Oregon Employment Dept. Reports Unemployment Rate was 5.2% in January
Oregon’s unemployment rate was 5.2% in January and 5.3%, as revised, in December, according to the Oregon Employment Department.
In January, Oregon’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment rose by 2,000 jobs, following a gain of 100 jobs, as revised, in December. January’s gains were largest in leisure and hospitality (+1,800 jobs); health care and social assistance (+1,500); and construction (+1,000). Losses were largest in manufacturing (-1,500 jobs) and professional and business services (-1,300).
Leisure and hospitality performed better than the normal seasonal pattern in January and employed 209,800, which was 1,800 jobs, or 0.9%, above its January 2025 total.
Health care and social assistance rose by 4,100 jobs during the three months ending in January. During the 12 months ending in January, it added 9,800 jobs, or 3.2%. Construction’s 1,000-job gain in January was a partial rebound from its 2,400-job loss the prior month. Manufacturing cut 1,500 jobs in January, following a gain of 1,300 in December.
The 1,300-job decline in professional and business services in January left the industry 7,600 jobs, or 2.9%, below its year-ago total.
Posted on 4/1/26 11:21AM by Alex Bauer
