Employment Snapshot - Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA May-2021

Weller Emmons

VP of Analytics and Finance at Mployer Advisor. He is passionate about leveraging data to provide industry leading insights for Mployer Advisor’s clients. Prior to joining Mployer Advisor, Emmons served as a healthcare provider strategy consultant for Knowledge Capital Group and as an internal strategy consultant at HCA Healthcare. Emmons earned his MBA and BE in Biomedical Engineering, both from Vanderbilt University.

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Overall unemployment rate moved down to 5.3% with the biggest shift in Construction, Mining, which gained 3,900 roles, based on the most recently available information published in June 2021.

Total employment in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA market rose by 13,556 jobs in May and the unemployment rate decreased compared to the prior month by 40 bps to 5.3%. The national unemployment rate decreased by 25 bps over the same time to 5.5%.

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA unemployment rate is 20 bps below the national rate which is a positive sign.
Unemployment in the market is 650 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
Average wages (per hour) grew in May versus prior month by 1.3% and are up compared to last year at this time in the market.

Month over Month Unemployment Change

Year over Year Unemployment Change

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Unemployment May 2021

For key employment segments of the market, total jobs grew by 1.1% . Key sectors include:

Transportation & Utilities: 220,400; +500
Business Services: 191,900; +3,200
Education & Healthcare: 179,800; -200
Government: 144,100; +900
Manufacturing: 120,000; +1,000
Restaurants & Hotels: 92,900; +1,900
Construction, Mining: 77,200; +3,900
Financial Services: 71,900; +500
Other Jobs: 38,800; +400
IT & Development: 25,700; +600

Employment Change by Key Sector

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Unemployment by Industry May 2021

Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through May 2021 (Data published June 2021 and reports created on June 30, 2021). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.

Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA