Eugene-Springfield, Oregon Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Eugene fell 0.3 percentage points in December 2011 to 9.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points higher than the Oregon rate. The unemployment rate in Eugene peaked in May 2009 at 12.8% and is now 3.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Eugene 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
Eugene	9.0%	-0.3	-2.0

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: Eugene, Oregon, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Eugene, Oregon Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Eugene peaked in May 2009 at 23,747. There are now 7,533 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Eugene employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Eugene, Oregon) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Eugene	16,214	-575	-4,008

Number of Unemployed Persons

Eugene, Oregon Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Oregon Unemployment Rate	Eugene Unemployment Rate	Eugene Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	8.9%	9.0%	16,214
November 2011	8.7%	9.1%	9.3%	16,789
October 2011	8.9%	9.5%	9.6%	17,507
September 2011	9.0%	9.6%	9.6%	17,598
August 2011	9.1%	9.6%	9.6%	17,558
July 2011	9.1%	9.5%	9.6%	17,541
June 2011	9.1%	9.4%	9.5%	17,319
May 2011	9.0%	9.3%	9.4%	17,088
April 2011	9.0%	9.5%	9.5%	17,246
March 2011	8.9%	9.9%	9.7%	17,712
February 2011	9.0%	10.2%	10.2%	18,571
January 2011	9.1%	10.4%	10.7%	19,513