SW Oregon Unemployment, Dec. 31

According to a report from the Oregon Employment Dept., the Unemployment Rate for Southwest Oregon in November increased across the board. Coos County’s jobless rate was 6.5% in November, up from the 4.0% last year and the 5.5% the prior year. In Curry County, the rate was 6.3%, up from 4.4% in November 2019 and 6.1% in 2018. The rate in Douglas County was 5.9% in November, up from 4.2% in 2019 and 5.3% in 2018. The overall rate for Oregon showed 6.0% of the workforce unemployed in November, up from 3.4% last year and 4.2% the previous year.