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May
10
Consumer Price Index, West Region — April 2023

Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.5 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

May
05
Women’s Earnings in Oregon – 2021

In 2021, Oregon women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $967, or 85.7 percent of the $1,128 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts.

May
01
Oregon Job Openings and Labor Turnover — February 2023

Oregon had 121,000 job openings in February 2023, compared to 133,000 openings in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Oregon Economy at a Glance:
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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

(r)2,184.3 (r)2,183.6 2,185.5 2,183.0 2,175.9 (p)2,165.9

Employment(1)

(r)2,079.0 (r)2,079.5 2,080.5 2,079.8 2,080.3 (p)2,079.0

Unemployment(1)

(r)105.3 (r)104.1 105.0 103.2 95.6 (p)86.9

Unemployment Rate(2)

(r)4.8 (r)4.8 4.8 4.7 4.4 (p)4.0

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

1,974.5 1,980.1 1,989.7 1,987.0 1,988.3 (p)1,989.9

12-month % change

3.6 3.5 3.7 2.9 2.7 (p)2.7

Mining and Logging(3)

6.3 6.3 6.3 6.4 6.5 (p)6.5

12-month % change

-1.6 0.0 -1.6 -1.5 1.6 (p)1.6

Construction(3)

117.6 119.6 121.3 122.4 122.7 (p)121.7

12-month % change

4.4 5.7 6.8 6.3 7.0 (p)6.1

Manufacturing(3)

194.7 197.7 196.9 195.4 195.8 (p)195.2

12-month % change

2.9 4.2 3.4 2.2 2.3 (p)1.2

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

368.7 368.2 369.8 368.6 367.0 (p)366.7

12-month % change

1.4 0.9 1.2 0.5 -0.1 (p)-0.4

Information(4)

37.5 37.5 37.0 36.5 36.6 (p)37.6

12-month % change

3.3 3.6 2.5 0.6 0.0 (p)2.2

Financial Activities(3)

107.0 107.0 107.7 106.3 106.2 (p)106.3

12-month % change

1.4 1.7 2.1 0.9 0.6 (p)0.9

Professional & Business Services(3)

267.5 269.1 270.5 270.6 270.8 (p)270.9

12-month % change

4.7 4.7 4.9 3.2 3.0 (p)3.2

Education & Health Services(3)

307.1 307.2 309.2 310.0 311.7 (p)312.7

12-month % change

2.7 2.6 3.0 3.0 3.3 (p)3.7

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

204.5 204.5 205.7 204.9 204.7 (p)205.0

12-month % change

7.1 6.4 6.4 5.0 4.5 (p)4.2

Other Services(3)

63.2 62.5 63.7 63.6 63.5 (p)65.2

12-month % change

4.6 3.0 4.8 4.1 3.8 (p)6.7

Government(3)

300.5 300.7 301.4 302.1 302.5 (p)302.3

12-month % change

4.7 4.3 4.2 4.1 3.8 (p)3.6

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 May 2023
Western Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Jun 2023
Western - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Jun 2023
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – West Consumer price indexes Table Jun 2023
Western - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Jun 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Bend-Redmond — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Corvallis — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Eugene — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Medford — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Salem — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Union Members in Oregon — 2022 Employment News Release Feb 2023
County Employment and Wages in Oregon – Fourth Quarter 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Women’s Earnings in Oregon – 2021 Pay News Release May 2023
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization, Oregon – 2022 Unemployment News Release Mar 2023
Unemployment in the Portland Area by County, June 2020 Unemployment News Release Aug 2020
Consumer Price Index, West Region — April 2023 Consumer price indexes News Release May 2023
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 – 2021 Workplace fatalities News Release Apr 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Albany — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Grants Pass — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Oregon – 2021 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Jan 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 2022 Employment News Release Mar 2023
Salem Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
Economic Summary May 2023
BLS Regional Campus Ambassadors Program N/A Factsheet Apr 2023
Oregon Job Openings and Labor Turnover — February 2023 Employment News Release May 2023