Medford, OR MSA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change Year Ago |
| 1990 | 69,062 | - | 6.5 | - |
| 1991 | 69,039 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 1.5 |
| 1992 | 71,116 | 3.0 | 8.2 | 0.2 |
| 1993 | 73,153 | 2.9 | 8.2 | 0.0 |
| 1994 | 76,648 | 4.8 | 6.8 | -1.5 |
| 1995 | 77,629 | 1.3 | 6.6 | -0.1 |
| 1996 | 79,232 | 2.1 | 7.9 | 1.2 |
| 1997 | 81,384 | 2.7 | 7.3 | -0.6 |
| 1998 | 82,993 | 2.0 | 7.2 | -0.1 |
| 1999 | 84,884 | 2.3 | 6.4 | -0.7 |
| 2000 | 85,464 | 0.7 | 5.6 | -0.8 |
| 2001 | 86,347 | 1.0 | 6.6 | 0.9 |
| 2002 | 86,808 | 0.5 | 7.5 | 0.9 |
| 2003 | 89,409 | 3.0 | 7.7 | 0.2 |
| 2004 | 91,567 | 2.4 | 7.1 | -0.6 |
| 2005 | 93,627 | 2.3 | 6.2 | -0.9 |
| 2006 | 95,047 | 1.5 | 5.7 | -0.5 |
| 2007 | 96,338 | 1.4 | 5.7 | 0.0 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 75,832 | 3.1 | 7.4 | -1.1 |
| Feb | 75,582 | 2.4 | 7.6 | -1.0 |
| Mar | 76,136 | 2.8 | 6.9 | -1.3 |
| Apr | 77,125 | 2.3 | 6.6 | -0.4 |
| May | 77,142 | 1.1 | 6.6 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 76,566 | 0.9 | 7.1 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 77,006 | 0.7 | 7.0 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 78,369 | 2.0 | 6.7 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 80,689 | 1.9 | 5.5 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 79,756 | 1.0 | 5.4 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 79,088 | -1.2 | 6.3 | 1.1 |
| Dec | 78,253 | -1.3 | 6.5 | 1.3 |
| 1996-Jan | 75,567 | -0.3 | 9.2 | 1.8 |
| Feb | 76,403 | 1.1 | 9.0 | 1.4 |
| Mar | 77,354 | 1.6 | 9.0 | 2.1 |
| Apr | 78,208 | 1.4 | 8.0 | 1.4 |
| May | 78,893 | 2.3 | 7.5 | 0.9 |
| Jun | 78,909 | 3.1 | 7.9 | 0.8 |
| Jul | 78,605 | 2.1 | 8.3 | 1.3 |
| Aug | 80,979 | 3.3 | 7.4 | 0.7 |
| Sep | 82,235 | 1.9 | 6.6 | 1.1 |
| Oct | 81,489 | 2.2 | 6.7 | 1.3 |
| Nov | 80,576 | 1.9 | 7.5 | 1.2 |
| Dec | 81,570 | 4.2 | 7.3 | 0.8 |
| 1997-Jan | 78,481 | 3.9 | 9.4 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 78,588 | 2.9 | 9.3 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 79,165 | 2.3 | 9.1 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 79,817 | 2.1 | 7.7 | -0.2 |
| May | 80,537 | 2.1 | 6.6 | -0.9 |
| Jun | 80,069 | 1.5 | 7.8 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 80,962 | 3.0 | 7.5 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 83,163 | 2.7 | 7.1 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 83,889 | 2.0 | 6.0 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 83,784 | 2.8 | 5.6 | -1.1 |
| Nov | 83,504 | 3.6 | 5.9 | -1.6 |
| Dec | 84,650 | 3.8 | 5.6 | -1.7 |
| 1998-Jan | 81,082 | 3.3 | 8.1 | -1.3 |
| Feb | 80,863 | 2.9 | 8.4 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 80,823 | 2.1 | 8.7 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 81,897 | 2.6 | 7.1 | -0.6 |
| May | 82,549 | 2.5 | 6.6 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 82,955 | 3.6 | 7.6 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 82,093 | 1.4 | 7.2 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 83,902 | 0.9 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 84,543 | 0.8 | 6.4 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 84,949 | 1.4 | 6.4 | 0.8 |
| Nov | 84,499 | 1.2 | 6.3 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 85,762 | 1.3 | 6.2 | 0.6 |
| 1999-Jan | 81,832 | 0.9 | 8.2 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 81,744 | 1.1 | 8.6 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 82,334 | 1.9 | 8.0 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 83,385 | 1.8 | 6.9 | -0.2 |
| May | 83,937 | 1.7 | 6.3 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 85,155 | 2.7 | 6.9 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 83,795 | 2.1 | 6.6 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 84,766 | 1.0 | 6.3 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 86,870 | 2.8 | 5.2 | -1.2 |
| Oct | 88,119 | 3.7 | 4.9 | -1.5 |
| Nov | 87,995 | 4.1 | 4.7 | -1.5 |
| Dec | 88,673 | 3.4 | 4.7 | -1.5 |
| 2000-Jan | 83,007 | 1.4 | 6.8 | -1.3 |
| Feb | 83,037 | 1.6 | 7.0 | -1.5 |
| Mar | 83,959 | 2.0 | 6.6 | -1.4 |
| Apr | 85,285 | 2.3 | 5.7 | -1.2 |
| May | 85,421 | 1.8 | 5.5 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 85,540 | 0.5 | 5.8 | -1.1 |
| Jul | 84,282 | 0.6 | 5.7 | -0.9 |
| Aug | 85,263 | 0.6 | 5.9 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 86,281 | -0.7 | 4.7 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 87,484 | -0.7 | 4.6 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 88,868 | 1.0 | 4.6 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 87,142 | -1.7 | 4.6 | -0.1 |
| 2001-Jan | 85,230 | 2.7 | 6.5 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 85,125 | 2.5 | 7.1 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 85,806 | 2.2 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 85,626 | 0.4 | 6.7 | 1.0 |
