State Unemployment Rate, July 16

June Job Losses offset May’s gains as the Oregon Unemployment Rate remained at 6.8%.   Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data) – After adding almost 44,000 jobs in 11 straight months of growth, Oregon’s payroll employment dropped by 4,300 in June, as several industries trimmed payrolls. Construction dropped by 3,600 jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis, while the following major industries each cut more than 1,000: manufacturing (1,300 jobs), professional and business services (1,100), leisure and hospitality (1,100) and government (1,500). These losses were partially offset by gains in private educational services (+1,700 jobs) and health care and social assistance (+1,800).