Business Employment Dynamics in Oregon — Second Quarter 2025

From March 2025 to June 2025, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Oregon were 111,030, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 108,846, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses yielded a net employment loss of 2,184 jobs in the private sector during the second quarter of 2025. During the previous quarter, gross job losses exceeded gross job gains by 6,115. (See chart 1.)

Chart 1. Private-sector gross job gains and losses in Oregon, June 2020–June 2025, seasonally adjusted

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Chart 1. Private-sector gross job gains and losses in Oregon, June 2020–June 2025, seasonally adjusted
Period	Gross job losses	Gross job gains
Jun 2020	286,555	81,584
Sep 2020	95,588	137,981
Dec 2020	101,453	114,478
Mar 2021	88,523	136,109
Jun 2021	105,227	107,083
Sep 2021	104,018	114,075
Dec 2021	99,806	125,694
Mar 2022	93,759	125,276
Jun 2022	115,878	99,989
Sep 2022	97,950	111,018
Dec 2022	104,632	109,115
Mar 2023	99,899	128,242
Jun 2023	113,599	108,998
Sep 2023	113,541	101,887
Dec 2023	104,726	104,753
Mar 2024	101,241	113,102
Jun 2024	108,545	104,035
Sep 2024	111,429	106,146
Dec 2024	111,040	105,056
Mar 2025	105,767	99,652
Jun 2025	111,030	108,846

The change in the number of jobs over time is the net result of increases and decreases in employment that occur at all private businesses in the economy. Business Employment Dynamics (BED) statistics track these changes in employment at private-sector establishments from the third month of one quarter to the third month of the next. The difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses is the net change in employment. (See the Business Employment Dynamics Technical Note.)

Gross job losses

In the second quarter of 2025, gross job losses represented 6.5 percent of private-sector employment in Oregon; nationally, gross job losses accounted for 6.0 percent of private-sector employment. (See chart 2.) Gross job losses are the result of contractions in employment at existing establishments and the loss of jobs at closing establishments. In Oregon, contracting establishments lost 88,397 jobs in the second quarter of 2025, an increase of 5,287 jobs from the prior quarter. Closing establishments lost 22,633 jobs, a decrease of 24 jobs from the previous quarter.

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Chart 2. Private-sector gross job losses as a percent of employment, United States and Oregon, June 2020–June 2025, seasonally adjusted
Period	Oregon	United States
Jun 2020	18.0	16.8
Sep 2020	6.3	5.9
Dec 2020	6.5	5.7
Mar 2021	5.6	5.5
Jun 2021	6.6	5.9
Sep 2021	6.4	6.0
Dec 2021	6.1	5.4
Mar 2022	5.7	5.5
Jun 2022	6.9	6.2
Sep 2022	5.9	5.9
Dec 2022	6.2	5.9
Mar 2023	5.9	5.5
Jun 2023	6.6	5.9
Sep 2023	6.7	5.9
Dec 2023	6.2	5.7
Mar 2024	5.9	5.5
Jun 2024	6.3	5.9
Sep 2024	6.6	5.8
Dec 2024	6.6	5.7
Mar 2025	6.2	5.4
Jun 2025	6.5	6.0

Gross job gains

In the second quarter of 2025, gross job gains represented 6.4 percent of private-sector employment in Oregon; nationally, gross job gains accounted for 5.7 percent of private-sector employment. (See chart 3.) Gross job gains are the sum of increases in employment due to expansions at existing establishments and the addition of new jobs at opening establishments. In Oregon, gross job gains at expanding establishments totaled 89,480 in the second quarter of 2025, an increase of 7,474 jobs compared to the previous quarter. (See table 1.) Opening establishments accounted for 19,366 jobs gained in the second quarter of 2025, an increase of 1,720 jobs from the previous quarter.

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Chart 3. Private-sector gross job gains as a percent of employment, United States and Oregon, June 2020–June 2025, seasonally adjusted
Period	Oregon	United States
Jun 2020	5.1	4.8
Sep 2020	9.0	9.4
Dec 2020	7.4	7.4
Mar 2021	8.6	7.0
Jun 2021	6.6	6.8
Sep 2021	7.1	7.3
Dec 2021	7.7	7.7
Mar 2022	7.5	6.7
Jun 2022	6.0	6.5
Sep 2022	6.7	6.9
Dec 2022	6.5	6.3
Mar 2023	7.6	6.3
Jun 2023	6.4	6.2
Sep 2023	6.0	5.9
Dec 2023	6.2	6.0
Mar 2024	6.6	5.9
Jun 2024	6.0	5.8
Sep 2024	6.3	5.8
Dec 2024	6.2	5.9
Mar 2025	5.8	5.6
Jun 2025	6.4	5.7

