Portland Metropolitan Area’s Economic Recovery Successes and Ongoing Challenges

Portland Metropolitan Area’s Economic Recovery Successes and Ongoing Challenges

 by Amy Vander Vliet

May 9, 2022

Entering the third year of the pandemic, the Portland Metropolitan Area is well down the road to a full jobs recovery. To date...

Clackamas County Job Vacancies Reach Record High in 2021

Clackamas County Job Vacancies Reach Record High in 2021

 by Amy Vander Vliet

April 14, 2022

Private firms in Clackamas County were looking to fill a record 11,000 job vacancies at any given time in 2021; about 6,200 more (+160%) than in...

Community Resilience: Risk Factors Connected to Potential Disasters in Clackamas County and Other Communities in Oregon

Community Resilience: Risk Factors Connected to Potential Disasters in Clackamas County and Other Communities in Oregon

 by Lynn Wallis

December 29, 2021

What is RESILIENCE? The American Heritage Dictionary defines resilience as “ The...
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QI Stats QI Stats

Unemployment Rate

August 2022
Released Sep 30, 2022
3.5%
Seasonally Adjusted
The unemployment rate for Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA rose by 0.1% over the last month.
0.1% PTS

Total Unemployed

August 2022
Released Sep 30, 2022
48,605
Seasonally Adjusted
The total number of unemployed in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA rose by 927 over the last month.
927

Nonfarm Employment

August 2022
Released Sep 30, 2022
1,248,000
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Nonfarm employment in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA rose by 3,600 over the last month.
3,600
Source: Oregon Employment Department, QualityInfo.org
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