Oregon's unemployment rate unchanged - The News Guard

Oregon’s unemployment rate was little changed at 5.0% in September and 5.1% in August, according to the Oregon Employment Department. The jobless rate has held to a tight range between 5.0% and 5.3% for the past 19 months, since March 2025 when it was 5.0%. In September, Oregon’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment rose by 5,800 jobs, following a revised gain of 2,600 jobs in August. September’s gains were largest in construction (+2,000 jobs); health care and social assistance (+1,700); and leisure and hospitality (+1,300). Losses were largest in retail trade (-1,500 jobs). In the past 12 months, payroll employment rose by 2,600 jobs, or 0.1%.