Manufacturing and Tech Layoffs Push Oregon Jobless Rate to Highest Jump in the U.S.Oregon businesses have shed 24,600 jobs since the beginning of August 2024, with the manufacturing sector hardest hit, losing 9,400 workers. The tech industry has also suffered its share of job losses, reporting in excess of 11,000 layoffs since the beginning of 2024. The tech industry has also suffered its share of job losses, reporting in excess of 11,000 layoffs since the beginning of 2024. Oregon is featured as one of the states with statistically significant unemployment rate changes from August 2024 to August 2025, according to a recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics news release. In Oregon, unemployment in August 2024 was 4.2% compared to 5% in August 2025.