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Business Employment Dynamics in Oregon — Second Quarter 2025

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Business Employment Dynamics in Oregon - Second Quarter 2025

From March 2025 to June 2025, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Oregon were 111,030, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 108,846, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses yielded a net employment loss of 2,184 jobs in the private sector during the second quarter of 2025. During the previous quarter, gross job losses exceeded gross job gains by 6,115. (See chart 1.)

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Chart 1. Private-sector gross job gains and losses in Oregon, June 2020-June 2025, seasonally adjusted
Period Gross job losses Gross job gains

Jun 2020

286,555 81,584

Sep 2020

95,588 137,981

Dec 2020

101,453 114,478

Mar 2021

88,523 136,109

Jun 2021

105,227 107,083

Sep 2021

104,018 114,075

Dec 2021

99,806 125,694

Mar 2022

93,759 125,276

Jun 2022

115,878 99,989

Sep 2022

97,950 111,018

Dec 2022

104,632 109,115

Mar 2023

99,899 128,242

Jun 2023

113,599 108,998

Sep 2023

113,541 101,887

Dec 2023

104,726 104,753

Mar 2024

101,241 113,102

Jun 2024

108,545 104,035

Sep 2024

111,429 106,146

Dec 2024

111,040 105,056

Mar 2025

105,767 99,652

Jun 2025

111,030 108,846

The change in the number of jobs over time is the net result of increases and decreases in employment that occur at all private businesses in the economy. Business Employment Dynamics (BED) statistics track these changes in employment at private-sector establishments from the third month of one quarter to the third month of the next. The difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses is the net change in employment. (See the Business Employment Dynamics Technical Note.)

Gross job losses

In the second quarter of 2025, gross job losses represented 6.5 percent of private-sector employment in Oregon; nationally, gross job losses accounted for 6.0 percent of private-sector employment. (See chart 2.) Gross job losses are the result of contractions in employment at existing establishments and the loss of jobs at closing establishments. In Oregon, contracting establishments lost 88,397 jobs in the second quarter of 2025, an increase of 5,287 jobs from the prior quarter. Closing establishments lost 22,633 jobs, a decrease of 24 jobs from the previous quarter.

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Chart 2. Private-sector gross job losses as a percent of employment, United States and Oregon, June 2020-June 2025, seasonally adjusted
Period Oregon United States

Jun 2020

18.0 16.8

Sep 2020

6.3 5.9

Dec 2020

6.5 5.7

Mar 2021

5.6 5.5

Jun 2021

6.6 5.9

Sep 2021

6.4 6.0

Dec 2021

6.1 5.4

Mar 2022

5.7 5.5

Jun 2022

6.9 6.2

Sep 2022

5.9 5.9

Dec 2022

6.2 5.9

Mar 2023

5.9 5.5

Jun 2023

6.6 5.9

Sep 2023

6.7 5.9

Dec 2023

6.2 5.7

Mar 2024

5.9 5.5

Jun 2024

6.3 5.9

Sep 2024

6.6 5.8

Dec 2024

6.6 5.7

Mar 2025

6.2 5.4

Jun 2025

6.5 6.0
Gross job gains

In the second quarter of 2025, gross job gains represented 6.4 percent of private-sector employment in Oregon; nationally, gross job gains accounted for 5.7 percent of private-sector employment. (See chart 3.) Gross job gains are the sum of increases in employment due to expansions at existing establishments and the addition of new jobs at opening establishments. In Oregon, gross job gains at expanding establishments totaled 89,480 in the second quarter of 2025, an increase of 7,474 jobs compared to the previous quarter. (See table 1.) Opening establishments accounted for 19,366 jobs gained in the second quarter of 2025, an increase of 1,720 jobs from the previous quarter.

