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All "latest" numbers are for March 2008 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 LISTINGS
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Total employment State of Oregon, thousands
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1,821.8
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1,807.5
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1,796.1
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1.4%
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Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands
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123.1
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106.5
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113.7
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8.3%
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Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally
adjusted
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5.7%
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5.4%
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5.0%
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0.7%
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Portland/Van. MSA; Employed Six counties, thousands
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1,098.1
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1,086.0
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1,081.6
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1.5%
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Portland/Van. MSA; Unemployment rate
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5.6%
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5.0%
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5.4%
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0.2%
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Bend MSA; Employed Deschutes County, thousands
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77.8
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76.7
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75.8
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2.6%
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Bend MSA; Unemployment rate
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7.9%
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5.2%
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5.7%
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2.2%
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Corvallis MSA; Employed Benton County, thousands
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41.3
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40.9
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40.5
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2.0%
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Corvallis MSA; Unemployment rate
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4.5%
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4.5%
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4.9%
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-0.4%
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Eugene/Springfield MSA; Employed Lane County, thousands
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171.5
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171.1
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170.7
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0.5%
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Eugene/Springfield MSA; Unemployment rate
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6.2%
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5.6%
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6.0%
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0.2%
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Medford/Ashland MSA; Employed Jackson County, thousands
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95.0
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94.7
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93.9
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1.1%
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Medford/Ashland MSA; Unemployment rate
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7.9%
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6.3%
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6.7%
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1.2%
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Salem MSA; Employed Marion and Polk counties, thousands
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179.2
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177.6
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175.8
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1.9%
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Salem MSA; Unemployment rate
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6.4%
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6.0%
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6.4%
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0.0%
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The Coast; Employed Five counties, thousands
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86.1
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86.0
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85.4
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0.8%
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The Coast; Unemployment rate
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6.9%
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6.4%
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6.8%
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0.1%
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Central Oregon; Employed Eight counties, thousands
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121.6
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120.2
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118.9
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2.3%
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Central Oregon; Unemployment rate
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7.8%
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5.6%
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6.1%
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1.7%
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Eastern Oregon; Employed Nine counties, thousands
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81.6
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81.5
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80.2
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1.8%
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Eastern Oregon; Unemployment rate
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8.0%
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7.1%
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7.8%
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0.2%
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Help wanted ad count The Oregonian, Portland (April)
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7,062
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8,287
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17,042
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-58.6%
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Help wanted ad count The Bulletin, Bend (April)
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3,481
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4,256
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9,812
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-64.5%
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Oregon online job vacancies, total ads in thousands (April)
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56
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57
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85
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-34.4%
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Portland online job vacancies, total ads in thousands
(April)
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36
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38
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59
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-39.0%
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New business corporations New filings (April)
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1,099
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978
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1,100
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-0.1%
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Limited liability companies New filings (April)
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2,234
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2,450
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2,278
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-1.9%
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Business bankruptcies New filings (April)
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38
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20
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16
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137.5%
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Non-business bankruptcies New filings (April)
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965
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1,010
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806
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19.7%
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