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All "latest" numbers are for November 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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1,856.7
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1,845.5
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1,816.9
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2.2%
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Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands
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102.4
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96.2
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99.0
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3.4%
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Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally
adjusted
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5.5%
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5.5%
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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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1,114.8
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1,100.3
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1,088.2
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2.4%
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Portland/Van. 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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Bend MSA; Employed Deschutes County, thousands
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78.9
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79.4
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76.6
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3.0%
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Bend MSA; Unemployment rate
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5.5%
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4.8%
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4.3%
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1.2%
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Corvallis MSA; Employed Benton County, thousands
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43.1
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42.0
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41.9
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2.7%
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Corvallis MSA; Unemployment rate
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3.8%
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3.8%
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4.1%
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-0.3%
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Eugene/Springfield MSA; Employed Lane County, thousands
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174.0
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171.8
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170.8
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1.9%
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Eugene/Springfield MSA; Unemployment rate
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5.2%
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5.1%
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5.3%
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-0.1%
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Medford/Ashland MSA; Employed Jackson County, thousands
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100.5
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99.5
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98.5
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2.0%
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Medford/Ashland MSA; Unemployment rate
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5.4%
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5.1%
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5.2%
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0.2%
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Salem MSA; Employed Marion and Polk counties, thousands
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181.8
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182.4
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178.5
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1.9%
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Salem MSA; Unemployment rate
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5.2%
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4.9%
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5.3%
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-0.1%
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The Coast; Employed Five counties, thousands
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88.2
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88.4
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86.6
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1.9%
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The Coast; Unemployment rate
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6.0%
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5.5%
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6.3%
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-0.3%
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Central Oregon; Employed Eight counties, thousands
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122.2
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124.1
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118.7
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2.9%
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Central Oregon; Unemployment rate
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5.6%
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4.9%
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4.8%
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0.8%
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Eastern Oregon; Employed Nine counties, thousands
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83.8
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85.1
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82.0
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2.1%
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Eastern Oregon; Unemployment rate
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6.1%
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4.9%
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6.2%
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-0.1%
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Help wanted ad count The Oregonian, Portland (December)
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6,869
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8,546
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12,885
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-46.7%
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Help wanted ad count The Register-Guard, Eugene (December)
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4,556
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5,122
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5,992
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-24.0%
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Help wanted ad count The Bulletin, Bend (December)
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3,528
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4,104
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6,033
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-41.5%
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Oregon online job vacancies, total ads in thousands
(December)
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52
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73
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61
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-14.7%
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Portland online job vacancies, total ads in thousands
(December)
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35
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51
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44
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-20.0%
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New business corporations New filings (December)
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1,056
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855
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1,125
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-6.1%
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Limited liability companies New filings (December)
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2,280
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1,917
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2,017
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13.0%
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Business bankruptcies New filings (December)
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15
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21
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27
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-44.4%
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Non-business bankruptcies New filings (December)
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632
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721
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554
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14.1%
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