| All “latest” numbers are for July 2007 unless otherwise noted. | Latest Month | Previous Month | Previous Year | Annual Change |
| Employment/business filings | ||||
| Total employment State of Oregon, thousands | 1,833.9 | 1,841.7 | 1,818.0 | 0.9% |
| Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands | 103.4 | 98.0 | 103.3 | 0.1% |
| Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted | 5.5% | 5.1% | 5.4% | 0.1% |
| Portland/Van. MSA; Employed Six counties, thousands | 1,084.3 | 1,085.7 | 1,070.0 | 1.3% |
| Portland/Van. MSA; Unemployment rate | 5.2% | 4.8% | 5.2% | 0.0% |
| Bend MSA; Employed Deschutes County, thousands | 80.4 | 79.9 | 77.8 | 3.3% |
| Bend MSA; Unemployment rate | 4.6% | 4.4% | 4.2% | 0.4% |
| Corvallis MSA; Employed Benton County, thousands | 40.2 | 42.1 | 39.6 | 1.4% |
| Corvallis MSA; Unemployment rate | 4.7% | 3.9% | 5.1% | -0.4% |
| Eugene/Springfield MSA; Employed Lane County, thousands | 167.6 | 171.2 | 167.1 | 0.3% |
| Eugene/Springfield MSA; Unemployment rate | 5.5% | 5.1% | 5.8% | -0.3% |
| Medford/Ashland MSA; Employed Jackson County, thousands | 94.9 | 96.9 | 93.4 | 1.7% |
| Medford/Ashland MSA; Unemployment rate | 6.1% | 5.6% | 6.0% | 0.1% |
| Salem MSA; Employed Marion and Polk counties, thousands | 184.7 | 183.0 | 182.6 | 1.2% |
| Salem MSA; Unemployment rate | 5.4% | 5.2% | 5.6% | -0.2% |
| The Coast; Employed Five counties, thousands | 89.0 | 89.1 | 88.9 | 0.2% |
| The Coast; Unemployment rate | 5.7% | 5.3% | 5.9% | -0.2% |
| Central Oregon; Employed Eight counties, thousands | 132.5 | 129.0 | 133.0 | -0.4% |
| Central Oregon; Unemployment rate | 4.7% | 4.6% | 4.3% | 0.4% |
| Eastern Oregon; Employed Nine counties, thousands | 84.0 | 85.5 | 83.9 | 0.1% |
| Eastern Oregon; Unemployment rate | 5.6% | 5.5% | 6.0% | -0.4% |
| Help wanted ad count The Oregonian, Portland (August) | 14,069 | 14,625 | 22,827 | -38.4% |
| Help wanted ad count The Register-Guard, Eugene (August) | 7,324 | 7,509 | 9,086 | -19.4% |
| Help wanted ad count The Bulletin, Bend (August) | 8,632 | 8,817 | 11,676 | -26.1% |
| Oregon online job vacancies, total ads in thousands (August) | 84 | 77 | 71 | 17.8% |
| Portland online job vacancies, total ads in thousands (August) | 60 | 53 | 49 | 22.2% |
| New business corporations New filings (August) | 1,054 | 977 | 1,088 | -3.1% |
| Limited liability companies New filings (August) | 2,204 | 2,047 | 1,988 | 10.9% |
| Business bankruptcies New filings (August) | 19 | 23 | 23 | -17.4% |
| Non-business bankruptcies New filings (August) | 778 | 737 | 646 | 20.4% |
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