Industry Clusters:  The Structure of the Oregon Economy.

Oregon’s economy is driven by traded sector industry clusters.  These clusters-consisting of companies, competitors, and suppliers that specialize in particular products, services and markets--generate payrolls that sustain families, and in turn, local business and government service.  Oregon has give groups of traded sector clusters.  These are the state's traditional natural resource clusters; high technology and electronics; metals, machinery and other manufacturing; creative and design services; and clean/green technology.  

Oregon’s clusters represent groups of firms in different sectors of the economy that are more concentrated in Oregon than in the typical state, where an industry is growing faster in Oregon than the same industry nationally, and where an industry pays higher wages than the comparable industry nationally.

Find out more information about Oregon’s clusters using the menu on the left side of the page.

Want to add a new cluster to the menu on the left? Email jrogers@orbusinesscouncil.org  with a short description, contact info—including website & email, and the geography & date(s) of your efforts.