Bend-Redmond, Oregon Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bend fell 0.6 percentage points in January 2021 to 7.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points higher than the Oregon rate. The unemployment rate in Bend peaked in April 2020 at 18.3% and is now 11.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 6.7% in November 2020, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Bend unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | January 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 6.3% | -0.4 | +2.8 |
Oregon | 6.2% | -0.1 | +2.8 |
Bend | 7.0% | -0.6 | +3.6 |
Unemployment Rate: Bend, Oregon, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Bend, Oregon Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Bend peaked in April 2020 at 17,604. There are now 10,526 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 6,513 in November 2020, the number of unemployed has now grown by 565. Bend employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Bend, Oregon) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | January 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Bend | 7,078 | -377 | +3,824 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Bend, Oregon Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Oregon Unemployment Rate |
Bend Unemployment Rate |
Bend Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
March 2021 |
6.0% | — | — | — |
February 2021 |
6.2% | 6.1% | — | — |
January 2021 |
6.3% | 6.2% | 7.0% | 7,078 |
December 2020 |
6.7% | 6.3% | 7.6% | 7,455 |
November 2020 |
6.7% | 6.6% | 6.7% | 6,513 |
October 2020 |
6.9% | 7.0% | 7.3% | 7,157 |
September 2020 |
7.8% | 7.5% | 8.0% | 7,356 |
August 2020 |
8.4% | 8.4% | 8.4% | 7,783 |
July 2020 |
10.2% | 9.6% | 10.9% | 10,050 |
June 2020 |
11.1% | 10.3% | 12.4% | 12,156 |
May 2020 |
13.3% | 11.7% | 16.3% | 15,849 |
April 2020 |
14.8% | 13.2% | 18.3% | 17,604 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