitted to the U.S. Department of Labor, June 29, 2009
PRISM
Reports Published November 6, 2009
Quarterly Statewide Performance
Placement Rate - 66.96%, down 0.3 percentage points
Retention Rate - 58.78%, up 4.57 percentage points
Wage Gain - $0.44, down $0.25
Trend Charts
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View placement, retention, or wage gain performance beginning with July 1, 2000 for a selected agency and/or region.
New Data Source Increases Placement Rate
PRISM has a new data source. Placement and Retention reports now include placement and retention employment performance for individuals who received services from Oregon's workforce development system and went to work in another state.
Results & Trends publication
Both internal and external influences have an affect on the number of individuals that get jobs after receiving services from Oregon's workforce system. In this issue of Results & Trends we'll expore two external factors which significantly affect the PRISM placement rate.
Industry Information
 

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