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Medford, Oregon Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Medford fell 0.4 percentage points in March 2013 to 9.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.6 percentage points higher than the Oregon rate. The unemployment rate in Medford peaked in April 2009 at 13.1% and is now 3.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Medford unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate March 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
National 7.6% -0.1 -0.6
Oregon 8.2% -0.1 -0.6
Medford 9.8% -0.4 -1.3
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with March 2013 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Medford, Oregon, National

Medford, Oregon monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Medford, Oregon Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Medford peaked in May 2009 at 13,454. There are now 3,828 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Medford employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Medford, Oregon) is also available.

Unemployed Persons March 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
Medford 9,626 -423 -1,505

Number of Unemployed Persons

Medford, Oregon Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate 		Oregon
Unemployment Rate 		Medford
Unemployment Rate 		Medford
Unemployed
April
2013 		7.5% 8.0% — —
March
2013 		7.6% 8.2% 9.8% 9,626
February
2013 		7.7% 8.3% 10.2% 10,049
January
2013 		7.9% 8.4% 10.4% 10,280
December
2012 		7.8% 8.3% 10.4% 10,377
November
2012 		7.8% 8.4% 10.5% 10,472
October
2012 		7.9% 8.5% 10.6% 10,577
September
2012 		7.8% 8.6% 10.7% 10,688
August
2012 		8.1% 8.8% 10.8% 10,789
July
2012 		8.2% 8.8% 10.9% 10,871
June
2012 		8.2% 8.8% 10.9% 10,935
May
2012 		8.2% 8.8% 10.9% 10,991
April
2012 		8.1% 8.8% 11.0% 11,053

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. ↩

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