| All "latest" numbers are for July 2007 unless otherwise noted. |
Latest Month |
Previous Month |
Previous Year |
Annual Change |
|
| Employment/business filings |
| Total employment State of Oregon, thousands |
1,833.9 |
1,841.7 |
1,818.0 |
0.9% |
|
| Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands |
103.4 |
98.0 |
103.3 |
0.1% |
|
| Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted |
5.5% |
5.1% |
5.4% |
0.1% |
|
| Portland/Van. MSA; Employed Six counties, thousands |
1,084.3 |
1,085.7 |
1,070.0 |
1.3% |
|
| Portland/Van. MSA; Unemployment rate |
5.2% |
4.8% |
5.2% |
0.0% |
|
| Bend MSA; Employed Deschutes County, thousands |
80.4 |
79.9 |
77.8 |
3.3% |
|
| Bend MSA; Unemployment rate |
4.6% |
4.4% |
4.2% |
0.4% |
|
| Corvallis MSA; Employed Benton County, thousands |
40.2 |
42.1 |
39.6 |
1.4% |
|
| Corvallis MSA; Unemployment rate |
4.7% |
3.9% |
5.1% |
-0.4% |
|
| Eugene/Springfield MSA; Employed Lane County, thousands |
167.6 |
171.2 |
167.1 |
0.3% |
|
| Eugene/Springfield MSA; Unemployment rate |
5.5% |
5.1% |
5.8% |
-0.3% |
|
| Medford/Ashland MSA; Employed Jackson County, thousands |
94.9 |
96.9 |
93.4 |
1.7% |
|
| Medford/Ashland MSA; Unemployment rate |
6.1% |
5.6% |
6.0% |
0.1% |
|
| Salem MSA; Employed Marion and Polk counties, thousands |
184.7 |
183.0 |
182.6 |
1.2% |
|
| Salem MSA; Unemployment rate |
5.4% |
5.2% |
5.6% |
-0.2% |
|
| The Coast; Employed Five counties, thousands |
89.0 |
89.1 |
88.9 |
0.2% |
|
| The Coast; Unemployment rate |
5.7% |
5.3% |
5.9% |
-0.2% |
|
| Central Oregon; Employed Eight counties, thousands |
132.5 |
129.0 |
133.0 |
-0.4% |
|
| Central Oregon; Unemployment rate |
4.7% |
4.6% |
4.3% |
0.4% |
|
| Eastern Oregon; Employed Nine counties, thousands |
84.0 |
85.5 |
83.9 |
0.1% |
|
| Eastern Oregon; Unemployment rate |
5.6% |
5.5% |
6.0% |
-0.4% |
|
| Help wanted ad count The Oregonian, Portland (August) |
14,069 |
14,625 |
22,827 |
-38.4% |
|
| Help wanted ad count The Register-Guard, Eugene (August) |
7,324 |
7,509 |
9,086 |
-19.4% |
|
| Help wanted ad count The Bulletin, Bend (August) |
8,632 |
8,817 |
11,676 |
-26.1% |
|
| Oregon online job vacancies, total ads in thousands (August) |
84 |
77 |
71 |
17.8% |
|
| Portland online job vacancies, total ads in thousands (August) |
60 |
53 |
49 |
22.2% |
|
| New business corporations New filings (August) |
1,054 |
977 |
1,088 |
-3.1% |
|
| Limited liability companies New filings (August) |
2,204 |
2,047 |
1,988 |
10.9% |
|
| Business bankruptcies New filings (August) |
19 |
23 |
23 |
-17.4% |
|
| Non-business bankruptcies New filings (August) |
778 |
737 |
646 |
20.4% |
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