Bonus Index: Jobs by the numbers

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

637,400: The number of Oregonians who have filed for regular unemployment since March 15.

449,100: The number of people paid.

1,420: Initial claims for regular unemployment remaining to be processed, down from 1,553 the prior week.

260,400: 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.

96,400: The number of people paid PUA.

75,000: The number of people paid regular unemployment insurance.

81 minutes: The average wait time for Oregonians calling the department on Wednesday, up from 67 minutes the prior week.

$7.1 billion: Benefits paid to Oregonians.

6.4%: The Oregon unemployment rate.