Unemployment went down slightly in one Central Oregon County in October, but remained the same in the other two. The unemployment rate in Crook County dropped from 19% to 18.6% in October. The rate in Deschutes and Jefferson Counties remained unchanged from September. Deschutes County's unemployment stands at 15.3% and Jefferson's is at 15.4%. State-wide, Oregon’s unemployment rate remained at 10.5% last month.