Oregon’s Unemployment Rate Rises to 3.7% in August
NEWS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 14, 2022 CONTACT INFORMATION:
Gail Krumenauer, State Employment Economist
(971) 301-3771
Video and Audio available at 10 a.m.
David Cooke, Economist (971) 375-5288
Oregon¡¯s Unemployment Rate Rises to 3.7% in August
Oregon¡¯s unemployment rate rose to 3.7% in August from 3.5% in July. This was the first increase in
Oregon¡¯s unemployment rate since April 2020. The U.S. unemployment rate was the same as in Oregon,
at 3.7% in August and 3.5% in July. Over the past six months, Oregon¡¯s unemployment rate has
remained low by historic standards, averaging 3.6% during that period.
In Oregon, nonfarm payroll employment grew by 9,300 in August, following an upwardly revised gain
of 13,000 jobs in July. Monthly gains in August were largest in government (+3,800 jobs), leisure and
hospitality (+1,900), construction (+1,400), professional and business services (+1,000), and
manufacturing (+900). Other services (-800 jobs) and financial activities (-700) were the only
major industries that shed more than 500 jobs.
With the rapid gains in total nonfarm payroll jobs in July and August, Oregon reached a record
employment total of 1,974,700 jobs in August, which was 2,500 jobs above the pre-pandemic peak
reached in February 2020. The private sector has also regained all of the jobs it lost during the
pandemic recession.
Over the past 12 months, total nonfarm payroll employment grew by 74,800 jobs, or 3.9%. The
following industries are powering the recovery, as each added more than 6,000 jobs while expanding at
a faster rate than total nonfarm: leisure and hospitality (+18,500 jobs, or 9.9%), construction (+9,600
jobs, or 8.7%), manufacturing (+9,900 jobs, or 5.3%), and professional and business services (+11,700
jobs, or 4.7%).
Local government strayed from its usual seasonal pattern as local schools experienced fewer summer
job reductions than normal, adding jobs in both July and August. This trend followed the first six
months of the year, when local government employment averaged nearly 12,000 fewer jobs than in
2019, prior to the recession. But with fewer short-term job reductions in July and August of this year,
local government education employed a total of 108,600 in August, which was 2,500 above its level in
August 2019.
Next Press Releases
The Oregon Employment Department plans to release the August county and metropolitan area
unemployment rates on Tuesday, Sept. 20, and the next statewide unemployment rate and employment
survey data for September on Wednesday, Oct. 19.
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Employment Department News Release
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Oregon Unemployment Rate,
Seasonally Adjusted
Percent
Oregon Nonfarm Payroll Employment,
Seasonally Adjusted
Millions
14.0
2.00
13.0
1.95
12.0
1.90
11.0
10.0
1.85
9.0
1.80
8.0
1.75
7.0
1.70
6.0
1.65
5.0
1.60
4.0
3.0
September 14, 2022
1.55
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Seasonal Expectations and
Over-the-Month Employment Changes
July to August 2022
Oregon Seasonally Adjusted Employment
Trade, transportation, and utilities
Normal
Seasonal
Movement
Unadjusted
Change
Seasonally
Adjusted
Change
Total nonfarm payroll
employment
1,700
11,000
9,300
Total private
2,600
8,100
5,500
100
200
100
1,800
3,200
1,400
0
900
900
INDUSTRY
Mining and logging
Construction
Manufacturing
350,000
Government, including
public education
300,000
Health care
and social
assistance-->
250,000
Professional and
business services
200,000
Wholesale trade
100
600
500
Retail trade
Transportation,
warehousing, and
utilities
500
1,200
700
Leisure and hospitality
150,000
0
-500
-500
Information
-300
-600
-300
Financial activities
-100
-800
-700
Professional and
business services
Private educational
services
Health care and social
assistance
Leisure and hospitality
Other services
Government
Manufacturing
Construction
100,000
Financial activities
-100
900
1,000
800
1,500
700
400
1,000
600
-1,000
900
1,900
400
-400
-800
-900
2,900
3,800
Other services
50,000
Information
Educational services
Mining and logging
0
2017
2018
2019
2020
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2021
2022
Employment Department News Release
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September 14, 2022
Notes:
All numbers in the above narrative are seasonally adjusted, except for local government
education.
The Oregon Employment Department and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) work
cooperatively to develop and publish monthly Oregon payroll employment and labor force
data. The estimates of monthly job gains and losses are based on a survey of businesses. The
estimates of unemployment are based on a survey of households and other sources.
The Oregon Employment Department publishes payroll employment estimates that are
revised by using employment counts from employer unemployment insurance tax records.