Industries

Gross job losses exceeded gross job gains in 6 of the 11 published industry sectors in Oregon in the second quarter of 2025. Professional and business services had the largest over-the-quarter net job decrease, with a loss of 2,823 jobs. This was the result of 18,299 gross job losses and 15,476 gross job gains. The retail trade industry had a net loss of 2,625 jobs. Education and health services showed a net gain of 2,959 jobs, the largest gain of any sector in the state.

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The BED data series include gross job gains and gross job losses by industry subsector, for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, as well as gross job gains and gross job losses at the firm level by employer size class. BED data for the states have been included in table 2 of this release. Additional information is available online at the Business Employment Dynamics Home.

The Business Employment Dynamics for Third Quarter 2025 are scheduled to be released on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).

Technical Note

The Business Employment Dynamics (BED) data are a product of a federal-state cooperative program known as Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). The BED data are compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) from existing QCEW records.

Table 1. Private-sector gross job gains and losses by industry, Oregon, seasonally adjusted
Category	Gross job gains and losses (3 months ended)					Gross job gains and losses as a percent of employment (3 months ended)
Category	June 2024	Sept. 2024	Dec. 2024	Mar. 2025	June 2025	June 2024	Sept. 2024	Dec. 2024	Mar. 2025	June 2025
Total private (1)
Gross job gains	104,035	106,146	105,056	99,652	108,846	6.0	6.3	6.2	5.8	6.4
At expanding establishments	86,160	89,285	85,305	82,006	89,480	5.0	5.3	5.0	4.8	5.3
At opening establishments	17,875	16,861	19,751	17,646	19,366	1.0	1.0	1.2	1.0	1.1
Gross job losses	108,545	111,429	111,040	105,767	111,030	6.3	6.6	6.6	6.2	6.5
At contracting establishments	89,269	87,785	90,862	83,110	88,397	5.2	5.2	5.4	4.9	5.2
At closing establishments	19,276	23,644	20,178	22,657	22,633	1.1	1.4	1.2	1.3	1.3
Net employment change (2)	-4,510	-5,283	-5,984	-6,115	-2,184	-0.3	-0.3	-0.4	-0.4	-0.1
Construction
Gross job gains	9,106	8,994	9,787	9,256	9,849	7.7	7.9	8.6	8.0	8.7
At expanding establishments	7,226	6,981	7,599	7,032	7,709	6.1	6.1	6.7	6.1	6.8
At opening establishments	1,880	2,013	2,188	2,224	2,140	1.6	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.9
Gross job losses	10,855	10,798	10,205	10,655	11,465	9.2	9.4	9.0	9.3	10.1
At contracting establishments	8,574	8,021	7,718	7,828	9,009	7.3	7.0	6.8	6.8	7.9
At closing establishments	2,281	2,777	2,487	2,827	2,456	1.9	2.4	2.2	2.5	2.2
Net employment change (2)	-1,749	-1,804	-418	-1,399	-1,616	-1.5	-1.5	-0.4	-1.3	-1.4
Manufacturing
