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All "latest" numbers are for May 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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1,821.5
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1,815.1
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1,793.2
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1.6%
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Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands
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90.7
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100.0
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96.2
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-5.8%
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Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally
adjusted
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5.0%
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5.1%
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5.3%
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-0.3%
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Portland/Van. MSA; Employed Six counties, thousands
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1,084.5
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1,084.3
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1,065.3
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1.8%
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Portland/Van. MSA; Unemployment rate
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4.5%
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4.8%
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4.8%
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-0.3%
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Bend MSA; Employed Deschutes County, thousands
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78.4
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77.8
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75.9
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3.3%
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Bend MSA; Unemployment rate
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4.1%
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4.6%
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4.2%
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-0.1%
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Corvallis MSA; Employed Benton County, thousands
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41.8
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41.5
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40.7
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2.7%
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Corvallis MSA; Unemployment rate
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3.4%
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4.0%
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4.4%
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-1.0%
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Eugene/Springfield MSA; Employed Lane County, thousands
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170.9
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170.1
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168.6
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1.3%
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Eugene/Springfield MSA; Unemployment rate
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4.7%
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5.3%
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5.1%
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-0.4%
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Medford/Ashland MSA; Employed Jackson County, thousands
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96.5
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96.0
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94.7
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1.9%
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Medford/Ashland MSA; Unemployment rate
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5.0%
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5.6%
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5.4%
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-0.4%
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Salem MSA; Employed Marion and Polk counties, thousands
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178.8
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178.4
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176.4
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1.4%
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Salem MSA; Unemployment rate
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5.0%
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5.6%
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5.3%
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-0.3%
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The Coast; Employed Five counties, thousands
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87.6
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86.9
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87.3
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0.4%
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The Coast; Unemployment rate
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5.0%
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5.8%
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5.6%
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-0.6%
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Central Oregon; Employed Eight counties, thousands
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121.9
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121.4
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118.9
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2.5%
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Central Oregon; Unemployment rate
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4.5%
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4.9%
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4.6%
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-0.1%
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Eastern Oregon; Employed Nine counties, thousands
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83.2
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81.7
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82.1
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1.3%
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Eastern Oregon; Unemployment rate
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5.4%
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6.5%
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6.3%
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-0.9%
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Help wanted ad count The Oregonian, Portland (June)
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14,933
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15,025
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22,143
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-32.6%
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Help wanted ad count The Register-Guard, Eugene (June)
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7,768
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7,669
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8,998
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-13.7%
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Help wanted ad count The Bulletin, Bend (June)
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9,076
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9,986
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11,605
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-21.8%
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New business corporations New filings (June)
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1,021
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1,044
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1,121
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-8.9%
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Limited liability companies New filings (June)
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2,177
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2,170
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2,085
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4.4%
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Business bankruptcies New filings (June)
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27
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19
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25
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8.0%
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Non-business bankruptcies New filings (June)
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752
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775
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665
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13.1%
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