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Area Jan-12 Feb-12 Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12 Nov-12 Dec-12
Oregon  9.8 9.8 9.5 8.7 8.4 8.8 8.9 8.6 7.8 8.0 8.0 8.2
    Seasonally Adjusted  9.0 8.9 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.6 8.5 8.4 8.3
United States  8.8 8.7 8.4 7.7 7.9 8.4 8.6 8.2 7.6 7.5 7.4 7.6
    Seasonally Adjusted  8.3 8.3 8.2 8.1 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.1 7.8 7.9 7.8 7.8
 
Bend MSA  * 13.6 13.8 13.1 11.6 10.8 10.9 10.8 10.3 9.5 10.1 10.2 10.6
    Seasonally Adjusted  * 12.0 11.8 11.7 11.7 11.6 11.5 11.3 11.2 10.9 10.7 10.5 10.4
Corvallis MSA  * 6.3 6.2 6.4 5.8 5.9 6.5 7.3 6.8 5.8 5.7 5.5 5.5
    Seasonally Adjusted  * 6.2 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.0 5.9
Eugene-Springfield MSA  * 9.4 9.3 9.2 8.5 8.3 8.8 9.1 8.9 7.9 8.0 7.8 7.9
    Seasonally Adjusted  * 8.9 8.8 8.7 8.7 8.8 8.8 8.7 8.6 8.5 8.4 8.3 8.2
Medford MSA  * 12.3 12.5 12.2 11.2 10.6 11.1 11.3 10.9 9.5 9.6 9.4 9.6
    Seasonally Adjusted  * 11.3 11.2 11.1 11.0 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.8 10.7 10.6 10.5 10.4
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro MSA  * 8.9 9.0 8.8 8.1 8.1 8.4 8.4 8.3 7.5 7.6 7.3 7.4
    Seasonally Adjusted  * 8.5 8.4 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.2 8.1 8.0 7.9 7.8 7.7
Salem MSA  * 10.6 10.4 10.3 9.4 9.0 9.5 9.6 9.2 8.2 8.5 8.5 8.8
    Seasonally Adjusted  * 9.6 9.5 9.5 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.3 9.2 9.1 9.0 8.9
 
