Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA
MSA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 816,609 | - | 4.3 | - |
| 1991 | 818,973 | 0.3 | 5.4 | 1.0 |
| 1992 | 832,139 | 1.6 | 6.5 | 1.2 |
| 1993 | 860,118 | 3.4 | 5.7 | -0.8 |
| 1994 | 898,930 | 4.5 | 4.4 | -1.3 |
| 1995 | 931,560 | 3.6 | 3.8 | -0.6 |
| 1996 | 963,714 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 0.5 |
| 1997 | 1,000,745 | 3.8 | 4.1 | -0.1 |
| 1998 | 1,019,818 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 0.1 |
| 1999 | 1,030,867 | 1.1 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
| 2000 | 1,028,143 | -0.3 | 4.4 | 0.1 |
| 2001 | 1,021,685 | -0.6 | 6.0 | 1.6 |
| 2002 | 1,008,335 | -1.3 | 7.8 | 1.8 |
| 2003 | 1,000,037 | -0.8 | 8.3 | 0.5 |
| 2004 | 1,015,266 | 1.5 | 7.0 | -1.2 |
| 2005 | 1,039,574 | 2.4 | 5.9 | -1.2 |
| 2006 | 1,070,482 | 3.0 | 5.0 | -0.8 |
| 2007 | 1,091,894 | 2.0 | 4.9 | -0.2 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 911,183 | 4.1 | 4.2 | -1.4 |
| Feb | 913,307 | 4.4 | 4.3 | -1.4 |
| Mar | 918,197 | 4.6 | 4.0 | -1.2 |
| Apr | 922,016 | 4.1 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
| May | 924,427 | 4.1 | 3.6 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 927,792 | 3.9 | 3.9 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 940,588 | 3.7 | 3.8 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 940,017 | 2.7 | 3.8 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 930,760 | 2.8 | 3.5 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 943,615 | 3.0 | 3.5 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 953,444 | 3.3 | 3.6 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 953,374 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| 1996-Jan | 942,781 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 945,353 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 951,338 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 956,837 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 0.4 |
| May | 957,631 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 0.7 |
| Jun | 966,270 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 978,435 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 0.7 |
| Aug | 967,445 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 959,230 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 968,517 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 984,077 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 986,648 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 0.4 |
| 1997-Jan | 978,180 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 976,853 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 984,708 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 991,536 | 3.6 | 4.1 | -0.1 |
| May | 997,381 | 4.2 | 3.8 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 999,138 | 3.4 | 4.2 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 1,013,746 | 3.6 | 4.1 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 1,012,193 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 1,002,612 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 1,009,928 | 4.3 | 3.8 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 1,019,583 | 3.6 | 3.7 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 1,023,078 | 3.7 | 3.6 | -0.3 |
| 1998-Jan | 1,008,629 | 3.1 | 4.2 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 1,009,910 | 3.4 | 4.2 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 1,014,614 | 3.0 | 4.3 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 1,020,379 | 2.9 | 3.7 | -0.4 |
| May | 1,022,046 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 1,017,629 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 1,028,974 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 1,023,330 | 1.1 | 4.5 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 1,013,461 | 1.1 | 4.4 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 1,019,403 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 1,029,907 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 1,029,536 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 0.3 |
| 1999-Jan | 1,023,010 | 1.4 | 4.7 | 0.5 |
| Feb | 1,020,960 | 1.1 | 4.8 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 1,024,738 | 1.0 | 4.6 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 1,026,857 | 0.6 | 4.2 | 0.5 |
| May | 1,029,512 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 1,029,771 | 1.2 | 4.6 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 1,036,880 | 0.8 | 4.5 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 1,035,753 | 1.2 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 1,019,725 | 0.6 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 1,030,486 | 1.1 | 4.2 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 1,046,912 | 1.7 | 3.9 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 1,045,798 | 1.6 | 3.7 | -0.3 |
