The Portland Metro Chamber’s full 2025 State of the Economy report, released Thursday, paints a grim picture of the local economy.
PORTLAND, Ore. — The business community of Portland’s central city gathered Thursday to hear the latest numbers on post-pandemic economic recovery, and the news was mostly grim. As one researcher put it, the local economy is on the precipice of an “urban doom loop,” if it isn’t there already.
The Portland Metro Chamber’s full 2025 State of the Economy report is a lengthy data and graph-filled presentation, which paints a less-than-ideal picture of economic metrics in northwest Oregon.
And less than ideal might
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