Revised numbers from the Oregon Employment Department show that the job growth in Deschutes County has been even faster than expected.

According to a news release from the department, Deschutes County added 5,140 jobs in the 12 months since April 2015.

Regional Economist Damon Runberg said Deschutes County added 2,080 jobs in April alone, more than twice the expected number for the month. The two sectors that added the most jobs were leisure and hospitality, which added 410 jobs, and professional and business services, which added 570.

Deschutes County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.6 percent in April, dropping slightly from 4.7 percent in March. In April 2015, the unemployment rate stood at 6.1 percent. Runberg said the growth in the county’s labor force in recent years has helped keep Deschutes County out of a labor shortage, for the time being.

Elsewhere in the region, Jefferson County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was also virtually unchanged in April, dropping to 6.4 percent from 6.5 percent in March. In April 2015, the rate stood at 7.3 percent The county added 40 jobs in April, compared to the expected increase of 120. While the county has seen gains in industries like manufacturing and hospitality, job losses on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation set the county’s economy back overall.

Crook County’s unemployment rate dropped from 7.2 percent in March to 6.9 percent in April. In April 2015, Crook County had a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 8.7 percent. Even with losses in the wood-product manufacturing sector that came from the closure of Woodgrain Millwork in 2015, the county has added 130 jobs since last April.

—By Stephen Hamway