| 2000-Jan | 1,017,592 | -0.5 | 4.6 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 1,021,603 | 0.1 | 4.9 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 1,022,552 | -0.2 | 4.7 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 1,028,889 | 0.2 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| May | 1,025,089 | -0.4 | 4.2 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 1,024,883 | -0.5 | 4.5 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 1,034,054 | -0.3 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 1,032,760 | -0.3 | 4.9 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 1,023,471 | 0.4 | 4.1 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 1,029,705 | -0.1 | 4.4 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 1,036,871 | -1.0 | 4.2 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 1,040,249 | -0.5 | 4.0 | 0.3 |
| 2001-Jan | 1,034,672 | 1.7 | 4.9 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 1,031,439 | 1.0 | 5.3 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 1,028,860 | 0.6 | 5.5 | 0.7 |
| Apr | 1,030,816 | 0.2 | 5.2 | 1.1 |
| May | 1,027,676 | 0.3 | 5.2 | 1.0 |
| Jun | 1,022,843 | -0.2 | 5.8 | 1.3 |
| Jul | 1,021,248 | -1.2 | 6.0 | 1.5 |
| Aug | 1,013,555 | -1.9 | 6.6 | 1.7 |
| Sep | 1,013,451 | -1.0 | 6.4 | 2.3 |
| Oct | 1,012,379 | -1.7 | 6.9 | 2.5 |
| Nov | 1,012,213 | -2.4 | 7.3 | 3.2 |
| Dec | 1,011,070 | -2.8 | 7.4 | 3.4 |
| 2002-Jan | 1,000,611 | -3.3 | 8.6 | 3.7 |
| Feb | 1,005,189 | -2.5 | 8.6 | 3.3 |
| Mar | 1,004,704 | -2.3 | 8.3 | 2.8 |
| Apr | 1,007,694 | -2.2 | 8.1 | 2.9 |
| May | 1,008,365 | -1.9 | 7.4 | 2.3 |
| Jun | 1,006,705 | -1.6 | 7.8 | 2.0 |
| Jul | 1,008,503 | -1.2 | 7.6 | 1.7 |
| Aug | 1,012,532 | -0.1 | 7.6 | 1.0 |
| Sep | 1,010,437 | -0.3 | 7.1 | 0.7 |
| Oct | 1,013,306 | 0.1 | 7.2 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 1,012,712 | 0.0 | 7.6 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 1,009,261 | -0.2 | 7.5 | 0.2 |
| 2003-Jan | 999,282 | -0.1 | 8.5 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 997,853 | -0.7 | 8.8 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 996,345 | -0.8 | 8.7 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 1,000,194 | -0.7 | 8.4 | 0.4 |
| May | 996,074 | -1.2 | 8.2 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 992,151 | -1.4 | 9.0 | 1.3 |
| Jul | 994,208 | -1.4 | 8.6 | 1.0 |
| Aug | 999,312 | -1.3 | 8.5 | 0.8 |
| Sep | 995,071 | -1.5 | 7.9 | 0.9 |
| Oct | 1,005,565 | -0.8 | 7.6 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 1,014,193 | 0.1 | 7.6 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 1,010,191 | 0.1 | 7.3 | -0.2 |
| 2004-Jan | 997,503 | -0.2 | 8.2 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 1,001,240 | 0.3 | 8.1 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 1,003,483 | 0.7 | 8.1 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 1,010,451 | 1.0 | 7.2 | -1.3 |
| May | 1,010,568 | 1.5 | 6.8 | -1.4 |
| Jun | 1,007,826 | 1.6 | 7.2 | -1.8 |
| Jul | 1,020,568 | 2.7 | 7.0 | -1.6 |
| Aug | 1,022,165 | 2.3 | 6.9 | -1.6 |
| Sep | 1,016,879 | 2.2 | 6.3 | -1.6 |
| Oct | 1,026,095 | 2.0 | 6.2 | -1.3 |
| Nov | 1,034,756 | 2.0 | 6.3 | -1.3 |
| Dec | 1,031,653 | 2.1 | 6.1 | -1.3 |
| 2005-Jan | 1,021,383 | 2.4 | 6.5 | -1.7 |
| Feb | 1,022,103 | 2.1 | 6.9 | -1.2 |
| Mar | 1,024,707 | 2.1 | 6.5 | -1.6 |
| Apr | 1,032,630 | 2.2 | 6.0 | -1.1 |
| May | 1,034,827 | 2.4 | 5.7 | -1.0 |
| Jun | 1,031,151 | 2.3 | 6.1 | -1.2 |
| Jul | 1,042,022 | 2.1 | 5.9 | -1.1 |
| Aug | 1,047,834 | 2.5 | 5.7 | -1.2 |
| Sep | 1,043,859 | 2.7 | 5.5 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 1,054,637 | 2.8 | 5.2 | -1.1 |
| Nov | 1,060,335 | 2.5 | 5.4 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 1,059,404 | 2.7 | 5.0 | -1.1 |
| 2006-Jan | 1,049,856 | 2.8 | 5.5 | -1.0 |
| Feb | 1,052,416 | 3.0 | 5.9 | -1.0 |
| Mar | 1,055,725 | 3.0 | 5.5 | -1.0 |
| Apr | 1,063,258 | 3.0 | 5.0 | -1.1 |
| May | 1,064,831 | 2.9 | 4.8 | -0.9 |
| Jun | 1,065,930 | 3.4 | 5.2 | -0.9 |
| Jul | 1,068,204 | 2.5 | 5.2 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 1,075,169 | 2.6 | 5.1 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 1,073,873 | 2.9 | 4.7 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 1,087,000 | 3.1 | 4.4 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 1,094,959 | 3.3 | 4.7 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 1,094,566 | 3.3 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| 2007-Jan | 1,080,097 | 2.9 | 5.3 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 1,081,596 | 2.8 | 5.4 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 1,086,024 | 2.9 | 5.0 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 1,085,174 | 2.1 | 4.7 | -0.2 |
| May | 1,087,387 | 2.1 | 4.5 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 1,085,827 | 1.9 | 4.9 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 1,091,188 | 2.2 | 5.0 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 1,092,153 | 1.6 | 5.0 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 1,094,843 | 2.0 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 1,101,862 | 1.4 | 4.6 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 1,111,229 | 1.5 | 4.7 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 1,105,347 | 1.0 | 4.8 | 0.4 |
| 2008-Jan | 1,095,439 | 1.4 | 5.4 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 1,089,580 | 0.7 | 5.6 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 1,098,077 | 1.1 | 5.6 | 0.6 |
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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