Oregon January Unemployment: 10.7%

The Oregon unemployment rate has been stalled for a while and remains at a high level in January, which saw an unemployment rate of 10.7%.  The good news is that on a seasonally adjusted basis, the economy finally gained some jobs, 1,100 to be exact, the first monthly job gain since February 2008.  Still, there is no sign of a return to robust job growth any time soon.