Employment Index: Jobs by the numbers
Published 2:00 pm Thursday, November 26, 2020
- Bonus Index: Jobs by the numbers
Here are 10 numbers related to unemployment caused by the response to COVID-19.
612,900: The number of Oregonians who have filed for regular unemployment since March 15.
412,206: The number of people paid.
2,595: Initial claims for regular unemployment remaining to be processed, up from 1,131 the prior week.
22,000: The number of unemployment claims in adjudication on Wednesday, down from 22,300 the prior week.
218,939: 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.
76,100: The number of people paid PUA.
48,700: The number of people paid regular unemployment insurance.
60 minutes: The average wait time for Oregonians calling the department on Tuesday, up from 54 minutes the prior week.
$6 billion: Benefits paid to Oregonians.
6.9%: The Oregon unemployment rate, down from 7.9 in September.