Share this article! All “latest” numbers are for May 2011 unless otherwise noted. Latest Month Previous Month Previous Year Annual Change EMPLOYMENT/BUSINESS LISTINGS Total employment State of Oregon, thousands 1,801.2 1,796.1 1,768.5 1.8% Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands 179.2 187.0 207.7 -13.7% Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted 9.3% 9.5% 10.9% … Read more
| All “latest” numbers are for May 2011 unless otherwise noted. | Latest Month | Previous Month | Previous Year | Annual Change |
| EMPLOYMENT/BUSINESS LISTINGS | ||||
| Total employment State of Oregon, thousands | 1,801.2 | 1,796.1 | 1,768.5 | 1.8% |
| Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands | 179.2 | 187.0 | 207.7 | -13.7% |
| Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted | 9.3% | 9.5% | 10.9% | -1.6 |
| Portland/Vancouver MSA; Employed Seven counties, thousands | 1,086.3 | 1,085.8 | 1,061.7 | 2.3% |
| Portland/Vancouver MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 8.8% | 9.1% | 10.6% | -1.8 |
| Bend MSA; Employed Deschutes County, thousands | 69.5 | 69.0 | 69.7 | -0.3% |
| Bend MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 12.0% | 12.1% | 14.5% | -2.5 |
| Corvallis MSA; Employed Benton County, thousands | 42.6 | 42.1 | 41.1 | 3.6% |
| Corvallis MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 6.1% | 6.2% | 7.3% | -1.2 |
| Eugene/Springfield MSA; Employed Lane County, thousands | 166.5 | 166.0 | 164.5 | 1.2% |
| Eugene/Springfield MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 9.2% | 9.4% | 11.2% | -2.0 |
| Medford/Ashland MSA; Employed Jackson County, thousands | 91.5 | 90.2 | 89.7 | 2.1% |
| Medford/Ashland MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 11.1% | 11.2% | 12.5% | -1.4 |
| Salem MSA; Employed Marion and Polk counties, thousands | 177.9 | 177.1 | 177.3 | 0.4% |
| Salem MSA; Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted | 9.5% | 9.6% | 10.7% | -1.2 |
| The Coast; Employed Five counties, thousands | 86.8 | 85.6 | 85.7 | 1.3% |
| The Coast; Unemployment rate, not seasonally adjusted | 9.2% | 10.0% | 10.4% | -1.2 |
| Central Oregon; Employed Eight counties, thousands | 112.5 | 112.5 | 112.6 | -0.1% |
| Central Oregon; Unemployment rate, not seasonally adjusted | 11.0% | 11.7% | 12.7% | -1.7 |
| Eastern Oregon; Employed Nine counties, thousands | 84.5 | 83.9 | 83.8 | 0.9% |
| Eastern Oregon; Unemployment rate, not seasonally adjusted | 9.1% | 10.1% | 10.1% | -1.0 |
| Help wanted ad count The Oregonian, Portland (June) | 1,507 | 1,980 | 1,577 | -4.4% |
| Help wanted ad count The Bulletin, Bend (June) | 741 | 787 | 1,056 | -29.8% |
| Oregon online job vacancies, total ads in thousands (June) | 50.4 | 56.5 | 45.1 | 11.8% |
| Portland online job vacancies, total ads in thousands (June) | 34.0 | 36.4 | 30.5 | 11.5% |
| New business corporations New filings (June) | 820 | 764 | 860 | -4.7% |
| Limited liability companies New filings (June) | 1,932 | 1,912 | 1,967 | -1.8% |
| Business bankruptcies New filings (June) | 58 | 40 | 43 | 34.9% |
| Non-business bankruptcies New filings (June) | 1,468 | 1,555 | 1,815 | -19.1% |
| TRANSPORTATION | ||||
| Trucking Weight-mile tax receipts, millions | $25.3 | $19.5 | $18.2 | 39.1% |
| Shipping Port of Portland, total containers load and discharge | 16,583 | 18,691 | 15,886 | 4.4% |
| Shipping Port of Portland, number of calls by oceangoing vessels | 48 | 47 | 47 | 2.1% |
| Airline travel, PDX Passengers, thousands | 1,152.9 | 1,052.5 | 1,096.9 | 5.1% |
| Airline travel, Eugene Passengers, thousands | 64.9 | 61.1 | 58.4 | 11.1% |
| Airline travel, Medford Passengers, thousands | 52.1 | 45.2 | 52.9 | -1.6% |
| Airline travel, Redmond Passengers, thousands (June) | 43.4 | 38.3 | 42.0 | 3.5% |
| REAL ESTATE/CONSTRUCTION PERMITS | ||||
| Portland-area homes New listings (June) | 3,143 | 3,338 | 4,049 | -22.4% |
| Willamette Valley Multiple listing sales, millions | $92.1 | $55.6 | $127.8 | -28.0% |
| Central Oregon Multiple listing sales, millions | $93.4 | $64.1 | $88.5 | 5.5% |
| New Oregon single-family home permits | 430 | 382 | 543 | -20.8% |
| New Oregon multiple-housing unit permits | 93 | 325 | 62 | 50.0% |
| FARMING/NATURAL RESOURCES/ENERGY | ||||
| Wheat price No.1 soft white, at Portland, per bushel (June) | $7.45 | $7.84 | $4.57 | 63.0% |
| All farm products, U.S. prices received index (1990-1992=100%) | 181 | 174 | 135 | 34.1% |
| All crops, U.S. prices received index (1990-1992=100%) | 213 | 201 | 143 | 49.0% |
| Livestock, U.S. prices received index (1990-1992=100%) | 152 | 152 | 129 | 17.8% |
| Lumber price from Random Lengths Publications, framing composite (June) | $262 | $259 | $263 | -0.4% |
| Lumber production Coast, inland and California redwood regions, Western softwood, million board feet | 920 | 966 | 942 | -2.3% |
| Power PGE, weather-adjusted, million kilowatt-hours (June) | 1,443.1 | 1,450.6 | 1,426.5 | 1.2% |
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