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All "latest" numbers are for October 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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1,845.5
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1,849.4
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1,824.4
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1.2%
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Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands
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96.2
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91.9
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89.5
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7.5%
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Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally
adjusted
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5.5%
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5.3%
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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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1,100.3
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1,096.0
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1,083.0
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1.6%
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Portland/Van. MSA; Unemployment rate
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4.7%
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4.6%
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4.5%
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0.2%
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Bend MSA; Employed Deschutes County, thousands
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79.4
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80.2
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77.2
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2.9%
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Bend MSA; Unemployment rate
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4.8%
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4.4%
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3.8%
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1.0%
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Corvallis MSA; Employed Benton County, thousands
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42.0
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41.2
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41.5
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1.2%
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Corvallis MSA; Unemployment rate
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3.8%
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3.8%
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4.0%
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-0.2%
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Eugene/Springfield MSA; Employed Lane County, thousands
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171.8
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168.8
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170.8
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0.6%
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Eugene/Springfield MSA; Unemployment rate
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5.1%
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4.9%
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4.9%
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0.2%
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Medford/Ashland MSA; Employed Jackson County, thousands
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99.5
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99.7
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98.5
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1.0%
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Medford/Ashland MSA; Unemployment rate
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5.1%
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4.9%
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4.7%
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0.4%
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Salem MSA; Employed Marion and Polk counties, thousands
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182.4
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185.5
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180.2
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1.2%
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Salem MSA; Unemployment rate
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4.9%
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4.7%
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4.8%
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0.1%
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The Coast; Employed Five counties, thousands
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88.4
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89.8
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88.2
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0.2%
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The Coast; Unemployment rate
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5.5%
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5.0%
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5.3%
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0.2%
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Central Oregon; Employed Eight counties, thousands
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124.1
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127.2
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121.1
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2.5%
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Central Oregon; Unemployment rate
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4.9%
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4.4%
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4.1%
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0.8%
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Eastern Oregon; Employed Nine counties, thousands
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85.1
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86.2
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84.6
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0.6%
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Eastern Oregon; Unemployment rate
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4.9%
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4.7%
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5.1%
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-0.2%
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Help wanted ad count The Oregonian, Portland (November)
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8,546
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10,737
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15,350
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-44.3%
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Help wanted ad count The Register-Guard, Eugene (November)
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5,122
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6,660
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6,868
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-25.4%
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Help wanted ad count The Bulletin, Bend (November)
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4,104
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5,361
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7,025
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-41.6%
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Oregon online job vacancies, total ads in thousands
(November)
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73
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83
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69
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6.9%
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Portland online job vacancies, total ads in thousands
(November)
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51
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59
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49
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4.5%
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New business corporations New filings (November)
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855
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1,031
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991
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-13.7%
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Limited liability companies New filings (November)
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1,917
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2,360
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1,945
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-1.4%
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Business bankruptcies New filings (November)
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21
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22
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23
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-8.7%
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Non-business bankruptcies New filings (November)
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721
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824
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629
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14.6%
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