All department publications use this Official Oregon Series data unless noted otherwise. This
month¡¯s release incorporates the October, November and December 2021 tax records data.
The department continues to make the original nonfarm payroll employment series
available; these data are produced by the BLS.
The PDF version of the news release can be found at press-release. To
obtain the data in other formats such as in Excel, visit , then within the top
banner, select Economic Data, then choose LAUS or CES. To request the press release as a
Word document, contact the person shown at the top of this press release.
To file a claim for unemployment benefits or get more information about unemployment
programs, visit employ.
The Oregon Employment Department (OED) is an equal opportunity agency. Everyone has
a right to use OED programs and services. OED provides free help. Some examples are: Sign
language and spoken language interpreters, written materials in other languages, braille,
large print, audio and other formats. If you need help, please call 971-673-6400. TTY users
call 711. You can also ask for help at OED_Communications@employ..
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Workforce and Economic Research
CES Updated With 4Q2021 QCEW
September 14, 2022
Oregon Current Labor Force and Industry Employment
August
2022
July
2022
August
2021
Change From
July 2022
Change From
August 2021
2,217,815
95,391
4.3
3.7
2,122,424
2,212,209
86,629
3.9
3.5
2,125,580
2,159,313
109,017
5.0
4.9
2,050,296
5,606
8,762
0.4
0.2
-3,156
58,502
-13,626
-0.7
-1.2
72,128
63.5
7.1
63.5
6.8
62.2
9.0
0.0
0.3
1.3
-1.9
1,976,000
1,697,200
6,800
4,800
127,000
35,900
22,900
13,000
11,700
79,400
14,700
36,600
17,200
10,900
202,700
139,100
23,500
6,500
8,800
8,200
7,400
16,700
15,000
41,300
33,800
5,100
10,900
63,600
30,600
11,100
4,100
366,600
80,100
38,900
33,300
7,900
208,300
25,000
17,600
48,200
14,500
9,600
37,900
18,300
7,800
1,965,000
1,689,100
6,600
4,700
123,800
35,200
22,600
12,600
11,400
77,200
14,300
35,000
17,300
10,600
201,800
138,500
23,500
6,500
8,800
8,200
7,300
16,800
15,000
41,000
33,900
5,100
10,900
63,300
30,200
11,000
4,100
365,300
79,500
38,900
32,800
7,800
207,100
25,300
17,800
47,200
14,300
9,500
38,100
18,100
7,700
1,891,400
1,617,200
6,700
4,900
114,500
33,200
21,200
12,000
10,700
70,600
13,100
31,800
15,600
10,100
189,800
129,900
22,800
6,300
8,500
8,000
6,700
16,100
14,000
38,000
30,700
4,900
10,600
59,900
29,500
10,500
4,000
360,300
74,900
37,700
29,900
7,300
209,500
26,100
18,800
46,000
13,600
9,500
39,800
17,400
7,800
11,000
8,100
200
100
3,200
700
300
400
300
2,200
400
1,600
-100
300
900
600
0
0
0
0
100
-100
0
300
-100
0
0
300
400
100
0
1,300
600
0
500
100
1,200
-300
-200
1,000
200
100
-200
200
100
84,600
80,000
100
-100
12,500
2,700
1,700
1,000
1,000
8,800
1,600
4,800
1,600
800
12,900
9,200
700
200
300
200
700
600
1,000
3,300
3,100
200
300
3,700
1,100
600
100
6,300
5,200
1,200
3,400
600
-1,200
-1,100
-1,200
2,200
900
100
-1,900
900
0
Labor Force Status
Civilian labor force
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted
Employed
Other Labor Force Indicators
Labor force participation rate, seasonally adjusted
Labor underutilization rate ¨C U-6, seasonally adjusted
Nonfarm Payroll Employment
Total nonfarm payroll employment
Total private
Mining and logging
Logging
Construction
Construction of buildings
Residential building construction
Nonresidential building construction
Heavy and civil engineering construction
Specialty trade contractors
Building foundation and exterior contractors
Building equipment contractors
Building finishing contractors
Other specialty trade contractors
Manufacturing
Durable goods
Wood product manufacturing
Sawmills and wood preservation
Plywood and engineered wood product mfg.
Other wood product manufacturing
Primary metal manufacturing
Fabricated metal product manufacturing
Machinery manufacturing
Computer and electronic product manufacturing
Semiconductor and electronic component mfg.
