COLUMN: Salem-area work centers see more job seekers

At the beginning of a new year, uncertainty and caution seem to be the prevailing sentiments about the economy – with some qualifications.

What is certain is that job growth has slowed, and unemployment is ticking up. But, according to the economists of the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis, the economy is “showing hints of pick-up.”  More on this later.

So, we’ll analyze trends, and begin the new year with an interview with Kim Parker-Llerenas,…