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All "latest" numbers are for February 2008 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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1,804.7
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1,811.8
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1,796.1
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0.5%
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Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands
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123.5
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120.2
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113.7
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8.6%
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Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally
adjusted
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5.5%
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5.5%
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5.0%
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0.5%
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Portland/Van. MSA; Employed Six counties, thousands
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1,088.9
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1,095.4
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1,081.6
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0.7%
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Portland/Van. MSA; Unemployment rate
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5.7%
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5.4%
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5.4%
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0.3%
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Bend MSA; Employed Deschutes County, thousands
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76.8
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77.3
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75.8
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1.3%
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Bend MSA; Unemployment rate
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8.3%
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7.5%
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5.7%
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2.6%
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Corvallis MSA; Employed Benton County, thousands
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40.7
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40.5
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40.5
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0.7%
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Corvallis MSA; Unemployment rate
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4.5%
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4.3%
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4.9%
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-0.4%
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Eugene/Springfield MSA; Employed Lane County, thousands
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169.9
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170.3
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170.7
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-0.5%
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Eugene/Springfield MSA; Unemployment rate
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6.1%
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6.0%
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6.0%
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0.1%
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Medford/Ashland MSA; Employed Jackson County, thousands
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94.1
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94.9
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93.9
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0.2%
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Medford/Ashland MSA; Unemployment rate
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7.7%
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7.6%
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6.7%
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1.0%
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Salem MSA; Employed Marion and Polk counties, thousands
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176.6
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176.2
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175.8
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0.4%
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Salem MSA; Unemployment rate
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6.5%
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6.3%
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6.4%
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0.1%
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The Coast; Employed Five counties, thousands
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85.7
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86.1
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85.4
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0.3%
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The Coast; Unemployment rate
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7.0%
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7.3%
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6.8%
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0.2%
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Central Oregon; Employed Eight counties, thousands
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120.1
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120.4
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118.9
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1.0%
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Central Oregon; Unemployment rate
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8.2%
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7.6%
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6.1%
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2.1%
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Eastern Oregon; Employed Nine counties, thousands
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80.3
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80.3
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80.2
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0.2%
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Eastern Oregon; Unemployment rate
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8.5%
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8.7%
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7.8%
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0.7%
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Help wanted ad count The Oregonian, Portland (March)
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8,287
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7,540
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15,688
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-47.2%
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Help wanted ad count The Register-Guard, Eugene (March)
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4,575
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7,865
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-100.0%
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Help wanted ad count The Bulletin, Bend (March)
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4,256
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3,193
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8,624
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-50.6%
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Oregon online job vacancies, total ads in thousands (March)
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57
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59
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71
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-19.0%
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Portland online job vacancies, total ads in thousands
(March)
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38
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40
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50
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-23.4%
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New business corporations New filings (March)
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978
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935
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1,177
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-16.9%
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Limited liability companies New filings (March)
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2,450
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2,058
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2,376
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3.1%
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Business bankruptcies New filings (March)
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20
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16
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28
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-28.6%
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Non-business bankruptcies New filings (March)
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1,010
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785
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856
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18.0%
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