Bonus Index: Jobs by the numbers

Here are 10 numbers related to unemployment caused by the response to COVID-19.

473,000: The number of Oregonians who have filed for unemployment since March 15.

40,000: Number of claims the department received between March 15 and May 30, 2019.

12,196: Initial claims for unemployment filed the week ending May 30.

19,506: Initial claims for unemployment processed the week ending May 30.

26,349: The backlog of initial claims that have not been processed as of Thursday.

Unknown : The Oregon Employment Department is no longer reporting the number of calls it receives on any given day.

Unknown: The Oregon Employment Department is no longer reporting the number of calls it actually has answered on any given day.

36: The average wait time, in minutes, for Oregonians calling the department on Wednesday.

$1.5 billion: Benefits paid to Oregonians.

14.2%: The Oregon unemployment rate.