Electronic instrument manufacturing
Transportation equipment manufacturing
Nondurable goods
Food manufacturing
Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty
Paper manufacturing
Trade, transportation, and utilities
Wholesale trade
Merchant wholesalers, durable goods
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods
Electronic markets and agents and brokers
Retail trade
Motor vehicle and parts dealers
Building material and garden supply stores
Food and beverage stores
Clothing and clothing accessories stores
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores
General merchandise stores
Miscellaneous store retailers
Nonstore retailers
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August
2022
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities
Utilities
Transportation and warehousing
Truck transportation
Couriers and messengers
Warehousing and storage
Information
Publishing industries, except internet
Newspaper, book, and directory publishers
Software publishers
Telecommunications
Financial activities
Finance and insurance
Credit intermediation and related activities
Insurance carriers and related activities
Real estate and rental and leasing
Real estate
Professional and business services
Professional and technical services
Legal services
Architectural and engineering services
Computer systems design and related services
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and waste services
Administrative and support services
Employment services
Business support services
Services to buildings and dwellings
Education and health services
Educational services
Health care and social assistance
Ambulatory health care services
Hospitals
Nursing and residential care facilities
Social assistance
Leisure and hospitality
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
Amusement, gambling, and recreation
Accommodation and food services
Accommodation
Food services and drinking places
Full-service restaurants
Limited-service eating places
Other services
Repair and maintenance
Personal and laundry services
Membership associations and organizations
Religious organizations
Government
Federal government
State government
State education
Local government
Indian tribal
Local education
Labor-management disputes
July
2022
78,200
4,900
73,300
18,300
15,000
19,900
35,100
15,900
2,300
13,600
4,300
107,400
56,100
25,200
23,900
51,300
44,200
263,600
110,600
12,200
19,800
17,400
49,800
103,200
97,300
43,600
9,300
28,800
309,800
34,800
275,000
99,100
57,900
50,200
67,800
215,300
28,400
20,800
186,900
26,000
160,900
69,600
74,500
62,900
19,000
14,700
29,200
14,200
278,800
28,700
43,400
1,200
206,700
8,000
108,600
0
78,700
4,900
73,800
18,500
15,000
20,100
35,700
16,100
2,300
13,800
4,300
108,200
56,200
25,300
23,800
52,000
45,400
262,700
111,600
12,400
19,600
17,900
49,600
101,500
95,600
43,100
9,100
28,500
307,300
33,300
274,000
99,100
57,700
49,800
67,400
214,400
28,900
21,100
185,500
26,000
159,500
70,700
73,400
63,300
19,200
15,000
29,100
14,500
275,900
28,900
43,200
1,100
203,800
8,000
106,200
0
August
2021
75,900
4,800
71,100
19,100
13,600
19,000
35,400
16,000
2,400
13,600
4,400
105,300
56,200
25,700
24,100
49,100
43,600
252,600
104,700
11,900
18,100
17,200
48,600
99,300
93,100
39,000
10,000
26,300
296,100
28,000
268,100
94,600
58,700
49,200
65,600
196,100
24,400
17,900
171,700
23,700
148,000
63,600
70,200
60,400
19,000
14,300
27,100
13,800
274,200
29,300
42,900
1,000
202,000
7,800
107,900
200
Change From
July 2022
-500
0
-500
-200
0
-200
-600
-200
0
-200
0
-800
-100
-100
100
-700
-1,200
900
-1,000
-200
200
-500
200
1,700
1,700
500
200
300
2,500
1,500
1,000
0
200
400
400
900
-500
-300
1,400
0
1,400
-1,100
1,100
-400
-200
-300
100
-300
2,900
-200
200
100
2,900
0
2,400
0
Change From
August 2021
2,300
100
2,200
-800
1,400
900
-300
-100
-100
0
-100
2,100
-100
-500
-200
2,200
600
11,000
5,900
300
1,700
200
1,200
3,900
4,200
4,600
-700
2,500
13,700
6,800
6,900
4,500
-800
1,000
2,200
19,200
4,000
2,900
15,200
2,300
12,900
6,000
4,300
2,500
0
400
2,100
400
4,600
-600
500
200
4,700
200
700
-200
The most recent month is preliminary, the prior month is revised. Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Labor Force Status: Civilian labor force includes employed and unemployed individuals 16 years and older by place of residence. Employed includes nonfarm payroll employment, selfemployed, unpaid family workers, domestics, agriculture and labor disputants. Unemployment rate is calculated by dividing unemployed by civilian labor force.
U-6 is the total unemployed plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force plus total employed part-time for economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all
persons marginally attached to the labor force.
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Data are by place of work and cover full- and part-time employees who worked or received pay for the pay period that includes the 12th of the month. The
data exclude the self-employed, volunteers, unpaid family workers, and domestics. These survey-based estimates are revised quarterly, based on more complete information from
employer tax records.
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