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All "latest" numbers are for July 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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1,833.9
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1,841.7
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1,818.0
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0.9%
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Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands
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103.4
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98.0
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103.3
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0.1%
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Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally
adjusted
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5.5%
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5.1%
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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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1,084.3
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1,085.7
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1,070.0
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1.3%
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Portland/Van. MSA; Unemployment rate
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5.2%
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4.8%
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5.2%
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0.0%
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Bend MSA; Employed Deschutes County, thousands
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80.4
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79.9
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77.8
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3.3%
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Bend MSA; Unemployment rate
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4.6%
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4.4%
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4.2%
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0.4%
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Corvallis MSA; Employed Benton County, thousands
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40.2
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42.1
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39.6
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1.4%
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Corvallis MSA; Unemployment rate
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4.7%
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3.9%
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5.1%
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-0.4%
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Eugene/Springfield MSA; Employed Lane County, thousands
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167.6
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171.2
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167.1
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0.3%
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Eugene/Springfield MSA; Unemployment rate
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5.5%
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5.1%
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5.8%
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-0.3%
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Medford/Ashland MSA; Employed Jackson County, thousands
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94.9
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96.9
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93.4
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1.7%
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Medford/Ashland MSA; Unemployment rate
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6.1%
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5.6%
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6.0%
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0.1%
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Salem MSA; Employed Marion and Polk counties, thousands
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184.7
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183.0
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182.6
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1.2%
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Salem MSA; Unemployment rate
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5.4%
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5.2%
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5.6%
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-0.2%
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The Coast; Employed Five counties, thousands
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89.0
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89.1
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88.9
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0.2%
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The Coast; Unemployment rate
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5.7%
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5.3%
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5.9%
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-0.2%
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Central Oregon; Employed Eight counties, thousands
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132.5
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129.0
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133.0
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-0.4%
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Central Oregon; Unemployment rate
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4.7%
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4.6%
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4.3%
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0.4%
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Eastern Oregon; Employed Nine counties, thousands
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84.0
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85.5
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83.9
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0.1%
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Eastern Oregon; Unemployment rate
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5.6%
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5.5%
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6.0%
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-0.4%
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Help wanted ad count The Oregonian, Portland (August)
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14,069
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14,625
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22,827
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-38.4%
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Help wanted ad count The Register-Guard, Eugene (August)
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7,324
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7,509
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9,086
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-19.4%
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Help wanted ad count The Bulletin, Bend (August)
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8,632
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8,817
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11,676
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-26.1%
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Oregon online job vacancies, total ads in thousands
(August)
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84
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77
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71
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17.8%
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Portland online job vacancies, total ads in thousands
(August)
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60
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53
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49
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22.2%
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New business corporations New filings (August)
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1,054
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977
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1,088
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-3.1%
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Limited liability companies New filings (August)
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2,204
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2,047
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1,988
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10.9%
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Business bankruptcies New filings (August)
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19
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23
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23
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-17.4%
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Non-business bankruptcies New filings (August)
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778
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737
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646
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20.4%
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