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Information in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR

Metro Market Score 70.7 (Difficult), ranked #278 of 294 metros. 4,776 establishments, 25,056 jobs.

Metro Market Score 70.7

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Difficult

ⓘ Lower is better. Relative to national information average.

💰High-Cost Market

Market conditions for information in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro are tougher than average. The 70.7 market score reflects a combination of high labor costs, slowing employment, and an already crowded field. Rank: #278 of 294 metros.

Industry Concentration

94.2

LQ: 1.10

Rank #277 of 294 metros

Wage Competitiveness

93.2

$143,357 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 37.1

Employment growth index

Rank #186 of 294 metros

Wage Pressure

25.0

YoY wage change index

4,776 Information Firms in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro

4,776

Establishments

+6.1% YoY

25,056

Total Employment

-4.0% YoY

$143,357

Average Annual Wage

+8.5% YoY

1.10

Location Quotient

Above national avg

Within Oregon

#8 of 8

information metros in state

Oregon state rank

#45 of 51

for information entry risk

vs State Median

+8.2

worse than median (62.5)

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro vs Oregon Statewide

How this metro's information market compares to Oregon overall. The state ranks #45/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro	OR Statewide
Overall Score	70.7 Difficult	52.0 Elevated
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#278 of 294 metros	#45 of 51 states

Metro and state scores use different methodologies (metro has 4 QCEW-based metrics; state adds BDS survival and momentum data). Direct score comparisons are approximate.

Other Industries in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro

Retail Trade 63.6 Accommodation and Food Services 63.9 Construction 67.3 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 69.3 Finance and Insurance 69.7 Other Services 73.3 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 76.3

Information in Other Oregon Metros

Grants Pass 34.8 #82/294 Salem 42.6 #133/294 Albany 43.8 #145/294 Eugene-Springfield 59.5 #233/294 Medford 62.5 #250/294 Corvallis 66.2 #261/294 Bend 68.5 #271/294

Information Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro's 70.7 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 70.7 #277/294 Cedar Rapids, IA 70.9 #279/294 Omaha, NE 70.4 #276/294 Manchester-Nashua, NH 70.3 #275/294 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 71.4 #280/294 Fargo, ND 71.5 #281/294 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA 71.5 #282/294 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 69.6 #274/294 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 69.3 #273/294 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA 72.6 #283/294

Information in States Bordering Oregon

State-level entry risk for information in adjacent states. Use this to weigh cross-border options.

Idaho 43.8 #24/51 Washington 55.7 #49/51 Nevada 56.3 #50/51 California 56.6 #51/51

Browse Information in Other States

State-level entry risk reports for information across all 51 markets, sorted by rank.

About Metro Market Score: A weighted composite of industry concentration (25%), wage competitiveness (25%), wage pressure (20%), and employment growth trend (30%). Lower scores indicate more favorable conditions. For Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro's information sector, the industry concentration component (94.2) has the strongest pull on the composite. Metro scores use QCEW data only (no BDS survival data at metro level). Read full methodology →

Data Sources

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Bureau of Labor Statistics. MSA-level establishment counts, employment, wages, and location quotients for the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment