Bonus Index: Jobs by the numbers

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

642,600: The number of Oregonians who have filed for regular unemployment since March 15.

452,800: The number of people paid.

1,437: Initial claims for regular unemployment remaining to be processed, up from 1,420 the prior week.

260,600: 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.

97,500: The number of people paid PUA.

75,600: The number of people paid regular unemployment insurance.

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

$7.3 billion: Benefits paid to Oregonians.

6.4%: The Oregon unemployment rate.