Employment Index: Jobs by the numbers
Published 4:00 pm Thursday, September 3, 2020
- Bonus Index: Jobs by the numbers
Here are 10 numbers related to unemployment caused by the response to COVID-19.
556,600: The number of Oregonians who have filed for regular unemployment since March 15.
66,100: The number of Oregonians who filed for regular unemployment during a comparable period last year.
1,035: Initial claims for regular unemployment remaining to be processed.
1,100: Number of employees processing claims.
147,877: 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.
48,900: The number of PUA claims paid.
47 minutes: The average wait time for Oregonians calling the department on Tuesday.
2,841: The number of calls answered on Tuesday.
Unknown: The number of calls received Tuesday.
$4.1 billion: Benefits paid to Oregonians.
10.4%: The Oregon unemployment rate, down from 11.2% in June.