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All "latest" numbers are for April 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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1,833.1
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1,821.9
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1,813.4
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1.1%
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Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands
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108.3
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121.6
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97.0
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11.6%
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Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally
adjusted
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5.5%
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5.6%
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5.0%
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0.5
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Portland/Van. MSA; Employed Six counties, thousands
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1,103.5
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1,099.4
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1,085.2
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1.7%
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Portland/Van. MSA; Unemployment rate
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5.0%
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5.5%
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4.7%
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0.3
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Bend MSA; Employed Deschutes County, thousands
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78.9
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77.7
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77.4
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1.9%
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Bend MSA; Unemployment rate
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6.8%
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7.8%
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4.6%
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2.2
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Corvallis MSA; Employed Benton County, thousands
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41.0
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41.1
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40.8
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0.5%
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Corvallis MSA; Unemployment rate
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3.9%
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4.4%
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3.9%
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0.0
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Eugene/Springfield MSA; Employed Lane County, thousands
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172.4
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171.4
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171.3
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0.6%
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Eugene/Springfield MSA; Unemployment rate
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5.4%
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6.1%
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5.1%
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0.3
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Medford/Ashland MSA; Employed Jackson County, thousands
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95.7
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94.8
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95.0
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0.8%
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Medford/Ashland MSA; Unemployment rate
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7.1%
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7.8%
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5.5%
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1.6
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Salem MSA; Employed Marion and Polk counties, thousands
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179.7
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179.1
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178.2
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0.8%
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Salem MSA; Unemployment rate
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5.7%
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6.3%
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5.4%
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0.3
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The Coast; Employed Five counties, thousands
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86.7
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86.0
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86.6
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0.1%
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The Coast; Unemployment rate
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6.1%
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6.9%
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5.6%
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0.5
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Central Oregon; Employed Eight counties, thousands
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122.8
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121.6
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121.2
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1.4%
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Central Oregon; Unemployment rate
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6.8%
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7.8%
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4.8%
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2.0
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Eastern Oregon; Employed Nine counties, thousands
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82.5
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81.5
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82.5
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0.0%
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Eastern Oregon; Unemployment rate
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6.7%
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7.9%
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6.1%
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0.6
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Help wanted ad count The Oregonian, Portland (May)
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6,795
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7,062
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15,025
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-54.8%
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Help wanted ad count The Bulletin, Bend (May)
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3,747
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3,481
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9,986
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-62.5%
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Oregon online job vacancies, total ads in thousands (May)
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58
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56
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85
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-31.9%
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Portland online job vacancies, total ads in thousands (May)
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36
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36
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59
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-39.4%
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New business corporations New filings (May)
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878
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1,099
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1,044
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-15.9%
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Limited liability companies New filings (May)
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2,024
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2,234
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2,170
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-6.7%
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Business bankruptcies New filings (May)
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28
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38
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19
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47.4%
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Non-business bankruptcies New filings (May)
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995
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965
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775
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28.4%
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