Eugene, Oregon Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Eugene fell 1.3 percentage points in May 2020 to 14.7%. 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 16.0% and is now 1.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Eugene unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Oregon	14.2%	-0.7	+10.3
Eugene	14.7%	-1.3	+10.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June 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 2020 at 28,699. There are now 1,951 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Eugene employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Eugene, Oregon) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Eugene	26,748	-1,951	+19,048

Number of Unemployed Persons

Eugene, Oregon Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Oregon Unemployment Rate	Eugene Unemployment Rate	Eugene Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	14.2%	14.7%	26,748
April 2020	14.7%	14.9%	16.0%	28,699
March 2020	4.4%	3.5%	3.5%	6,324
February 2020	3.5%	3.3%	3.5%	6,305
January 2020	3.6%	3.3%	3.5%	6,353
December 2019	3.5%	3.4%	3.3%	6,027
November 2019	3.5%	3.4%	3.4%	6,160
October 2019	3.6%	3.4%	3.5%	6,288
September 2019	3.5%	3.5%	3.6%	6,412
August 2019	3.7%	3.6%	4.1%	7,400
July 2019	3.7%	3.7%	4.1%	7,487