Medford, Oregon Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Medford fell 1.2 percentage points in May 2020 to 14.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points higher than the Oregon rate. The unemployment rate in Medford peaked in April 2020 at 15.6% and is now 1.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Medford unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Oregon	14.3%	-0.6	+10.4
Medford	14.4%	-1.2	+9.8

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: Medford, Oregon, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Medford, Oregon Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Medford peaked in April 2020 at 16,166. There are now 971 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Medford employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Medford, Oregon) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Medford	15,195	-971	+10,446

Number of Unemployed Persons

Medford, Oregon Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Oregon Unemployment Rate	Medford Unemployment Rate	Medford Unemployed
July 2020	10.2%	—	—	—
June 2020	11.1%	11.2%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	14.3%	14.4%	15,195
April 2020	14.7%	14.9%	15.6%	16,166
March 2020	4.4%	3.5%	3.8%	3,882
February 2020	3.5%	3.3%	3.7%	3,840
January 2020	3.6%	3.3%	3.7%	3,845
December 2019	3.5%	3.4%	3.5%	3,578
November 2019	3.5%	3.4%	3.6%	3,726
October 2019	3.6%	3.4%	3.8%	3,903
September 2019	3.5%	3.5%	4.0%	4,101
August 2019	3.7%	3.6%	4.2%	4,304