Oregon Labor Market Information System
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Quick Stats
Unemployment Rates
Seasonally Adjusted
May 2009Apr 2009May 2008
Oregon12.4%11.8%5.7%
United States9.4%8.9%5.5%
Local Area RatesLatest Monthly Press Release
 
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Oregon Nonfarm Payroll Employment
in Thousands
   Change From
May 2009Apr 2009May 2008Apr 2009May 2008
Total1,643.61,633.91,736.09.7-92.4
Construction78.376.696.01.7-17.7
Manufacturing167.9168.6196.1-0.7-28.2
Trade, Transport and Utilities311.6309.7335.41.9-23.8
Information34.835.036.3-0.2-1.5
Professional and Business Services180.4180.5197.6-0.1-17.2
Educational and Health Services226.3227.4220.2-1.16.1
Leisure and Hospitality169.6164.7175.54.9-5.9
Other Services60.860.461.70.4-0.9
Government310.9307.8306.03.14.9
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We are seeking input from businesses about the 2008-2018 Oregon employment projections. Comment period is open through July 20, 2009. Click here to view a draft of the projections.

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Live streaming video of Oregon's June 2009 employment situation press conference will be available on QualityInfo.org Monday, July 13, 2009 at 11:00 a.m.

To read the May 2009 monthly employment in Oregon press release, click here.

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New survey of employers finds Oregon’s 51,400 green jobs to be widespread across industries and occupations (full report).
Jun-29-2009
A recent Employment Department survey asked employers about jobs linked to the emerging green economy (summary).
Jun-23-2009
Analysis of the employment and unemployment data for May 2009.
Jun-23-2009
Monitoring employment and wage trends by firm size class can provide insights into the future of Oregon’s economy.
Jun-23-2009
Explore how productivity is defined, and the problems associated with this economic measure.
Jun-23-2009
With so many of the state’s residents living in metro areas, trends in rural parts of the state can be difficult to tease out of headline numbers.
Jun-23-2009
Average wages don’t shed much light on the distribution of workers’ pay. This analysis looks below the surface.
Jun-23-2009
This Central Oregon county has been losing jobs year-over-year for seventeen months, but so far tourism is bucking the trend.
Jun-23-2009
What do Transformers and brail printers have in common? Mechanical engineers.
Jun-23-2009
This index for Oregon has fallen nearly a quarter since peaking in late 2007, the second largest decline among states.
Jun-23-2009