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Chart 3. Private-sector gross job gains as a percent of employment, United States and Oregon, June 2020-June 2025, seasonally adjusted
Period Oregon United States

Jun 2020

5.1 4.8

Sep 2020

9.0 9.4

Dec 2020

7.4 7.4

Mar 2021

8.6 7.0

Jun 2021

6.6 6.8

Sep 2021

7.1 7.3

Dec 2021

7.7 7.7

Mar 2022

7.5 6.7

Jun 2022

6.0 6.5

Sep 2022

6.7 6.9

Dec 2022

6.5 6.3

Mar 2023

7.6 6.3

Jun 2023

6.4 6.2

Sep 2023

6.0 5.9

Dec 2023

6.2 6.0

Mar 2024

6.6 5.9

Jun 2024

6.0 5.8

Sep 2024

6.3 5.8

Dec 2024

6.2 5.9

Mar 2025

5.8 5.6

Jun 2025

6.4 5.7
Industries

Gross job losses exceeded gross job gains in 6 of the 11 published industry sectors in Oregon in the second quarter of 2025. Professional and business services had the largest over-the-quarter net job decrease, with a loss of 2,823 jobs. This was the result of 18,299 gross job losses and 15,476 gross job gains. The retail trade industry had a net loss of 2,625 jobs. Education and health services showed a net gain of 2,959 jobs, the largest gain of any sector in the state.

For more information

The BED data series include gross job gains and gross job losses by industry subsector, for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, as well as gross job gains and gross job losses at the firm level by employer size class. BED data for the states have been included in table 2 of this release. Additional information is available online at the Business Employment Dynamics Home.

The Business Employment Dynamics for Third Quarter 2025 are scheduled to be released on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).


Technical Note

The Business Employment Dynamics (BED) data are a product of a federal-state cooperative program known as Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). The BED data are compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) from existing QCEW records.

Table 1. Private-sector gross job gains and losses by industry, Oregon, seasonally adjusted
Category Gross job gains and losses
(3 months ended) 		Gross job gains and losses
as a percent of employment
(3 months ended)
June
2024 		Sept.
2024 		Dec.
2024 		Mar.
2025 		June
2025 		June
2024 		Sept.
2024 		Dec.
2024 		Mar.
2025 		June
2025

Total private (1)

Gross job gains

104,035 106,146 105,056 99,652 108,846 6.0 6.3 6.2 5.8 6.4

At expanding establishments

86,160 89,285 85,305 82,006 89,480 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.8 5.3

At opening establishments

17,875 16,861 19,751 17,646 19,366 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.1

Gross job losses

108,545 111,429 111,040 105,767 111,030 6.3 6.6 6.6 6.2 6.5

At contracting establishments

89,269 87,785 90,862 83,110 88,397 5.2 5.2 5.4 4.9 5.2

At closing establishments

19,276 23,644 20,178 22,657 22,633 1.1 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.3

Net employment change (2)

-4,510 -5,283 -5,984 -6,115 -2,184 -0.3 -0.3 -0.4 -0.4 -0.1

Construction

Gross job gains

9,106 8,994 9,787 9,256 9,849 7.7 7.9 8.6 8.0 8.7

At expanding establishments

7,226 6,981 7,599 7,032 7,709 6.1 6.1 6.7 6.1 6.8

At opening establishments

1,880 2,013 2,188 2,224 2,140 1.6 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.9

Gross job losses

10,855 10,798 10,205 10,655 11,465 9.2 9.4 9.0 9.3 10.1

At contracting establishments

8,574 8,021 7,718 7,828 9,009 7.3 7.0 6.8 6.8 7.9

At closing establishments

2,281 2,777 2,487 2,827 2,456 1.9 2.4 2.2 2.5 2.2

Net employment change (2)

-1,749 -1,804 -418 -1,399 -1,616 -1.5 -1.5 -0.4 -1.3 -1.4

Manufacturing

Gross job gains

6,612 5,390 6,170 5,940 6,244 3.6 2.9 3.3 3.2 3.5

At expanding establishments

6,135 4,952 5,587 5,330 5,554 3.3 2.7 3.0 2.9 3.1

At opening establishments

477 438 583 610 690 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4

Gross job losses

7,503 7,920 7,814 8,782 7,408 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.8 4.1

At contracting establishments

6,541 6,801 6,785 7,916 6,540 3.5 3.7 3.7 4.3 3.6

At closing establishments

962 1,119 1,029 866 868 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5

Net employment change (2)

-891 -2,530 -1,644 -2,842 -1,164 -0.4 -1.4 -1.0 -1.6 -0.6

Wholesale trade

Gross job gains

3,204 2,924 3,377 2,917 3,291 4.1 3.8 4.4 3.8 4.4

At expanding establishments

2,712 2,408 2,637 2,461 2,628 3.5 3.1 3.4 3.2 3.5

At opening establishments

492 516 740 456 663 0.6 0.7 1.0 0.6 0.9

Gross job losses

3,633 3,806 3,766 3,444 3,716 4.6 4.9 4.9 4.6 4.9

At contracting establishments

2,748 2,870 2,949 2,563 2,905 3.5 3.7 3.8 3.4 3.8

At closing establishments

885 936 817 881 811 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.1

Net employment change (2)

