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All "latest" numbers are for September 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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1,849.4
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1,844.2
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1,814.2
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1.9%
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Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands
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91.9
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99.0
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92.0
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-0.1%
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Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally
adjusted
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5.3%
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5.4%
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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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1,096.0
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1,090.4
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1,071.2
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2.3%
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Portland/Van. MSA; Unemployment rate
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4.6%
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5.0%
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4.7%
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-0.1%
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Bend MSA; Employed Deschutes County, thousands
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80.2
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80.9
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77.7
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3.2%
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Bend MSA; Unemployment rate
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4.4%
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4.6%
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3.9%
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0.5%
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Corvallis MSA; Employed Benton County, thousands
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41.2
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40.8
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40.3
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2.3%
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Corvallis MSA; Unemployment rate
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3.8%
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4.4%
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4.5%
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-0.7%
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Eugene/Springfield MSA; Employed Lane County, thousands
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168.8
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172.0
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167.0
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1.0%
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Eugene/Springfield MSA; Unemployment rate
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4.9%
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5.3%
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5.1%
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-0.2%
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Medford/Ashland MSA; Employed Jackson County, thousands
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99.7
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96.7
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97.4
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2.3%
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Medford/Ashland MSA; Unemployment rate
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4.9%
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5.7%
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4.9%
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0.0%
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Salem MSA; Employed Marion and Polk counties, thousands
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185.5
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185.4
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182.0
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2.0%
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Salem MSA; Unemployment rate
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4.7%
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5.2%
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4.9%
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-0.2%
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The Coast; Employed Five counties, thousands
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89.8
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89.5
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88.7
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1.2%
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The Coast; Unemployment rate
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5.0%
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5.5%
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5.4%
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-0.4%
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Central Oregon; Employed Eight counties, thousands
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127.2
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128.3
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123.7
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2.9%
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Central Oregon; Unemployment rate
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4.4%
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4.8%
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4.1%
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0.3%
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Eastern Oregon; Employed Nine counties, thousands
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86.2
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85.4
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84.6
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1.9%
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Eastern Oregon; Unemployment rate
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4.7%
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5.2%
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5.1%
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-0.4%
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Help wanted ad count The Oregonian, Portland (October)
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10,737
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13,929
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21,424
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-49.9%
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Help wanted ad count The Register-Guard, Eugene (October)
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6,660
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7,457
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8,309
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-19.8%
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Help wanted ad count The Bulletin, Bend (October)
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5,361
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6,751
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8,642
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-38.0%
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Oregon online job vacancies, total ads in thousands
(October)
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83
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86
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74
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12.1%
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Portland online job vacancies, total ads in thousands
(October)
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59
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61
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52
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12.6%
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New business corporations New filings (October)
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1,031
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829
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1,000
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3.1%
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Limited liability companies New filings (October)
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2,360
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1,973
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1,997
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18.2%
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Business bankruptcies New filings (October)
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22
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16
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22
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0.0%
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Non-business bankruptcies New filings (October)
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824
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671
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609
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35.3%
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