Total payroll employment in Josephine County rose by 60 jobs in March, with leisure & hospitality leading the way.
According to the Oregon Employment Department, there were 32,645 people working in Josephine County last month for a seasonally adjusted jobless rate of 7.2%, which was down slightly from 7.3% in February.
Leisure & hospitality gained 40 jobs in March. Small changes in other industries accounted for the other 20 jobs. Local government education gained 30 jobs while local government excluding education slipped by 20 jobs, leaving government employment up by 10 jobs in March.
Over the past year, payroll employment in Josephine County declined slightly, down by 100 jobs for a loss of 0.4%.
Industries adding jobs since March 2024 included leisure & hospitality (+190), other services (+70) and transportation, warehousing & utilities (+60).
Industries losing jobs over the year were manufacturing (-110), retail trade (-100), financial activities (-90), professional & business services (-60), wholesale trade (-40), and construction (-20).
Government employment rose by 20 jobs over the year. An increase of 50 in state government was offset by a loss of 30 jobs in federal government.
