Or. Admin. R. 123-024-0031 - Methodology for Determining Distressed Areas
The department will consider a county, City, or other geographic area to be a distressed area under one of the following methods:
(1) Using the most recent
data available on the date of calculation, a county is considered distressed
when, an index is calculated as the product of the values calculated using four
composite factors. It is distressed if its index is less than 1.0. If the index
is more than 1.0 the county is considered non-distressed. The following are the
four factors used to determine a distressed county:
(a) The state's unemployment rate divided by
the county's unemployment rate;
(b)
The county's per capita personal income divided by the state's per capita
personal income;
(c) The change in
the county's average covered payroll per worker over a two year
period;
(d) The sum of the change
in the county's employment over a two year period; or
(2) A city outside of a county identified as
a distressed area under subsection (1) of this section may be designated as
distressed when its variable values are below the designated threshold value as
determined by at least three of the four indicators listed below. The threshold
values for each of the four indicators shall be determined by using reliable
data from each of the distressed counties based on a demonstrated methodology,
as approved by the director of the department. Threshold values are calculated
using the most recent 5 year American Community Survey data from the U.S.
Census Bureau.
(a) Percentage of city
population 25 years old and over with a bachelor's degree or higher. The
threshold value for variable A is the percentage of Oregon population 25 years
old and over with a bachelor's degree or higher. If the percentage of city
population 25 years old and over with a bachelor's degree or higher is higher
than the percentage of Oregon population 25 years old and over with a
bachelor's degree or higher, this value is above the threshold and not
distressed.
(b) The city's
unemployment rate. The threshold value for variable B is Oregon's unemployment
rate. If the city's unemployment rate is lower than Oregon's unemployment rate,
this value is below the threshold and not distressed.
(c) Percentage of the city population 3 years
of age and over, excluding those enrolled in college undergraduate and graduate
or professional school, below the poverty level. The threshold value for
variable C is the percentage of Oregon population 3 years of age and over,
excluding those enrolled in college undergraduate and graduate or professional
school, below the poverty level. If the percentage of the city's population 3
years of age and over, excluding those enrolled in college undergraduate and
graduate or professional school, below the poverty level is lower than the
percentage of Oregon population below the poverty level, this value is below
the threshold and not distressed.
(d) The city's per capita personal income.
The threshold value for variable D is Oregon's per capita personal income. If
the city's per capita personal income is higher than Oregon per capita personal
income, this value is higher than the threshold and not distressed.
(3) A county, City, or other
geographic area that has demonstrated in writing, through a Temporary
Distressed Petition, to the satisfaction of the director of the department,
that it is suffering or is likely to suffer economic distress equal to or
greater than those counties and cities qualifying as distressed areas under
subsections (1) and (2) of this section. The director shall have the authority
to declare counties, cities, and other geographic areas distressed as allowed
under the Temporary Methodology for Determining Distressed Areas, OAR
123-024-0046.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 285A.075
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 285A.020, 285A.075, 285B.062& 285B.065
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