Oregon’s unemployment rate was little changed at 5.0 percent in September and 5.1 percent in August. A State of Oregon Employment Department release said it has held a tight range between 5.0 percent and 5.3 percent for the past 19 months, since March 2025 when it was 5.0 percent. The U.S. unemployment rate was 4.2 percent in September and 4.1 percent in August. State Employment Economist Gail Krumenauer said in September, Oregon’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment rose by 5,800 jobs, following a revised gain of 2,600 jobs in August. Krumenauer said September’s gains were largest in construction, health care and social assistance, and leisure and hospitality, which gained 2,000 jobs, 1,700 jobs and 1,300 jobs respectively.
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