Latest Local Area Employment Data
Total nonfarm employment dropped by 3,000 jobs in January due to seasonal losses. Most major industry sectors saw losses. The largest were in state government education due to winter break (-800), retail trade (-700), leisure and hospitality (-300), professional and business services (-300), local education, and construction (-200)
Lane County’s seasonally adjusted employment rate dropped from 6.7 percent in December 2014 to 6.5 percent in January 2015. This is the lowest rate since July 2008 and continues a downward trend begun when the rate peaked at 12.8 percent in May 2009. Oregon’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 6.3 percent and the national rate was 5.7 percent in January.