Bend-Redmond, Oregon Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bend fell 0.1 percentage points in March 2020 to 3.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points lower than the Oregon rate. The unemployment rate in Bend peaked in June 2009 at 16.0% and is now 12.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.2% in December 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Bend unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.4%	+0.9	+0.6
Oregon	3.5%	+0.2	-0.6
Bend	3.3%	-0.1	-1.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2020 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Bend, Oregon, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Bend, Oregon Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Bend peaked in June 2009 at 13,221. There are now 9,988 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,110 in December 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 123. Bend employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Bend, Oregon) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Bend	3,233	-4	-1,138

Number of Unemployed Persons

Bend, Oregon Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Oregon Unemployment Rate	Bend Unemployment Rate	Bend Unemployed
April 2020	14.7%	14.2%	—	—
March 2020	4.4%	3.5%	3.3%	3,233
February 2020	3.5%	3.3%	3.4%	3,237
January 2020	3.6%	3.3%	3.4%	3,254
December 2019	3.5%	3.4%	3.2%	3,110
November 2019	3.5%	3.4%	3.3%	3,197
October 2019	3.6%	3.4%	3.4%	3,297
September 2019	3.5%	3.5%	3.5%	3,410
August 2019	3.7%	3.6%	3.7%	3,526
July 2019	3.7%	3.7%	3.8%	3,631
June 2019	3.7%	3.8%	3.9%	3,703
May 2019	3.6%	3.9%	3.9%	3,738