Or. Admin. Code § 340-083-0510 - Distressed County Index

(1) The Distressed County Index is calculated by multiplying together the following four composite factors using the latest data available on the date of calculation:

(a) The state's unemployment rate divided by the county's unemployment rate (U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics);

(b) The county's per capita personal income divided by the state's per capita personal income (U.S Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis);

(c) The percent change in the county's average covered payroll per worker over a two year period (U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics); and

(d) The percent change in the county's employment over a two year period (U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics).

(2) The nine most distressed counties are the nine counties with the lowest distressed county index values.

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Or. Admin. Code § 340-083-0510

DEQ 2-2016, f. & cert. ef. 2/4/2016

Stat. Auth.: Sec. 6a, Ch. 662, OL 2015

Stats. Implemented: Sec. 6a, Ch. 662, OL 2015