Bonus Index: Jobs by the numbers

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

605,300: The number of Oregonians who have filed for regular unemployment since March 15.

386,300: The number of people paid.

1,131: Initial claims for regular unemployment remaining to be processed.

22,300: The number of unemployment claims in adjudication on Wednesday, down from 26,300 the prior week.

211,974: 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.

74,987: The number of people paid PUA.

45,473: The number of people paid regular unemployment insurance.

54 minutes: The average wait time for Oregonians calling the department on Tuesday, down from 60 minutes the prior week.

$5.6 billion: Benefits paid to Oregonians.

6.9%: The Oregon unemployment rate, down from 7.9 in September.