Oregon Labor Market Information System
Current Employment Statistics
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Oregon Nonfarm Employment
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

 Oct
2009
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2009
Oct
2008
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Total nonfarm employment1,633,1001,624,6001,723,4008,500-90,3000.5%-5.2%
Total private1,331,0001,338,8001,418,500-7,800-87,500-0.6%-6.2%
Mining and logging7,4007,4008,6000-1,2000.0%-14.0%
Logging5,6005,6006,7000-1,1000.0%-16.4%
Construction79,80082,80093,600-3,000-13,800-3.6%-14.7%
Construction of buildings18,70019,30022,000-600-3,300-3.1%-15.0%
Residential building construction11,90011,90012,7000-8000.0%-6.3%
Nonresidential building construction6,8007,4009,300-600-2,500-8.1%-26.9%
Heavy and civil engineering construction11,80011,80012,1000-3000.0%-2.5%
Specialty trade contractors49,30051,70059,500-2,400-10,200-4.6%-17.1%
Building foundation and exterior contractors10,20012,00012,100-1,800-1,900-15.0%-15.7%
Building equipment contractors18,30018,50023,900-200-5,600-1.1%-23.4%
Building finishing contractors13,50013,60015,400-100-1,900-0.7%-12.3%
Other specialty trade contractors7,3007,6008,100-300-800-3.9%-9.9%
Manufacturing165,300168,400191,600-3,100-26,300-1.8%-13.7%
Durable goods115,100117,300136,800-2,200-21,700-1.9%-15.9%
Wood product manufacturing20,30021,20026,200-900-5,900-4.2%-22.5%
Sawmills and wood preservation6,0006,2007,500-200-1,500-3.2%-20.0%
Plywood and engineered wood product mfg.6,4006,7008,900-300-2,500-4.5%-28.1%
Other wood product manufacturing7,9008,3009,800-400-1,900-4.8%-19.4%
Primary metal manufacturing7,7007,7009,8000-2,1000.0%-21.4%
Fabricated metal product manufacturing14,90015,10017,500-200-2,600-1.3%-14.9%
Machinery manufacturing8,1008,40012,300-300-4,200-3.6%-34.1%
Computer and electronic product manufacturing33,50034,20037,600-700-4,100-2.0%-10.9%
Computer and peripheral equipment mfg.3,4003,4003,5000-1000.0%-2.9%
Semiconductor and electronic component mfg.25,50025,50027,1000-1,6000.0%-5.9%
Electronic instrument manufacturing4,7005,2005,700-500-1,000-9.6%-17.5%
Transportation equipment manufacturing13,20013,00012,6002006001.5%4.8%
Nondurable goods50,20051,10054,800-900-4,600-1.8%-8.4%
Food manufacturing25,90026,40025,700-500200-1.9%0.8%
Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty10,90011,90011,800-1,000-900-8.4%-7.6%
Paper manufacturing5,2005,3005,900-100-700-1.9%-11.9%
Trade, transportation, and utilities315,700315,100334,300600-18,6000.2%-5.6%
Wholesale Trade75,30075,60079,700-300-4,400-0.4%-5.5%
Merchant wholesalers, durable goods33,10033,30036,000-200-2,900-0.6%-8.1%
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods27,40028,10031,100-700-3,700-2.5%-11.9%
Electronic markets and agents and brokers14,80014,20012,6006002,2004.2%17.5%
Retail trade186,500185,500196,1001,000-9,6000.5%-4.9%
Motor vehicle and parts dealers23,20023,20024,3000-1,1000.0%-4.5%
Building material and garden supply stores13,80014,00015,300-200-1,500-1.4%-9.8%
Food and beverage stores38,50038,20039,000300-5000.8%-1.3%
Clothing and clothing accessories stores14,20014,50016,600-300-2,400-2.1%-14.5%
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores8,6008,8009,900-200-1,300-2.3%-13.1%
General merchandise stores37,10037,10038,5000-1,4000.0%-3.6%
Miscellaneous store retailers10,30010,10010,600200-3002.0%-2.8%
Nonstore retailers7,1006,7007,900400-8006.0%-10.1%
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities53,90054,00058,500-100-4,600-0.2%-7.9%
