| All “latest” numbers are for December 2006 unless otherwise noted. | Latest Month | Previous Month | Previous Year | Annual Change |
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| Employment/business filings |
| Total employment State of Oregon, thousands | 1,798.4 | 1,819.6 | 1,758.2 | 2.3% |
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| Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands | 97.7 | 96.1 | 99.8 | -2.1% |
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| Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted | 5.4% | 5.3% | 5.7% | -0.3% |
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| Portland/Van. MSA; Employed Six counties, thousands | 1,077.6 | 1,084.8 | 1,055.7 | 2.1% |
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| Portland/Van. MSA; Unemployment rate | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.1% |
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| Bend MSA; Employed Deschutes County, thousands | 73.7 | 74.7 | 70.4 | 4.7% |
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| Bend MSA; Unemployment rate | 4.4% | 4.0% | 5.2% | -0.8% |
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| Corvallis MSA; Employed Benton County, thousands | 41.1 | 42.4 | 40.5 | 1.3% |
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| Corvallis MSA; Unemployment rate | 3.9% | 4.0% | 4.4% | -0.5% |
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| Eugene/Springfield MSA; Employed Lane County, thousands | 170.3 | 171.1 | 165.6 | 2.9% |
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| Eugene/Springfield MSA; Unemployment rate | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.3% | -0.2% |
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| Medford/Ashland MSA; Employed Jackson County, thousands | 99.0 | 99.2 | 97.1 | 1.9% |
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| Medford/Ashland MSA; Unemployment rate | 5.1% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 0.2% |
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| Salem MSA; Employed Marion and Polk counties, thousands | 174.8 | 178.0 | 170.5 | 2.5% |
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| Salem MSA; Unemployment rate | 5.4% | 5.2% | 5.5% | -0.1% |
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| The Coast; Employed Five counties, thousands | 86.7 | 88.7 | 85.5 | 1.4% |
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| The Coast; Unemployment rate | 6.0% | 5.8% | 6.3% | -0.3% |
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| Central Oregon; Employed Eight counties, thousands | 115.6 | 116.8 | 111.6 | 3.7% |
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| Central Oregon; Unemployment rate | 4.9% | 4.5% | 5.7% | -0.8% |
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| Eastern Oregon; Employed Nine counties, thousands | 80.0 | 82.3 | 78.9 | 1.4% |
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| Eastern Oregon; Unemployment rate | 7.1% | 6.1% | 7.7% | -0.6% |
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| Help wanted ad count The Oregonian, Portland (January) | 14,475 | 12,885 | 22,749 | -36.4% |
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| Help wanted ad count The Register-Guard, Eugene (January) | 6,869 | 5,992 | 7,679 | -10.5% |
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| Help wanted ad count The Bulletin, Bend (Jan. ’07) | 6,791 | 6,033 | 8,079 | -15.9% |
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| New business corporations New filings (Jan. ’07) | 1,198 | 1,125 | 1,184 | 1.2% |
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| Limited liability companies New filings (Jan. ’07) | 2,299 | 2,017 | 2,079 | 10.6% |
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| Business bankruptcies New filings (Jan. ’07) | 15 | 27 | 7 | 114.3% |
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| Non-business bankruptcies New filings (Jan. ’07) | 533 | 554 | 250 | 113.2% |
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