Oregon in bottom half of growth since 2020
Since 2020, Oregon has ranked in the bottom half of U.S. states for real GDP growth. While companies aren’t fleeing en masse, some are building new facilities and hiring additional workers elsewhere, citing higher costs, longer permitting timelines and a complicated path to growth in Oregon
Nearly a quarter of 400 Oregon businesses surveyed in a 2025 University of Oregon study said they had been contacted by out-of-state recruiters since 2021. Dutch Bros, the Grants Pass–founded coffee chain now valued in the billions, shifted 40% of its corporate staff to Phoenix last year.