Bonus Index: Jobs by the numbers

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

538,500: The number of Oregonians who have filed for regular unemployment since March 15.

56,900: The number of Oregonians who filed for regular unemployment during a comparable period last year.

1,034: Initial claims for regular unemployment remaining to be processed.

1,070: Number of employees processing claims.

120,687: 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.

36,039: The number of PUA claims paid.

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

2,582: The number of calls answered on Tuesday.

$2.3 billion: The amount paid to Oregonians in federal pandemic employment compensation, the extra $600 per week approved by Congress.

$3.6 billion: Benefits paid to Oregonians.

11.2%: The Oregon unemployment rate.