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Eugene, Oregon Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Eugene fell 0.2 percentage points in May 2023 to 4.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points higher than the Oregon rate. The unemployment rate in Eugene peaked in April 2020 at 14.7% and is now 10.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.0% in January 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Eugene unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate May 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.7% +0.3 +0.1
Oregon 3.7% -0.3 0.0
Eugene 4.2% -0.2 0.0
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with May 2023 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Eugene, Oregon, National

Eugene, Oregon monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Eugene, Oregon Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Eugene peaked in April 2020 at 25,649. There are now 18,070 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 7,360 in February 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 219. Eugene employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Eugene, Oregon) is also available.

Unemployed Persons May 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Eugene 7,579 -418 -71

Number of Unemployed Persons

Eugene, Oregon Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Oregon
Unemployment Rate
Eugene
Unemployment Rate
Eugene
Unemployed
June
2023
3.6%
May
2023
3.7% 3.7% 4.2% 7,579
April
2023
3.4% 4.0% 4.4% 7,997
March
2023
3.5% 4.4% 4.8% 8,708
February
2023
3.6% 4.7% 5.1% 9,287
January
2023
3.4% 4.8% 5.2% 9,415
December
2022
3.5% 4.8% 5.1% 9,377
November
2022
3.6% 4.8% 5.2% 9,429
October
2022
3.7% 4.8% 5.1% 9,404
September
2022
3.5% 4.6% 5.0% 9,115
August
2022
3.7% 4.3% 4.8% 8,715
July
2022
3.5% 4.1% 4.5% 8,286

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.