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

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