Economy at a Glance

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force (1)

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 (4) 1,184.1 (4) 1,178.5 1,172.2 1,175.4 (P) 1,170.6

Employment (1)

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 (4) 1,098.1 (4) 1,091.1 1,070.7 1,075.7 (P) 1,078.9

Unemployment (1)

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 (4) 86.0 (4) 87.4 101.4 99.6 (P) 91.7

Unemployment Rate (2)

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 (4) 7.3 (4) 7.4 8.7 8.5 (P) 7.8

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm (3)

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 1,019.3 1,015.4 996.2 1,003.8 1,009.6 (P) 1,017.9

12-month % change
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 1.4 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.2 (P) 1.3

Mining and Logging (3)

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 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 (P) 0.9

12-month % change
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 -18.2 -10.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (P) 0.0

Construction (3)

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 48.0 46.5 43.7 44.5 46.1 (P) 46.6

12-month % change
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 0.2 -1.9 -4.2 -2.8 0.4 (P) -0.4

Manufacturing (3)

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 116.1 114.7 113.4 113.3 113.3 (P) 113.7

12-month % change
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 3.2 2.0 1.5 1.1 0.7 (P) 0.8

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3)

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 198.8 200.4 193.9 193.7 193.0 (P) 193.7

12-month % change
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 1.5 1.5 1.7 2.4 1.8 (P) 1.7

Information (3)

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 22.8 22.6 22.3 22.6 22.9 (P) 22.8

12-month % change
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 1.8 0.9 0.9 1.8 2.7 (P) 2.2

Financial Activities (3)

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 61.6 61.7 62.0 62.1 62.3 (P) 62.9

12-month % change
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 -0.2 -0.5 0.6 0.6 1.0 (P) 1.3

Professional and Business Services (3)

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 139.5 138.6 136.5 137.1 138.9 (P) 141.5

12-month % change
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 2.1 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.8 (P) 2.5

Education and Health Services (3)

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 147.6 147.4 144.5 146.5 147.9 (P) 148.8

12-month % change
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 0.4 0.5 1.0 -0.3 0.1 (P) 0.3

Leisure and Hospitality (3)

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 99.0 98.9 96.3 97.9 99.0 (P) 101.7

12-month % change
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 2.7 2.1 1.9 2.5 2.2 (P) 3.1

Other Services (3)

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 36.5 36.7 36.4 37.0 37.1 (P) 37.3

12-month % change
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 2.5 3.1 2.2 3.1 3.1 (P) 2.2

Government (3)

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 148.5 147.0 146.3 148.2 148.2 (P) 148.0

12-month % change
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 0.1 0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.1 (P) -0.1

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(4) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and adjustment to new state control totals.
(P) Preliminary
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Consumer Price Index: Portland-Salem, OR-WA

CPI-U, All items (1)

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 226.077 228.746 230.811

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change (1)

3.1 2.5 2.1

CPI-W, All items (2)

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 221.508 223.712 225.389

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change (2)

3.3 2.2 1.8

Footnotes
(1) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.

Data extracted on: May 19, 2013

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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