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All "latest" numbers are for December 2007 unless otherwise
noted.
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Latest Month
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Previous Month
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Previous Year
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Annual Change
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EMPLOYMENT/BUSINESS LISTINGS
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Total employment State of Oregon, thousands
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1,840.2
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1,856.7
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1,805.0
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2.0%
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Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands
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105.4
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102.4
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98.2
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7.3%
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Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally
adjusted
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5.6%
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5.5%
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5.4%
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0.2%
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Portland/Van. MSA; Employed Six counties, thousands
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1,109.8
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1,114.8
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1,086.6
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2.1%
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Portland/Van. MSA; Unemployment rate
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4.9%
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4.9%
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4.6%
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0.3%
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Bend MSA; Employed Deschutes County, thousands
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78.2
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78.9
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76.2
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2.6%
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Bend MSA; Unemployment rate
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6.1%
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5.5%
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4.5%
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1.6%
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Corvallis MSA; Employed Benton County, thousands
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42.8
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43.1
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41.6
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2.8%
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Corvallis MSA; Unemployment rate
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3.8%
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3.8%
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3.8%
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0.0%
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Eugene/Springfield MSA; Employed Lane County, thousands
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173.2
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174.0
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170.2
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1.8%
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Eugene/Springfield MSA; Unemployment rate
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5.4%
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5.2%
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5.2%
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0.2%
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Medford/Ashland MSA; Employed Jackson County, thousands
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98.3
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100.5
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97.9
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0.4%
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Medford/Ashland MSA; Unemployment rate
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5.9%
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5.4%
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5.3%
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0.6%
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Salem MSA; Employed Marion and Polk counties, thousands
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178.9
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181.8
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175.4
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2.0%
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Salem MSA; Unemployment rate
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5.5%
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5.2%
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5.4%
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0.1%
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The Coast; Employed Five counties, thousands
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86.8
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88.2
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85.3
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1.8%
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The Coast; Unemployment rate
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6.6%
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6.0%
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6.2%
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0.4%
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Central Oregon; Employed Eight counties, thousands
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121.1
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122.2
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118.1
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2.6%
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Central Oregon; Unemployment rate
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6.2%
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5.6%
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5.0%
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1.2%
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Eastern Oregon; Employed Nine counties, thousands
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81.6
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83.8
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80.1
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2.0%
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Eastern Oregon; Unemployment rate
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7.1%
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6.1%
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7.0%
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0.1%
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Help wanted ad count The Oregonian, Portland (January)
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7,926
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6,869
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14,475
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-45.2%
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Help wanted ad count The Register-Guard, Eugene (January)
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5,345
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4,556
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6,869
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-22.2%
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Help wanted ad count The Bulletin, Bend (January)
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3,402
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3,528
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6,791
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-49.9%
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Oregon online job vacancies, total ads in thousands
(January)
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52
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53
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60
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-14.0%
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Portland online job vacancies, total ads in thousands
(January)
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34
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35
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41
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-16.9%
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New business corporations New filings (January)
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1,117
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1,056
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1,198
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-6.8%
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Limited liability companies New filings (January)
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2,333
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2,280
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2,299
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1.5%
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Business bankruptcies New filings (January)
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16
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15
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15
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6.7%
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Non-business bankruptcies New filings (January)
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617
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632
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533
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15.8%
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