Gross job gains	6,612	5,390	6,170	5,940	6,244	3.6	2.9	3.3	3.2	3.5
At expanding establishments	6,135	4,952	5,587	5,330	5,554	3.3	2.7	3.0	2.9	3.1
At opening establishments	477	438	583	610	690	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.4
Gross job losses	7,503	7,920	7,814	8,782	7,408	4.0	4.3	4.3	4.8	4.1
At contracting establishments	6,541	6,801	6,785	7,916	6,540	3.5	3.7	3.7	4.3	3.6
At closing establishments	962	1,119	1,029	866	868	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.5
Net employment change (2)	-891	-2,530	-1,644	-2,842	-1,164	-0.4	-1.4	-1.0	-1.6	-0.6
Wholesale trade
Gross job gains	3,204	2,924	3,377	2,917	3,291	4.1	3.8	4.4	3.8	4.4
At expanding establishments	2,712	2,408	2,637	2,461	2,628	3.5	3.1	3.4	3.2	3.5
At opening establishments	492	516	740	456	663	0.6	0.7	1.0	0.6	0.9
Gross job losses	3,633	3,806	3,766	3,444	3,716	4.6	4.9	4.9	4.6	4.9
At contracting establishments	2,748	2,870	2,949	2,563	2,905	3.5	3.7	3.8	3.4	3.8
At closing establishments	885	936	817	881	811	1.1	1.2	1.1	1.2	1.1
Net employment change (2)	-429	-882	-389	-527	-425	-0.5	-1.1	-0.5	-0.8	-0.5
Retail trade
Gross job gains	9,519	10,349	8,675	10,907	10,423	4.6	5.1	4.4	5.5	5.2
At expanding establishments	8,312	9,316	7,518	9,774	8,665	4.0	4.6	3.8	4.9	4.3
At opening establishments	1,207	1,033	1,157	1,133	1,758	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.9
Gross job losses	12,049	12,329	12,012	8,829	13,048	5.8	6.0	6.0	4.4	6.5
At contracting establishments	10,807	10,293	10,497	7,263	11,264	5.2	5.0	5.2	3.6	5.6
At closing establishments	1,242	2,036	1,515	1,566	1,784	0.6	1.0	0.8	0.8	0.9
Net employment change (2)	-2,530	-1,980	-3,337	2,078	-2,625	-1.2	-0.9	-1.6	1.1	-1.3
Transportation and warehousing
Gross job gains	3,483	3,468	5,624	2,882	6,618	4.9	4.9	7.8	4.0	9.3
At expanding establishments	3,098	3,071	5,064	2,479	6,088	4.4	4.3	7.0	3.4	8.6
At opening establishments	385	397	560	403	530	0.5	0.6	0.8	0.6	0.7
Gross job losses	3,784	3,948	3,333	5,230	6,487	5.3	5.6	4.6	7.2	9.2
At contracting establishments	3,352	3,192	2,651	4,486	5,943	4.7	4.5	3.7	6.2	8.4
At closing establishments	432	756	682	744	544	0.6	1.1	0.9	1.0	0.8
Net employment change (2)	-301	-480	2,291	-2,348	131	-0.4	-0.7	3.2	-3.2	0.1
Information
Gross job gains	1,871	1,883	2,134	1,873	1,771	5.1	5.2	6.0	5.3	5.1
At expanding establishments	1,246	1,290	1,244	1,410	1,218	3.4	3.6	3.5	4.0	3.5
At opening establishments	625	593	890	463	553	1.7	1.6	2.5	1.3	1.6
Gross job losses	2,035	2,666	2,270	2,159	2,427	5.6	7.4	6.3	6.2	6.9
At contracting establishments	1,503	1,489	1,509	1,326	1,611	4.1	4.1	4.2	3.8	4.6
At closing establishments	532	1,177	761	833	816	1.5	3.3	2.1	2.4	2.3
Net employment change (2)	-164	-783	-136	-286	-656	-0.5	-2.2	-0.3	-0.9	-1.8
Financial activities
Gross job gains	4,397	4,494	4,331	4,290	4,516	5.3	5.5	5.3	5.3	5.5
At expanding establishments	3,087	3,352	3,294	3,516	3,446	3.7	4.1	4.0	4.3	4.2
