Share this article! All “latest” numbers are for January 2010 unless otherwise noted. Latest Month Previous Month Previous Year Annual Change EMPLOYMENT/BUSINESS LISTINGS Total employment State of Oregon, thousands 1,759.5 1,776.3 1,726.7 1.9% Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands 218.8 205.0 234.6 -6.7% Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted 10.4% 10.6% 11.0% … Read more
| All “latest” numbers are for January 2010 unless otherwise noted. | Latest Month | Previous Month | Previous Year | Annual Change |
| EMPLOYMENT/BUSINESS LISTINGS | ||||
| Total employment State of Oregon, thousands | 1,759.5 | 1,776.3 | 1,726.7 | 1.9% |
| Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands | 218.8 | 205.0 | 234.6 | -6.7% |
| Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted | 10.4% | 10.6% | 11.0% | -0.6 |
| Portland/Vancouver MSA; Employed Seven counties, thousands | 1,065.7 | 1,076.4 | 1,047.5 | 1.7% |
| Portland/Vancouver MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 10.0% | 10.5% | 10.8% | -0.8 |
| Bend MSA; Employed Deschutes County, thousands | 67.5 | 68.6 | 67.6 | 0.0% |
| Bend MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 14.0% | 14.6% | 14.2% | -0.2 |
| Corvallis MSA; Employed Benton County, thousands | 41.5 | 42.0 | 40.1 | 3.4% |
| Corvallis MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 6.9% | 7.2% | 7.3% | -0.4 |
| Eugene/Springfield MSA; Employed Lane County, thousands | 162.4 | 164.6 | 160.5 | 1.2% |
| Eugene/Springfield MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 10.6% | 11.0% | 11.2% | -0.6 |
| Medford/Ashland MSA; Employed Jackson County, thousands | 89.4 | 91.6 | 87.1 | 2.6% |
| Medford/Ashland MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 12.3% | 12.9% | 12.3% | 0.0 |
| Salem MSA; Employed Marion and Polk counties, thousands | 173.6 | 175.5 | 171.7 | 1.1% |
| Salem MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 10.7% | 10.9% | 10.5% | 0.2 |
| The Coast; Employed Five counties, thousands | 84.6 | 85.4 | 81.9 | 3.2% |
| The Coast; Unemployment rate, not seasonally adjusted | 11.7% | 11.3% | 12.6% | -0.9 |
| Central Oregon; Employed Eight counties, thousands | 109.6 | 111.3 | 109.0 | 0.6% |
| Central Oregon; Unemployment rate, not seasonally adjusted | 14.4% | 13.6% | 15.3% | -0.9 |
| Eastern Oregon; Employed Nine counties, thousands | 80.8 | 81.7 | 79.0 | 2.3% |
| Eastern Oregon; Unemployment rate, not seasonally adjusted | 12.5% | 11.5% | 12.9% | -0.4 |
| Help wanted ad count The Oregonian, Portland (February) | 1,301 | 1,223 | 1,284 | 1.3% |
| Help wanted ad count The Bulletin, Bend (February) | 610 | 753 | 784 | -22.2% |
| Oregon online job vacancies, total ads in thousands (February) | 52.6 | 54.8 | 47.0 | 11.9% |
| Portland online job vacancies, total ads in thousands (February) | 32.5 | 26.8 | 27.4 | 18.6% |
| New business corporations New filings | 906 | 855 | 808 | 12.1% |
| Limited liability companies New filings | 2,143 | 1,811 | 1,991 | 7.6% |
| Business bankruptcies New filings (February) | 38 | 50 | 45 | -15.6% |
| Non-business bankruptcies New filings (February) | 1,230 | 1,137 | 1,363 | -9.8% |
| TRANSPORTATION | ||||
| Trucking Weight-mile tax receipts, millions | $22.1 | $22.9 | $15.6 | 41.7% |
| Shipping Port of Portland, total containers load and discharge (February) | 14,457 | 17,891 | 12,524 | 15.4% |
| Shipping Port of Portland, number of calls by oceangoing vessels (February) | 42 | 43 | 50 | -16.0% |
| Airline travel, PDX Passengers, thousands | 962.3 | 1,119.2 | 888.9 | 8.3% |
| Airline travel, Eugene Passengers, thousands | 62.2 | 63.3 | 52.6 | 18.2% |
| Airline travel, Medford Passengers, thousands | 44.1 | 52.7 | 42.1 | 4.8% |
| Airline travel, Redmond Passengers, thousands (February) | 34.1 | 37.3 | 32.7 | 4.2% |
| REAL ESTATE/CONSTRUCTION PERMITS | ||||
| Portland-area homes New listings (February) | 2,883 | 3,128 | 3,902 | -26.1% |
| Willamette Valley Multiple listing sales, millions | $72.4 | $84.7 | $80.3 | -9.8% |
| Central Oregon Multiple listing sales, millions | $69.4 | $80.7 | $65.7 | 5.6% |
| New Oregon single-family home permits | 440 | 343 | 410 | 7.3% |
| New Oregon multiple-housing unit permits | 26 | 377 | 78 | -66.7% |
| FARMING/NATURAL RESOURCES/ENERGY | ||||
| Wheat price No.1 soft white, at Portland, per bushel (February) | $8.31 | $7.83 | $4.76 | 74.6% |
| All farm products Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (February) | 163 | 152 | 141 | 15.6% |
| All crops Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (February) | 168 | 156 | 147 | 14.3% |
| Livestock Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (February) | 146 | 143 | 123 | 18.7% |
| Lumber price from Random Lengths Publications, framing composite (February) | $296 | $304 | $312 | -5.1% |
| Lumber production Coast, inland and California redwood regions, Western softwood, million board feet | 948 | 917 | 917 | 3.4% |
| Power PGE, weather-adjusted, million kilowatt-hours (February) | 1,775.1 | 1,875.3 | 1,743.9 | 1.8% |
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