Oregon Labor Market Information System
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Oregon
Annual Average Nonfarm Employment

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Total nonfarm employment1,255,6001,253,5001,276,5001,317,6001,372,4001,428,2001,484,9001,536,8001,562,5001,586,0001,617,8001,605,5001,585,3001,574,3001,606,7001,654,5001,703,5001,731,3001,720,700
Total private1,023,5001,018,2001,036,3001,075,5001,128,0001,177,9001,228,0001,276,8001,296,3001,313,6001,339,3001,323,7001,299,6001,294,5001,324,3001,369,4001,417,4001,441,6001,422,000
Mining and logging12,90011,60011,40011,10010,50010,60010,50010,3009,8009,9009,8009,3009,3009,4009,7009,6009,4009,2008,600
Logging11,3009,9009,7009,4008,7008,8008,7008,4007,9007,8007,8007,6007,5007,6007,8007,6007,3007,1006,600
Construction54,20053,10052,10055,40061,90069,60078,50082,30082,60083,60083,60080,50078,30077,00082,70090,900100,900104,20094,600
Construction of buildings14,10013,10012,50013,50015,80018,00019,70020,30020,90020,90020,20019,30019,10019,00020,30022,80025,20025,90023,100
Residential building construction6,7006,4006,5007,4008,5009,20010,10010,40010,60010,80010,0009,90010,00010,70012,00014,10015,70015,80013,500
Nonresidential building construction7,4006,6006,0006,1007,2008,8009,7009,90010,30010,10010,2009,4009,0008,3008,3008,7009,40010,2009,600
Heavy and civil engineering construction8,6008,6008,8009,1009,1009,70011,00010,70010,40010,80010,80010,4009,7009,50010,20010,70011,60012,30011,500
Specialty trade contractors31,40031,40030,80032,80037,00041,90047,70051,20051,30051,90052,60050,80049,50048,50052,20057,40064,20066,00060,000
Building foundation and exterior contractors5,8005,6005,3006,0006,9008,0009,3009,90010,10010,40010,0009,3009,5009,90010,90012,70014,10014,20012,100
Building equipment contractors14,10014,20014,20015,10016,80019,10022,10023,30022,70022,80024,50023,70022,20020,30021,30022,60025,00025,40024,400
Building finishing contractors7,3007,4007,1007,4008,5009,40010,20011,20011,40011,70011,40011,30011,30011,50012,50013,80015,80016,50015,100
Other specialty trade contractors4,1004,3004,3004,4004,9005,5006,1006,8007,1007,0006,7006,6006,5006,7007,5008,2009,3009,8008,500
Manufacturing204,200196,400193,100194,700202,800210,600217,500226,900228,500224,300225,000215,700201,600194,900199,800203,900207,300204,100195,100
Durable goods146,700138,500135,300136,500143,400150,500157,600166,800168,300166,000167,800160,900148,700142,900147,500152,200154,700150,900142,400
Wood product manufacturing46,10041,00039,40037,90038,60037,40036,90037,60036,50036,30035,40033,50032,50031,10032,10032,70032,40030,00027,000
Sawmills and wood preservation12,00010,7009,7009,2009,7009,1009,5009,9009,6009,5009,4009,0008,5008,6009,0009,2009,0008,2007,600
Plywood and engineered wood product mfg.17,90015,10014,40013,70013,70013,50013,40013,40013,20013,40013,10012,40012,10011,10011,10011,00010,70010,0009,200
Other wood product manufacturing16,20015,20015,30015,00015,20014,80014,00014,30013,70013,50012,80012,10011,90011,40012,00012,50012,70011,80010,300
Primary metal manufacturing10,20010,3009,4008,3008,0009,00010,20011,00011,10010,40010,3009,5008,7007,9007,9008,3008,8009,2009,700
Fabricated metal product manufacturing13,00012,40012,50013,10014,30015,50016,20017,40018,00017,60017,60016,50014,90014,60015,40016,20016,70017,10017,300
Machinery manufacturing11,80010,60010,20010,90011,90013,80014,10014,10014,30013,80013,80013,20011,80011,40011,50011,60011,90012,20012,100
Computer and electronic product manufacturing30,70031,60030,90031,60033,10036,60041,30046,30047,30045,60047,50049,30043,60040,60041,00041,30041,90040,70038,900
Computer and peripheral equipment mfg.4,8005,0004,5004,4004,6005,1005,4006,3006,5006,1005,5005,2003,8003,6003,7003,8003,6003,5003,500