At opening establishments	1,310	1,142	1,037	774	1,070	1.6	1.4	1.3	1.0	1.3
Gross job losses	4,853	4,987	4,614	4,705	4,369	5.9	6.0	5.7	5.8	5.4
At contracting establishments	3,367	3,478	3,426	3,339	3,015	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.1	3.7
At closing establishments	1,486	1,509	1,188	1,366	1,354	1.8	1.8	1.5	1.7	1.7
Net employment change (2)	-456	-493	-283	-415	147	-0.6	-0.5	-0.4	-0.5	0.1
Professional and business services
Gross job gains	17,153	16,553	16,485	14,107	15,476	6.5	6.4	6.4	5.5	6.0
At expanding establishments	13,647	13,241	12,888	11,447	12,137	5.2	5.1	5.0	4.5	4.7
At opening establishments	3,506	3,312	3,597	2,660	3,339	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.0	1.3
Gross job losses	17,619	20,808	18,074	15,356	18,299	6.7	8.0	7.0	6.0	7.1
At contracting establishments	13,943	16,052	14,284	11,345	13,871	5.3	6.2	5.5	4.4	5.4
At closing establishments	3,676	4,756	3,790	4,011	4,428	1.4	1.8	1.5	1.6	1.7
Net employment change (2)	-466	-4,255	-1,589	-1,249	-2,823	-0.2	-1.6	-0.6	-0.5	-1.1
Education and health services
Gross job gains	17,245	16,164	16,968	15,281	16,807	5.2	4.9	5.0	4.5	4.9
At expanding establishments	14,044	14,208	13,835	13,027	14,330	4.2	4.3	4.1	3.8	4.2
At opening establishments	3,201	1,956	3,133	2,254	2,477	1.0	0.6	0.9	0.7	0.7
Gross job losses	14,221	12,726	13,019	14,089	13,848	4.3	3.8	3.9	4.1	4.0
At contracting establishments	11,538	9,566	10,712	10,631	10,282	3.5	2.9	3.2	3.1	3.0
At closing establishments	2,683	3,160	2,307	3,458	3,566	0.8	0.9	0.7	1.0	1.0
Net employment change (2)	3,024	3,438	3,949	1,192	2,959	0.9	1.1	1.1	0.4	0.9
Leisure and hospitality
Gross job gains	17,572	15,443	17,177	16,139	17,874	8.4	7.5	8.3	7.8	8.6
At expanding establishments	14,637	12,942	14,028	12,878	14,519	7.0	6.3	6.8	6.2	7.0
At opening establishments	2,935	2,501	3,149	3,261	3,355	1.4	1.2	1.5	1.6	1.6
Gross job losses	16,851	18,531	16,540	17,269	15,911	8.1	8.9	8.0	8.4	7.6
At contracting establishments	14,271	15,404	13,199	14,212	13,126	6.9	7.4	6.4	6.9	6.3
At closing establishments	2,580	3,127	3,341	3,057	2,785	1.2	1.5	1.6	1.5	1.3
Net employment change (2)	721	-3,088	637	-1,130	1,963	0.3	-1.4	0.3	-0.6	1.0
Other services (3)
Gross job gains	4,640	4,538	4,123	4,248	4,836	6.9	6.9	6.2	6.4	7.4
At expanding establishments	3,813	3,571	3,181	3,368	3,934	5.7	5.4	4.8	5.1	6.0
At opening establishments	827	967	942	880	902	1.2	1.5	1.4	1.3	1.4
Gross job losses	4,077	4,648	4,625	4,936	4,228	6.2	6.9	7.0	7.5	6.4
At contracting establishments	3,030	3,486	3,555	3,417	2,935	4.6	5.2	5.4	5.2	4.4
At closing establishments	1,047	1,162	1,070	1,519	1,293	1.6	1.7	1.6	2.3	2.0
Net employment change (2)	563	-110	-502	-688	608	0.7	0.0	-0.8	-1.1	1.0
Footnotes: (1) Includes unclassified sector not shown separately. (2) The net employment change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses. (3) Except public administration.