| May | 86,032 | 0.7 | 6.0 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 85,812 | 0.3 | 6.7 | 0.9 |
| Jul | 85,012 | 0.9 | 6.8 | 1.1 |
| Aug | 86,239 | 1.1 | 6.7 | 0.8 |
| Sep | 87,551 | 1.5 | 6.0 | 1.3 |
| Oct | 88,427 | 1.1 | 6.1 | 1.5 |
| Nov | 88,491 | -0.4 | 6.4 | 1.8 |
| Dec | 86,808 | -0.4 | 7.0 | 2.4 |
| 2002-Jan | 82,756 | -2.9 | 9.3 | 2.8 |
| Feb | 83,299 | -2.1 | 9.1 | 2.0 |
| Mar | 84,008 | -2.1 | 8.6 | 1.7 |
| Apr | 86,215 | 0.7 | 7.8 | 1.1 |
| May | 86,702 | 0.8 | 7.2 | 1.2 |
| Jun | 86,768 | 1.1 | 7.8 | 1.1 |
| Jul | 84,979 | 0.0 | 7.6 | 0.8 |
| Aug | 86,885 | 0.7 | 7.2 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 89,663 | 2.4 | 6.1 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 90,336 | 2.2 | 6.1 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 89,980 | 1.7 | 6.4 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 90,105 | 3.8 | 6.5 | -0.5 |
| 2003-Jan | 86,960 | 5.1 | 8.5 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 87,442 | 5.0 | 8.7 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 87,706 | 4.4 | 8.6 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 88,753 | 2.9 | 8.1 | 0.2 |
| May | 89,044 | 2.7 | 7.7 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 89,264 | 2.9 | 8.6 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 87,484 | 2.9 | 8.1 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 89,325 | 2.8 | 7.7 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 91,289 | 1.8 | 6.9 | 0.7 |
| Oct | 92,106 | 2.0 | 6.5 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 92,451 | 2.7 | 6.5 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 91,084 | 1.1 | 6.7 | 0.2 |
| 2004-Jan | 90,530 | 4.1 | 8.4 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 89,434 | 2.3 | 8.4 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 89,624 | 2.2 | 8.5 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 90,805 | 2.3 | 7.2 | -0.9 |
| May | 90,806 | 2.0 | 6.9 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 90,623 | 1.5 | 7.5 | -1.1 |
| Jul | 90,572 | 3.5 | 7.3 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 91,790 | 2.8 | 7.2 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 93,350 | 2.3 | 6.2 | -0.7 |
| Oct | 93,415 | 1.4 | 6.2 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 94,188 | 1.9 | 6.2 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 93,666 | 2.8 | 6.0 | -0.7 |
| 2005-Jan | 90,500 | 0.0 | 7.5 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 90,611 | 1.3 | 7.8 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 91,976 | 2.6 | 7.1 | -1.4 |
| Apr | 93,236 | 2.7 | 6.4 | -0.8 |
| May | 93,261 | 2.7 | 5.9 | -1.0 |
| Jun | 93,603 | 3.3 | 6.4 | -1.1 |
| Jul | 92,226 | 1.8 | 6.3 | -1.0 |
| Aug | 93,667 | 2.0 | 6.0 | -1.2 |
| Sep | 96,389 | 3.3 | 5.4 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 96,466 | 3.3 | 5.1 | -1.0 |
| Nov | 95,971 | 1.9 | 5.4 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 95,621 | 2.1 | 5.3 | -0.8 |
| 2006-Jan | 92,435 | 2.1 | 6.7 | -0.9 |
| Feb | 92,447 | 2.0 | 7.0 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 92,860 | 1.0 | 6.5 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 93,789 | 0.6 | 5.9 | -0.5 |
| May | 94,753 | 1.6 | 5.3 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 94,972 | 1.5 | 5.8 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 92,838 | 0.7 | 6.0 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 94,940 | 1.4 | 5.7 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 97,491 | 1.1 | 4.8 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 98,235 | 1.8 | 4.7 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 97,837 | 1.9 | 5.2 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 97,967 | 2.5 | 5.2 | -0.1 |
| 2007-Jan | 94,192 | 1.9 | 6.6 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 93,920 | 1.6 | 6.7 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 94,655 | 1.9 | 6.3 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 94,997 | 1.3 | 5.5 | -0.4 |
| May | 95,669 | 1.0 | 5.0 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 96,185 | 1.3 | 5.6 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 94,648 | 1.9 | 5.9 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 96,211 | 1.3 | 5.6 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 98,888 | 1.4 | 5.0 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 99,283 | 1.1 | 5.0 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 99,831 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 97,578 | -0.4 | 5.9 | 0.7 |
| 2008-Jan | 94,898 | 0.7 | 7.6 | 1.0 |
| Feb | 94,139 | 0.2 | 7.6 | 0.9 |
| Mar | 94,964 | 0.3 | 7.9 | 1.6 |
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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