Bend, OR MSA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change Year Ago |
| 1990 | 39,289 | - | 5.4 | - |
| 1991 | 40,301 | 2.6 | 6.8 | 1.5 |
| 1992 | 41,200 | 2.2 | 8.2 | 1.3 |
| 1993 | 43,432 | 5.4 | 8.3 | 0.1 |
| 1994 | 45,494 | 4.7 | 7.3 | -1.0 |
| 1995 | 47,431 | 4.3 | 6.6 | -0.6 |
| 1996 | 49,054 | 3.4 | 8.1 | 1.5 |
| 1997 | 51,173 | 4.3 | 7.6 | -0.5 |
| 1998 | 52,810 | 3.2 | 7.3 | -0.4 |
| 1999 | 55,439 | 5.0 | 6.2 | -1.1 |
| 2000 | 58,478 | 5.5 | 5.4 | -0.8 |
| 2001 | 59,473 | 1.7 | 6.5 | 1.1 |
| 2002 | 60,658 | 2.0 | 7.8 | 1.3 |
| 2003 | 63,091 | 4.0 | 7.8 | 0.0 |
| 2004 | 66,856 | 6.0 | 6.8 | -1.0 |
| 2005 | 71,018 | 6.2 | 5.8 | -1.0 |
| 2006 | 76,278 | 7.4 | 4.7 | -1.1 |
| 2007 | 78,335 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 0.3 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 45,769 | 6.3 | 7.7 | -2.4 |
| Feb | 45,665 | 6.0 | 8.2 | -2.9 |
| Mar | 46,444 | 6.6 | 7.4 | -2.6 |
| Apr | 47,285 | 6.0 | 6.4 | -1.2 |
| May | 47,379 | 4.3 | 6.2 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 47,959 | 4.3 | 6.2 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 49,169 | 5.1 | 5.8 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 49,005 | 4.7 | 5.8 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 48,329 | 3.0 | 5.7 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 47,579 | 1.6 | 6.2 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 47,556 | 1.3 | 7.1 | 1.3 |
| Dec | 47,035 | 2.3 | 7.0 | 0.9 |
| 1996-Jan | 46,598 | 1.8 | 9.5 | 1.9 |
| Feb | 47,140 | 3.2 | 10.2 | 2.0 |
| Mar | 47,725 | 2.8 | 9.8 | 2.4 |
| Apr | 48,608 | 2.8 | 8.0 | 1.7 |
| May | 48,843 | 3.1 | 7.3 | 1.1 |
| Jun | 49,676 | 3.6 | 7.1 | 0.9 |
| Jul | 51,028 | 3.8 | 7.0 | 1.2 |
| Aug | 51,505 | 5.1 | 6.6 | 0.8 |
| Sep | 50,417 | 4.3 | 6.5 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 49,348 | 3.7 | 7.8 | 1.6 |
| Nov | 49,140 | 3.3 | 8.8 | 1.6 |
| Dec | 48,624 | 3.4 | 8.8 | 1.8 |
| 1997-Jan | 48,133 | 3.3 | 10.3 | 0.8 |
| Feb | 48,382 | 2.6 | 10.8 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 49,124 | 2.9 | 9.7 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 50,134 | 3.1 | 7.6 | -0.5 |
| May | 50,446 | 3.3 | 7.0 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 50,888 | 2.4 | 7.3 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 50,655 | -0.7 | 6.8 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 51,155 | -0.7 | 6.6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 51,682 | 2.5 | 6.3 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 51,311 | 4.0 | 6.5 | -1.3 |
| Nov | 61,515 | 25.2 | 6.1 | -2.7 |
| Dec | 50,650 | 4.2 | 7.1 | -1.6 |
| 1998-Jan | 51,330 | 6.6 | 9.3 | -1.0 |
| Feb | 51,245 | 5.9 | 9.0 | -1.8 |
| Mar | 51,729 | 5.3 | 8.9 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 51,906 | 3.5 | 6.7 | -0.9 |
| May | 52,479 | 4.0 | 6.1 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 52,763 | 3.7 | 6.7 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 53,179 | 5.0 | 6.3 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 53,519 | 4.6 | 6.3 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 54,061 | 4.6 | 6.5 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 53,839 | 4.9 | 6.8 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 54,053 | -12.1 | 7.2 | 1.0 |
| Dec | 53,611 | 5.8 | 7.2 | 0.1 |
| 1999-Jan | 52,514 | 2.3 | 8.5 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 51,967 | 1.4 | 8.8 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 52,847 | 2.2 | 7.8 | -1.1 |
| Apr | 53,950 | 3.9 | 6.3 | -0.3 |
| May | 54,496 | 3.8 | 5.6 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 55,748 | 5.7 | 5.8 | -0.9 |
| Jul | 56,795 | 6.8 | 5.2 | -1.1 |
| Aug | 57,197 | 6.9 | 5.0 | -1.3 |
| Sep | 57,378 | 6.1 | 5.0 | -1.5 |
| Oct | 57,120 | 6.1 | 5.1 | -1.8 |
| Nov | 57,470 | 6.3 | 5.4 | -1.8 |
| Dec | 57,786 | 7.8 | 5.7 | -1.5 |
| 2000-Jan | 56,377 | 7.4 | 6.9 | -1.5 |
| Feb | 56,427 | 8.6 | 7.1 | -1.7 |
| Mar | 57,610 | 9.0 | 6.4 | -1.5 |
| Apr | 59,035 | 9.4 | 5.1 | -1.3 |
| May | 58,956 | 8.2 | 4.9 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 59,844 | 7.3 | 4.8 | -1.0 |
| Jul | 59,616 | 5.0 | 4.6 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 60,000 | 4.9 | 4.9 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 59,138 | 3.1 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 58,651 | 2.7 | 4.7 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 58,172 | 1.2 | 5.4 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 57,911 | 0.2 | 5.4 | -0.3 |
