| All “latest” numbers are for August 2007 unless otherwise noted. | Latest Month | Previous Month | Previous Year | Annual Change |
| Employment/business filings | ||||
| Total employment State of Oregon, thousands | 1,844.2 | 1,833.9 | 1,823.2 | 1.2% |
| Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands | 99.0 | 103.4 | 101.1 | -2.1% |
| Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted | 5.4% | 5.5% | 5.4% | 0.0% |
| Portland/Van. MSA; Employed Six counties, thousands | 1,090.4 | 1,084.3 | 1,075.4 | 1.4% |
| Portland/Van. MSA; Unemployment rate | 5.0% | 5.2% | 5.2% | -0.2% |
| Bend MSA; Employed Deschutes County, thousands | 80.9 | 80.4 | 78.7 | 2.9% |
| Bend MSA; Unemployment rate | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.1% | 0.5% |
| Corvallis MSA; Employed Benton County, thousands | 40.8 | 40.2 | 40.3 | 1.2% |
| Corvallis MSA; Unemployment rate | 4.4% | 4.7% | 4.9% | -0.5% |
| Eugene/Springfield MSA; Employed Lane County, thousands | 172.0 | 167.6 | 168.0 | 2.4% |
| Eugene/Springfield MSA; Unemployment rate | 5.3% | 5.5% | 5.6% | -0.3% |
| Medford/Ashland MSA; Employed Jackson County, thousands | 96.7 | 94.9 | 95.2 | 1.6% |
| Medford/Ashland MSA; Unemployment rate | 5.7% | 6.1% | 5.8% | -0.1% |
| Salem MSA; Employed Marion and Polk counties, thousands | 185.4 | 184.7 | 183.8 | 0.9% |
| Salem MSA; Unemployment rate | 5.2% | 5.4% | 5.4% | -0.2% |
| The Coast; Employed Five counties, thousands | 89.5 | 89.0 | 89.9 | -0.4% |
| The Coast; Unemployment rate | 5.5% | 5.7% | 5.8% | -0.3% |
| Central Oregon; Employed Eight counties, thousands | 128.3 | 132.5 | 126.1 | 1.7% |
| Central Oregon; Unemployment rate | 4.8% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 0.1% |
| Eastern Oregon; Employed Nine counties, thousands | 85.4 | 84.0 | 84.9 | 0.6% |
| Eastern Oregon; Unemployment rate | 5.2% | 5.6% | 5.7% | -0.5% |
| Help wanted ad count The Oregonian, Portland (September) | 13,929 | 14,069 | 20,944 | -33.5% |
| Help wanted ad count The Register-Guard, Eugene (September) | 7,457 | 7,324 | 8,793 | -15.2% |
| Help wanted ad count The Bulletin, Bend (September) | 6,751 | 8,632 | 9,246 | -27.0% |
| Oregon online job vacancies, total ads in thousands (September) | 86 | 84 | 72 | 19.5% |
| Portland online job vacancies, total ads in thousands (September) | 61 | 60 | 51 | 20.2% |
| New business corporations New filings (September) | 829 | 1,054 | 929 | -10.8% |
| Limited liability companies New filings (September) | 1,973 | 2,204 | 1,753 | 12.5% |
| Business bankruptcies New filings (September) | 16 | 19 | 24 | -33.3% |
| Non-business bankruptcies New filings (September) | 671 | 778 | 602 | 11.5% |
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