Share this article! All “latest” numbers are for December 2009 unless otherwise noted. Latest Month Previous Month Previous Year Annual Change EMPLOYMENT/BUSINESS LISTINGS Total employment State of Oregon, thousands 1,729.4 1,748.2 1,800.7 -4.0% Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands 209.6 203.3 173.1 21.1% Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted 11.0% 10.7% 8.3% … Read more
| All “latest” numbers are for December 2009 unless otherwise noted. | Latest Month | Previous Month | Previous Year | Annual Change |
| EMPLOYMENT/BUSINESS LISTINGS | ||||
| Total employment State of Oregon, thousands | 1,729.4 | 1,748.2 | 1,800.7 | -4.0% |
| Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands | 209.6 | 203.3 | 173.1 | 21.1% |
| Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted | 11.0% | 10.7% | 8.3% | 2.7 |
| Portland/Vancouver MSA; Employed Seven counties, thousands | 1,041.8 | 1,049.7 | 1,092.7 | -4.7% |
| Portland/Vancouver MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 10.7% | 10.8% | 8.2% | 2.5 |
| Bend MSA; Employed Deschutes County, thousands | 71.6 | 72.3 | 73.1 | -2.0% |
| Bend MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 14.0% | 14.2% | 11.5% | 2.5 |
| Corvallis MSA; Employed Benton County, thousands | 38.8 | 39.6 | 41.2 | -5.9% |
| Corvallis MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 7.4% | 7.3% | 6.4% | 1.0 |
| Eugene/Springfield MSA; Employed Lane County, thousands | 165.4 | 166.2 | 169.5 | -2.5% |
| Eugene/Springfield MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 10.9% | 11.0% | 9.5% | 1.4 |
| Medford/Ashland MSA; Employed Jackson County, thousands | 90.6 | 91.4 | 94.7 | -4.3% |
| Medford/Ashland MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 11.9% | 11.8% | 10.2% | 1.7 |
| Salem MSA; Employed Marion and Polk counties, thousands | 169.5 | 173.1 | 177.4 | -4.5% |
| Salem MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 10.7% | 10.6% | 8.7% | 2.0 |
| The Coast; Employed Five counties, thousands | 82.2 | 82.9 | 85.7 | -4.1% |
| The Coast; Unemployment rate | 11.1% | 10.8% | 9.3% | 1.8 |
| Central Oregon; Employed Eight counties, thousands | 113.0 | 114.1 | 115.6 | -2.2% |
| Central Oregon; Unemployment rate | 13.6% | 12.6% | 11.2% | 2.4 |
| Eastern Oregon; Employed Nine counties, thousands | 79.1 | 81.5 | 80.5 | -1.7% |
| Eastern Oregon; Unemployment rate | 11.3% | 9.9% | 10.2% | 1.1 |
| Help wanted ad count The Oregonian, Portland (January) | 1,588 | 1,185 | 2,042 | -22.2% |
| Help wanted ad count The Bulletin, Bend (January) | 756 | 718 | 964 | -21.6% |
| Oregon online job vacancies, total ads in thousands (January) | 56.0 | 50.0 | 44.7 | 25.3% |
| Portland online job vacancies, total ads in thousands (January) | 28.7 | 27.3 | 20.9 | 37.3% |
| New business corporations New filings | 881 | 720 | 895 | -1.6% |
| Limited liability companies New filings | 1,882 | 1,736 | 1,854 | 1.5% |
| Business bankruptcies New filings (January) | 39 | 58 | 40 | -2.5% |
| Non-business bankruptcies New filings (January) | 1,162 | 1,402 | 895 | 29.8% |
| TRANSPORTATION | ||||
| Trucking Weight-mile tax receipts, millions | $19.1 | $24.0 | $19.1 | 0.2% |
| Shipping Port of Portland, total containers load and discharge | 14,828 | 14,972 | 18,207 | -18.6% |
| Shipping Port of Portland, number of calls by oceangoing vessels | 45 | 44 | 48 | -6.3% |
| Airline travel, PDX Passengers, thousands | 1,064.7 | 985.9 | 1,026.9 | 3.7% |
| Airline travel, Eugene Passengers, thousands | 61.3 | 59.3 | 56.3 | 8.9% |
| Airline travel, Medford Passengers, thousands | 47.2 | 48.4 | 44.3 | 6.5% |
| Airline travel, Redmond Passengers, thousands (January) | 35.0 | 43.8 | 33.1 | 5.8% |
| REAL ESTATE/CONSTRUCTION PERMITS | ||||
| Portland-area homes New listings | 2,104 | 2,499 | 1,880 | 11.9% |
| Willamette Valley Multiple listing sales, millions | $149.9 | $115.6 | $77.1 | 94.5% |
| Central Oregon Multiple listing sales, millions | $101.6 | $120.3 | $50.8 | 100.2% |
| New Oregon single-family homes | 410 | 332 | 251 | 63.3% |
| New Oregon multiple-housing units | 272 | 142 | 209 | 30.1% |
| FARMING/NATURAL RESOURCES/ENERGY | ||||
| Wheat price No.1 soft white, at Portland, per bushel (January) | $4.83 | $4.96 | $5.76 | -16.1% |
| All farm products Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (January) | 134 | 140 | 142 | -5.6% |
| All crops Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (January) | 138 | 147 | 155 | -11.0% |
| Livestock Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (January) | 124 | 118 | 112 | 10.7% |
| Lumber price from Random Lengths Publications, framing composite (January) | $268 | $251 | $198 | 35.4% |
| Lumber production Coast, inland and California redwood regions, Western softwood, million board feet | 752 | 773 | 704 | 6.8% |
| Power PGE, weather-adjusted, million kilowatt-hours (January) | 1,885.4 | 1,790.0 | 1,929.4 | -2.3% |
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