None is worse than Curry County in southern Oregon, where the jobless rate was 8.9 percent in August.
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“It looks like the rate of job growth is slowing across the region”, he said.
In Porter County the unemployment rate in August fell by almost half a point, 5.0 percent from 5.4 percent (6.3 percent in August 2014).
Grants Pass(Josephine County) 8.5 percent, down from 8.6 percent.
And, over the year, claims were down by 4,787, or 15.4 percent, from 31,122 filed in August 2014.
Employment levels were down slightly from this time a year ago (-40 jobs).
Marino says the weaker parts of the local economy in terms of layoffs in recent months have been in manufacturing and the financial sector. Previously reported June and July private sector jobs numbers were revised upward 10,700 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The largest gains came in employment by government, education and health services, and the leisure and hospitality sector.
In Deschutes County, the unemployment rate was 6.5 percent in August, down very slightly from the July rate of 6.6 percent.
Portland (Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, Yamhill and Columbia counties, plus Skamania and Clark counties in Washington) 5.5 percent, down from 5.7 percent.
The Hoosier labor force participation rate also increased in August to 63.6 percent and remains a full percentage point above the national average. The county shed 130 jobs in August, slightly more than the 100 that were projected to be lost during the month, Runberg said.
A new report shows the Portland area picked up another 4,800 jobs last month as the pace of hiring reached its highest level in a decade. The remainder of Crook County’s private sector experienced robust job growth, highlighted by strong gains in retail, tourism, and construction.
Yates County-4.1 percent, compared with 4.7 percent in August 2014.
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A survey found that nonfarm jobs in California totaled 16,185,100 last month, which was an increase of 36,300 jobs over the month, according to the Employment Development Department.
