Portland’s Unemployment Rate Essentially Unchanged In June – KXL

PORTLAND, Ore. – The unemployment rate in the Portland metro area was 4.0 percent in June.

That’s essentially unchanged from 4.1 percent in May.

But, it’s higher than it was a year ago, when it was 3.4 percent.

The area held steady with over 1.2 million non-farm jobs last month.