Employment Index: Jobs by the numbers

Published 12:00 pm Thursday, January 7, 2021

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.

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