Medford, Oregon Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Medford fell 0.3 percentage points in December 2011 to 11.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.1 percentage points higher than the Oregon rate. The unemployment rate in Medford peaked in June 2009 at 13.1% and is now 2.1 percentage points lower. You can also compare Medford 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
Medford	11.0%	-0.3	-1.9

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: Medford, Oregon, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Medford, Oregon Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Medford peaked in June 2009 at 13,460. There are now 2,005 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 11,446 in May 2011, the number of unemployed has now grown by 9. Medford employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Medford, Oregon) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Medford	11,455	-381	-1,833

Number of Unemployed Persons

Medford, Oregon Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Oregon Unemployment Rate	Medford Unemployment Rate	Medford Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	8.9%	11.0%	11,455
November 2011	8.7%	9.1%	11.3%	11,836
October 2011	8.9%	9.5%	11.6%	12,208
September 2011	9.0%	9.6%	11.7%	12,237
August 2011	9.1%	9.6%	11.6%	12,137
July 2011	9.1%	9.5%	11.6%	12,038
June 2011	9.1%	9.4%	11.4%	11,826
May 2011	9.0%	9.3%	11.1%	11,446
April 2011	9.0%	9.5%	11.2%	11,475
March 2011	8.9%	9.9%	11.3%	11,626
February 2011	9.0%	10.2%	11.8%	12,090
January 2011	9.1%	10.4%	12.3%	12,672