Unemployment Rates, Dec. 3

According to a report from the Oregon Employment Dept., the unemployment rate in Coos Co. in Oct. 2020 was 7.3% of the workforce unemployed during the month. That compares with 4.2% in October 2019 and 5.3% in October 2018. In Curry Co., 7.4% unemployed during October 2020, compared to 4.5% last year and 5.9% the year before. In Douglas Co., 6.5% unemployed October 2020, compared to 4.3% in 2019 and 5.2% in 2018. For the State of Oregon, 6.9% out of work in October, compared to 3.4% the previous year and 4.1% in 2018.