Employment Index: Jobs by the numbers

Published 1:00 pm Thursday, August 13, 2020

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.

 

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