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<h2>Overall unemployment rate moved up to 4.8% with the biggest shift in Business Services, which lost 400 roles, based on the most recently available information published in September 2022.</h2>

<p>Total employment in the Eugene, OR market declined by 158 jobs in August and the unemployment rate increased compared to the prior month by 40 bps to 4.8%. The national unemployment rate stayed flat over the same time period at 3.8%.</p>

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	<li><i class=\"fa fa-check-circle\"></i> Eugene, OR unemployment rate is 101 bps above the national rate which is a negative sign.</li>
	<li><i class=\"fa fa-check-circle\"></i> Unemployment in the market is 70 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.</li>
	<li><i class=\"fa fa-check-circle\"></i> Average wages (per hour) grew in August versus prior month by 3.3% and are up compared to last year at this time in the market.</li>
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<div class=\"heading text-center w-50 h-3\">Month over Month Unemployment Change</div>

<div class=\"heading text-center w-50 h-3\">Year over Year Unemployment Change</div>
<a class=\"fancybox\" href=\"https://mployeradvisor.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/ckeditor/sitemgr_Winston-Salem, NC  Unemployment October 2020.png\"><img alt=\"Eugene, OR Unemployment August 2022\" class=\"img-responsive center-block\" height=\"770\" src=\"https://mployeradvisor-production.s3.amazonaws.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/ckeditor/sitemgr_Eugene%2C%20OR%20August%202022%20Bar%20Charts.png\" width=\"3090\" /></a></div>

<p>For key employment segments of the market, total jobs stayed flat. Key sectors include:</p>

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	<li><i class=\"fa fa-check-circle\"></i> Transportation &amp; Utilities: 30,200; -200</li>
	<li><i class=\"fa fa-check-circle\"></i> Education &amp; Healthcare: 27,600; +300</li>
	<li><i class=\"fa fa-check-circle\"></i> Government: 25,200; +100</li>
	<li><i class=\"fa fa-check-circle\"></i> Restaurants &amp; Hotels: 18,200; +100</li>
	<li><i class=\"fa fa-check-circle\"></i> Business Services: 18,100; -400</li>
	<li><i class=\"fa fa-check-circle\"></i> Manufacturing: 15,200; +100</li>
	<li><i class=\"fa fa-check-circle\"></i> Construction, Mining: 9,200; +100</li>
	<li><i class=\"fa fa-check-circle\"></i> Financial Services: 8,300; no change</li>
	<li><i class=\"fa fa-check-circle\"></i> Other Jobs: 4,700; -100</li>
	<li><i class=\"fa fa-check-circle\"></i> IT &amp; Development: 2,000; no change</li>
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<div class=\"heading logo h-3\">Employment Change by Key Sector</div>
<a class=\"fancybox\" href=\"https://mployeradvisor.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/ckeditor/sitemgr_Winston-Salem, NC Unemployment by Industry October 2020.png\"><img alt=\"Eugene, OR Unemployment by Industry August 2022\" class=\"img-responsive center-block\" height=\"1113\" src=\"https://mployeradvisor-production.s3.amazonaws.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/ckeditor/sitemgr_Eugene%2C%20OR%20August%202022%20Bubble%20Charts.png\" width=\"2444\" /> </a></div>

<p><i>Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through August 2022 (Data published September 2022 and reports created on September 28, 2022).&nbsp; Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.</i></p>

<p><i>Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.</i></p>
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