Unemployment Rate In Portland-Metro Area Ticks Up

PORTLAND, Ore. – The unemployment rate in the Portland-Metro area ticked up to 3.7 percent in October.

That’s even with employers adding over 5,000 jobs.

About 52,000 area residents were unemployed.

That’s about the same number as a year ago.

Statewide, the unemployment rate is 4.1 percent.

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