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Job Outlook: Making Up Ground Lost in Recession The Oregon Employment Department just released state occupational projections for the period from 2010 to 2020.
Jan-26-2012
Quick Stats
Unemployment Rates
Seasonally Adjusted
Dec 2011Nov 2011Dec 2010
Oregon8.9%9.1%10.6%
United States8.5%8.7%9.4%
Local Area RatesLatest Monthly Press Release
 
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Oregon Job Growth
Nonfarm Payroll Employment, in Thousands
Seasonally Adjusted
   Change From
Dec 2011Nov 2011Dec 2010Nov 2011Dec 2010
Total1,626.31,623.91,608.52.417.8
Construction70.870.267.70.63.1
Manufacturing163.0163.2164.1-0.2-1.1
Trade, Transport and Utilities313.2312.9313.20.30.0
Financial Activities92.993.091.9-0.11.0
Professional and Business Services185.6185.4184.30.21.3
Educational and Health Services238.4240.6229.5-2.28.9
Leisure and Hospitality171.1168.4162.32.78.8
Other Services57.558.257.3-0.70.2
Government293.3291.6298.71.7-5.4
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To read the December 2011 monthly employment in Oregon press release, click here.

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Analysis of the employment and unemployment data for December 2011.
Jan-26-2012
Oregon’s labor market showed slow but steady improvement through 2011.
Jan-26-2012
Oregon women are more likely to be in the labor force than women nationwide, a long-standing trend.
Jan-26-2012
Malaise in the county’s manufacturing sector has lasted for years, but the sector has shown growth over the past year.
Jan-26-2012
Holiday season hiring trends returned to a more normal pattern in the fourth quarter of 2010 and first quarter of 2011.
Jan-26-2012
Check out the results from the Future Hiring Survey of employers by the Oregon Employment Department.
Jan-05-2012