Share this article! All “latest” numbers are for October 2009 unless otherwise noted. Latest Month Previous Month Previous Year Annual Change EMPLOYMENT/BUSINESS LISTINGS Total employment State of Oregon, thousands (November) 1,747.3 1,749.3 1,826.8 -4.3% Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands (November) 211.4 206.7 152.9 38.3% Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted (November) … Read more
| All “latest” numbers are for October 2009 unless otherwise noted. | Latest Month | Previous Month | Previous Year | Annual Change |
| EMPLOYMENT/BUSINESS LISTINGS | ||||
| Total employment State of Oregon, thousands (November) | 1,747.3 | 1,749.3 | 1,826.8 | -4.3% |
| Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands (November) | 211.4 | 206.7 | 152.9 | 38.3% |
| Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted (November) | 11.1% | 11.2% | 7.8% | 3.3 |
| Portland/Vancouver MSA; Employed Seven counties, thousands | 1,046.5 | 1,043.6 | 1,106.8 | -5.4% |
| Portland/Vancouver MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 11.6% | 11.5% | 6.8% | 4.8 |
| Bend MSA; Employed Deschutes County, thousands | 72.2 | 73.2 | 74.7 | -3.3% |
| Bend MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 15.4% | 15.6% | 9.8% | 5.5 |
| Corvallis MSA; Employed Benton County, thousands | 39.3 | 38.2 | 41.8 | -6.0% |
| Corvallis MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 7.8% | 7.5% | 5.3% | 2.5 |
| Eugene/Springfield MSA; Employed Lane County, thousands | 165.0 | 162.2 | 171.3 | -3.7% |
| Eugene/Springfield MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 12.0% | 12.0% | 8.1% | 3.9 |
| Medford/Ashland MSA; Employed Jackson County, thousands | 91.1 | 91.5 | 96.6 | -5.6% |
| Medford/Ashland MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 12.4% | 12.3% | 8.8% | 3.6 |
| Salem MSA; Employed Marion and Polk counties, thousands | 174.2 | 176.4 | 183.4 | -5.0% |
| Salem MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 11.6% | 11.3% | 7.4% | 4.2 |
| The Coast; Employed Five counties, thousands | 83.8 | 84.9 | 88.1 | -5.0% |
| The Coast; Unemployment rate | 10.6% | 9.8% | 7.1% | 3.5 |
| Central Oregon; Employed Eight counties, thousands | 115.1 | 118.1 | 119.6 | -3.8% |
| Central Oregon; Unemployment rate | 12.5% | 11.9% | 8.1% | 4.4 |
| Eastern Oregon; Employed Nine counties, thousands | 83.5 | 84.2 | 85.2 | -2.0% |
| Eastern Oregon; Unemployment rate | 9.3% | 8.8% | 6.6% | 2.7 |
| Help wanted ad count The Oregonian, Portland (November) | 1,470 | 1,592 | 2,776 | -47.0% |
| Help wanted ad count The Bulletin, Bend (November) | 897 | 895 | 1,106 | -18.9% |
| Oregon online job vacancies, total ads in thousands (November) | 43.7 | 41.2 | 53.2 | -17.9% |
| Portland online job vacancies, total ads in thousands (November) | 30.7 | 28.5 | 33.7 | -8.9% |
| New business corporations New filings (November) | 766 | 838 | 855 | -10.4% |
| Limited liability companies New filings (November) | 1,930 | 1,892 | 1,934 | -0.2% |
| Business bankruptcies New filings (November) | 36 | 51 | 42 | -14.3% |
| Non-business bankruptcies New filings (November) | 1,456 | 1,608 | 1,029 | 41.5% |
| TRANSPORTATION | ||||
| Trucking Weight-mile tax receipts, millions | $20.6 | $16.1 | $22.4 | -7.9% |
| Shipping Port of Portland, total containers load and discharge | 13,406 | 12,413 | 21,458 | -37.5% |
| Shipping Port of Portland, number of calls by oceangoing vessels | 40 | 43 | 70 | -42.9% |
| Airline travel, PDX Passengers, thousands | 1,056.8 | 1,079.4 | 1,128.8 | -6.4% |
| Airline travel, Eugene Passengers, thousands | 60.7 | 62.5 | 57.0 | 6.4% |
| Airline travel, Medford Passengers, thousands | 52.0 | 52.0 | 49.1 | 5.9% |
| Airline travel, Redmond Passengers, thousands (November) | 37.7 | 37.2 | 35.7 | 5.6% |
| REAL ESTATE/CONSTRUCTION PERMITS | ||||
| Portland-area homes New listings (November) | 3,443 | 3,599 | 3,605 | -4.5% |
| Willamette Valley Multiple listing sales, millions | $122.8 | $127.4 | $113.6 | 8.1% |
| Central Oregon Multiple listing sales, millions | $125.5 | $114.2 | $91.6 | 36.9% |
| New Oregon single-family homes | 483 | 527 | 470 | 2.8% |
| New Oregon multiple-housing units | 200 | 4 | 293 | -31.7% |
| FARMING/NATURAL RESOURCES/ENERGY | ||||
| Wheat price No.1 soft white, at Portland, per bushel (November) | $4.89 | $4.67 | $5.23 | -6.5% |
| All farm products Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (November) | 144 | 135 | 156 | -7.7% |
| All crops Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (November) | 155 | 145 | 171 | -9.4% |
| Livestock Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (November) | 117 | 110 | 117 | 0.0% |
| Lumber price from Random Lengths Publications, framing composite (November) | $245 | $235 | $224 | 9.4% |
| Lumber production Coast, inland and California redwood regions, Western softwood, million board feet | 990 | 945 | 1,139 | -13.1% |
| Power PGE, weather-adjusted, million kilowatt-hours (November) | 1,514.7 | 1,439.0 | 1,542.5 | -1.8% |
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