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Mar
14
Women’s Earnings in Oregon – 2022

In 2022, Oregon women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $1,074, or 89.2 percent of the $1,204 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts.

Mar
12
Consumer Price Index, West Region — February 2024

Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.4 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Mar
07
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Oregon — 2023

In 2023, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6, was 8.0 percent in Oregon, not significantly different from the 6.9-percent rate for the nation.

Oregon Economy at a Glance:
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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

(r)2,163.2 (r)2,166.2 (r)2,168.3 (r)2,168.4 (r)2,168.2 (p)2,171.1

Employment(1)

(r)2,081.6 (r)2,082.0 (r)2,082.3 (r)2,082.2 (r)2,082.2 (p)2,082.6

Unemployment(1)

(r)81.6 (r)84.1 (r)86.0 (r)86.2 (r)86.0 (p)88.5

Unemployment Rate(2)

(r)3.8 (r)3.9 (r)4.0 (r)4.0 (r)4.0 (p)4.1

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

1,982.5 1,985.2 1,977.5 1,973.7 1,975.6 (p)1,970.7

12-month % change

1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.7 (p)-0.2

Mining and Logging(3)

6.2 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.3 (p)6.3

12-month % change

0.0 -1.6 1.7 3.4 5.0 (p)5.0

Construction(3)

117.0 117.0 117.7 116.8 117.3 (p)116.7

12-month % change

0.9 0.3 1.3 0.6 0.8 (p)-0.6

Manufacturing(3)

189.3 189.1 187.2 187.4 187.5 (p)188.0

12-month % change

-2.6 -2.9 -3.8 -3.7 -3.4 (p)-3.3

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

363.5 364.0 363.3 362.7 361.2 (p)359.5

12-month % change

-1.1 -1.1 -0.9 -0.5 -1.0 (p)-1.9

Information(4)

36.3 36.0 34.9 34.0 34.1 (p)33.4

12-month % change

-2.7 -3.0 -4.9 -6.6 -6.3 (p)-10.2

Financial Activities(3)

103.6 103.5 103.0 102.3 101.5 (p)101.8

12-month % change

-1.5 -1.6 -1.0 -0.5 -1.8 (p)-2.1

Professional & Business Services(3)

263.2 264.2 261.4 258.4 259.7 (p)258.0

12-month % change

-0.7 -0.5 -1.2 -2.1 -1.9 (p)-3.6

Education & Health Services(3)

321.9 323.5 321.8 324.8 326.6 (p)328.0

12-month % change

5.4 5.6 4.8 5.4 5.5 (p)4.9

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

207.6 207.0 208.0 206.8 206.3 (p)204.7

12-month % change

3.3 2.6 3.2 2.4 1.4 (p)-0.1

Other Services(3)

64.9 65.0 64.2 64.3 64.4 (p)63.0

12-month % change

3.8 3.7 2.7 2.2 1.7 (p)-1.4

Government(3)

309.2 309.9 309.9 310.4 310.8 (p)310.9

12-month % change

2.5 3.6 4.3 4.1 3.9 (p)3.4

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Portland, OR-WA, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
Economic Summary Mar 2024
Western Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Mar 2024
Western - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Mar 2024
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – West Consumer price indexes Table Mar 2024
Western - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Mar 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages in Bend-Redmond — May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Corvallis — May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Eugene — May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Medford — May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro — May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Salem — May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2023
Union Members in Oregon — 2023 Employment News Release Feb 2024
County Employment and Wages in Oregon – Fourth Quarter 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2023
Women’s Earnings in Oregon – 2022 Pay News Release Mar 2024
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Oregon — 2023 Unemployment News Release Mar 2024
Unemployment in the Portland Area by County, June 2020 Unemployment News Release Aug 2020
Consumer Price Index, West Region — February 2024 Consumer price indexes News Release Mar 2024
CPI Historical Table - Portland-Salem, OR-WA (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Feb 2019
CPI Historical Table - Portland-Salem, OR-WA (old base) (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Feb 2019
Consumer Price Index, Portland – Second Half 2017 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2018
Fatal Work Injuries in Oregon – 2022 Workplace fatalities News Release Feb 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages in Albany — May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Grants Pass — May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2023
Employer-reported workplace injuries and illnesses in Oregon — 2022 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Dec 2023
2018 CPI Revision - West Region Overview (PDF) Consumer price indexes Factsheet Feb 2018
2018 CPI Geographic Revision Fact Sheet Consumer price indexes Factsheet Mar 2018
Consumer Price Index Data Tables - Pacific Cities and U.S. City Average Consumer price indexes Factsheet Mar 2020
Business Employment Dynamics in Oregon – Second Quarter 2023 Employment News Release Feb 2024
Salem Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
Economic Summary Mar 2024
BLS Regional Campus Ambassadors Program N/A Factsheet Apr 2023
Oregon Job Openings and Labor Turnover — November 2023 Employment News Release Jan 2024