Share this article! All “latest” numbers are for January 2010 unless otherwise noted. Latest Month Previous Month Previous Year Annual Change EMPLOYMENT/BUSINESS LISTINGS Total employment State of Oregon, thousands 1,708.9 1,721.8 1,748.3 -2.3% Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands 227.6 205.5 210.8 8.0% Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted 10.7% 10.6% 9.9% … Read more
| All “latest” numbers are for January 2010 unless otherwise noted. | Latest Month | Previous Month | Previous Year | Annual Change |
| EMPLOYMENT/BUSINESS LISTINGS | ||||
| Total employment State of Oregon, thousands | 1,708.9 | 1,721.8 | 1,748.3 | -2.3% |
| Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands | 227.6 | 205.5 | 210.8 | 8.0% |
| Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted | 10.7% | 10.6% | 9.9% | 0.8 |
| Portland/Vancouver MSA; Employed Seven counties, thousands | 1,031.4 | 1,037.7 | 1,067.8 | -3.4% |
| Portland/Vancouver MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 10.9% | 10.8% | 9.2% | 1.7 |
| Bend MSA; Employed Deschutes County, thousands | 67.2 | 68.1 | 69.3 | -3.0% |
| Bend MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 13.4% | 14.6% | 12.3% | 1.1 |
| Corvallis MSA; Employed Benton County, thousands | 39.0 | 39.5 | 40.3 | -3.2% |
| Corvallis MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 7.4% | 7.5% | 7.1% | 0.3 |
| Eugene/Springfield MSA; Employed Lane County, thousands | 159.0 | 160.7 | 162.7 | -2.2% |
| Eugene/Springfield MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 10.8% | 11.6% | 10.7% | 0.1 |
| Medford/Ashland MSA; Employed Jackson County, thousands | 87.4 | 89.5 | 88.9 | -1.7% |
| Medford/Ashland MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 11.6% | 12.6% | 11.1% | 0.5 |
| Salem MSA; Employed Marion and Polk counties, thousands | 171.2 | 172.1 | 173.5 | -1.3% |
| Salem MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 10.2% | 10.5% | 9.3% | 0.9 |
| The Coast; Employed Five counties, thousands | 83.0 | 83.1 | 82.1 | 1.1% |
| The Coast; Unemployment rate | 12.2% | 10.8% | 11.4% | 0.8 |
| Central Oregon; Employed Eight counties, thousands | 108.4 | 109.9 | 111.3 | -2.6% |
| Central Oregon; Unemployment rate | 15.0% | 13.7% | 13.9% | 1.1 |
| Eastern Oregon; Employed Nine counties, thousands | 79.1 | 80.2 | 77.3 | 2.2% |
| Eastern Oregon; Unemployment rate | 12.6% | 11.0% | 13.1% | -0.5 |
| Help wanted ad count The Oregonian, Portland (February) | 1,284 | 1,588 | 1,869 | -31.3% |
| Help wanted ad count The Bulletin, Bend (February) | 784 | 756 | 736 | 6.5% |
| Oregon online job vacancies, total ads in thousands (February) | 53.3 | 56.0 | 43.9 | 21.4% |
| Portland online job vacancies, total ads in thousands (February) | 32.2 | 28.7 | 23.7 | 35.9% |
| New business corporations New filings (February) | 867 | 808 | 871 | -0.5% |
| Limited liability companies New filings (February) | 2,068 | 1,991 | 2,013 | 2.7% |
| Business bankruptcies New filings (February) | 45 | 39 | 49 | -8.2% |
| Non-business bankruptcies New filings (February) | 1,363 | 1,162 | 1,110 | 22.8% |
| TRANSPORTATION | ||||
| Trucking Weight-mile tax receipts, millions | $15.6 | $19.1 | $14.9 | 4.8% |
| Shipping Port of Portland, total containers load and discharge | 14,183 | 14,828 | 15,961 | -11.1% |
| Shipping Port of Portland, number of calls by oceangoing vessels | 44 | 45 | 54 | -18.5% |
| Airline travel, PDX Passengers, thousands | 888.9 | 1,064.7 | 890.4 | -0.2% |
| Airline travel, Eugene Passengers, thousands | 52.6 | 61.3 | 48.1 | 9.3% |
| Airline travel, Medford Passengers, thousands | 42.1 | 47.2 | 37.6 | 12.0% |
| Airline travel, Redmond Passengers, thousands (February) | 32.7 | 35.0 | 33.2 | -1.5% |
| REAL ESTATE/CONSTRUCTION PERMITS | ||||
| Portland-area homes New listings | 3,937 | 2,104 | 4,196 | -6.2% |
| Willamette Valley Multiple listing sales, millions | $80.3 | $149.9 | $68.4 | 17.4% |
| Central Oregon Multiple listing sales, millions | $65.7 | $101.6 | $41.4 | 58.7% |
| New Oregon single-family homes | 410 | 410 | 286 | 43.4% |
| New Oregon multiple-housing units | 78 | 272 | 708 | -89.0% |
| FARMING/NATURAL RESOURCES/ENERGY | ||||
| Wheat price No.1 soft white, at Portland, per bushel (February) | $4.76 | $4.83 | $5.68 | -16.2% |
| All farm products Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (February) | 137 | 138 | 138 | -0.7% |
| All crops Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (February) | 141 | 143 | 148 | -4.7% |
| Livestock Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (February) | 123 | 124 | 105 | 17.1% |
| Lumber price from Random Lengths Publications, framing composite (February) | $312 | $268 | $199 | 56.8% |
| Lumber production Coast, inland and California redwood regions, Western softwood, million board feet | 872 | 753 | 794 | 9.8% |
| Power PGE, weather-adjusted, million kilowatt-hours (February) | 1,744.0 | 1,885.4 | 1,736.4 | 0.4% |
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