Bend-Redmond, Oregon Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bend fell 0.4 percentage points in May 2018 to 3.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the Oregon rate. The unemployment rate in Bend peaked in May 2009 at 16.3% and is now 12.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare Bend unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.1	-0.5
Oregon	4.1%	0.0	0.0
Bend	3.8%	-0.4	-0.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2018 data as June 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 May 2009 at 13,508. There are now 9,856 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Bend employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Bend, Oregon) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Bend	3,652	-331	-91

Number of Unemployed Persons

Bend, Oregon Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Oregon Unemployment Rate	Bend Unemployment Rate	Bend Unemployed
June 2018	4.0%	—	—	—
May 2018	3.8%	4.1%	3.8%	3,652
April 2018	3.9%	4.1%	4.2%	3,983
March 2018	4.1%	4.1%	4.2%	4,092
February 2018	4.1%	4.1%	4.2%	4,067
January 2018	4.1%	4.1%	4.2%	3,997
December 2017	4.1%	4.1%	4.3%	4,039
November 2017	4.1%	4.2%	4.2%	4,013
October 2017	4.1%	4.2%	4.2%	4,003
September 2017	4.2%	4.2%	4.3%	4,039
August 2017	4.4%	4.2%	4.3%	4,084
July 2017	4.3%	4.1%	4.3%	4,048