May 4, 2026, 3:40 a.m. Oregon’s unemployment rate was 5.2 percent in both March and February. A release from the State of Oregon Employment Department said in March, Oregon’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment declined by 4,800 jobs following a loss of 6,900 jobs, as revised. March’s gains were largest with an increase of 900 jobs in retail trade. Losses were largest in professional and business services and government, which shed …
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