| All "latest" numbers are for June 2011 unless otherwise noted. |
Latest Month |
Previous Month |
Previous Year |
Annual Change |
| EMPLOYMENT/BUSINESS LISTINGS |
| Total employment State of Oregon, thousands (July) |
1,824.8 |
1,811.4 |
1,785.4 |
2.2% |
| Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands (July) |
189.5 |
194.3 |
210.6 |
-10.0% |
| Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted (July) |
9.5% |
9.4% |
10.7% |
-1.2 |
| Portland/Vancouver MSA; Employed Seven counties, thousands |
1,082.4 |
1,084.1 |
1,059.9 |
2.1% |
| Portland/Vancouver MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted |
9.0% |
9.0% |
10.5% |
-1.5 |
| Bend MSA; Employed Deschutes County, thousands |
70.6 |
69.8 |
70.6 |
-0.1% |
| Bend MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted |
12.5% |
12.2% |
14.6% |
-2.1 |
| Corvallis MSA; Employed Benton County, thousands |
43.0 |
42.7 |
41.2 |
4.3% |
| Corvallis MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted |
6.4% |
6.2% |
7.2% |
-0.8 |
| Eugene/Springfield MSA; Employed Lane County, thousands |
167.2 |
166.9 |
164.2 |
1.8% |
| Eugene/Springfield MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted |
9.4% |
9.4% |
11.1% |
-1.7 |
| Medford/Ashland MSA; Employed Jackson County, thousands |
91.7 |
91.8 |
89.8 |
2.1% |
| Medford/Ashland MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted |
11.4% |
11.1% |
12.7% |
-1.3 |
| Salem MSA; Employed Marion and Polk counties, thousands |
180.6 |
178.0 |
180.0 |
0.3% |
| Salem MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted |
9.7% |
9.6% |
10.8% |
-1.1 |
| The Coast; Employed Five counties, thousands |
87.9 |
86.8 |
86.8 |
1.3% |
| The Coast; Unemployment rate, not seasonally adjusted |
9.9% |
9.4% |
10.6% |
-0.7 |
| Central Oregon; Employed Eight counties, thousands |
116.7 |
112.8 |
116.5 |
0.2% |
| Central Oregon; Unemployment rate, not seasonally adjusted |
11.3% |
11.1% |
12.5% |
-1.2 |
| Eastern Oregon; Employed Nine counties, thousands |
86.4 |
84.5 |
85.8 |
0.7% |
| Eastern Oregon; Unemployment rate, not seasonally adjusted |
9.5% |
9.2% |
9.9% |
-0.4 |
| Help wanted ad count The Oregonian, Portland (July) |
1,552 |
1,507 |
1,383 |
12.2% |
| Help wanted ad count The Bulletin, Bend (July) |
726 |
741 |
971 |
-25.2% |
| Oregon online job vacancies, total ads in thousands (July) |
50.3 |
50.4 |
46.3 |
8.6% |
| Portland online job vacancies, total ads in thousands (July) |
33.3 |
34.0 |
30.0 |
11.0% |
| New business corporations New filings (July) |
635 |
820 |
743 |
-14.5% |
| Limited liability companies New filings (July) |
1,645 |
1,932 |
1,588 |
3.6% |
| Business bankruptcies New filings (July) |
24 |
58 |
40 |
-40.0% |
| Non-business bankruptcies New filings (July) |
1,265 |
1,468 |
1,734 |
-27.0% |
| TRANSPORTATION |
| Trucking Weight-mile tax receipts, millions |
$21.1 |
$25.3 |
$19.1 |
10.9% |
| Shipping Port of Portland, total containers load and discharge |
13,320 |
16,583 |
15,005 |
-11.2% |
| Shipping Port of Portland, number of calls by oceangoing vessels |
46 |
48 |
47 |
-2.1% |
| Airline travel, PDX Passengers, thousands |
1,266.2 |
1,152.9 |
1,224.4 |
3.4% |
| Airline travel, Eugene Passengers, thousands (July) |
76.0 |
74.1 |
73.0 |
4.1% |
| Airline travel, Medford Passengers, thousands (July) |
62.3 |
61.5 |
64.8 |
-3.9% |
| Airline travel, Redmond Passengers, thousands |
43.4 |
38.3 |
42.0 |
3.5% |
| REAL ESTATE/CONSTRUCTION PERMITS |
| Portland-area homes New listings (July) |
2,942 |
3,143 |
4,029 |
-27.0% |
| Willamette Valley Multiple listing sales, millions |
$109.9 |
$92.1 |
$131.0 |
-16.1% |
| Central Oregon Multiple listing sales, millions |
$92.7 |
$93.4 |
$106.5 |
-12.9% |
| New Oregon single-family home permits |
508 |
430 |
484 |
5.0% |
| New Oregon multiple-housing unit permits |
178 |
93 |
399 |
-55.4% |
| FARMING/NATURAL RESOURCES/ENERGY |
| Wheat price No.1 soft white, at Portland, per bushel (July) |
$6.75 |
$7.45 |
$4.88 |
38.3% |
| All farm products, U.S. prices received index (1990-1992=100%) (July) |
181 |
179 |
138 |
31.2% |
| All crops, U.S. prices received index (1990-1992=100%) (July) |
207 |
208 |
147 |
40.8% |
| Livestock, U.S. prices received index (1990-1992=100%) (July) |
156 |
153 |
132 |
18.2% |
| Lumber price from Random Lengths Publications, framing composite (July) |
$270 |
$262 |
$252 |
7.1% |
| Lumber production Coast, inland and California redwood regions, Western softwood, million board feet |
1,042 |
926 |
903 |
15.4% |
| Power PGE, weather-adjusted, million kilowatt-hours (July) |
1,485.8 |
1,443.1 |
1,478.8 |
0.5% |
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