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Bend, Oregon Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bend fell 0.3 percentage points in December 2011 to 12.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 3.1 percentage points higher than the Oregon rate. The unemployment rate in Bend peaked in June 2009 at 15.6% and is now 3.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Bend unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate December 2011 Month/Month Year/Year
National 8.5% -0.2 -0.9
Oregon 8.9% -0.2 -1.7
Bend 12.0% -0.3 -2.6
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with December 2011 data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Bend, Oregon, National

Bend, Oregon monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Bend, Oregon Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Bend peaked in June 2009 at 12,895. There are now 3,323 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Bend employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Bend, Oregon) is also available.

Unemployed Persons December 2011 Month/Month Year/Year
Bend 9,572 -317 -2,251

Number of Unemployed Persons

Bend, Oregon Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Oregon
Unemployment Rate
Bend
Unemployment Rate
Bend
Unemployed
January
2012
8.3%
December
2011
8.5% 8.9% 12.0% 9,572
November
2011
8.7% 9.1% 12.3% 9,889
October
2011
8.9% 9.5% 12.8% 10,315
September
2011
9.0% 9.6% 12.8% 10,317
August
2011
9.1% 9.6% 12.7% 10,196
July
2011
9.1% 9.5% 12.7% 10,125
June
2011
9.1% 9.4% 12.5% 9,934
May
2011
9.0% 9.3% 12.2% 9,677
April
2011
9.0% 9.5% 12.2% 9,695
March
2011
8.9% 9.9% 12.5% 9,935
February
2011
9.0% 10.2% 13.2% 10,491
January
2011
9.1% 10.4% 13.9% 11,173

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers.