Figures and indicators for four vital pieces of the Oregon economy: Employment/business listings, Transportation, Real Estate/Construction Permits and Farming/Natural Resources/Energy
| All “latest” numbers are for September 2009 unless otherwise noted. | Latest Month | Previous Month | Previous Year | Annual Change |
| EMPLOYMENT/BUSINESS LISTINGS | ||||
| Total employment State of Oregon, thousands (October) | 1,749.2 | 1,750.6 | 1,841.5 | -5.0% |
| Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands (October) | 210.3 | 207.9 | 135.1 | 55.7% |
| Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted (October) | 11.3% | 11.3% | 7.2% | 4.1 |
| Portland/Vancouver MSA; Employed Seven counties, thousands | 1,043.8 | 1,045.3 | 1,105.6 | -5.6% |
| Portland/Vancouver MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 11.7% | 11.6% | 5.7% | 6.0 |
| Bend MSA; Employed Deschutes County, thousands | 72.5 | 74.6 | 75.9 | -4.4% |
| Bend MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 15.9% | 13.9% | 7.6% | 8.3 |
| Corvallis MSA; Employed Benton County, thousands | 38.1 | 37.9 | 40.5 | -6.1% |
| Corvallis MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 7.6% | 8.4% | 4.4% | 3.2 |
| Eugene/Springfield MSA; Employed Lane County, thousands | 162.1 | 162.6 | 169.4 | -4.3% |
| Eugene/Springfield MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 12.2% | 12.4% | 7.1% | 5.1 |
| Medford/Ashland MSA; Employed Jackson County, thousands | 91.9 | 90.1 | 96.4 | -4.7% |
| Medford/Ashland MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 12.4% | 13.0% | 7.2% | 5.2 |
| Salem MSA; Employed Marion and Polk counties, thousands | 175.9 | 176.4 | 186.3 | -5.6% |
| Salem MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 11.6% | 11.0% | 5.8% | 5.8 |
| The Coast; Employed Five counties, thousands | 85.1 | 84.9 | 90.0 | -5.4% |
| The Coast; Unemployment rate | 9.9% | 11.1% | 5.9% | 4.0 |
| Central Oregon; Employed Eight counties, thousands | 117.2 | 119.6 | 122.4 | -4.2% |
| Central Oregon; Unemployment rate | 12.2% | 13.0% | 7.2% | 5.0 |
| Eastern Oregon; Employed Nine counties, thousands | 84.3 | 83.7 | 85.8 | -1.7% |
| Eastern Oregon; Unemployment rate | 8.9% | 10.0% | 6.2% | 2.7 |
| Help wanted ad count The Oregonian, Portland (October) | 1,592 | 1,564 | 3,607 | -55.9% |
| Help wanted ad count The Bulletin, Bend (October) | 895 | 951 | 1,579 | -43.3% |
| Oregon online job vacancies, total ads in thousands (October) | 41.2 | 41.6 | 54.2 | -24.0% |
| Portland online job vacancies, total ads in thousands (October) | 28.5 | 28.7 | 36.2 | -21.3% |
| New business corporations New filings (October) | 766 | 838 | 855 | -10.4% |
| Limited liability companies New filings (October) | 1,930 | 1,892 | 1,934 | -0.2% |
| Business bankruptcies New filings (October) | 51 | 44 | 46 | 10.9% |
| Non-business bankruptcies New filings (October) | 1,608 | 1,523 | 1,281 | 25.5% |
| TRANSPORTATION | ||||
| Trucking Weight-mile tax receipts, millions | $16.1 | $20.6 | $21.0 | -23.0% |
| Shipping Port of Portland, total containers load and discharge | 12,413 | 16,676 | 24,682 | -49.7% |
| Shipping Port of Portland, number of calls by oceangoing vessels | 43 | 38 | 62 | -30.6% |
| Airline travel, PDX Passengers, thousands | 1,079.4 | 1,299.5 | 1,149.4 | -6.1% |
| Airline travel, Eugene Passengers, thousands | 62.5 | 67.0 | 57.4 | 8.9% |
| Airline travel, Medford Passengers, thousands | 52.0 | 60.8 | 48.6 | 6.8% |
| Airline travel, Redmond Passengers, thousands (October) | 37.2 | 38.3 | 36.9 | 0.8% |
| REAL ESTATE/CONSTRUCTION PERMITS | ||||
| Portland-area homes New listings (October) | 3,443 | 3,599 | 3,605 | -4.5% |
| Willamette Valley Multiple listing sales, millions | $127.4 | $117.1 | $120.1 | 6.1% |
| Central Oregon Multiple listing sales, millions | $114.2 | $91.1 | $152.1 | -24.9% |
| New Oregon single-family homes | 527 | 567 | 631 | -16.5% |
| New Oregon multiple-housing units | 4 | 13 | 293 | -98.6% |
| FARMING/NATURAL RESOURCES/ENERGY | ||||
| Wheat price No.1 soft white, at Portland, per bushel (October) | $4.67 | $4.53 | $5.33 | -12.4% |
| All farm products Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (October) | 133 | 146 | 153 | -13.1% |
| All crops Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (October) | 143 | 157 | 167 | -14.4% |
| Livestock Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (October) | 108 | 109 | 118 | -8.5% |
| Lumber price from Random Lengths Publications, framing composite (October) | $235 | $236 | $234 | 0.4% |
| Lumber production Coast, inland and California redwood regions, Western softwood, million board feet | 809 | 896 | 1,117 | -27.6% |
| Power PGE, weather-adjusted, million kilowatt-hours (October) | 1,439.0 | 1,544.4 | 1,502.0 | -4.2% |
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