Albany, Oregon Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Albany rose 0.2 percentage points in February 2018 to 4.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points higher than the Oregon rate. The unemployment rate in Albany peaked in May 2009 at 14.9% and is now 10.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.1% in May 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.7 percentage points. You can also compare Albany unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.1%	0.0	-0.6
Oregon	4.1%	0.0	0.0
Albany	4.8%	+0.2	+0.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2018 data as March 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 8,453. There are now 5,563 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,380 in May 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 510.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Albany	2,890	+184	+346

Number of Unemployed Persons

Albany, Oregon Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Oregon Unemployment Rate	Albany Unemployment Rate	Albany Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	—	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	4.1%	4.8%	2,890
January 2018	4.1%	4.1%	4.6%	2,706
December 2017	4.1%	4.1%	4.4%	2,637
November 2017	4.1%	4.2%	4.4%	2,627
October 2017	4.1%	4.2%	4.8%	2,853
September 2017	4.2%	4.2%	5.0%	2,915
August 2017	4.4%	4.2%	5.0%	2,901
July 2017	4.3%	4.1%	4.8%	2,798
June 2017	4.3%	4.1%	4.4%	2,561
May 2017	4.3%	4.1%	4.1%	2,380
April 2017	4.4%	4.1%	4.2%	2,463