Portland, Oregon Metro Area

MSA: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
counties: Clackamas (OR), Columbia (OR), Multnomah (OR), Washington (OR), Yamhill (OR), Clark (WA), Skamania (WA)

Population (2017 estimate): 2.5 million
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 4.1%

NFP Employment (2017): 1.2 million
Average Earnings (2017): $50,720

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,2.2000,1.7,
2013,2.4000,1.6,
2014,3.0000,1.9,
2015,3.3000,2.1,
2016,3.0000,1.8,
2017,2.4000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,1.1000,2.3,
2013,-0.2000,2.0,
2014,2.5000,2.3,
2015,5.8000,2.4,
2016,4.8000,2.0,
2017,3.0000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,8.0000,8.1000,
2013,7.1000,7.4000,
2014,6.1000,6.2000,
2015,5.2000,5.3000,
2016,4.6000,4.9000,
2017,3.9000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,43400.00,42068.00,
2013,43310.00,42900.00,
2014,44390.00,43888.00,
2015,46970.00,44928.00,
2016,49230.00,45812.00,
2017,50720.00,47112.00,

Click on an occupational group in the table below for data on specific occupations:

data source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Group	Total Employment	Jobs per 1000	Location Quotient	Median Annual Earnings
Management	77,460	68.3	1.4	$97,420
Business and Financial Operations	63,530	56.1	1.1	$65,000
IT and Mathematical	43,130	38.1	1.3	$82,500
Architecture and Engineering	35,940	31.7	1.8	$80,300
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	10,950	9.7	1.2	$60,960
Community and Social Services	20,220	17.8	1.2	$43,890
Legal and Judicial	8,060	7.1	0.9	$78,350
Education, Training, and Library	64,270	56.7	0.9	$48,540
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	20,480	18.1	1.3	$47,110
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	62,020	54.7	0.9	$80,670
Healthcare Support	28,620	25.3	0.9	$34,860
Protective Services	19,510	17.2	0.7	$44,980
Food Preparation and Serving Related	102,770	90.7	1.0	$23,230
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	30,630	27.0	0.9	$28,330
Personal Care and Services	37,610	33.2	1.0	$25,130
Sales and Related	113,160	99.8	1.0	$29,890
Office and Administrative Support	165,690	146.2	0.9	$37,120
Construction and Extraction	48,060	42.4	1.1	$51,570
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	36,100	31.9	0.8	$46,640
Production	71,850	63.4	1.0	$35,560
Transportation and Material Moving	69,600	61.4	0.9	$34,360