Corvallis, Oregon Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Corvallis fell 0.2 percentage points in December 2011 to 6.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.9 percentage points lower than the Oregon rate. The unemployment rate in Corvallis peaked in May 2009 at 8.2% and is now 2.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Corvallis 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
Corvallis	6.0%	-0.2	-1.1

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: Corvallis, Oregon, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Corvallis, Oregon Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Corvallis peaked in May 2009 at 3,599. There are now 883 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Corvallis employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Corvallis, Oregon) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Corvallis	2,716	-78	-482

Number of Unemployed Persons

Corvallis, Oregon Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Oregon Unemployment Rate	Corvallis Unemployment Rate	Corvallis Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	8.9%	6.0%	2,716
November 2011	8.7%	9.1%	6.2%	2,794
October 2011	8.9%	9.5%	6.5%	2,945
September 2011	9.0%	9.6%	6.6%	2,979
August 2011	9.1%	9.6%	6.5%	2,961
July 2011	9.1%	9.5%	6.5%	2,938
June 2011	9.1%	9.4%	6.4%	2,896
May 2011	9.0%	9.3%	6.2%	2,785
April 2011	9.0%	9.5%	6.2%	2,789
March 2011	8.9%	9.9%	6.4%	2,862
February 2011	9.0%	10.2%	6.6%	2,972
January 2011	9.1%	10.4%	6.9%	3,107