Share this article! All “latest” numbers are for February 2009 unless otherwise noted. Latest Month Previous Month Previous Year Annual Change EMPLOYMENT/BUSINESS LISTINGS Total employment State of Oregon, thousands 1,754.1 1,763.6 1,809.6 -3.1% Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands 236.3 212.0 115.7 104.2% Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted 10.8% 9.8% 5.4% 540.0% … Read more
| All “latest” numbers are for February 2009 unless otherwise noted. | Latest Month | Previous Month | Previous Year | Annual Change |
| EMPLOYMENT/BUSINESS LISTINGS | ||||
| Total employment State of Oregon, thousands | 1,754.1 | 1,763.6 | 1,809.6 | -3.1% |
| Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands | 236.3 | 212.0 | 115.7 | 104.2% |
| Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted | 10.8% | 9.8% | 5.4% | 540.0% |
| Portland/Van. MSA; Employed Six counties, thousands | 1,064.4 | 1,072.6 | 1,094.9 | -2.8% |
| Portland/Van. MSA; Unemployment rate | 10.7% | 9.7% | 5.3% | 540.0% |
| Bend MSA; Employed Deschutes County, thousands | 71.4 | 71.8 | 74.1 | -3.6% |
| Bend MSA; Unemployment rate | 16.1% | 14.4% | 8.1% | 800.0% |
| Corvallis MSA; Employed Benton County, thousands | 40.1 | 40.2 | 41.0 | -2.1% |
| Corvallis MSA; Unemployment rate | 8.1% | 7.6% | 4.2% | 390.0% |
| Eugene/Springfield MSA; Employed Lane County, thousands | 164.1 | 164.5 | 172.5 | -4.9% |
| Eugene/Springfield MSA; Unemployment rate | 12.8% | 11.8% | 5.7% | 710.0% |
| Medford/Ashland MSA; Employed Jackson County, thousands | 90.4 | 90.5 | 93.2 | -2.9% |
| Medford/Ashland MSA; Unemployment rate | 14.0% | 12.8% | 7.3% | 670.0% |
| Salem MSA; Employed Marion and Polk counties, thousands | 175.1 | 174.6 | 178.4 | -1.9% |
| Salem MSA; Unemployment rate | 11.4% | 10.5% | 6.1% | 530.0% |
| The Coast; Employed Five counties, thousands | 83.4 | 83.7 | 0.0 | -1.9% |
| The Coast; Unemployment rate | 12.4% | 11.3% | 6.6% | 580.0% |
| Central Oregon; Employed Eight counties, thousands | 112.6 | 112.9 | 117.4 | -4.1% |
| Central Oregon; Unemployment rate | 15.4% | 13.9% | 7.8% | 760.0% |
| Eastern Oregon; Employed Nine counties, thousands | 78.9 | 78.7 | 80.2 | -1.6% |
| Eastern Oregon; Unemployment rate | 13.0% | 13.1% | 8.0% | 500.0% |
| Help wanted ad count The Oregonian, Portland (March) | 1,737 | 1,869 | 8,287 | -79.0% |
| Help wanted ad count The Bulletin, Bend (March) | 1,035 | 736 | 4,256 | -75.7% |
| Oregon online job vacancies, total ads in thousands (March) | 42 | 43 | 65 | -34.5% |
| Portland online job vacancies, total ads in thousands (March) | 23 | 24 | 40 | -42.8% |
| New business corporations New filings (March) | 902 | 871 | 978 | -7.8% |
| Limited liability companies New filings (March) | 2,187 | 2,013 | 2,450 | -10.7% |
| Business bankruptcies New filings (March) | 43 | 49 | 20 | 115.0% |
| Non-business bankruptcies New filings (March) | 1,610 | 1,110 | 1,010 | 59.4% |
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