Semiconductor and electronic component mfg.13,50013,90014,60015,90018,60022,20025,90029,50030,70030,10032,80034,60031,40029,70030,20030,10030,60029,40028,000
Electronic instrument manufacturing10,20010,4009,2008,8007,5006,9007,3007,7007,5006,8006,6006,7006,3005,7005,5005,6005,9006,1005,800
Transportation equipment manufacturing13,40013,20013,20013,30013,90013,90014,30015,40016,50018,00018,40015,30014,90015,00016,70018,00018,30017,40014,900
Nondurable goods57,50057,80057,70058,20059,40060,10059,90060,10060,20058,30057,20054,90052,90052,00052,30051,70052,60053,20052,700
Food manufacturing23,90024,60024,30023,70023,80023,90024,00024,00023,90023,10022,90022,30022,00021,90022,20021,60022,30023,10023,700
Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty11,10011,10010,70010,50010,80010,60010,60010,60010,70010,40010,1009,4009,2008,9009,3009,0009,5009,90010,000
Paper manufacturing8,9008,7008,4008,4008,2008,3008,0007,9008,2007,8007,6007,3006,9006,8006,6006,6006,5006,2006,000
Trade, transportation, and utilities264,300262,400265,800273,800284,200292,800301,200310,300317,700322,300326,400320,800315,300314,800320,300328,600335,600340,300335,400
Wholesale Trade65,70065,00065,70066,80068,70070,80072,00074,90076,70076,20076,60074,80073,90074,60075,60077,80079,90080,80080,000
Merchant wholesalers, durable goods28,50028,00028,40029,30030,80032,40033,60035,40036,50036,50037,80036,20034,50033,90034,30035,20036,70037,30036,200
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods23,90024,50025,20025,70026,80027,90028,50029,70030,70030,60030,20029,20029,20030,30030,40030,90031,10031,00030,900
Electronic markets and agents and brokers13,30012,50012,10011,70011,20010,50010,0009,8009,6009,2008,7009,40010,20010,40010,90011,70012,10012,60012,900
Retail trade151,700151,200153,500157,600162,700167,300174,600181,500185,500189,100192,100189,200185,400184,400187,800193,600197,300200,700196,600
Motor vehicle and parts dealers20,90019,80020,00021,00022,10023,10024,30025,30025,80026,80027,10027,10026,80026,30026,80027,30027,50027,50025,500
Building material and garden supply stores9,4009,70010,00010,30011,30012,10013,20013,70013,90014,10013,80013,30013,50014,00014,50015,00015,70015,80015,200
Food and beverage stores30,80030,70031,20030,30030,70031,60032,70034,50034,90035,60036,00036,40035,90036,20036,20036,60037,50038,40038,800
Clothing and clothing accessories stores13,70014,20014,20014,20014,30014,10014,10014,30014,70015,10015,60015,70015,60015,20015,90017,00017,80017,70016,900
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores7,6007,8008,1008,3008,7009,1009,5009,7009,9009,90010,20010,30010,10010,00010,00010,10010,30010,40010,100
General merchandise stores29,30028,50029,70030,50031,10032,00034,10035,30035,00035,30036,50036,40035,90035,60035,70036,80037,10038,30038,600
Miscellaneous store retailers9,1009,2009,60010,30010,50011,10011,50011,90012,40013,00012,90012,30011,70011,30011,10011,10011,20011,40011,000
Nonstore retailers6,3006,3005,9006,2006,2006,0006,0006,3006,4006,9007,3007,0006,1006,2006,7007,2007,2007,6007,000
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities46,90046,20046,70049,50052,70054,60054,60053,90055,50057,00057,60056,80056,00055,70056,90057,20058,40058,80058,900
Utilities6,1006,1006,0005,7005,5005,4005,4005,4005,3005,2005,1005,0005,2005,2005,1004,8004,8004,7004,800
Transportation and warehousing40,80040,10040,60043,80047,30049,20049,20048,60050,20051,80052,50051,80050,80050,50051,80052,40053,60054,20054,100
Air transportation3,6004,0004,1004,1004,2004,3004,4004,5004,7005,3005,4005,3004,9004,6004,4004,1004,2004,6004,600
Truck transportation17,30016,70016,70017,00017,60018,90019,20018,00018,40018,70019,10018,20017,70018,10018,90019,30019,70019,40018,700
