Medford, Oregon Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Medford fell 0.4 percentage points in February 2019 to 5.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points higher than the Oregon rate. The unemployment rate in Medford peaked in April 2009 at 13.7% and is now 8.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.4% in May 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.6 percentage points. You can also compare Medford 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
Medford	5.0%	-0.4	+0.2

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: Medford, Oregon, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Medford, Oregon Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Medford peaked in April 2009 at 14,116. There are now 8,795 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,574 in August 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 747. Medford employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Medford, Oregon) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Medford	5,321	-373	+154

Number of Unemployed Persons

Medford, Oregon Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Oregon Unemployment Rate	Medford Unemployment Rate	Medford Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	4.4%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	4.4%	5.0%	5,321
January 2019	4.0%	4.3%	5.4%	5,694
December 2018	3.9%	4.3%	5.1%	5,353
November 2018	3.7%	4.3%	4.9%	5,091
October 2018	3.8%	4.2%	4.8%	5,049
September 2018	3.7%	4.1%	4.5%	4,702
August 2018	3.8%	4.1%	4.4%	4,574
July 2018	3.9%	4.0%	4.4%	4,611
June 2018	4.0%	4.0%	4.5%	4,681
May 2018	3.8%	4.0%	4.4%	4,658
April 2018	3.9%	4.1%	4.6%	4,905