Employment Index: Jobs by the numbers
Published 12:00 pm Thursday, January 7, 2021
- Bonus Index: Jobs by the numbers
Here are 10 numbers related to unemployment caused by the response to COVID-19.
619,600: The number of Oregonians who have filed for regular unemployment since March 15.
436,400: The number of people paid.
1,187: Initial claims for regular unemployment remaining to be processed, down from 1,676 the prior week.
150: The number of unemployment claims in adjudication on Wednesday, down from 2,250 the prior week.
260,300: 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.
92,100: The number of people paid PUA.
73,200: The number of people paid regular unemployment insurance.
104 minutes: The average wait time for Oregonians calling the department on Tuesday, down from 126 minutes the prior week.
$6.7 billion: Benefits paid to Oregonians.
6%: The Oregon unemployment rate.