Employment Index: Jobs by the numbers

Published 12:00 pm Thursday, February 11, 2021

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

647,200: The number of Oregonians who have filed for regular unemployment since March 15.

456,500: The number of people paid.

1,302: Initial claims for regular unemployment remaining to be processed, down from 1,437 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.

98,200: The number of people paid PUA.

76,000: The number of people paid regular unemployment insurance.

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

$7.4 billion: Benefits paid to Oregonians.

6.4%: The Oregon unemployment rate.

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