Unemployment rates rise in July across Northeastern Oregon
Published 5:30 am Friday, August 23, 2024
SALEM — Unemployment was up across Northeastern Oregon in July, with local jobless rates ranging from 3.5% in Wallowa County to 4.9% in Grant County, according to the latest tabulations from the Oregon Employment Department.
Here’s what the July numbers looked like on a county-by-county basis:
Baker, 4.2%, up from 3.9% in June.
Grant, 4.9%, up from 4.5%.
Morrow, 4.4%, up from 3.5%.
Umatilla, 4.4%, up from 3.7%.
Union, 4.5%, up from 4.2%.
Wallowa, 3.5%, up from 3.3%.
It was a similar story when the numbers were adjusted for normal seasonal fluctuations, with jobless levels up in four of Northeastern Oregon’s six counties and flat in the other two.
Here’s a look at the seasonally adjusted unemployment rates for Northeastern Oregon in July:
Baker, 4.4%, unchanged from June.
Grant, 5.2%, up from 5.0%.
Morrow, 3.7%, up from 3.6%.
Umatilla, 4.0%, up from 3.9%.
Union, 4.6%, unchanged.
Wallowa, 4.3%, up from 4.2%.
The statewide unemployment rate was 4.4% in July, with 89,248 Oregonians out of work from a civilian labor force of just under 2.2 million. The seasonally adjusted rate was lower, at 4.1%.
Nationwide, the average unemployment rate for July was 4.5%, or 4.3% when seasonal fluctuations were taken into account.