| All “latest” numbers are for June 2007 unless otherwise noted. | Latest Month | Previous Month | Previous Year | Annual Change |
| Employment/business filings | ||||
| Total employment State of Oregon, thousands | 1,841.7 | 1,821.5 | 1,811.2 | 1.7% |
| Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands | 98.0 | 90.7 | 103.8 | -5.5% |
| Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted | 5.1% | 5.0% | 5.4% | -0.3% |
| Portland/Van. MSA; Employed Six counties, thousands | 1,085.7 | 1,084.5 | 1,066.2 | 1.8% |
| Portland/Van. MSA; Unemployment rate | 4.8% | 4.5% | 5.2% | -0.4% |
| Bend MSA; Employed Deschutes County, thousands | 79.9 | 78.4 | 77.0 | 3.8% |
| Bend MSA; Unemployment rate | 4.4% | 4.1% | 4.4% | 0.0% |
| Corvallis MSA; Employed Benton County, thousands | 42.1 | 41.8 | 41.0 | 2.6% |
| Corvallis MSA; Unemployment rate | 3.9% | 3.4% | 4.8% | -0.9% |
| Eugene/Springfield MSA; Employed Lane County, thousands | 171.2 | 170.9 | 169.1 | 1.3% |
| Eugene/Springfield MSA; Unemployment rate | 5.1% | 4.7% | 5.6% | -0.5% |
| Medford/Ashland MSA; Employed Jackson County, thousands | 96.9 | 96.5 | 94.9 | 2.1% |
| Medford/Ashland MSA; Unemployment rate | 5.6% | 5.0% | 5.8% | -0.2% |
| Salem MSA; Employed Marion and Polk counties, thousands | 183.0 | 178.8 | 179.9 | 1.7% |
| Salem MSA; Unemployment rate | 5.2% | 5.0% | 5.7% | -0.5% |
| The Coast; Employed Five counties, thousands | 89.1 | 87.6 | 88.6 | 0.6% |
| The Coast; Unemployment rate | 5.3% | 5.0% | 5.9% | -0.6% |
| Central Oregon; Employed Eight counties, thousands | 129.0 | 121.9 | 125.6 | 2.7% |
| Central Oregon; Unemployment rate | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.7% | -0.1% |
| Eastern Oregon; Employed Nine counties, thousands | 85.5 | 83.2 | 84.7 | 0.9% |
| Eastern Oregon; Unemployment rate | 5.5% | 5.4% | 6.2% | -0.7% |
| Help wanted ad count The Oregonian, Portland (July) | 14,625 | 14,933 | 22,789 | -35.8% |
| Help wanted ad count The Register-Guard, Eugene (July) | 7,509 | 7,768 | 9,106 | -17.5% |
| Help wanted ad count The Bulletin, Bend (July) | 8,817 | 9,076 | 11,933 | -26.1% |
| Oregon online job vacancies, total ads in thousands (July) | 77 | 85 | 65 | 17.4% |
| Portland online job vacancies, total ads in thousands (July) | 53 | 59 | 47 | 12.7% |
| New business corporations New filings (July) | 977 | 1,021 | 943 | 3.6% |
| Limited liability companies New filings (July) | 2,047 | 2,177 | 1,892 | 8.2% |
| Business bankruptcies New filings (July) | 23 | 27 | 24 | -4.2% |
| Non-business bankruptcies New filings (July) | 737 | 752 | 558 | 32.1% |
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