Share this article! All “latest” numbers are for September 2010 unless otherwise noted. Latest Month Previous Month Previous Year Annual Change EMPLOYMENT/BUSINESS LISTINGS Total employment State of Oregon, thousands 1,783.4 1,786.1 1,750.1 1.9% Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands 196.3 203.5 201.1 -2.4% Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted 10.6% 10.6% 11.0% … Read more
| All “latest” numbers are for September 2010 unless otherwise noted. | Latest Month | Previous Month | Previous Year | Annual Change |
| EMPLOYMENT/BUSINESS LISTINGS | ||||
| Total employment State of Oregon, thousands | 1,783.4 | 1,786.1 | 1,750.1 | 1.9% |
| Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands | 196.3 | 203.5 | 201.1 | -2.4% |
| Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted | 10.6% | 10.6% | 11.0% | -0.4 |
| Portland/Vancouver MSA; Employed Seven counties, thousands | 1,061.5 | 1,062.5 | 1,041.5 | 1.9% |
| Portland/Vancouver MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 10.5% | 10.2% | 11.1% | -0.6 |
| Bend MSA; Employed Deschutes County, thousands | 69.4 | 71.1 | 69.9 | -0.7% |
| Bend MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 15.5% | 14.6% | 15.6% | -0.1 |
| Corvallis MSA; Employed Benton County, thousands | 39.7 | 39.2 | 39.2 | 1.3% |
| Corvallis MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.5% | -0.5 |
| Eugene/Springfield MSA; Employed Lane County, thousands | 162.5 | 163.2 | 157.4 | 3.2% |
| Eugene/Springfield MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 11.0% | 10.7% | 12.1% | -1.2 |
| Medford/Ashland MSA; Employed Jackson County, thousands | 92.2 | 89.9 | 90.0 | 2.4% |
| Medford/Ashland MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 13.5% | 12.7% | 13.3% | 0.3 |
| Salem MSA; Employed Marion and Polk counties, thousands | 182.4 | 183.6 | 180.2 | 1.2% |
| Salem MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 11.1% | 10.7% | 11.0% | 0.1 |
| The Coast; Employed Five counties, thousands | 86.7 | 87.6 | 86.1 | 0.7% |
| The Coast; Unemployment rate | 9.9% | 10.1% | 9.4% | 0.5 |
| Central Oregon; Employed Eight counties, thousands | 116.0 | 118.5 | 115.6 | 0.4% |
| Central Oregon; Unemployment rate | 11.8% | 12.0% | 11.7% | 0.1 |
| Eastern Oregon; Employed Nine counties, thousands | 88.4 | 88.3 | 85.1 | 3.8% |
| Eastern Oregon; Unemployment rate | 8.8% | 9.1% | 8.5% | 0.3 |
| Help wanted ad count The Oregonian, Portland (October) | 1,507 | 1,306 | 1,592 | -5.3% |
| Help wanted ad count The Bulletin, Bend (October) | 867 | 820 | 895 | -3.1% |
| Oregon online job vacancies, total ads in thousands (October) | 56.4 | 54.9 | 41.3 | 36.6% |
| Portland online job vacancies, total ads in thousands (October) | 40.2 | 39.0 | 28.5 | 41.1% |
| New business corporations New filings | 664 | 731 | 838 | -20.8% |
| Limited liability companies New filings | 1,712 | 1,757 | 1,892 | -9.5% |
| Business bankruptcies New filings (October) | 45 | 40 | 51 | -11.8% |
| Non-business bankruptcies New filings (October) | 1,566 | 1,605 | 1,608 | -2.6% |
| TRANSPORTATION | ||||
| Trucking Weight-mile tax receipts, millions | $18.2 | $20.4 | $16.1 | 12.6% |
| Shipping Port of Portland, total containers load and discharge | 18,977 | 14,652 | 12,413 | 52.9% |
| Shipping Port of Portland, number of calls by oceangoing vessels | 49 | 55 | 43 | 14.0% |
| Airline travel, PDX Passengers, thousands | 1,128.6 | 1,322.2 | 1,079.4 | 4.6% |
| Airline travel, Eugene Passengers, thousands | 69.0 | 73.3 | 62.5 | 10.4% |
| Airline travel, Medford Passengers, thousands | 55.1 | 64.7 | 52.0 | 6.1% |
| Airline travel, Redmond Passengers, thousands (October) | 38.2 | 38.6 | 37.2 | 2.6% |
| REAL ESTATE/CONSTRUCTION PERMITS | ||||
| Portland-area homes New listings | 3,549 | 3,829 | 3,599 | -1.4% |
| Willamette Valley Multiple listing sales, millions | $84.2 | $102.3 | $127.4 | -33.9% |
| Central Oregon Multiple listing sales, millions | $101.8 | $84.4 | $114.2 | -10.9% |
| New Oregon single-family home permits | 505 | 514 | 527 | -4.2% |
| New Oregon multiple-housing unit permits | 63 | 350 | 4 | 1475.0% |
| FARMING/NATURAL RESOURCES/ENERGY | ||||
| Wheat price No.1 soft white, at Portland, per bushel (October) | $6.00 | $6.46 | $5.33 | 12.6% |
| All farm products Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (October) | 135 | 148 | 127 | 6.3% |
| All crops Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (October) | 135 | 152 | 133 | 1.5% |
| Livestock Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (October) | 136 | 133 | 110 | 23.6% |
| Lumber price from Random Lengths Publications, framing composite (October) | $255 | $250 | $235 | 8.5% |
| Lumber production Coast, inland and California redwood regions, Western softwood, million board feet | 961 | 991 | 954 | 0.7% |
| Power PGE, weather-adjusted, million kilowatt-hours (October) | 1,469.2 | 1,542.8 | 1,439.0 | 2.1% |
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