How many jobs were lost in Oregon last month?
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Oregon lost 600 jobs in June 2026, ranking it 38th among states in job growth. Those figures comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' state employment report, which tracks monthly job changes. Job numbers can swing month to month as local economies expand or contract, but over the past five years the state has averaged about 1,600 new jobs per month. These figures are often revised in later months as more complete data rolls in.
-600
month to month change in number of jobs (June 2026)
38th
rank among states in monthly job growth (June 2026)
Oregon’s job loss of 600 June 2026 was a directional change from the previous month. The latest monthly job change was down from the 2,500 gain in May 2026.
During the latest five year period (July 2021 to June 2026), Oregon gained jobs in 33 out of 60 months. June 2026 had the 22nd-lowest job growth during this period. The highest gains during this period occurred in July 2022 (24,700) while job growth was weakest in January 2024 (-11,400).
There were 600 fewer jobs in June 2026 in Oregon than the previous month.
Monthly change in nonfarm employment, July 2021–June 2026, seasonally adjusted
Which Oregon sectors and industries had the best and worst job growth in June 2026?
The three supersectors with the highest job growth in June 2026 were health care and social assistance, administrative and support and waste management and remediation services, and construction. Health care and social assistance added 2,000 jobs, more than the entire economy. Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services gained 1,200 jobs, while construction added 800. The remaining supersectors either posted smaller gains or lost jobs during the month.
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The health care and social assistance sector gained 2,000 jobs during June 2026.
Change in jobs since previous month with circle size representing number of sector jobs in Oregon (June 2026)
How does Oregon's job growth in 2026 compare to previous years?
In 2025, Oregon lost an average of 1,900 jobs every month. That's lower than the 2024 average monthly increase of 525, and the lowest since 2020. The 2025 average ranks as fourth-lowest in job growth since 2007.
When excluding the two pandemic-affected years of 2020 and 2021, job growth ranged from a loss of 6,600 on average every month in 2009 to a gain of 5,000 on average every month in 2015.
In 2025, Oregon lost an average of 1,900 jobs every month.
Average monthly change in the number of jobs, seasonally adjusted
Job growth among eight metro areas primarily in Oregon during June 2026 ranged from a loss of 100 jobs in the Corvallis, OR area to a gain of 2,000 jobs in the Portland, OR area metro area
Monthly job growth, by metro area
Metro areas where at least one of its primary counties are within Oregon
| Metro area | Change in jobs | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | +2,000 | |
| 2. | +1,300 | |
| 3. | +300 | |
| 4. | +200 | |
| 5. | +0 | |
| 6. | +0 | |
| 7. | +0 | |
| 8. | -100 |
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