Department of Numbers

Bend, Oregon Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bend fell 0.0 percentage points in July 2010 to 13.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.7 percentage points higher than the Oregon rate. The unemployment rate in Bend peaked in May 2009 at 11.6% and is now 1.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 10.5% in February 2010, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points.

Unemployment Rate July 2010 Month/Month Year/Year
National 9.5% 0.0 +0.1
Oregon 10.6% +0.1 -0.8
Bend 13.3% 0.0 -0.6
Note: Metro level data is not seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with July 2010 data as August 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 March 2009 at 13,612. There are now 2,878 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 10,662 in September 2009, the number of unemployed has now grown by 72. Bend employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Bend, Oregon) is also available.

Unemployed Persons July 2010 Month/Month Year/Year
Bend 10,734 +72 -737

Number of Unemployed Persons

Bend, Oregon Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Oregon
Unemployment Rate
Bend
Unemployment Rate
Bend
Unemployed
August
2010
9.6%
July
2010
9.5% 10.6% 13.3% 10,734
June
2010
9.5% 10.5% 13.3% 10,662
May
2010
9.7% 10.6% 13.6% 10,797
April
2010
9.9% 10.6% 14.2% 11,319
March
2010
9.7% 10.6% 15.7% 12,554
February
2010
9.7% 10.5% 15.6% 12,475
January
2010
9.7% 10.7% 16.0% 12,785
December
2009
10.0% 10.6% 14.8% 11,853
November
2009
10.0% 10.7% 13.7% 10,920
October
2009
10.1% 10.9% 13.5% 10,741
September
2009
9.8% 11.0% 13.2% 10,662
August
2009
9.7% 11.2% 13.5% 11,121

1. Metro area unemployment rates are not seasonally adjusted while state and national rates are. In practice this means the metro rates may be noisier on a month-to-month basis than the state and national series due to seasonal effects. It's probably better to use year-over-year comparisons.