Total payroll employment in Josephine County rose by 440 jobs in September.
According to the Oregon Employment Department, there were 34,411 people working in Josephine County last month for a seasonally adjusted jobless rate of 5.5%, which was slightly higher than the 5.4% rate reported in August.
Government employment gained 530 jobs with a seasonally typical increase of 560 jobs in local government education slightly offset by losses in local government excluding educational services and state government.
Private-sector industries losing jobs in September were leisure & hospitality and construction. Private education & health services gained 30 jobs over the month.
Over the past year, payroll employment in Josephine County climbed by 150 jobs, an increase of 0.5%.
Industries adding jobs since September 2023 included private education & health services (+520), financial activities (+50), and professional & business services (+30). Industries with estimated losses were leisure & hospitality (-190), manufacturing (-80), construction (-70) and retail trade (-40).
Government employment rose by 10 jobs over the year, with gains in state and local government offset by a loss of 20 jobs in local government education.
