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All "latest" numbers are for January 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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1,811.9
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1,828.5
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1,794.8
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1.0%
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Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands
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121.6
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104.9
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112.2
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8.4%
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Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally
adjusted
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5.5%
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5.4%
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5.1%
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0.4%
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Portland/Van. MSA; Employed Six counties, thousands
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1,096.4
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1,105.3
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1,080.1
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1.5%
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Portland/Van. MSA; Unemployment rate
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5.5%
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4.8%
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5.3%
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0.2%
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Bend MSA; Employed Deschutes County, thousands
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77.2
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77.9
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76.1
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1.5%
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Bend MSA; Unemployment rate
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7.6%
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6.1%
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5.5%
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2.1%
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Corvallis MSA; Employed Benton County, thousands
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40.5
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41.4
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40.1
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1.0%
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Corvallis MSA; Unemployment rate
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4.4%
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3.8%
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4.6%
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-0.2%
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Eugene/Springfield MSA; Employed Lane County, thousands
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170.5
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172.1
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170.4
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0.0%
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Eugene/Springfield MSA; Unemployment rate
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6.1%
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5.4%
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5.9%
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0.2%
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Medford/Ashland MSA; Employed Jackson County, thousands
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95.0
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97.6
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94.2
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0.8%
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Medford/Ashland MSA; Unemployment rate
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7.6%
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5.9%
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6.5%
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1.1%
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Salem MSA; Employed Marion and Polk counties, thousands
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175.8
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178.2
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174.8
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0.6%
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Salem MSA; Unemployment rate
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6.4%
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5.5%
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6.2%
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0.2%
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The Coast; Employed Five counties, thousands
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86.0
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86.3
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85.5
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0.6%
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The Coast; Unemployment rate
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7.4%
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6.6%
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6.9%
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0.5%
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Central Oregon; Employed Eight counties, thousands
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120.2
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121.1
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119.0
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1.1%
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Central Oregon; Unemployment rate
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7.7%
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6.2%
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6.0%
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1.7%
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Eastern Oregon; Employed Nine counties, thousands
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80.2
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81.0
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80.4
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-0.2%
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Eastern Oregon; Unemployment rate
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8.8%
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7.0%
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8.0%
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0.8%
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Help wanted ad count The Oregonian, Portland (February)
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7,540
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7,926
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14,532
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-48.1%
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Help wanted ad count The Register-Guard, Eugene (February)
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4,575
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5,345
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6,916
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-33.8%
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Help wanted ad count The Bulletin, Bend (February)
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3,193
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3,402
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7,019
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-54.5%
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Oregon online job vacancies, total ads in thousands
(February)
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59
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52
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70
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-15.2%
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Portland online job vacancies, total ads in thousands
(February)
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40
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34
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49
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-18.3%
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New business corporations New filings (February)
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935
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1,117
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998
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-6.3%
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Limited liability companies New filings (February)
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2,058
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2,333
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2,029
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1.4%
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Business bankruptcies New filings (February)
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16
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16
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17
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-5.9%
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Non-business bankruptcies New filings (February)
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785
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617
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604
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30.0%
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