Employment Index: Jobs by the numbers

Published 2:00 pm Thursday, November 26, 2020

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.

 

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