Morrow County’s Payroll Grows Five Percent in 2019 Despite Employment Loss

Morrow County’s Payroll Grows Five Percent in 2019 Despite Employment Loss

 by Dallas Fridley

September 28, 2020

Morrow County’s total all-industries payroll grew by $14.7 million in 2019 to total $331.9 million, an increase of 5 percent....

Umatilla County’s 2019 Payroll Rises with Gains in Information and Health Services

Umatilla County’s 2019 Payroll Rises with Gains in Information and Health Services

 by Dallas Fridley

September 22, 2020

Umatilla County’s total all-industries payroll grew by $80.5 million in 2019 to total $1.3 billion, a robust increase of...

Labor Force Participation Can Be a Bumpy Ride

Labor Force Participation Can Be a Bumpy Ride

 by Christopher Rich

September 14, 2020

Eastern Oregon’s labor force participation rate dipped by 0.5 percentage point in 2019, decreasing to 60.0 percent. Seven counties in the region saw a...

Eastern Oregon’s Minimum Wage – July 1, 2020

Eastern Oregon’s Minimum Wage – July 1, 2020

 by Christopher Rich

September 8, 2020

Wage estimates from third quarter 2019 reveal that 7.9 percent of all jobs in Eastern Oregon (Baker, Grant, Harney, Malheur, Morrow, Umatilla, Union, and...

Columbia Basin Continued Unemployment Claims and Benefit Payments

Columbia Basin Continued Unemployment Claims and Benefit Payments

 by Dallas Fridley

September 4, 2020

Continued unemployment insurance claims paid to unemployed workers living in the Columbia Basin peaked during the 17th week...

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QI Stats QI Stats

Unemployment Rate

September 2020
Released Oct 23, 2020
7.6%
Seasonally Adjusted
The unemployment rate for Baker County declined by 0.5% over the last month.
0.5% PTS

Total Unemployed

September 2020
Released Oct 23, 2020
531
Seasonally Adjusted
The total number of unemployed in Baker County declined by -33 over the last month.
-33

Nonfarm Employment

September 2020
Released Oct 23, 2020
5,320
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Nonfarm employment in Baker County rose by 80 over the last month.
80
Source: Oregon Employment Department, QualityInfo.org
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