Share this article! All “latest” numbers are for October 2010 unless otherwise noted. Latest Month Previous Month Previous Year Annual Change EMPLOYMENT/BUSINESS LISTINGS Total employment State of Oregon, thousands 1,789.7 1,783.7 1,745.2 2.6% Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands 196.2 194.6 200.9 -2.3% Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted 10.5% 10.5% 10.9% … Read more
| All “latest” numbers are for October 2010 unless otherwise noted. | Latest Month | Previous Month | Previous Year | Annual Change |
| EMPLOYMENT/BUSINESS LISTINGS | ||||
| Total employment State of Oregon, thousands | 1,789.7 | 1,783.7 | 1,745.2 | 2.6% |
| Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands | 196.2 | 194.6 | 200.9 | -2.3% |
| Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted | 10.5% | 10.5% | 10.9% | -0.4 |
| Portland/Vancouver MSA; Employed Seven counties, thousands | 1,068.6 | 1,061.2 | 1,042.8 | 2.5% |
| Portland/Vancouver MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 10.4% | 10.5% | 11.1% | -0.7 |
| Bend MSA; Employed Deschutes County, thousands | 68.7 | 69.8 | 68.6 | 0.2% |
| Bend MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 15.3% | 15.4% | 15.4% | -0.1 |
| Corvallis MSA; Employed Benton County, thousands | 41.1 | 39.7 | 40.1 | 2.5% |
| Corvallis MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 7.2% | 7.1% | 7.8% | -0.6 |
| Eugene/Springfield MSA; Employed Lane County, thousands | 165.2 | 161.8 | 159.7 | 3.4% |
| Eugene/Springfield MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 11.1% | 11.0% | 12.1% | -1.0 |
| Medford/Ashland MSA; Employed Jackson County, thousands | 93.2 | 92.3 | 89.9 | 3.7% |
| Medford/Ashland MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 13.3% | 13.4% | 13.2% | 0.1 |
| Salem MSA; Employed Marion and Polk counties, thousands | 181.2 | 183.1 | 177.5 | 2.1% |
| Salem MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 11.1% | 11.0% | 11.1% | 0.0 |
| The Coast; Employed Five counties, thousands | 85.0 | 86.2 | 84.7 | 0.3% |
| The Coast; Unemployment rate | 10.5% | 9.8% | 10.1% | 0.4 |
| Central Oregon; Employed Eight counties, thousands | 114.2 | 116.3 | 113.0 | 1.0% |
| Central Oregon; Unemployment rate | 12.1% | 11.7% | 12.1% | 0.0 |
| Eastern Oregon; Employed Nine counties, thousands | 87.6 | 88.4 | 84.3 | 3.9% |
| Eastern Oregon; Unemployment rate | 8.7% | 8.7% | 8.9% | -0.2 |
| Help wanted ad count The Oregonian, Portland (November) | 1,029 | 1,507 | 1,470 | -30.0% |
| Help wanted ad count The Bulletin, Bend (November) | 800 | 867 | 897 | -10.8% |
| Oregon online job vacancies, total ads in thousands (November) | 57.3 | 56.4 | 44.2 | 29.6% |
| Portland online job vacancies, total ads in thousands (November) | 39.4 | 40.2 | 30.7 | 28.3% |
| New business corporations New filings | 712 | 664 | 766 | -7.0% |
| Limited liability companies New filings | 1,831 | 1,712 | 1,930 | -5.1% |
| Business bankruptcies New filings (November) | 47 | 45 | 36 | 30.6% |
| Non-business bankruptcies New filings (November) | 1,373 | 1,566 | 1,456 | -5.7% |
| TRANSPORTATION | ||||
| Trucking Weight-mile tax receipts, millions | $20.1 | $18.2 | $22.4 | -10.0% |
| Shipping Port of Portland, total containers load and discharge | 15,735 | 18,977 | 13,406 | 17.4% |
| Shipping Port of Portland, number of calls by oceangoing vessels | 49 | 49 | 40 | 22.5% |
| Airline travel, PDX Passengers, thousands | 1,114.7 | 1,128.6 | 1,056.8 | 5.5% |
| Airline travel, Eugene Passengers, thousands | 67.3 | 69.0 | 60.7 | 11.0% |
| Airline travel, Medford Passengers, thousands | 55.2 | 55.1 | 52.0 | 6.3% |
| Airline travel, Redmond Passengers, thousands | 38.2 | 38.6 | 37.2 | 2.6% |
| REAL ESTATE/CONSTRUCTION PERMITS | ||||
| Portland-area homes New listings | 3,119 | 3,549 | 3,443 | -9.4% |
| Willamette Valley Multiple listing sales, millions | $82.4 | $84.2 | $122.8 | -32.9% |
| Central Oregon Multiple listing sales, millions | $94.0 | $101.8 | $125.5 | -25.1% |
| New Oregon single-family home permits | 413 | 505 | 483 | -14.5% |
| New Oregon multiple-housing unit permits | 81 | 63 | 200 | -59.5% |
| FARMING/NATURAL RESOURCES/ENERGY | ||||
| Wheat price No.1 soft white, at Portland, per bushel (November) | $6.29 | $6.00 | $4.89 | 28.6% |
| All farm products Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (November) | 149 | 141 | 135 | 10.4% |
| All crops Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (November) | 153 | 142 | 142 | 7.7% |
| Livestock Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (November) | 139 | 138 | 118 | 17.8% |
| Lumber price from Random Lengths Publications, framing composite (November) | $275 | $255 | $245 | 12.2% |
| Lumber production Coast, inland and California redwood regions, Western softwood, million board feet | 968 | 966 | 997 | -2.9% |
| Power PGE, weather-adjusted, million kilowatt-hours (November) | 1,562.4 | 1,469.2 | 1,513.6 | 3.2% |
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