Couriers and messengers4,1003,7004,2004,8005,1005,8006,6006,8007,1007,0007,1007,0006,6006,6006,7006,6006,8006,8006,700
Warehousing and storage3,4003,5003,6004,4004,5004,9005,3005,7006,5006,8007,2007,6007,6007,4007,4007,6007,4007,6008,000
Information27,00027,20028,10028,20029,60030,70032,10033,80034,90036,80039,80039,90036,30033,60033,00033,60034,90036,00036,100
Publishing industries, except internet7,5008,3008,5009,30010,20011,30012,40013,30014,00014,70016,10016,90015,20013,90013,50014,30015,20015,90015,700
Newspaper, book, and directory publishers5,9006,4006,3006,5006,9007,2007,2007,4007,5007,6007,6007,7007,2007,0006,8006,9006,8006,7006,400
Software publishers1,6001,9002,2002,7003,4004,2005,2005,9006,5007,1008,5009,2008,0006,9006,7007,4008,3009,2009,300
Telecommunications8,6008,9009,2008,8008,6008,4008,5008,9009,1009,70010,20010,80010,0009,3009,0008,6008,4008,5008,200
Financial activities72,70075,00077,90081,90085,20085,60088,30091,90094,20095,20095,30095,20095,30097,10097,400102,100106,100106,400101,800
Finance and insurance42,80043,50045,20047,60049,30049,10051,00053,80056,10057,30057,30057,70058,90060,10059,50061,30063,10063,00061,600
Credit intermediation and related activities18,40019,20020,40021,70022,40022,60024,40025,90027,40027,50026,50027,20028,50029,30029,40030,90031,80031,20029,200
Insurance carriers and related activities21,40021,40021,70022,40022,80022,60022,70023,80024,40025,10024,70025,80025,80026,10025,40025,60026,20026,80027,100
Real estate and rental and leasing29,90031,50032,70034,30035,90036,40037,30038,10038,10037,90038,00037,50036,40037,00038,00040,80043,00043,40040,200
Real estate24,20025,80026,40027,30028,50028,60029,10029,50029,40029,20028,90029,40028,60029,10030,00032,80035,20035,60032,800
Professional and business services103,000101,700110,400124,000137,200147,400156,400167,500170,500175,400183,600177,100172,500170,800176,200185,600194,400197,200195,600
Professional and technical services44,60044,50047,80053,60057,80061,10062,50066,10066,20066,70069,60066,50062,90061,10062,80065,40068,60071,20073,100
Legal services9,7009,4009,5009,5009,6009,80010,10010,50010,80011,00010,90011,40011,40011,60011,80012,00012,30012,50012,400
Architectural and engineering services8,3008,5008,6009,1009,80010,90011,80012,40012,50012,60013,10013,30012,40011,90012,30013,10014,20015,10015,100
Computer systems design and related services3,2003,7003,9004,4004,8005,5006,7007,6008,70010,20011,60011,4009,5008,1008,2008,7009,1009,3009,700
Management of companies and enterprises14,40015,30016,70018,20018,20018,70019,80022,60023,50025,30026,00025,90025,30026,40025,70026,60028,50029,70030,900
Administrative and waste services44,00042,00045,90052,20061,20067,60074,10078,80080,70083,40088,00084,80084,30083,30087,80093,60097,30096,30091,600
Administrative and support services40,30038,10042,00047,90056,50063,00069,60074,40076,10078,70083,00080,10079,60078,70083,00088,40091,90090,80086,100
Employment services15,80015,70018,80022,80030,00034,60038,90040,90040,90042,70044,60038,30036,40034,50037,70041,10042,20040,40035,900
Business support services3,4003,4003,4003,7004,0004,4004,8005,4006,0006,3007,90010,00011,50012,90013,90014,80015,40015,10015,100
Services to buildings and dwellings9,2009,5009,90010,50011,20012,20013,20014,20014,90015,60016,20016,90017,10018,00018,60019,60020,80021,60020,900
Educational and health services129,800133,600136,800140,400144,400149,300154,900160,400162,400167,100172,300178,800185,200188,800192,800198,800205,000211,800220,000
Educational services15,30015,50015,90016,60017,60018,50019,30020,80021,50022,50023,70023,60024,10025,30026,00027,20028,20029,00030,400
