Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, Oregon Unemployment Rate
The unemployment rate for the Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, Oregon metropolitan area was 10.6% in December 2009. The Oregon state unemployment rate was 10.6% and the national unemployment rate was 10.0% for the same month. Note: All comparisons are made with December data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.
| Unemployment Rate | December 2009 |
Month/Month (Points) |
Year/Year (Points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 10.0% | 0.0 | +2.6 |
| Oregon | 10.6% | -0.1 | +1.5 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton | 10.6% | +0.2 | +2.5 |
Unemployment Rate: Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, Oregon, National
Note: Metro area unemployment rates are not seasonally adjusted while state and national rates are. In practice this means the metro rates may be noisier on a month-to-month basis than the state and national series due to seasonal effects. Recessions shown in gray.
Metro, State and National Unemployment Rate History for the Last Year
| Date |
National Unemployment Rate |
Oregon Unemployment Rate |
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton Unemployment Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2010 | 9.7% | — | — |
| January 2010 | 9.7% | 10.7% | — |
| December 2009 | 10.0% | 10.6% | 10.6% |
| November 2009 | 10.0% | 10.7% | 10.4% |
| October 2009 | 10.1% | 10.9% | 10.6% |
| September 2009 | 9.8% | 11.0% | 10.7% |
| August 2009 | 9.7% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| July 2009 | 9.4% | 11.4% | 11.3% |
| June 2009 | 9.5% | 11.6% | 11.5% |
| May 2009 | 9.4% | 11.6% | 11.4% |
| April 2009 | 8.9% | 11.5% | 11.4% |
| March 2009 | 8.6% | 11.2% | 11.7% |
| February 2009 | 8.2% | 10.6% | 10.6% |