| 2001-Jan | 57,615 | 2.2 | 7.1 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 57,175 | 1.3 | 7.7 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 58,178 | 1.0 | 7.1 | 0.7 |
| Apr | 59,064 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 |
| May | 59,530 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 0.6 |
| Jun | 60,625 | 1.3 | 5.6 | 0.8 |
| Jul | 60,482 | 1.5 | 5.8 | 1.2 |
| Aug | 61,337 | 2.2 | 5.8 | 0.9 |
| Sep | 60,876 | 2.9 | 5.6 | 1.1 |
| Oct | 60,160 | 2.6 | 6.2 | 1.4 |
| Nov | 59,523 | 2.3 | 7.4 | 2.0 |
| Dec | 59,105 | 2.1 | 8.1 | 2.6 |
| 2002-Jan | 57,834 | 0.4 | 9.6 | 2.5 |
| Feb | 58,273 | 1.9 | 9.6 | 2.0 |
| Mar | 58,644 | 0.8 | 8.8 | 1.8 |
| Apr | 59,914 | 1.4 | 7.7 | 1.7 |
| May | 60,637 | 1.9 | 7.0 | 1.5 |
| Jun | 61,737 | 1.8 | 7.2 | 1.6 |
| Jul | 62,296 | 3.0 | 6.9 | 1.2 |
| Aug | 62,985 | 2.7 | 6.9 | 1.2 |
| Sep | 62,417 | 2.5 | 6.7 | 1.1 |
| Oct | 61,331 | 1.9 | 7.1 | 0.9 |
| Nov | 60,955 | 2.4 | 7.8 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 60,871 | 3.0 | 7.9 | -0.1 |
| 2003-Jan | 60,642 | 4.9 | 9.2 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 60,534 | 3.9 | 9.4 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 60,986 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 61,971 | 3.4 | 8.3 | 0.6 |
| May | 62,673 | 3.4 | 7.7 | 0.7 |
| Jun | 63,870 | 3.5 | 8.0 | 0.8 |
| Jul | 64,514 | 3.6 | 7.3 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 65,360 | 3.8 | 6.9 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 64,388 | 3.2 | 6.7 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 64,133 | 4.6 | 6.8 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 64,132 | 5.2 | 7.3 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 63,887 | 5.0 | 7.1 | -0.8 |
| 2004-Jan | 63,935 | 5.4 | 9.0 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 63,950 | 5.6 | 8.7 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 64,518 | 5.8 | 8.2 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 66,106 | 6.7 | 6.6 | -1.7 |
| May | 66,229 | 5.7 | 6.3 | -1.3 |
| Jun | 67,364 | 5.5 | 6.6 | -1.4 |
| Jul | 68,426 | 6.1 | 6.1 | -1.1 |
| Aug | 69,506 | 6.3 | 6.0 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 68,432 | 6.3 | 5.8 | -1.0 |
| Oct | 68,002 | 6.0 | 5.9 | -0.9 |
| Nov | 67,998 | 6.0 | 6.2 | -1.0 |
| Dec | 67,804 | 6.1 | 6.3 | -0.9 |
| 2005-Jan | 67,201 | 5.1 | 7.4 | -1.6 |
| Feb | 67,448 | 5.5 | 7.6 | -1.1 |
| Mar | 68,423 | 6.1 | 6.8 | -1.5 |
| Apr | 70,241 | 6.3 | 5.8 | -0.8 |
| May | 70,644 | 6.7 | 5.3 | -1.0 |
| Jun | 72,004 | 6.9 | 5.5 | -1.1 |
| Jul | 72,878 | 6.5 | 5.4 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 73,429 | 5.6 | 5.2 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 73,230 | 7.0 | 5.0 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 72,274 | 6.3 | 4.8 | -1.1 |
| Nov | 72,311 | 6.3 | 5.1 | -1.1 |
| Dec | 72,133 | 6.4 | 5.5 | -0.8 |
| 2006-Jan | 72,332 | 7.6 | 6.0 | -1.4 |
| Feb | 72,638 | 7.7 | 6.3 | -1.3 |
| Mar | 73,479 | 7.4 | 5.6 | -1.2 |
| Apr | 75,141 | 7.0 | 4.6 | -1.2 |
| May | 76,180 | 7.8 | 4.2 | -1.2 |
| Jun | 77,415 | 7.5 | 4.4 | -1.1 |
| Jul | 78,035 | 7.1 | 4.3 | -1.1 |
| Aug | 79,348 | 8.1 | 4.2 | -1.0 |
| Sep | 78,177 | 6.8 | 3.9 | -1.1 |
| Oct | 77,708 | 7.5 | 3.8 | -1.0 |
| Nov | 77,517 | 7.2 | 4.3 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 77,370 | 7.3 | 4.5 | -1.0 |
| 2007-Jan | 76,073 | 5.2 | 5.6 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 75,841 | 4.4 | 5.7 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 76,747 | 4.4 | 5.2 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 77,398 | 3.0 | 4.6 | -0.1 |
| May | 78,257 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 79,492 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 80,397 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 80,707 | 1.7 | 4.6 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 79,894 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 78,714 | 1.3 | 4.9 | 1.0 |
| Nov | 78,554 | 1.3 | 5.4 | 1.0 |
| Dec | 77,942 | 0.7 | 6.1 | 1.7 |
| 2008-Jan | 77,274 | 1.6 | 7.5 | 2.0 |
| Feb | 76,783 | 1.2 | 8.2 | 2.5 |
| Mar | 77,792 | 1.4 | 7.9 | 2.7 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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