Bonus Index: Jobs by the numbers
Published 12:00 am Thursday, June 18, 2020
- Bonus Index: Jobs by the numbers
Here are 10 numbers related to unemployment caused by the response to COVID-19.
486,700: The number of Oregonians who have filed for regular unemployment since March 15.
34,600: The number of Oregonians who filed for regular unemployment during a comparable period last year.
2,010: Initial claims for regular unemployment remaining to be processed.
700: Number of employees processing claims.
97,000: Number of claims received for the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), the program for self-employed and gig workers who don’t qualify for regular unemployment.
16,800: The number of PUA claims paid.
138: The number of extra telephone lines added to handle unemployment calls.
89: The average wait time, in minutes, for Oregonians calling the department on Tuesday.
1,401: The number of calls answered on Tuesday.
Unknown: The number of calls received Tuesday.