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Oregon Statewide Unemployment Rate for March 2009 04/13/2009Contact: David Cooke, Economist
(503) 947-1272
david.c.cooke@state.or.us
Oregon’s Employment Situation: March 2009
Oregon’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 12.1 percent in March from 10.7 percent (as revised) in February. The state’s unemployment rate has risen rapidly and substantially over the past nine months, from a rate of 5.9 percent in June 2008. The U.S. seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 8.5 percent in March, from 8.1 percent in February.
In March, Oregon’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment declined by 14,000 jobs, following a drop of 22,800 (as revised) in February.