Unemployment Rate, Oct. 19

In September, Oregon’s unemployment rate was 5.5 percent, essentially unchanged from 5.4 percent in August. The unemployment rate was close to its year-ago figure of 5.7 percent in September 2015. Oregon’s labor force rose to 2,075,000 in September–a gain of 95,000 over the last 12 months. Meanwhile, the labor force participation rate rose to 63.2 percent in September, from 61.2 percent in September 2015.