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All "latest" numbers are for August 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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1,844.2
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1,833.9
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1,823.2
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1.2%
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Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands
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99.0
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103.4
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101.1
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-2.1%
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Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally
adjusted
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5.4%
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5.5%
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5.4%
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0.0%
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Portland/Van. MSA; Employed Six counties, thousands
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1,090.4
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1,084.3
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1,075.4
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1.4%
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Portland/Van. MSA; Unemployment rate
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5.0%
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5.2%
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5.2%
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-0.2%
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Bend MSA; Employed Deschutes County, thousands
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80.9
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80.4
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78.7
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2.9%
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Bend MSA; Unemployment rate
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4.6%
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4.6%
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4.1%
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0.5%
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Corvallis MSA; Employed Benton County, thousands
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40.8
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40.2
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40.3
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1.2%
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Corvallis MSA; Unemployment rate
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4.4%
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4.7%
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4.9%
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-0.5%
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Eugene/Springfield MSA; Employed Lane County, thousands
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172.0
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167.6
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168.0
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2.4%
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Eugene/Springfield MSA; Unemployment rate
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5.3%
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5.5%
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5.6%
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-0.3%
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Medford/Ashland MSA; Employed Jackson County, thousands
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96.7
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94.9
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95.2
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1.6%
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Medford/Ashland MSA; Unemployment rate
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5.7%
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6.1%
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5.8%
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-0.1%
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Salem MSA; Employed Marion and Polk counties, thousands
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185.4
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184.7
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183.8
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0.9%
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Salem MSA; Unemployment rate
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5.2%
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5.4%
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5.4%
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-0.2%
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The Coast; Employed Five counties, thousands
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89.5
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89.0
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89.9
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-0.4%
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The Coast; Unemployment rate
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5.5%
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5.7%
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5.8%
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-0.3%
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Central Oregon; Employed Eight counties, thousands
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128.3
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132.5
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126.1
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1.7%
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Central Oregon; Unemployment rate
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4.8%
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4.7%
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4.7%
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0.1%
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Eastern Oregon; Employed Nine counties, thousands
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85.4
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84.0
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84.9
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0.6%
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Eastern Oregon; Unemployment rate
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5.2%
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5.6%
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5.7%
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-0.5%
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Help wanted ad count The Oregonian, Portland (September)
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13,929
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14,069
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20,944
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-33.5%
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Help wanted ad count The Register-Guard, Eugene (September)
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7,457
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7,324
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8,793
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-15.2%
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Help wanted ad count The Bulletin, Bend (September)
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6,751
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8,632
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9,246
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-27.0%
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Oregon online job vacancies, total ads in thousands
(September)
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86
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84
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72
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19.5%
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Portland online job vacancies, total ads in thousands
(September)
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61
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60
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51
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20.2%
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New business corporations New filings (September)
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829
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1,054
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929
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-10.8%
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Limited liability companies New filings (September)
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1,973
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2,204
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1,753
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12.5%
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Business bankruptcies New filings (September)
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16
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19
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24
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-33.3%
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Non-business bankruptcies New filings (September)
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671
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778
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602
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11.5%
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