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All "latest" numbers are for February 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 filings
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Total employment State of Oregon, thousands
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1,798.0
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1,790.9
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1,753.1
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2.6%
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Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands
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118.4
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114.8
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120.3
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-1.6%
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Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally
adjusted
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5.3%
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5.2%
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5.4%
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-0.1%
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Portland/Van. MSA; Employed Six counties, thousands
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1,079.1
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1,075.9
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1,052.3
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2.5%
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Portland/Van. MSA; Unemployment rate
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5.6%
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5.4%
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5.9%
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-0.3%
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Bend MSA; Employed Deschutes County, thousands
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76.4
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75.9
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72.5
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5.3%
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Bend MSA; Unemployment rate
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5.8%
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5.6%
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6.2%
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-0.4%
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Corvallis MSA; Employed Benton County, thousands
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41.3
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40.9
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40.2
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2.7%
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Corvallis MSA; Unemployment rate
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5.0%
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4.7%
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5.8%
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-0.8%
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Eugene/Springfield MSA; Employed Lane County, thousands
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169.1
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168.7
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166.2
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1.8%
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Eugene/Springfield MSA; Unemployment rate
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6.3%
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6.1%
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6.4%
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-0.1%
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Medford/Ashland MSA; Employed Jackson County, thousands
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95.1
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94.7
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92.3
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3.1%
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Medford/Ashland MSA; Unemployment rate
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6.9%
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6.6%
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7.0%
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-0.1%
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Salem MSA; Employed Marion and Polk counties, thousands
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175.3
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174.5
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171.6
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2.2%
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Salem MSA; Unemployment rate
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6.6%
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6.3%
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6.7%
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-0.1%
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The Coast; Employed Five counties, thousands
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85.9
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85.1
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84.6
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1.6%
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The Coast; Unemployment rate
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7.0%
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7.1%
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7.3%
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-0.3%
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Central Oregon; Employed Eight counties, thousands
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119.1
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118.2
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113.9
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4.6%
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Central Oregon; Unemployment rate
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6.3%
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6.1%
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6.8%
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-0.5%
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Eastern Oregon; Employed Nine counties, thousands
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80.0
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79.9
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78.2
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2.3%
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Eastern Oregon; Unemployment rate
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8.2%
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8.3%
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9.3%
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-1.1%
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Help wanted ad count The Oregonian, Portland (March)
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15,688
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14,532
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21,916
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-28.4%
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Help wanted ad count The Register-Guard, Eugene (March)
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7,865
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6,916
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7,974
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-1.4%
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Help wanted ad count The Bulletin, Bend (March)
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8,624
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7,019
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10,267
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-16.0%
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New business corporations New filings (March)
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1,177
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998
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1,230
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-4.3%
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Limited liability companies New filings (March)
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2,376
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2,029
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2,187
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8.6%
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Business bankruptcies New filings (March)
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28
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17
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19
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47.4%
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Non-business bankruptcies New filings (March)
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856
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604
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605
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41.5%
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