-429 -882 -389 -527 -425 -0.5 -1.1 -0.5 -0.8 -0.5

Retail trade

Gross job gains

9,519 10,349 8,675 10,907 10,423 4.6 5.1 4.4 5.5 5.2

At expanding establishments

8,312 9,316 7,518 9,774 8,665 4.0 4.6 3.8 4.9 4.3

At opening establishments

1,207 1,033 1,157 1,133 1,758 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.9

Gross job losses

12,049 12,329 12,012 8,829 13,048 5.8 6.0 6.0 4.4 6.5

At contracting establishments

10,807 10,293 10,497 7,263 11,264 5.2 5.0 5.2 3.6 5.6

At closing establishments

1,242 2,036 1,515 1,566 1,784 0.6 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.9

Net employment change (2)

-2,530 -1,980 -3,337 2,078 -2,625 -1.2 -0.9 -1.6 1.1 -1.3

Transportation and warehousing

Gross job gains

3,483 3,468 5,624 2,882 6,618 4.9 4.9 7.8 4.0 9.3

At expanding establishments

3,098 3,071 5,064 2,479 6,088 4.4 4.3 7.0 3.4 8.6

At opening establishments

385 397 560 403 530 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.7

Gross job losses

3,784 3,948 3,333 5,230 6,487 5.3 5.6 4.6 7.2 9.2

At contracting establishments

3,352 3,192 2,651 4,486 5,943 4.7 4.5 3.7 6.2 8.4

At closing establishments

432 756 682 744 544 0.6 1.1 0.9 1.0 0.8

Net employment change (2)

-301 -480 2,291 -2,348 131 -0.4 -0.7 3.2 -3.2 0.1

Information

Gross job gains

1,871 1,883 2,134 1,873 1,771 5.1 5.2 6.0 5.3 5.1

At expanding establishments

1,246 1,290 1,244 1,410 1,218 3.4 3.6 3.5 4.0 3.5

At opening establishments

625 593 890 463 553 1.7 1.6 2.5 1.3 1.6

Gross job losses

2,035 2,666 2,270 2,159 2,427 5.6 7.4 6.3 6.2 6.9

At contracting establishments

1,503 1,489 1,509 1,326 1,611 4.1 4.1 4.2 3.8 4.6

At closing establishments

532 1,177 761 833 816 1.5 3.3 2.1 2.4 2.3

Net employment change (2)

-164 -783 -136 -286 -656 -0.5 -2.2 -0.3 -0.9 -1.8

Financial activities

Gross job gains

4,397 4,494 4,331 4,290 4,516 5.3 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.5

At expanding establishments

3,087 3,352 3,294 3,516 3,446 3.7 4.1 4.0 4.3 4.2

At opening establishments

1,310 1,142 1,037 774 1,070 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.0 1.3

Gross job losses

4,853 4,987 4,614 4,705 4,369 5.9 6.0 5.7 5.8 5.4

At contracting establishments

3,367 3,478 3,426 3,339 3,015 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.1 3.7

At closing establishments

1,486 1,509 1,188 1,366 1,354 1.8 1.8 1.5 1.7 1.7

Net employment change (2)

-456 -493 -283 -415 147 -0.6 -0.5 -0.4 -0.5 0.1

Professional and business services

Gross job gains

17,153 16,553 16,485 14,107 15,476 6.5 6.4 6.4 5.5 6.0

At expanding establishments

13,647 13,241 12,888 11,447 12,137 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.5 4.7

At opening establishments

3,506 3,312 3,597 2,660 3,339 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.0 1.3

Gross job losses

17,619 20,808 18,074 15,356 18,299 6.7 8.0 7.0 6.0 7.1

At contracting establishments

13,943 16,052 14,284 11,345 13,871 5.3 6.2 5.5 4.4 5.4

At closing establishments

3,676 4,756 3,790 4,011 4,428 1.4 1.8 1.5 1.6 1.7

Net employment change (2)

