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All Employees: Trade, Transportation, and Utilities — Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-38900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-40000000

Latest (y/y)−0.9%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−1.3%August 2026
Level215.0 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Trade, Transportation, and Utilities — Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (NSA) was down 0.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.3% in August 2026.

The level stood at 215.0 thousands.

That is the highest reading since January 2025.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.2% (Apr 2020) to 10.7% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.3%.

All Employees: Trade, Transportation, and Utilities — Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−10%−5%0%5%10%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Trade, Transportation, and Utilities — Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Trade, Transportation, and Utilities — Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (NSA), level (thousands)14016018020022024019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Trade, Transportation, and Utilities — Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026215.0 thousands−0.9
August 2026214.8 thousands−1.3
July 2026215.0 thousands−1.0
June 2026213.7 thousands−2.1
May 2026212.9 thousands−2.3
April 2026213.0 thousands−2.4
March 2026212.9 thousands−2.4
February 2026213.4 thousands−2.5
January 2026217.0 thousands−1.7
December 2025223.0 thousands−1.8
November 2025221.5 thousands−1.6
October 2025219.0 thousands−1.1
September 2025216.9 thousands−1.9
August 2025217.7 thousands−1.6
July 2025217.2 thousands−1.8
June 2025218.2 thousands−1.7
May 2025218.0 thousands−1.2
April 2025218.2 thousands−1.0
March 2025218.1 thousands−1.2
February 2025218.9 thousands−1.0
January 2025220.8 thousands−0.9
December 2024227.0 thousands−1.4
November 2024225.1 thousands−1.5
October 2024221.5 thousands−1.5

Last 24 observations. The full history (441 observations) is available through the API.

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About this series

Latest observationSeptember 2026
First observationJanuary 1990
Observations441
FrequencyMonthly
Unitsthousands
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high10.7% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−9.2% (Apr 2020)
10-year average0.3%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-38900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-40000000

This series is a labelled reference series (an official figure republished by an aggregator) rather than a first print from the agency itself.

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It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US-38900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-40000000.

Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Trade, Transportation, and Utilities — Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (NSA)”.