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All "latest" numbers are for April 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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1,815.1
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1,809.9
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1,781.9
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1.9%
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Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands
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100.0
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111.8
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103.0
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-2.9%
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Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally
adjusted
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5.1%
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5.2%
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5.4%
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-0.3%
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Portland/Van. MSA; Employed Six counties, thousands
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1,084.3
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1,085.1
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1,063.5
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2.0%
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Portland/Van. MSA; Unemployment rate
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4.8%
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5.3%
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5.0%
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-0.2%
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Bend MSA; Employed Deschutes County, thousands
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77.8
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77.1
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74.8
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4.0%
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Bend MSA; Unemployment rate
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4.6%
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5.3%
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4.6%
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0.0%
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Corvallis MSA; Employed Benton County, thousands
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41.5
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41.8
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40.6
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2.2%
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Corvallis MSA; Unemployment rate
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4.0%
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4.7%
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4.8%
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-0.8%
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Eugene/Springfield MSA; Employed Lane County, thousands
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170.1
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169.9
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168.1
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1.2%
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Eugene/Springfield MSA; Unemployment rate
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5.3%
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6.0%
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5.5%
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-0.2%
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Medford/Ashland MSA; Employed Jackson County, thousands
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96.0
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95.5
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93.8
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2.4%
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Medford/Ashland MSA; Unemployment rate
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5.6%
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6.5%
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5.9%
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-0.3%
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Salem MSA; Employed Marion and Polk counties, thousands
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178.4
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178.1
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175.1
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1.9%
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Salem MSA; Unemployment rate
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5.6%
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6.2%
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5.6%
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0.0%
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The Coast; Employed Five counties, thousands
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86.9
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86.5
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86.1
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1.0%
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The Coast; Unemployment rate
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5.8%
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6.7%
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6.1%
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-0.3%
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Central Oregon; Employed Eight counties, thousands
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121.4
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120.3
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117.8
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3.1%
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Central Oregon; Unemployment rate
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4.9%
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5.8%
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5.1%
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-0.2%
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Eastern Oregon; Employed Nine counties, thousands
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81.7
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81.1
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80.5
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1.4%
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Eastern Oregon; Unemployment rate
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6.5%
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7.6%
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7.3%
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-0.8%
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Help wanted ad count The Oregonian, Portland (May)
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15,025
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17,042
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24,254
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-38.1%
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Help wanted ad count The Register-Guard, Eugene (May)
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7,669
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8,296
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9,547
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-19.7%
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Help wanted ad count The Bulletin, Bend (May)
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9,986
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9,812
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11,837
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-15.6%
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New business corporations New filings (May)
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1,044
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1,100
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1,145
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-8.8%
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Limited liability companies New filings (May)
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2,170
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2,278
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2,149
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1.0%
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Business bankruptcies New filings (May)
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19
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16
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23
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-17.4%
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Non-business bankruptcies New filings (May)
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775
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806
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576
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34.5%
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