Share this article! All “latest” numbers are for August 2010 unless otherwise noted. Latest Month Previous Month Previous Year Annual Change EMPLOYMENT/BUSINESS LISTINGS Total employment State of Oregon, thousands 1,787.4 1,774.9 1,757.8 1.7% Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands 205.1 207.9 216.3 -5.2% Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted 10.6% 10.6% 11.2% … Read more
| All “latest” numbers are for August 2010 unless otherwise noted. | Latest Month | Previous Month | Previous Year | Annual Change |
| EMPLOYMENT/BUSINESS LISTINGS | ||||
| Total employment State of Oregon, thousands | 1,787.4 | 1,774.9 | 1,757.8 | 1.7% |
| Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands | 205.1 | 207.9 | 216.3 | -5.2% |
| Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted | 10.6% | 10.6% | 11.2% | -0.6 |
| Portland/Vancouver MSA; Employed Seven counties, thousands | 1,062.9 | 1,050.3 | 1,048.9 | 1.3% |
| Portland/Vancouver MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 10.2% | 10.4% | 11.1% | -0.9 |
| Bend MSA; Employed Deschutes County, thousands | 70.8 | 70.0 | 71.0 | -0.3% |
| Bend MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 14.7% | 14.7% | 15.2% | -0.5 |
| Corvallis MSA; Employed Benton County, thousands | 39.3 | 38.6 | 39.0 | 0.7% |
| Corvallis MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 7.1% | 7.5% | 7.7% | -0.6 |
| Eugene/Springfield MSA; Employed Lane County, thousands | 163.8 | 162.3 | 158.9 | 3.1% |
| Eugene/Springfield MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 10.7% | 10.6% | 12.1% | -1.4 |
| Medford/Ashland MSA; Employed Jackson County, thousands | 90.1 | 88.1 | 88.6 | 1.6% |
| Medford/Ashland MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 12.8% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 0.1 |
| Salem MSA; Employed Marion and Polk counties, thousands | 184.0 | 182.8 | 180.1 | 2.1% |
| Salem MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 10.7% | 10.5% | 10.8% | -0.1 |
| The Coast; Employed Five counties, thousands | 87.1 | 86.3 | 86.6 | 0.5% |
| The Coast; Unemployment rate | 10.2% | 10.6% | 10.2% | 0.0 |
| Central Oregon; Employed Eight counties, thousands | 118.3 | 124.4 | 117.6 | 0.6% |
| Central Oregon; Unemployment rate | 12.0% | 11.5% | 12.4% | -0.4 |
| Eastern Oregon; Employed Nine counties, thousands | 88.3 | 87.0 | 85.3 | 3.5% |
| Eastern Oregon; Unemployment rate | 9.2% | 9.6% | 9.3% | -0.1 |
| Help wanted ad count The Oregonian, Portland (September) | 1,306 | 1,848 | 1,564 | -16.5% |
| Help wanted ad count The Bulletin, Bend (September) | 820 | 963 | 951 | -13.8% |
| Oregon online job vacancies, total ads in thousands (September) | 54.9 | 55.8 | 42.2 | 30.1% |
| Portland online job vacancies, total ads in thousands (September) | 39.0 | 41.6 | 28.7 | 35.9% |
| New business corporations New filings | 731 | 743 | 758 | -3.6% |
| Limited liability companies New filings | 1,757 | 1,588 | 1,760 | -0.2% |
| Business bankruptcies New filings (September) | 40 | 44 | 44 | -9.1% |
| Non-business bankruptcies New filings (September) | 1,605 | 1,602 | 1,523 | 5.4% |
| TRANSPORTATION | ||||
| Trucking Weight-mile tax receipts, millions | $20.4 | $17.1 | $20.6 | -0.8% |
| Shipping Port of Portland, total containers load and discharge | 14,652 | 18,287 | 16,676 | -12.1% |
| Shipping Port of Portland, number of calls by oceangoing vessels | 55 | 52 | 38 | 44.7% |
| Airline travel, PDX Passengers, thousands | 1,322.2 | 1,317.0 | 1,299.5 | 1.7% |
| Airline travel, Eugene Passengers, thousands | 73.3 | 73.0 | 67.0 | 9.4% |
| Airline travel, Medford Passengers, thousands | 64.7 | 64.8 | 60.8 | 6.5% |
| Airline travel, Redmond Passengers, thousands (September) | 38.6 | 46.6 | 38.3 | 0.7% |
| REAL ESTATE/CONSTRUCTION PERMITS | ||||
| Portland-area homes New listings | 3,829 | 4,029 | 3,780 | 1.3% |
| Willamette Valley Multiple listing sales, millions | $102.3 | $93.4 | $117.1 | -12.6% |
| Central Oregon Multiple listing sales, millions | $84.4 | $83.2 | $91.1 | -7.4% |
| New Oregon single-family home permits | 514 | 495 | 567 | -9.3% |
| New Oregon multiple-housing unit permits | 350 | 42 | 13 | 2,592.3% |
| FARMING/NATURAL RESOURCES/ENERGY | ||||
| Wheat price No.1 soft white, at Portland, per bushel (September) | $6.46 | $6.30 | $4.53 | 42.6% |
| All farm products Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (September) | 147 | 141 | 135 | 8.9% |
| All crops Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (September) | 152 | 145 | 143 | 6.3% |
| Livestock Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (September) | 129 | 131 | 109 | 18.3% |
| Lumber price from Random Lengths Publications, framing composite (September) | $250 | $245 | $236 | 5.9% |
| Lumber production Coast, inland and California redwood regions, Western softwood, million board feet | 948 | 902 | 914 | 3.7% |
| Power PGE, weather-adjusted, million kilowatt-hours (September) | 1,542.8 | 1,616.3 | 1,544.4 | -0.1% |
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