Major Employers
Employment Statistics
| Unemployment Rate |
County
|
Oregon
|
US |
| July, 2007 |
5.9
|
5.5
|
4.9
|
| July, 2008 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 6.0 |
| July, 2009 | 10.9 | 11.7 | 9.7 |
| July 2010 | 11.5 | 10.6 | 9.5 |
| July. 2011 | 11.1 | 9.5 | 9.1 |
Major employers in the region
| Company | Location | Product |
Union
|
Number of Employees | |
| Americold | Ontario | Cold Storage | Yes |
165
|
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| Eagle-Picher Industries | Vale | Diatomatious Earth Processing (filters) |
No
|
58 | |
| Food Services | County | Grocery |
|
439 | |
| Heinz Frozen Products | Ontario | Frozen Food Products |
Yes
|
960 | |
| Holy Rosary Medical Center | Ontario |
Regional Medical Center
|
No
|
400 | |
| Martin Manufacturing | Adrian | Machinery |
No
|
5 | |
| Poole Oil | County | Gasoline |
No
|
150 | |
| Produce Packing Sheds | 4 in Ontario | Fresh Produce |
No
|
320 | |
| Produce Shed | Vale | Fresh Produce |
No
|
35 | |
| Produce Sheds | Nyssa | Fresh Produce |
No
|
360 at Season Peak | |
| Teague Mineral Products | Adrian | Bentonite & Zeolite Ore |
No
|
11 |
|
| CK3, LLC | Ontario | Engineering & Surveying | No | 10 -15 | |
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| School Districts |
Number of Employees
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Adrian |
50
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| Jordan Valley |
27
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| Nyssa |
162
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| Ontario |
330
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| Vale |
215
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| Government Offices | Number of Employees | ||||
| Federal Government | 340 | ||||
| State of Oregon | 225 (not including Snake River Correctional Institiute, SRCI) | ||||
| Snake River Correctional Institiute | 930 | ||||
| Malheur County and other local government | 1193 | ||||
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