-466 -4,255 -1,589 -1,249 -2,823 -0.2 -1.6 -0.6 -0.5 -1.1

Education and health services

Gross job gains

17,245 16,164 16,968 15,281 16,807 5.2 4.9 5.0 4.5 4.9

At expanding establishments

14,044 14,208 13,835 13,027 14,330 4.2 4.3 4.1 3.8 4.2

At opening establishments

3,201 1,956 3,133 2,254 2,477 1.0 0.6 0.9 0.7 0.7

Gross job losses

14,221 12,726 13,019 14,089 13,848 4.3 3.8 3.9 4.1 4.0

At contracting establishments

11,538 9,566 10,712 10,631 10,282 3.5 2.9 3.2 3.1 3.0

At closing establishments

2,683 3,160 2,307 3,458 3,566 0.8 0.9 0.7 1.0 1.0

Net employment change (2)

3,024 3,438 3,949 1,192 2,959 0.9 1.1 1.1 0.4 0.9

Leisure and hospitality

Gross job gains

17,572 15,443 17,177 16,139 17,874 8.4 7.5 8.3 7.8 8.6

At expanding establishments

14,637 12,942 14,028 12,878 14,519 7.0 6.3 6.8 6.2 7.0

At opening establishments

2,935 2,501 3,149 3,261 3,355 1.4 1.2 1.5 1.6 1.6

Gross job losses

16,851 18,531 16,540 17,269 15,911 8.1 8.9 8.0 8.4 7.6

At contracting establishments

14,271 15,404 13,199 14,212 13,126 6.9 7.4 6.4 6.9 6.3

At closing establishments

2,580 3,127 3,341 3,057 2,785 1.2 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.3

Net employment change (2)

721 -3,088 637 -1,130 1,963 0.3 -1.4 0.3 -0.6 1.0

Other services (3)

Gross job gains

4,640 4,538 4,123 4,248 4,836 6.9 6.9 6.2 6.4 7.4

At expanding establishments

3,813 3,571 3,181 3,368 3,934 5.7 5.4 4.8 5.1 6.0

At opening establishments

827 967 942 880 902 1.2 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.4

Gross job losses

4,077 4,648 4,625 4,936 4,228 6.2 6.9 7.0 7.5 6.4

At contracting establishments

3,030 3,486 3,555 3,417 2,935 4.6 5.2 5.4 5.2 4.4

At closing establishments

1,047 1,162 1,070 1,519 1,293 1.6 1.7 1.6 2.3 2.0

Net employment change (2)

563 -110 -502 -688 608 0.7 0.0 -0.8 -1.1 1.0

Footnotes:
(1) Includes unclassified sector not shown separately.
(2) The net employment change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.
(3) Except public administration.

Table 2. Private-sector gross job gains and losses as a percent of total employment by state, seasonally adjusted
Category Gross job gains as a percent of employment
(3 months ended) 		Gross job losses as a percent of employment
(3 months ended)
June
2024 		Sept.
2024 		Dec.
2024 		Mar.
2025 		June
2025 		June
2024 		Sept.
2024 		Dec.
2024 		Mar.
2025 		June
2025

United States(1)

5.8 5.8 5.9 5.6 5.7 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.4 6.0

Alabama

5.6 5.8 5.8 5.3 5.5 5.6 5.9 5.3 5.6 5.6

Alaska

10.2 8.0 10.3 10.0 9.9 9.6 9.6 9.5 8.1 10.3

Arizona

5.6 6.4 6.1 5.8 5.3 6.5 5.7 5.9 5.3 6.3

Arkansas

5.3 5.5 5.8 5.1 5.1 5.7 5.2 4.8 5.1 5.5

California

6.2 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.6 6.9 6.2 6.4 6.2 6.7

Colorado

6.6 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.4 5.8 6.4 6.5 6.8 7.1

Connecticut

5.8 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.8 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.3 5.8

