| All “latest” numbers are for September 2007 unless otherwise noted. | Latest Month | Previous Month | Previous Year | Annual Change |
| Employment/business filings | ||||
| Total employment State of Oregon, thousands | 1,849.4 | 1,844.2 | 1,814.2 | 1.9% |
| Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands | 91.9 | 99.0 | 92.0 | -0.1% |
| Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted | 5.3% | 5.4% | 5.4% | -0.1% |
| Portland/Van. MSA; Employed Six counties, thousands | 1,096.0 | 1,090.4 | 1,071.2 | 2.3% |
| Portland/Van. MSA; Unemployment rate | 4.6% | 5.0% | 4.7% | -0.1% |
| Bend MSA; Employed Deschutes County, thousands | 80.2 | 80.9 | 77.7 | 3.2% |
| Bend MSA; Unemployment rate | 4.4% | 4.6% | 3.9% | 0.5% |
| Corvallis MSA; Employed Benton County, thousands | 41.2 | 40.8 | 40.3 | 2.3% |
| Corvallis MSA; Unemployment rate | 3.8% | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.7% |
| Eugene/Springfield MSA; Employed Lane County, thousands | 168.8 | 172.0 | 167.0 | 1.0% |
| Eugene/Springfield MSA; Unemployment rate | 4.9% | 5.3% | 5.1% | -0.2% |
| Medford/Ashland MSA; Employed Jackson County, thousands | 99.7 | 96.7 | 97.4 | 2.3% |
| Medford/Ashland MSA; Unemployment rate | 4.9% | 5.7% | 4.9% | 0.0% |
| Salem MSA; Employed Marion and Polk counties, thousands | 185.5 | 185.4 | 182.0 | 2.0% |
| Salem MSA; Unemployment rate | 4.7% | 5.2% | 4.9% | -0.2% |
| The Coast; Employed Five counties, thousands | 89.8 | 89.5 | 88.7 | 1.2% |
| The Coast; Unemployment rate | 5.0% | 5.5% | 5.4% | -0.4% |
| Central Oregon; Employed Eight counties, thousands | 127.2 | 128.3 | 123.7 | 2.9% |
| Central Oregon; Unemployment rate | 4.4% | 4.8% | 4.1% | 0.3% |
| Eastern Oregon; Employed Nine counties, thousands | 86.2 | 85.4 | 84.6 | 1.9% |
| Eastern Oregon; Unemployment rate | 4.7% | 5.2% | 5.1% | -0.4% |
| Help wanted ad count The Oregonian, Portland (October) | 10,737 | 13,929 | 21,424 | -49.9% |
| Help wanted ad count The Register-Guard, Eugene (October) | 6,660 | 7,457 | 8,309 | -19.8% |
| Help wanted ad count The Bulletin, Bend (October) | 5,361 | 6,751 | 8,642 | -38.0% |
| Oregon online job vacancies, total ads in thousands (October) | 83 | 86 | 74 | 12.1% |
| Portland online job vacancies, total ads in thousands (October) | 59 | 61 | 52 | 12.6% |
| New business corporations New filings (October) | 1,031 | 829 | 1,000 | 3.1% |
| Limited liability companies New filings (October) | 2,360 | 1,973 | 1,997 | 18.2% |
| Business bankruptcies New filings (October) | 22 | 16 | 22 | 0.0% |
| Non-business bankruptcies New filings (October) | 824 | 671 | 609 | 35.3% |
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