Eugene, Oregon Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Eugene fell 0.2 percentage points in February 2019 to 4.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the Oregon rate. The unemployment rate in Eugene peaked in April 2009 at 13.2% and is now 8.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.1% in May 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.5 percentage points. You can also compare Eugene 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
Eugene	4.6%	-0.2	+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: Eugene, Oregon, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Eugene, Oregon Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Eugene peaked in April 2009 at 24,513. There are now 16,026 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 7,483 in May 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,004. Eugene employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Eugene, Oregon) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Eugene	8,487	-290	+479

Number of Unemployed Persons

Eugene, Oregon Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Oregon Unemployment Rate	Eugene Unemployment Rate	Eugene Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	4.4%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	4.4%	4.6%	8,487
January 2019	4.0%	4.3%	4.8%	8,777
December 2018	3.9%	4.3%	4.6%	8,312
November 2018	3.7%	4.3%	4.5%	8,210
October 2018	3.8%	4.2%	4.6%	8,397
September 2018	3.7%	4.1%	4.3%	7,886
August 2018	3.8%	4.1%	4.2%	7,697
July 2018	3.9%	4.0%	4.2%	7,704
June 2018	4.0%	4.0%	4.2%	7,673
May 2018	3.8%	4.0%	4.1%	7,483
April 2018	3.9%	4.1%	4.2%	7,792