Delaware

5.8 6.8 6.1 5.9 5.9 6.5 6.4 6.3 5.3 6.1

District of Columbia

5.1 4.9 5.0 4.8 5.7 5.4 5.0 5.5 5.8 5.9

Florida

6.1 6.5 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.7 6.2 5.5 5.8

Georgia

5.9 5.8 6.0 5.5 5.5 5.7 6.1 5.4 5.7 5.6

Hawaii

5.2 5.7 5.3 4.9 4.8 5.6 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.2

Idaho

7.5 7.1 8.2 7.3 7.7 7.2 7.5 6.8 7.3 7.2

Illinois

5.1 4.9 5.1 5.0 5.2 5.1 5.0 5.1 5.0 5.2

Indiana

5.2 5.3 5.5 5.4 5.0 5.5 5.3 5.1 5.2 5.6

Iowa

5.6 5.3 5.6 5.8 5.6 5.8 6.0 5.6 5.5 5.8

Kansas

5.9 5.3 5.9 5.5 5.4 5.6 5.6 5.2 5.4 6.3

Kentucky

5.3 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.0 5.8 5.4 5.5 4.8 5.4

Louisiana

5.8 6.1 6.2 5.6 5.5 6.2 5.8 5.5 5.6 6.3

Maine

7.2 6.2 7.0 7.4 7.2 7.1 7.1 7.1 6.3 7.4

Maryland

7.1 5.9 6.0 5.9 5.7 5.9 6.1 5.9 5.7 6.2

Massachusetts

5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.5 5.6 5.8 5.5 5.1 5.8

Michigan

5.7 5.3 5.4 5.2 5.8 5.4 5.8 5.9 5.3 5.5

Minnesota

5.7 5.1 5.5 5.1 5.8 5.2 5.8 5.1 5.5 5.5

Mississippi

5.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.2 6.1 6.5

Missouri

5.6 5.6 5.7 5.4 5.5 5.8 5.8 5.3 5.2 6.1

Montana

7.9 7.2 8.4 8.0 7.7 7.6 8.0 7.8 7.5 8.3

Nebraska

5.5 5.6 5.6 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.3 5.5

Nevada

5.8 6.2 6.1 5.4 6.2 5.8 5.9 5.6 5.9 6.3

New Hampshire

6.1 5.6 6.3 6.5 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.9 6.1 6.7

New Jersey

5.9 5.4 6.0 5.6 5.8 5.5 5.8 5.5 5.4 5.5

New Mexico

6.1 6.3 6.1 5.9 5.9 6.5 6.2 5.9 5.8 6.0

New York

5.8 5.7 5.7 6.6 5.9 5.5 5.8 5.5 5.0 7.0

North Carolina

5.6 5.5 6.1 5.4 5.6 5.5 5.8 5.5 5.5 5.4

North Dakota

6.6 6.5 6.5 6.7 6.4 6.6 6.5 6.6 6.5 6.7

Ohio

5.2 5.2 5.4 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.1 4.9 5.4

Oklahoma

5.7 6.1 6.0 5.5 5.5 6.4 5.5 5.5 5.3 6.2

Oregon

6.0 6.3 6.2 5.8 6.4 6.3 6.6 6.6 6.2 6.5

Pennsylvania

4.9 5.1 5.2 5.0 4.9 5.2 5.0 4.8 4.7 5.2

Rhode Island

6.6 6.2 7.3 6.6 6.3 6.7 6.4 6.3 5.9 6.7

South Carolina

6.1 6.2 6.4 6.1 5.8 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.5 6.6

South Dakota

6.0 5.9 6.7 6.2 6.0 6.2 5.9 5.9 6.5 6.1

Tennessee

5.5 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.1 5.6 5.7 6.2 5.1 5.9

Texas

5.4 5.7 5.8 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.4

Utah

6.5 6.8 6.8 6.6 6.6 6.9 6.2 6.3 6.0 6.6

Vermont

6.7 6.6 6.7 6.9 6.9 7.4 7.1 6.7 6.8 7.5

Virginia

5.6 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.1 5.8

Washington

5.9 5.8 5.8 5.7 6.0 5.6 5.8 5.7 5.5 5.4

West Virginia

7.0 5.9 6.5 6.4 5.5 6.7 6.6 6.1 5.7 6.3

Wisconsin

5.3 5.1 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.6 5.5 5.2 4.9 5.5

Wyoming

8.2 8.9 8.9 8.1 8.3 8.8 8.5 8.3 8.7 8.9

Puerto Rico

5.5 5.4 4.3 6.3 7.0 4.9 5.0 5.4 5.4 6.1

Virgin Islands

4.9 4.7 5.2 5.4 15.0 5.7 7.5 10.8 7.6 9.5

Footnotes
(1) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.

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