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All "latest" numbers are for March 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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1,809.9
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1,798.0
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1,764.1
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2.6%
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Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands
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111.8
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118.4
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112.1
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-0.2%
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Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally
adjusted
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5.2%
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5.3%
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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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1,085.1
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1,079.1
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1,055.4
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2.8%
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Portland/Van. MSA; Unemployment rate
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5.3%
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5.6%
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5.5%
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-0.2%
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Bend MSA; Employed Deschutes County, thousands
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77.1
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76.4
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73.3
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5.2%
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Bend MSA; Unemployment rate
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5.3%
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5.8%
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5.5%
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-0.2%
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Corvallis MSA; Employed Benton County, thousands
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41.8
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41.3
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40.6
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2.8%
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Corvallis MSA; Unemployment rate
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4.7%
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5.0%
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5.4%
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-0.7%
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Eugene/Springfield MSA; Employed Lane County, thousands
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169.9
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169.1
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166.9
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1.8%
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Eugene/Springfield MSA; Unemployment rate
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6.0%
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6.3%
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6.0%
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0.0%
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Medford/Ashland MSA; Employed Jackson County, thousands
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95.5
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95.1
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92.8
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2.9%
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Medford/Ashland MSA; Unemployment rate
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6.5%
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6.9%
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6.6%
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-0.1%
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Salem MSA; Employed Marion and Polk counties, thousands
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178.1
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175.3
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173.2
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2.9%
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Salem MSA; Unemployment rate
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6.2%
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6.6%
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6.2%
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0.0%
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The Coast; Employed Five counties, thousands
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86.5
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85.9
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84.9
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1.8%
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The Coast; Unemployment rate
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6.7%
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7.0%
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6.9%
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-0.2%
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Central Oregon; Employed Eight counties, thousands
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120.3
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119.1
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115.4
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4.3%
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Central Oregon; Unemployment rate
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5.8%
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6.3%
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6.0%
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-0.2%
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Eastern Oregon; Employed Nine counties, thousands
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81.1
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80.0
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79.6
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1.9%
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Eastern Oregon; Unemployment rate
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7.6%
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8.2%
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8.2%
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-0.6%
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Help wanted ad count The Oregonian, Portland (April)
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17,042
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15,688
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23,828
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-28.5%
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Help wanted ad count The Register-Guard, Eugene (April)
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8,296
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7,865
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8,370
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-0.9%
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Help wanted ad count The Bulletin, Bend (April)
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9,812
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8,624
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11,420
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-14.1%
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New business corporations New filings (April)
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1,100
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1,177
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1,019
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7.9%
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Limited liability companies New filings (April)
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2,112
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2,376
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2,008
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5.2%
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Business bankruptcies New filings (April)
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16
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28
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19
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-15.8%
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Non-business bankruptcies New filings (April)
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806
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856
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552
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46.0%
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