(Salem, OR) -- The number of job openings in Oregon last year was only slightly higher than in 2024. The Oregon Employment Department says there were 58-thousand-500 openings during the year. Most of the jobs were in the health care sector, which has been the case for several years, they were full-time positions and a majority of the jobs required higher education. Record levels of job openings were reported following the pandemic and then returned to pre-pandemic levels.