Albany, Oregon Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Albany fell 0.1 percentage points in February 2019 to 5.1%. 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 9.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.3% in May 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.8 percentage points. You can also compare Albany unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Oregon	4.4%	+0.1	+0.2
Albany	5.1%	-0.1	+0.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 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 5,434 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,488 in May 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 531.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Albany	3,019	-45	+159

Number of Unemployed Persons

Albany, Oregon Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Oregon Unemployment Rate	Albany Unemployment Rate	Albany Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	4.4%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	4.4%	5.1%	3,019
January 2019	4.0%	4.3%	5.2%	3,064
December 2018	3.9%	4.3%	4.9%	2,860
November 2018	3.7%	4.3%	4.8%	2,817
October 2018	3.8%	4.2%	4.7%	2,754
September 2018	3.7%	4.1%	4.4%	2,580
August 2018	3.8%	4.1%	4.4%	2,548
July 2018	3.9%	4.0%	4.4%	2,567
June 2018	4.0%	4.0%	4.4%	2,548
May 2018	3.8%	4.0%	4.3%	2,488
April 2018	3.9%	4.1%	4.6%	2,688