Two out of five private sector employers in Oregon plan to hire workers over the next six months. State Employment Economist Nick Beleicks lists the occupations expecting to hire: “The top of the individual occupations, but the number of businesses that are saying they are hiring were: retail sales persons, farm workers, truck drivers, office clerks, teachers and instructors, waiters and waitresses.” Most employers who plan to hire will do so to replace workers leaving or to hire seasonal workers.