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Oregon Unemployment Drops To Record Low

Oregon Employment Department

Oregon started counting the unemployment rate in the current method back in 1976. 

And in that entire time, the rate has never dropped to 3.8%.  Until now. 

Unemployment dipped to a record levelin March, lower than the national average (which is 4.5 %; California stands at 4.9%).

There are plenty of stories behind the numbers.  Timothy Duy at the Oregon Economic Forum at the University of Oregon tracks the numbers and the stories, as does David Cooke at the Employment Department.They explore the numbers and their meaning with us.  
 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.