Our Labor Force
The day-to-day work of our Tribal government is carried out by
a staff of nearly 500 employees and includes departments
such as Administration, Children and Family Services, Natural
Resources, Economic and Community Development, Public Works,
Education, Health, Fire, and Police, and several programs within
each of those departments.
An additional 500 employees are employed at the Wildhorse Casino and Resort, which includes a casino, 100-room hotel, 100-space RV park, championship golf course and the Tamastslikt Cultural Institute (visitor center and museum).
The CTUIR is the second largest employer in Umatilla County with nearly 1,000 employees. The State of Oregon is first. We have an annual payroll that exceeds $31 million, and much of that money is circulated throughout the city of Pendleton and other local communities. This translates to an estimated economic impact of $168 million.
Our annual operating budget is nearly $90 million. About half of that budget is dedicated to operation of our many enterprises and businesses and the other half is dedicated to providing governmental services to tribal members and other residents of the Reservation.
Around $12 million of our operating budget is revenue earned from our Wildhorse Casino. The rest is revenue from other tribal enterprises and businesses, interest earnings, utility taxes, federal and state funding, grants and contracts. According to our Gaming Revenue Allocation Plan, 15% of gaming profits are distributed to the individual tribal members. In 1996 that amounted to $500 a year to each tribal member; in 2001 each tribal member received $1,000 for the year.
The remaining gaming profits are used to operate the CTUIR government and provide essential governmental services, invest in funds to enhance the Tribe's assets, provide scholarships to students, assist with burial expenses for tribal members, provide financial assistance to elders, fund economic development projects, and provide charitable contributions throughout the community.
Since 1992 we have created over 900 new jobs in our community, reducing our unemployment rate from 37% in 1992 to 17% currently. Our total labor force includes 38% CTUIR Tribal Members, 14% Indians from other tribes, and 48% non-Indians.
Labor Force Chart (number of employees, % of Tribal, other Indian, non-Indian)
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