Oregon’s Unemployment Rate was Unchanged at 7.1 Percent in September, as Jobs Declined 300. Oregon’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 7.1 percent in September, the same as the revised August rate of 7.1 percent. The August preliminary rate was originally reported as 7.2 percent. Oregon’s unemployment rate has been near 7.0 percent throughout the year, with the rate staying between 6.8 percent and 7.1 percent during each of the past 10 months. In September, Oregon’s unemployment rate was above the U.S. unemployment rate of 5.9 percent.
