Oregon’s unemployment rate hits 5.2% in September, 1% higher than this time last year

By Kyra Buckley (OPB)
Dec. 10, 2025 11:49 p.m. Updated: Dec. 11, 2025 1:08 a.m.

The data for September was delayed due to the longest federal government shutdown in history. Oregon’s unemployment rate has been steadily ticking up over the last year.