Total Payroll Employment in Jackson County Down in November and Past Year
Total payroll employment in Jackson County fell by 390 jobs in November, with several industries posting monthly job declines.
According to the Oregon Employment Department, there were 102,189 people working in Jackson County last month for a seasonally adjusted jobless rate of 4.7%, up slightly from 4.6% in October and from 4.5% in November 2023.
Leisure & hospitality showed the largest drop, down by 290 jobs. Others with estimated employment losses included financial activities, manufacturing, construction, and professional & business services.
A couple industries added jobs in November. Health care & social assistance employment rose by 200, and transportation, warehousing & utilities gained 40 jobs over the month. Government employment slipped by 110 jobs, with losses in local, state and federal government.
Over the past year, payroll employment in Jackson County dipped by 90 jobs, a decrease of 0.1%.
Since November 2023, industries adding jobs were private education & health services (+970), transportation, warehousing & utilities (+70), and mining & logging (+20). Industries with over-the-year losses included retail trade (-500), manufacturing (-260), financial activities (-220), construction (-70) and information (-40).
Jackson County government employment rose by 190 jobs over the year. Local government, state government and federal government all gained jobs over the past 12 months.