Table 2. Private-sector gross job gains and losses as a percent of total employment by state, seasonally adjusted
Category	Gross job gains as a percent of employment (3 months ended)					Gross job losses as a percent of employment (3 months ended)
Category	June 2024	Sept. 2024	Dec. 2024	Mar. 2025	June 2025	June 2024	Sept. 2024	Dec. 2024	Mar. 2025	June 2025
United States(1)	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.6	5.7	5.9	5.8	5.7	5.4	6.0
Alabama	5.6	5.8	5.8	5.3	5.5	5.6	5.9	5.3	5.6	5.6
Alaska	10.2	8.0	10.3	10.0	9.9	9.6	9.6	9.5	8.1	10.3
Arizona	5.6	6.4	6.1	5.8	5.3	6.5	5.7	5.9	5.3	6.3
Arkansas	5.3	5.5	5.8	5.1	5.1	5.7	5.2	4.8	5.1	5.5
California	6.2	6.3	6.7	6.0	6.6	6.9	6.2	6.4	6.2	6.7
Colorado	6.6	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.4	5.8	6.4	6.5	6.8	7.1
Connecticut	5.8	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.8	5.5	5.6	5.5	5.3	5.8
Delaware	5.8	6.8	6.1	5.9	5.9	6.5	6.4	6.3	5.3	6.1
District of Columbia	5.1	4.9	5.0	4.8	5.7	5.4	5.0	5.5	5.8	5.9
Florida	6.1	6.5	6.0	5.8	5.7	5.8	5.7	6.2	5.5	5.8
Georgia	5.9	5.8	6.0	5.5	5.5	5.7	6.1	5.4	5.7	5.6
Hawaii	5.2	5.7	5.3	4.9	4.8	5.6	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.2
Idaho	7.5	7.1	8.2	7.3	7.7	7.2	7.5	6.8	7.3	7.2
Illinois	5.1	4.9	5.1	5.0	5.2	5.1	5.0	5.1	5.0	5.2
Indiana	5.2	5.3	5.5	5.4	5.0	5.5	5.3	5.1	5.2	5.6
Iowa	5.6	5.3	5.6	5.8	5.6	5.8	6.0	5.6	5.5	5.8
Kansas	5.9	5.3	5.9	5.5	5.4	5.6	5.6	5.2	5.4	6.3
Kentucky	5.3	5.4	5.3	5.2	5.0	5.8	5.4	5.5	4.8	5.4
Louisiana	5.8	6.1	6.2	5.6	5.5	6.2	5.8	5.5	5.6	6.3
Maine	7.2	6.2	7.0	7.4	7.2	7.1	7.1	7.1	6.3	7.4
Maryland	7.1	5.9	6.0	5.9	5.7	5.9	6.1	5.9	5.7	6.2
Massachusetts	5.7	5.0	5.3	5.0	5.5	5.6	5.8	5.5	5.1	5.8
Michigan	5.7	5.3	5.4	5.2	5.8	5.4	5.8	5.9	5.3	5.5
Minnesota	5.7	5.1	5.5	5.1	5.8	5.2	5.8	5.1	5.5	5.5
Mississippi	5.7	6.3	6.3	5.7	6.3	6.3	5.7	6.2	6.1	6.5
Missouri	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.4	5.5	5.8	5.8	5.3	5.2	6.1
Montana	7.9	7.2	8.4	8.0	7.7	7.6	8.0	7.8	7.5	8.3
Nebraska	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.2	5.4	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.3	5.5
Nevada	5.8	6.2	6.1	5.4	6.2	5.8	5.9	5.6	5.9	6.3
New Hampshire	6.1	5.6	6.3	6.5	6.3	6.0	6.7	5.9	6.1	6.7
New Jersey	5.9	5.4	6.0	5.6	5.8	5.5	5.8	5.5	5.4	5.5
New Mexico	6.1	6.3	6.1	5.9	5.9	6.5	6.2	5.9	5.8	6.0
New York	5.8	5.7	5.7	6.6	5.9	5.5	5.8	5.5	5.0	7.0
North Carolina	5.6	5.5	6.1	5.4	5.6	5.5	5.8	5.5	5.5	5.4
North Dakota	6.6	6.5	6.5	6.7	6.4	6.6	6.5	6.6	6.5	6.7
Ohio	5.2	5.2	5.4	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.1	4.9	5.4
Oklahoma	5.7	6.1	6.0	5.5	5.5	6.4	5.5	5.5	5.3	6.2
Oregon	6.0	6.3	6.2	5.8	6.4	6.3	6.6	6.6	6.2	6.5
Pennsylvania	4.9	5.1	5.2	5.0	4.9	5.2	5.0	4.8	4.7	5.2
Rhode Island	6.6	6.2	7.3	6.6	6.3	6.7	6.4	6.3	5.9	6.7
South Carolina	6.1	6.2	6.4	6.1	5.8	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.5	6.6
South Dakota	6.0	5.9	6.7	6.2	6.0	6.2	5.9	5.9	6.5	6.1
Tennessee	5.5	5.6	5.5	5.4	5.1	5.6	5.7	6.2	5.1	5.9
Texas	5.4	5.7	5.8	5.1	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.1	5.4
Utah	6.5	6.8	6.8	6.6	6.6	6.9	6.2	6.3	6.0	6.6
Vermont	6.7	6.6	6.7	6.9	6.9	7.4	7.1	6.7	6.8	7.5
Virginia	5.6	5.8	5.8	5.6	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.5	5.1	5.8
Washington	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.7	6.0	5.6	5.8	5.7	5.5	5.4
West Virginia	7.0	5.9	6.5	6.4	5.5	6.7	6.6	6.1	5.7	6.3
Wisconsin	5.3	5.1	5.3	5.0	5.3	5.6	5.5	5.2	4.9	5.5
Wyoming	8.2	8.9	8.9	8.1	8.3	8.8	8.5	8.3	8.7	8.9
Puerto Rico	5.5	5.4	4.3	6.3	7.0	4.9	5.0	5.4	5.4	6.1
Virgin Islands	4.9	4.7	5.2	5.4	15.0	5.7	7.5	10.8	7.6	9.5
Footnotes (1) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.

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