Portland Metropolitan Area’s Economic Recovery Successes and Ongoing Challenges

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 by Amy Vander Vliet

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

Portland Metro Job Vacancies Reach Record High in 2021

Portland Metro Job Vacancies Reach Record High in 2021

 by Amy Vander Vliet

March 31, 2022

Private firms in Portland Metro (Multnomah and Washington counties) were looking to fill a record 28,000 job vacancies at any given time in 2021,...
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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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