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 (April) | 1,345 | 1,485 | 1,557 | -13.6% |
| Help wanted ad count The Bulletin, Bend (April) | 779 | 771 | 1,072 | -27.3% |
| Oregon online job vacancies, total ads in thousands (April) | 53.2 | 54.7 | 45.7 | 16.4% |
| Portland online job vacancies, total ads in thousands (April) | 32.9 | 33.2 | 28.5 | 15.4% |
| New business corporations New filings (April) | 721 | 930 | 749 | -3.7% |
| Limited liability companies New filings (April) | 1,972 | 2,283 | 1,835 | 7.5% |
| Business bankruptcies New filings (April) | 55 | 56 | 57 | -3.5% |
| Non-business bankruptcies New filings (April) | 1,659 | 1,725 | 1,918 | -13.5% |
| TRANSPORTATION | ||||
| Trucking Weight-mile tax receipts, millions | $20.3 | $20.9 | $17.5 | 16.1% |
| Shipping Port of Portland, total containers load and discharge | 15,880 | 14,457 | 12,427 | 27.8% |
| Shipping Port of Portland, number of calls by oceangoing vessels | 55 | 42 | 45 | 22.2% |
| Airline travel, PDX Passengers, thousands | 1,101.1 | 887.7 | 1,059.8 | 3.9% |
| Airline travel, Eugene Passengers, thousands | 64.3 | 52.3 | 58.8 | 9.3% |
| Airline travel, Medford Passengers, thousands | 50.1 | 40.2 | 49.7 | 0.8% |
| Airline travel, Redmond Passengers, thousands (April) | 34.8 | 40.7 | 35.1 | -0.8% |
| REAL ESTATE/CONSTRUCTION PERMITS | ||||
| Portland-area homes New listings (April) | 3,099 | 3,056 | 4,713 | -34.2% |
| Willamette Valley Multiple listing sales, millions | $98.9 | $61.2 | $97.7 | 1.2% |
| Central Oregon Multiple listing sales, millions | $98.8 | $64.1 | $99.5 | -0.6% |
| New Oregon single-family home permits | 484 | 330 | 632 | -23.4% |
| New Oregon multiple-housing unit permits | 449 | 151 | 61 | 636.1% |
| FARMING/NATURAL RESOURCES/ENERGY | ||||
| Wheat price No.1 soft white, at Portland, per bushel (April) | $7.92 | $7.44 | $4.76 | 66.4% |
| All farm products Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (April) | 178 | 170 | 145 | 22.8% |
| All crops Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (April) | 180 | 172 | 149 | 20.8% |
| Livestock Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (April) | 167 | 164 | 128 | 30.5% |
| Lumber price from Random Lengths Publications, framing composite (April) | $272 | $292 | $357 | -23.8% |
| Lumber production Coast, inland and California redwood regions, Western softwood, million board feet | 1,155 | 931 | 1,010 | 14.4% |
| Power PGE, weather-adjusted, million kilowatt-hours (April) | 1,523.3 | 1,675.3 | 1,484.4 | 2.6% |
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