Share this article! All “latest” numbers are for March 2010 unless otherwise noted. Latest Month Previous Month Previous Year Annual Change EMPLOYMENT/BUSINESS LISTINGS Total employment State of Oregon, thousands 1,729.2 1,722.2 1,732.9 -0.2% Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands 229.1 218.8 241.3 -5.1% Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted 10.6% 10.5% 11.2% … Read more
| All “latest” numbers are for March 2010 unless otherwise noted. | Latest Month | Previous Month | Previous Year | Annual Change |
| EMPLOYMENT/BUSINESS LISTINGS | ||||
| Total employment State of Oregon, thousands | 1,729.2 | 1,722.2 | 1,732.9 | -0.2% |
| Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands | 229.1 | 218.8 | 241.3 | -5.1% |
| Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted | 10.6% | 10.5% | 11.2% | -0.6 |
| Portland/Vancouver MSA; Employed Seven counties, thousands | 1,040.0 | 1,036.3 | 1,054.0 | -1.3% |
| Portland/Vancouver MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 10.7% | 10.2% | 10.4% | 0.2 |
| Bend MSA; Employed Deschutes County, thousands | 67.5 | 67.4 | 67.9 | -0.5% |
| Bend MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 13.3% | 12.3% | 14.1% | -0.8 |
| Corvallis MSA; Employed Benton County, thousands | 39.8 | 39.6 | 40.6 | -1.9% |
| Corvallis MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 7.6% | 6.7% | 7.8% | -0.2 |
| Eugene/Springfield MSA; Employed Lane County, thousands | 161.1 | 160.7 | 160.7 | 0.2% |
| Eugene/Springfield MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 10.6% | 10.0% | 12.1% | -1.6 |
| Medford/Ashland MSA; Employed Jackson County, thousands | 87.9 | 87.9 | 87.5 | 0.5% |
| Medford/Ashland MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 11.7% | 10.9% | 12.4% | -0.7 |
| Salem MSA; Employed Marion and Polk counties, thousands | 174.1 | 173.3 | 173.2 | 0.5% |
| Salem MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 10.2% | 9.5% | 10.5% | -0.3 |
| The Coast; Employed Five counties, thousands | 83.3 | 82.7 | 82.1 | 1.4% |
| The Coast; Unemployment rate | 12.1% | 11.5% | 12.7% | -0.6 |
| Central Oregon; Employed Eight counties, thousands | 110.1 | 109.3 | 109.5 | 0.6% |
| Central Oregon; Unemployment rate | 14.6% | 14.5% | 15.6% | -1.0 |
| Eastern Oregon; Employed Nine counties, thousands | 80.9 | 79.5 | 79.0 | 2.5% |
| Eastern Oregon; Unemployment rate | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.6% | -0.4 |
| Help wanted ad count The Oregonian, Portland (April) | 1,557 | 1,528 | 1,534 | 1.5% |
| Help wanted ad count The Bulletin, Bend (April) | 1,072 | 1,135 | 918 | 16.8% |
| Oregon online job vacancies, total ads in thousands (April) | 61.0 | 51.7 | 43.5 | 40.2% |
| Portland online job vacancies, total ads in thousands (April) | 39.0 | 29.4 | 23.6 | 65.3% |
| New business corporations New filings (April) | 749 | 884 | 942 | -20.5% |
| Limited liability companies New filings (April) | 1,835 | 2,082 | 2,140 | -14.3% |
| Business bankruptcies New filings (April) | 57 | 58 | 55 | 3.6% |
| Non-business bankruptcies New filings (April) | 1,918 | 1,874 | 1,666 | 15.1% |
| TRANSPORTATION | ||||
| Trucking Weight-mile tax receipts, millions | $17.5 | $16.6 | $16.9 | 3.1% |
| Shipping Port of Portland, total containers load and discharge | 12,427 | 12,524 | 16,856 | -26.3% |
| Shipping Port of Portland, number of calls by oceangoing vessels | 45 | 50 | 46 | -2.2% |
| Airline travel, PDX Passengers, thousands | 1,059.8 | 843.8 | 1,063.0 | -0.3% |
| Airline travel, Eugene Passengers, thousands | 58.8 | 47.2 | 54.3 | 8.3% |
| Airline travel, Medford Passengers, thousands | 49.7 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 14.3% |
| Airline travel, Redmond Passengers, thousands (April) | 35.1 | 38.3 | 34.2 | 2.8% |
| REAL ESTATE/CONSTRUCTION PERMITS | ||||
| Portland-area homes New listings | 4,987 | 3,902 | 3,685 | 35.3% |
| Willamette Valley Multiple listing sales, millions | $97.7 | $69.2 | $68.4 | 42.9% |
| Central Oregon Multiple listing sales, millions | $99.5 | $68.0 | $61.9 | 60.7% |
| New Oregon single-family homes | 632 | 516 | 505 | 25.1% |
| New Oregon multiple-housing units | 61 | 34 | 54 | 13.0% |
| FARMING/NATURAL RESOURCES/ENERGY | ||||
| Wheat price No.1 soft white, at Portland, per bushel (April) | $4.76 | $4.64 | $5.53 | -13.9% |
| All farm products Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (April) | 142 | 159 | 144 | -1.4% |
| All crops Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (April) | 146 | 168 | 153 | -4.6% |
| Livestock Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (April) | 127 | 126 | 112 | 13.4% |
| Lumber price from Random Lengths Publications, framing composite (April) | $357 | $314 | $208 | 71.6% |
| Lumber production Coast, inland and California redwood regions, Western softwood, million board feet | 964 | 915 | 794 | 21.4% |
| Power PGE, weather-adjusted, million kilowatt-hours (April) | 1,484.4 | 1,614.7 | 1,573.0 | -5.6% |
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