Oregon’s Unemployment Rate Rises in June, Job Growth Continues

July 18, 2016 | Research Division of the Oregon Employment Department |

Oregon’s unemployment rate was 4.8 percent in June, an increase from May’s rate of 4.5 percent. One significant factor in the rise of the unemployment rate was a large increase in Oregon’s labor force, which reached an all-time high of 2,053,000. Despite the increase in June, Oregon’s unemployment rate remained significantly lower than the June 2015 rate of 5.8 percent.Oregon’s 4.8 percent

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