Albany, Oregon Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Albany fell 0.0 percentage points in July 2019 to 4.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points higher than the Oregon rate. The unemployment rate in Albany peaked in May 2009 at 14.7% and is now 10.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.6% in April 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Albany unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.2
Oregon	4.0%	0.0	0.0
Albany	4.6%	0.0	0.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2019 data as August metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Albany, Oregon, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Albany, Oregon Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Albany peaked in May 2009 at 8,324. There are now 5,610 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,676 in June 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 38.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Albany	2,714	-8	+16

Number of Unemployed Persons

Albany, Oregon Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Oregon Unemployment Rate	Albany Unemployment Rate	Albany Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	4.0%	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	4.0%	4.6%	2,714
June 2019	3.7%	4.0%	4.6%	2,722
May 2019	3.6%	4.2%	4.7%	2,770
April 2019	3.6%	4.3%	4.9%	2,863
March 2019	3.8%	4.4%	4.9%	2,895
February 2019	3.8%	4.4%	4.9%	2,906
January 2019	4.0%	4.3%	4.9%	2,884
December 2018	3.9%	4.3%	4.9%	2,845
November 2018	3.7%	4.3%	4.9%	2,849
October 2018	3.8%	4.2%	4.8%	2,837