Baker  13.2 12.9 12.1 10.1 9.1 9.2 9.3 8.9 8.1 8.4 8.9 9.8
    Seasonally Adjusted  10.6 10.4 10.3 10.2 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.0 9.8 9.7 9.5 9.4
Clackamas  8.6 8.8 8.6 7.8 7.6 8.1 8.2 7.9 7.1 7.3 7.3 7.4
    Seasonally Adjusted  8.2 8.1 8.0 8.0 7.9 7.9 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.7 7.7 7.6
Clatsop  9.3 8.9 8.9 7.9 7.5 7.6 7.2 7.0 6.4 7.1 7.3 7.8
    Seasonally Adjusted  8.0 7.9 7.9 7.9 7.9 7.9 7.8 7.7 7.6 7.5 7.5 7.4
Columbia  10.6 10.7 10.7 9.6 9.3 9.6 9.9 9.3 8.3 8.6 8.7 9.0
    Seasonally Adjusted  9.9 9.8 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.6 9.5 9.4 9.3 9.2 9.1
Coos  11.6 11.6 11.6 10.8 10.2 10.8 11.0 10.8 9.6 10.0 10.0 10.3
    Seasonally Adjusted  10.9 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.9 10.9 10.8 10.7 10.6 10.5 10.5 10.5
Crook  16.9 16.9 16.0 14.4 13.5 13.4 13.6 12.9 11.7 12.5 13.1 14.2
    Seasonally Adjusted  14.6 14.3 14.2 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.1 14.0 13.8 13.7 13.5
Curry  13.5 13.5 12.9 12.1 11.2 11.4 11.3 11.0 9.7 10.4 11.1 11.5
    Seasonally Adjusted  11.9 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.7 11.6 11.5 11.4 11.3 11.2
Douglas  13.6 13.8 13.4 12.3 11.7 12.4 12.3 12.1 10.8 11.3 11.0 11.4
    Seasonally Adjusted  12.6 12.4 12.4 12.4 12.4 12.4 12.3 12.2 12.0 11.8 11.6 11.5
Gilliam  7.9 7.8 7.5 7.1 6.7 7.2 7.7 7.9 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.6
    Seasonally Adjusted  7.0 6.8 6.9 7.1 7.3 7.6 7.9 8.0 8.0 7.8 7.6 7.3
Grant  17.7 18.3 16.7 15.2 12.7 11.6 10.6 10.3 9.9 11.1 12.0 14.6
    Seasonally Adjusted  13.5 13.6 13.6 13.5 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.3 13.2 13.0
Harney  16.3 16.9 16.0 13.5 11.8 11.7 11.3 10.6 9.8 10.7 10.9 12.7
    Seasonally Adjusted  13.4 13.2 13.1 13.1 13.0 12.9 12.7 12.4 12.1 12.0 12.0 12.1
Hood River  8.7 8.2 8.3 7.7 7.8 7.7 6.8 6.1 5.3 5.2 6.2 6.4
    Seasonally Adjusted  7.5 7.4 7.3 7.2 7.1 7.0 6.9 6.8 6.7 6.7 6.6 6.6
Jefferson  15.3 15.4 14.3 12.3 11.2 11.1 11.4 10.8 10.0 10.7 11.3 12.5
    Seasonally Adjusted  12.9 12.6 12.4 12.3 12.2 12.2 12.1 12.1 12.0 12.0 11.9 11.9
Josephine  13.2 13.4 12.9 11.8 11.2 11.9 12.3 12.0 10.6 11.1 11.0 11.3
    Seasonally Adjusted  12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.1 12.0 12.0 11.9 11.7 11.6 11.6
Klamath  13.9 13.9 13.3 12.3 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.0 9.9 10.1 10.6 11.6
    Seasonally Adjusted  12.0 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.8 11.7 11.6 11.5 11.4 11.4 11.3
Lake  16.5 16.7 16.0 14.2 12.7 12.1 11.0 10.8 9.9 10.7 11.4 12.7
    Seasonally Adjusted  13.5 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.3 13.2 13.1 12.8 12.6 12.3 12.1 11.9
Lincoln  11.0 10.9 10.6 9.6 9.2 9.1 8.9 8.6 7.8 8.5 8.6 9.0
    Seasonally Adjusted  9.8 9.8 9.7 9.7 9.6 9.5 9.3 9.1 9.0 8.9 8.8 8.7
Linn  11.9 11.8 11.4 10.6 10.5 11.1 11.3 11.1 10.0 10.4 10.2 10.5
    Seasonally Adjusted  11.1 11.0 10.9 10.9 10.9 11.0 11.0 11.0 10.9 10.8 10.7 10.6
Malheur  11.0 11.5 10.6 9.8 9.8 10.3 10.8 9.2 8.2 7.9 8.5 10.0
    Seasonally Adjusted  9.7 9.8 9.8 9.9 10.0 10.0 10.0 9.9 9.9 9.8 9.7 9.6
Marion  10.9 10.8 10.6 9.7 9.2 9.6 9.7 9.4 8.3 8.6 8.7 9.1
    Seasonally Adjusted  9.9 9.8 9.7 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.5 9.5 9.4 9.3 9.2
Morrow  9.2 8.9 8.5 7.7 7.2 8.1 8.8 8.5 7.0 7.8 8.2 8.7
    Seasonally Adjusted  7.8 7.7 7.8 8.0 8.3 8.5 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.6 8.4 8.2
Multnomah  8.4 8.5 8.2 7.5 7.5 7.9 8.0 7.9 7.2 7.4 7.2 7.3
    Seasonally Adjusted  8.1 8.0 7.9 7.8 7.8 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.6 7.6 7.6
Polk  9.3 8.9 9.1 8.3 8.2 8.9 9.2 8.4 7.7 7.9 7.7 7.8
    Seasonally Adjusted  8.5 8.4 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.7 8.6 8.5 8.3 8.2 8.2
Sherman  11.2 11.2 10.1 9.0 8.1 7.5 7.8 7.8 6.8 6.9 7.2 7.3
    Seasonally Adjusted  9.4 9.2 9.0 8.9 8.8 8.6 8.5 8.2 8.1 7.9 7.7 7.4
Tillamook  9.7 9.9 10.3 8.8 8.2 8.4 8.2 7.9 7.1 7.8 7.7 8.2
    Seasonally Adjusted  8.6 8.6 8.8 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.7 8.6 8.4 8.2 8.0 7.8
Umatilla  10.4 10.1 9.6 8.4 7.9 8.1 8.2 7.6 6.8 7.0 7.6 8.8
    Seasonally Adjusted  8.5 8.4 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.6 8.5 8.4 8.4 8.3 8.2 8.2
Union  11.0 11.1 10.7 9.6 8.7 8.8 8.8 8.5 7.7 7.9 8.2 8.8
    Seasonally Adjusted  9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.3 9.2 9.0 8.9 8.8 8.8
Wallowa  13.4 14.2 14.7 12.1 10.2 8.5 7.7 7.4 6.6 7.9 9.0 11.8
    Seasonally Adjusted  10.6 10.5 10.4 10.4 10.3 10.3 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2
Wasco  10.3 9.9 9.4 8.2 7.9 8.2 5.7 6.9 7.0 7.5 7.6 8.4
    Seasonally Adjusted  8.0 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.3 8.1 8.0 7.8 7.6 7.5 7.5
Washington  7.7 7.8 7.5 6.9 6.8 7.2 7.3 7.1 6.5 6.6 6.5 6.7
    Seasonally Adjusted  7.4 7.3 7.2 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.0 7.0 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9
Wheeler  10.9 9.9 9.2 8.0 7.1 7.9 8.1 7.0 5.5 5.4 5.8 7.3
    Seasonally Adjusted  8.7 8.4 8.4 8.2 8.1 7.8 7.6 7.3 7.0 6.9 6.9 7.0
Yamhill  9.5 9.8 9.6 8.6 8.1 8.6 8.8 8.4 7.3 7.5 7.8 8.0
    Seasonally Adjusted  9.0 8.9 8.8 8.7 8.6 8.6 8.5 8.4 8.3 8.2 8.1 8.1
 
* The Bend MSA includes all of Deschutes County.
* The Corvallis MSA includes all of Benton County.
* The Eugene-Springfield MSA includes all of of Lane County.
* The Salem MSA includes all of Marion and Polk counties.
* The Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro MSA includes all of Clackamas, Columbia, Multnomah, Washington and Yamhill counties in Oregon and Clark and Skamania counties in Washington State.
* The Medford MSA includes all of Jackson County.
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