Portland industry spotlight: Insurance hiring going strong

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Published on June 08, 2020

Portland's insurance industry is experiencing strong job growth. Local employers posted 224 new jobs over the past week and 934 in the last month, more than any other local industry, according to ZipRecruiter, a leading online employment marketplace.

The insurance sector also came in fourth in terms of local employers adding new jobs. In the past month, 166 companies listed open jobs for Portland-based workers in that area.

Top companies hiring locally in insurance include Jared Dean - State Farm Agent, Creative Financial Staffing (CFS) and John Proctor - State Farm Agent. According to a recent job opening posted by CFS, it's "a leading, employee-owned staffing firm."

Jobs posted by Jared Dean - State Farm Agent in the past month in Portland included managers, account representatives and customer service representatives, while CFS was hiring managers, accountants and accounts payable specialists, and John Proctor - State Farm Agent sought account representatives, insurance accountants and account associates.

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