Utilities4,6004,7004,700-100-100-2.1%-2.1%
Transportation and warehousing49,30049,30053,8000-4,5000.0%-8.4%
Air transportation4,2004,3004,500-100-300-2.3%-6.7%
Truck transportation16,40016,60018,700-200-2,300-1.2%-12.3%
Couriers and messengers5,9005,9006,6000-7000.0%-10.6%
Warehousing and storage7,3007,3008,1000-8000.0%-9.9%
Information35,10034,60035,900500-8001.4%-2.2%
Publishing industries, except internet14,70014,70015,6000-9000.0%-5.8%
Newspaper, book, and directory publishers5,7005,8006,300-100-600-1.7%-9.5%
Software publishers9,0008,9009,300100-3001.1%-3.2%
Telecommunications8,2008,2008,10001000.0%1.2%
Financial activities94,60094,30099,500300-4,9000.3%-4.9%
Finance and insurance59,70059,80061,100-100-1,400-0.2%-2.3%
Credit intermediation and related activities27,40027,30028,800100-1,4000.4%-4.9%
Insurance carriers and related activities27,30027,40027,400-100-100-0.4%-0.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing34,90034,50038,400400-3,5001.2%-9.1%
Real estate29,70029,80031,700-100-2,000-0.3%-6.3%
Professional and business services183,000183,600194,300-600-11,300-0.3%-5.8%
Professional and technical services69,90070,20072,600-300-2,700-0.4%-3.7%
Legal services12,50012,50012,30002000.0%1.6%
Architectural and engineering services13,70014,20014,800-500-1,100-3.5%-7.4%
Computer systems design and related services9,7009,7009,8000-1000.0%-1.0%
Management of companies and enterprises29,70029,90031,000-200-1,300-0.7%-4.2%
Administrative and waste services83,40083,50090,700-100-7,300-0.1%-8.0%
Administrative and support services76,50077,40085,600-900-9,100-1.2%-10.6%
Employment services28,20028,80035,700-600-7,500-2.1%-21.0%
Business support services13,80013,70014,600100-8000.7%-5.5%
Services to buildings and dwellings20,90021,10020,800-200100-0.9%0.5%
Educational and health services229,900225,800225,9004,1004,0001.8%1.8%
Educational services35,30033,80034,0001,5001,3004.4%3.8%
Health care and social assistance194,600192,000191,9002,6002,7001.4%1.4%
Ambulatory health care services68,50067,90068,3006002000.9%0.3%
Hospitals54,00053,90053,8001002000.2%0.4%
Nursing and residential care facilities41,20040,80040,6004006001.0%1.5%
Social assistance30,90029,40029,2001,5001,7005.1%5.8%
Leisure and hospitality161,600167,600173,900-6,000-12,300-3.6%-7.1%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation22,10023,80022,000-1,700100-7.1%0.5%
Amusement, gambling, and recreation16,70018,30016,200-1,600500-8.7%3.1%
Accommodation and food services139,500143,800151,900-4,300-12,400-3.0%-8.2%
Accommodation20,80021,90023,100-1,100-2,300-5.0%-10.0%
Food services and drinking places118,700121,900128,800-3,200-10,100-2.6%-7.8%
Full-service restaurants57,60059,60061,200-2,000-3,600-3.4%-5.9%
Limited-service eating places51,80052,90054,100-1,100-2,300-2.1%-4.3%
Other services58,60059,20060,900-600-2,300-1.0%-3.8%
Repair and maintenance15,80016,40017,000-600-1,200-3.7%-7.1%
Personal and laundry services13,00013,00013,2000-2000.0%-1.5%
Membership associations and organizations29,80029,80030,7000-9000.0%-2.9%
Religious organizations16,60016,40017,100200-5001.2%-2.9%
Government302,100285,800304,90016,300-2,8005.7%-0.9%
Federal government30,80031,00029,800-2001,000-0.6%3.4%
State government77,80073,20077,9004,600-1006.3%-0.1%
State education28,90023,70029,6005,200-70021.9%-2.4%
Local government193,500181,600197,20011,900-3,7006.6%-1.9%
Indian tribal7,9008,1008,500-200-600-2.5%-7.1%
Local education104,80091,800106,30013,000-1,50014.2%-1.4%