Employment Index: Jobs by the numbers

Published 1:00 pm Thursday, July 30, 2020

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

533,300: The number of Oregonians who have filed for regular unemployment since March 15.

54,300: The number of Oregonians who filed for regular unemployment during a comparable period last year.

1,051: Initial claims for regular unemployment remaining to be processed.

1,050: Number of employees processing claims.

111,680: 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.

29,404: The number of PUA claims paid.

37 minutes: The average wait time for Oregonians calling the department on Wednesday.

2,766: The number of calls answered on Wednesday.

$2.2 billion: The amount paid to Oregonians in federal pandemic employment compensation, the extra $600 per week approved by Congress.

$3.4 billion: Benefits paid to Oregonians.

11.2%: The Oregon unemployment rate.

 

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