Share this article! All “latest” numbers are for November 2010 unless otherwise noted. Latest Month Previous Month Previous Year Annual Change EMPLOYMENT/BUSINESS LISTINGS Total employment State of Oregon, thousands (December) 1,778.0 1,790.1 1,721.8 3.3% Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands (December) 206.2 208.2 205.5 0.3% Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted (December) … Read more
| All “latest” numbers are for November 2010 unless otherwise noted. | Latest Month | Previous Month | Previous Year | Annual Change |
| EMPLOYMENT/BUSINESS LISTINGS | ||||
| Total employment State of Oregon, thousands (December) | 1,778.0 | 1,790.1 | 1,721.8 | 3.3% |
| Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands (December) | 206.2 | 208.2 | 205.5 | 0.3% |
| Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted (December) | 10.6% | 10.5% | 10.6% | 0.0 |
| Portland/Vancouver MSA; Employed Seven counties, thousands | 1,077.3 | 1,068.6 | 1,048.0 | 2.8% |
| Portland/Vancouver MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 10.7% | 10.4% | 10.6% | 0.1 |
| Bend MSA; Employed Deschutes County, thousands | 68.9 | 68.6 | 68.7 | 0.3% |
| Bend MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 15.4% | 15.2% | 14.7% | 0.7 |
| Corvallis MSA; Employed Benton County, thousands | 41.5 | 41.1 | 40.4 | 2.7% |
| Corvallis MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 7.6% | 7.1% | 7.5% | 0.1 |
| Eugene/Springfield MSA; Employed Lane County, thousands | 166.7 | 165.2 | 161.4 | 3.3% |
| Eugene/Springfield MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 11.4% | 11.0% | 11.5% | -0.1 |
| Medford/Ashland MSA; Employed Jackson County, thousands | 93.7 | 93.2 | 90.2 | 3.9% |
| Medford/Ashland MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 13.7% | 13.2% | 12.6% | 1.1 |
| Salem MSA; Employed Marion and Polk counties, thousands | 179.7 | 181.1 | 176.2 | 2.0% |
| Salem MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 11.5% | 11.0% | 10.6% | 0.9 |
| The Coast; Employed Five counties, thousands | 84.8 | 84.9 | 84.1 | 0.9% |
| The Coast; Unemployment rate | 11.5% | 10.4% | 10.3% | 1.2 |
| Central Oregon; Employed Eight counties, thousands | 112.5 | 114.1 | 111.2 | 1.2% |
| Central Oregon; Unemployment rate | 13.3% | 12.0% | 12.5% | 0.8 |
| Eastern Oregon; Employed Nine counties, thousands | 85.2 | 87.6 | 82.7 | 3.0% |
| Eastern Oregon; Unemployment rate | 10.2% | 8.6% | 9.5% | 0.7 |
| Help wanted ad count The Oregonian, Portland (December) | 978 | 1,029 | 1,185 | -17.5% |
| Help wanted ad count The Bulletin, Bend (December) | 695 | 800 | 718 | -3.2% |
| Oregon online job vacancies, total ads in thousands (December) | 60.4 | 57.3 | 49.2 | 22.8% |
| Portland online job vacancies, total ads in thousands (December) | 34.2 | 39.4 | 27.3 | 25.3% |
| New business corporations New filings (December) | 855 | 651 | 881 | -3.0% |
| Limited liability companies New filings (December) | 1,811 | 1,637 | 1,882 | -3.8% |
| Business bankruptcies New filings (December) | 47 | 47 | 58 | -19.0% |
| Non-business bankruptcies New filings (December) | 1,313 | 1,373 | 1,402 | -6.3% |
| TRANSPORTATION | ||||
| Trucking Weight-mile tax receipts, millions | $27.5 | $20.1 | $24.0 | 14.6% |
| Shipping Port of Portland, total containers load and discharge | 14,537 | 15,735 | 14,972 | -2.9% |
| Shipping Port of Portland, number of calls by oceangoing vessels | 41 | 49 | 44 | -6.8% |
| Airline travel, PDX Passengers, thousands | 1,058.1 | 1,114.7 | 985.9 | 7.3% |
| Airline travel, Eugene Passengers, thousands | 64.4 | 67.3 | 58.9 | 9.3% |
| Airline travel, Medford Passengers, thousands | 51.1 | 55.2 | 48.4 | 5.5% |
| Airline travel, Redmond Passengers, thousands (December) | 43.5 | 38.2 | 43.8 | -0.7% |
| REAL ESTATE/CONSTRUCTION PERMITS | ||||
| Portland-area homes New listings (December) | 1,925 | 2,473 | 2,104 | -8.5% |
| Willamette Valley Multiple listing sales, millions | $77.1 | $82.4 | $115.6 | -33.3% |
| Central Oregon Multiple listing sales, millions | $88.2 | $94.0 | $120.3 | -26.7% |
| New Oregon single-family home permits | 388 | 413 | 332 | 16.9% |
| New Oregon multiple-housing unit permits | 75 | 81 | 142 | -47.2% |
| FARMING/NATURAL RESOURCES/ENERGY | ||||
| Wheat price No.1 soft white, at Portland, per bushel (December) | $7.34 | $6.29 | $4.96 | 48.0% |
| All farm products Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (December) | 153 | 149 | 140 | 9.3% |
| All crops Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (December) | 159 | 153 | 147 | 8.2% |
| Livestock Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (December) | 133 | 139 | 117 | 13.7% |
| Lumber price from Random Lengths Publications, framing composite (December) | $282 | $275 | $251 | 12.4% |
| Lumber production Coast, inland and California redwood regions, Western softwood, million board feet | 835 | 970 | 777 | 7.5% |
| Power PGE, weather-adjusted, million kilowatt-hours (December) | 1,754.4 | 1,562.4 | 1,751.8 | 0.2% |
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