Share this article! All “latest” numbers are for February 2010 unless otherwise noted. Latest Month Previous Month Previous Year Annual Change EMPLOYMENT/BUSINESS LISTINGS Total employment State of Oregon, thousands 1,722.6 1,708.9 1,738.9 -0.9% Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands 220.9 225.3 232.2 -4.9% Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted 10.5% 10.7% 10.6% … Read more
| All “latest” numbers are for February 2010 unless otherwise noted. | Latest Month | Previous Month | Previous Year | Annual Change |
| EMPLOYMENT/BUSINESS LISTINGS | ||||
| Total employment State of Oregon, thousands | 1,722.6 | 1,708.9 | 1,738.9 | -0.9% |
| Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands | 220.9 | 225.3 | 232.2 | -4.9% |
| Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted | 10.5% | 10.7% | 10.6% | -0.1 |
| Portland/Vancouver MSA; Employed Seven counties, thousands | 1,035.5 | 1,031.7 | 1,061.6 | -2.5% |
| Portland/Vancouver MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 10.3% | 10.9% | 9.9% | 0.5 |
| Bend MSA; Employed Deschutes County, thousands | 67.4 | 67.2 | 68.3 | -1.4% |
| Bend MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 12.5% | 13.3% | 12.9% | -0.4 |
| Corvallis MSA; Employed Benton County, thousands | 39.6 | 39.0 | 40.4 | -2.0% |
| Corvallis MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 6.8% | 7.3% | 7.5% | -0.7 |
| Eugene/Springfield MSA; Employed Lane County, thousands | 161.2 | 159.2 | 161.9 | -0.4% |
| Eugene/Springfield MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 10.1% | 10.7% | 11.3% | -1.2 |
| Medford/Ashland MSA; Employed Jackson County, thousands | 87.9 | 87.4 | 87.8 | 0.1% |
| Medford/Ashland MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 10.9% | 11.5% | 11.8% | -0.8 |
| Salem MSA; Employed Marion and Polk counties, thousands | 173.4 | 171.3 | 173.2 | 0.1% |
| Salem MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 9.6% | 10.1% | 9.8% | -0.3 |
| The Coast; Employed Five counties, thousands | 83.1 | 82.8 | 82.2 | 1.1% |
| The Coast; Unemployment rate | 11.5% | 12.1% | 12.4% | -0.9 |
| Central Oregon; Employed Eight counties, thousands | 109.2 | 108.4 | 109.7 | -0.5% |
| Central Oregon; Unemployment rate | 14.6% | 14.9% | 15.3% | -0.7 |
| Eastern Oregon; Employed Nine counties, thousands | 79.5 | 79.0 | 78.1 | 1.7% |
| Eastern Oregon; Unemployment rate | 12.3% | 12.5% | 12.9% | -0.6 |
| Help wanted ad count The Oregonian, Portland (March) | 1,528 | 1,284 | 1,737 | -12.0% |
| Help wanted ad count The Bulletin, Bend (March) | 1,135 | 784 | 1,035 | 9.7% |
| Oregon online job vacancies, total ads in thousands (March) | 51.7 | 53.3 | 42.8 | 20.8% |
| Portland online job vacancies, total ads in thousands (March) | 29.4 | 32.2 | 22.6 | 30.1% |
| New business corporations New filings (March) | 884 | 867 | 902 | -2.0% |
| Limited liability companies New filings (March) | 2,082 | 2,068 | 2,187 | -4.8% |
| Business bankruptcies New filings (March) | 58 | 45 | 43 | 34.9% |
| Non-business bankruptcies New filings (March) | 1,874 | 1,363 | 1,610 | 16.4% |
| TRANSPORTATION | ||||
| Trucking Weight-mile tax receipts, millions | $16.6 | $15.6 | $16.6 | -0.2% |
| Shipping Port of Portland, total containers load and discharge | 12,524 | 14,183 | 15,817 | -20.8% |
| Shipping Port of Portland, number of calls by oceangoing vessels | 50 | 44 | 36 | 38.9% |
| Airline travel, PDX Passengers, thousands | 843.8 | 888.9 | 839.1 | 0.6% |
| Airline travel, Eugene Passengers, thousands | 47.2 | 52.6 | 44.4 | 6.2% |
| Airline travel, Medford Passengers, thousands | 40.5 | 42.1 | 36.1 | 12.2% |
| Airline travel, Redmond Passengers, thousands (March) | 38.3 | 32.7 | 38.1 | 0.4% |
| REAL ESTATE/CONSTRUCTION PERMITS | ||||
| Portland-area homes New listings | 3,902 | 3,937 | 3,471 | 12.4% |
| Willamette Valley Multiple listing sales, millions | $69.2 | $80.3 | $62.0 | 11.6% |
| Central Oregon Multiple listing sales, millions | $68.0 | $65.7 | $40.6 | 67.5% |
| New Oregon single-family homes | 516 | 410 | 272 | 89.7% |
| New Oregon multiple-housing units | 34 | 78 | 135 | -74.8% |
| FARMING/NATURAL RESOURCES/ENERGY | ||||
| Wheat price No.1 soft white, at Portland, per bushel (March) | $4.64 | $4.76 | $5.53 | -16.1% |
| All farm products Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (March) | 138 | 140 | 139 | -0.7% |
| All crops Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (March) | 143 | 146 | 147 | -2.7% |
| Livestock Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (March) | 124 | 123 | 106 | 17.0% |
| Lumber price from Random Lengths Publications, framing composite (March) | $314 | $312 | $195 | 61.0% |
| Lumber production Coast, inland and California redwood regions, Western softwood, million board feet | 915 | 917 | 792 | 15.5% |
| Power PGE, weather-adjusted, million kilowatt-hours | 1,744.0 | 1,885.4 | 1,736.4 | 0.4% |
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