Share this article! All “latest” numbers are for March 2011 unless otherwise noted. Latest Month Previous Month Previous Year Annual Change EMPLOYMENT/BUSINESS LISTINGS Total employment State of Oregon, thousands 1,782.5 1,768.4 1,740.5 2.4% Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands 208.4 216.2 238.3 -12.6% Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted 10.0% 10.2% 11.0% … Read more
| All “latest” numbers are for March 2011 unless otherwise noted. | Latest Month | Previous Month | Previous Year | Annual Change |
| EMPLOYMENT/BUSINESS LISTINGS | ||||
| Total employment State of Oregon, thousands | 1,782.5 | 1,768.4 | 1,740.5 | 2.4% |
| Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands | 208.4 | 216.2 | 238.3 | -12.6% |
| Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted | 10.0% | 10.2% | 11.0% | -1.0 |
| Portland/Vancouver MSA; Employed Seven counties, thousands | 1,079.5 | 1,073.7 | 1,051.7 | 2.6% |
| Portland/Vancouver MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 9.1% | 9.7% | 10.7% | -1.6 |
| Bend MSA; Employed Deschutes County, thousands | 68.5 | 67.1 | 67.2 | 1.9% |
| Bend MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 12.3% | 13.2% | 14.2% | -1.9 |
| Corvallis MSA; Employed Benton County, thousands | 42.1 | 41.8 | 40.8 | 3.2% |
| Corvallis MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 6.3% | 6.5% | 7.2% | -0.9 |
| Eugene/Springfield MSA; Employed Lane County, thousands | 163.7 | 163.5 | 161.5 | 1.3% |
| Eugene/Springfield MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 9.5% | 10.1% | 11.1% | -1.6 |
| Medford/Ashland MSA; Employed Jackson County, thousands | 89.9 | 89.1 | 87.8 | 2.4% |
| Medford/Ashland MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 11.3% | 11.8% | 12.3% | -1.0 |
| Salem MSA; Employed Marion and Polk counties, thousands | 176.7 | 175.0 | 174.1 | 1.5% |
| Salem MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 9.7% | 10.3% | 10.6% | -0.9 |
| The Coast; Employed Five counties, thousands | 85.0 | 84.0 | 83.0 | 2.4% |
| The Coast; Unemployment rate, not seasonally adjusted | 11.0% | 11.6% | 12.6% | -1.6 |
| Central Oregon; Employed Eight counties, thousands | 111.5 | 109.5 | 109.7 | 1.6% |
| Central Oregon; Unemployment rate, not seasonally adjusted | 13.2% | 14.3% | 15.1% | -1.9 |
| Eastern Oregon; Employed Nine counties, thousands | 82.6 | 81.3 | 81.0 | 2.0% |
| Eastern Oregon; Unemployment rate, not seasonally adjusted | 11.3% | 12.3% | 12.7% | -1.4 |
| Help wanted ad count The Oregonian, Portland | 1,485 | 1,301 | 1,528 | -2.8% |
| Help wanted ad count The Bulletin, Bend | 771 | 610 | 1,135 | -32.1% |
| Oregon online job vacancies, total ads in thousands | 55.0 | 52.6 | 46.5 | 18.3% |
| Portland online job vacancies, total ads in thousands | 33.2 | 32.5 | 27.0 | 23.0% |
| New business corporations New filings | 930 | 770 | 884 | 5.2% |
| Limited liability companies New filings | 2,283 | 1,890 | 2,082 | 9.7% |
| Business bankruptcies New filings | 56 | 38 | 58 | -3.4% |
| Non-business bankruptcies New filings | 1,725 | 1,230 | 1,874 | -8.0% |
| TRANSPORTATION | ||||
| Trucking Weight-mile tax receipts, millions (February) | $20.9 | $22.1 | $16.6 | 25.9% |
| 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 (February) | 887.7 | 962.3 | 843.8 | 5.2% |
| Airline travel, Eugene Passengers, thousands (February) | 52.3 | 62.2 | 47.2 | 10.9% |
| Airline travel, Medford Passengers, thousands (February) | 40.2 | 44.1 | 40.5 | -0.7% |
| Airline travel, Redmond Passengers, thousands | 40.7 | 34.1 | 38.3 | 6.5% |
| REAL ESTATE/CONSTRUCTION PERMITS | ||||
| Portland-area homes New listings | 3,056 | 2,883 | 4,987 | -38.7% |
| Willamette Valley Multiple listing sales, millions (February) | $61.2 | $72.4 | $69.2 | -11.6% |
| Central Oregon Multiple listing sales, millions (February) | $64.1 | $69.4 | $68.0 | -5.7% |
| New Oregon single-family home permits (February) | 330 | 440 | 516 | -36.0% |
| New Oregon multiple-housing unit permits (February) | 151 | 26 | 34 | 344.1% |
| FARMING/NATURAL RESOURCES/ENERGY | ||||
| Wheat price No.1 soft white, at Portland, per bushel | $7.44 | $8.31 | $4.64 | 60.3% |
| All farm products Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (February) | 170 | 163 | 161 | 5.6% |
| All crops Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (February) | 172 | 166 | 170 | 1.2% |
| Livestock Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (February) | 162 | 153 | 126 | 28.6% |
| Lumber price from Random Lengths Publications, framing composite | $292 | $296 | $314 | -7.0% |
| Lumber production Coast, inland and California redwood regions, Western softwood, million board feet (February) | 923 | 950 | 915 | 0.9% |
| Power PGE, weather-adjusted, million kilowatt-hours | 1,675.3 | 1,775.1 | 1,614.7 | 3.8% |
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