A drop in the number of local government jobs in June led the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for Lincoln County to increase slightly to 5.9 percent, the Oregon Employment Department announced this week. The jobless rate had been 5.8 percent in May.
Oregon’s she statewide unemployment rate was 5.2 percent in June, and the national rate was 4.2 percent.
The agency said seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment in Lincoln County was unchanged in June at 18,530 jobs. Seasonally adjusted figures compare expected changes with actual changes. A gain of 270 jobs was expected for the month, and the county’s total nonfarm employment increased by 270, with a gain of 350 jobs in the private sector and a loss of 80 jobs in total government employment, said regional economist Shawn Barrick.
Barrick said the county’s leisure and hospitality businesses added 270 jobs, nondurable goods manufacturing added 50 jobs but that local government lost 90 jobs.
June’s total nonfarm employment numbers were down 300 jobs over the year, a decrease of 1.6 percent, Barrick said. The largest gain occurred in food services and drinking places, which rose by 110 jobs over the year in June while trade, transportation, and utilities lost 130 jobs and local government lost 60 jobs
