SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- Economists say a jobless rate of 11.5 percent in Oregon is made worse by a high underemployment rate.

Recent figures show about one in five Oregonians in the labor force can't find a job, are working fewer hours than they would like or simply have given up looking.

The Statesman Journal cited a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report that suggests the Oregon job market is even worse than it appears because the state has the second-highest figures for underemployment in the country.

The Salem newspaper also noted that about a third of the Oregonians who are no longer considered actively looking for work are from Marion and Polk counties.