Employment Index: Jobs by the numbers
Published 1:00 pm Thursday, August 13, 2020
- Bonus Index: Jobs by the numbers
Here are 10 numbers related to unemployment caused by the response to COVID-19.
543,200: The number of Oregonians who have filed for regular unemployment since March 15.
59,400: The number of Oregonians who filed for regular unemployment during a comparable period last year.
1,018: Initial claims for regular unemployment remaining to be processed.
1,070: Number of employees processing claims.
129,353: 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.
40,051: The number of PUA claims paid.
51 minutes: The average wait time for Oregonians calling the department on Tuesday.
2,545: The number of calls answered on Tuesday.
$3.7 billion: Benefits paid to Oregonians.
11.2%: The Oregon unemployment rate.