Health care and social assistance114,500118,100120,900123,800126,900130,800135,600139,600141,000144,700148,600155,200161,200163,600166,800171,500176,800182,800189,600
Ambulatory health care services38,20040,10040,90041,90043,50045,20046,70049,10047,70048,70049,90052,60054,90056,20057,80060,20062,80065,00067,500
Hospitals36,40036,60036,80037,20036,40037,20039,10039,90040,50041,10041,50043,20045,80047,30047,70048,50049,30051,10052,900
Nursing and residential care facilities22,10023,60024,60025,10026,50027,50028,50029,20030,60032,00033,40034,90035,40035,60036,10036,90037,90038,40039,900
Social assistance17,80017,90018,60019,60020,40021,00021,30021,40022,30022,90023,80024,50025,00024,40025,20025,90026,80028,30029,200
Leisure and hospitality109,200110,000112,700116,800122,300130,600137,300140,700142,300144,900148,100149,600149,700151,600155,100159,100164,900171,900173,700
Arts, entertainment, and recreation11,30011,70012,50013,30014,80015,80016,20017,70018,10018,50019,10019,60019,50020,00020,50020,70022,00023,10023,500
Amusement, gambling, and recreation8,1008,5009,30010,00010,80011,60012,10012,70013,20013,40013,90014,10014,30014,90015,40015,40016,40017,40017,600
Accommodation and food services97,90098,300100,200103,500107,600114,800121,100123,000124,200126,500129,000130,000130,200131,600134,600138,400143,000148,800150,300
Accommodation18,30017,40017,70018,00018,30019,00019,70020,00020,60021,50021,90021,70021,30021,30021,40021,20021,30021,80022,200
Food services and drinking places79,60081,00082,50085,60089,30095,800101,300103,000103,600105,000107,100108,300108,800110,200113,200117,100121,700127,100128,100
Full-service restaurants35,30036,00037,10038,70040,30043,60045,60046,90047,30049,90050,80052,70053,10053,60054,90056,90059,00062,20062,400
Limited-service eating places34,80035,80035,90036,80038,80041,40044,10044,40044,90044,00044,40044,60044,70045,60047,30049,30051,60053,90054,300
Other services46,30047,20048,00049,20049,90050,90051,40052,50053,40054,20055,30056,70056,10056,70057,30057,30058,90060,30061,000
Repair and maintenance12,90012,70012,60013,10013,60014,40015,40016,20016,40016,50016,60016,90016,60016,70016,80017,00017,50017,70017,200
Personal and laundry services10,80010,60010,60010,60010,40010,80011,20011,50011,60011,60011,80011,80011,50011,80012,00012,20012,60013,10013,500
Membership associations and organizations22,60023,90024,80025,50025,90025,70024,80024,90025,40026,10027,00028,10028,10028,20028,50028,10028,80029,50030,300
Religious organizations13,40014,70015,20015,60015,70015,60014,50014,60014,80015,30015,80015,90016,20016,30016,50016,60016,80017,10016,900
Government232,100235,300240,200242,100244,500250,300256,900260,100266,200272,300278,600281,800285,700279,800282,300285,100286,100289,800298,800
Federal government34,10032,80033,20032,50031,10030,50030,30030,30030,40030,40031,60030,00029,80030,70030,30029,70029,00029,10029,500
State government *69,20070,50070,80071,00071,90073,50066,80067,90069,40069,80071,00072,50074,50073,00074,30075,60075,00074,50076,500
State education *24,80025,00025,00025,10025,80026,70024,20024,30024,50023,50024,20025,20025,90026,40026,70027,50027,40027,40028,300
Local government *128,900132,000136,200138,500141,500146,300159,800161,900166,400172,200176,000179,400181,400176,200177,800179,800182,200186,200192,800
Indian tribal-----3,2004,8005,7006,3006,5006,9006,9007,1007,2007,6007,9007,8008,2008,600
Local education72,90074,50076,50077,80077,70079,00082,70084,60085,70089,10090,90092,80095,60093,30093,70094,90095,90098,300101,900
 
* Series Break: 1996 data for State government not comparable to prior years.
* Series Break: 1996 data for State education not comparable to prior years.
* Series Break: 1996 data for Local government not comparable to prior years.