The Oregon unemployment rate decreased slightly in March to 10%, making it the lowest in two years.
The Oregon unemployment rate decreased slightly in March to 10%, making it the lowest in two years.
The seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment rate in Oregon has been stuck between 10 percent and 11 percent for more than a year but has been nudging downward. It fell from 10.2 percent in February to the lowest point since hitting 9.9 percent in January 2009.
The slight improvement in the overall jobless rate for Oregon was offset by the loss of about 2,500 jobs in March. The state had gained 9,700 jobs in February.
Read more at Bloomberg Businessweek.
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