Oregon’s Unemployment Rate Rises to 4.5% in February - The Chronicle

Oregon’s Unemployment Rate Rises to 4.5% in February - The Chronicle

Oregon’s unemployment rate was 4.5% in February and 4.4% in January, after rising gradually over the past year from 4.1% in February 2024. Oregon’s 4.5% unemployment rate was the highest since August 2021, when the rate was 4.7%, and slightly higher than during the three years before the COVID recession that started in 2020. The U.S. unemployment rate was 4.1% in February and 4.0% in January.In February, Oregon’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm payr…