PORTLAND, Ore. – The unemployment rate in the Portland Metro area was 3.3 percent in August.

That’s unchanged from July and lower than a year ago, when it was 4.1 percent.

Last month about 50,900 area residents were unemployed, that’s over 10,000 fewer than a year ago.

Employers added 2,000 jobs in August.

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