Employment Index: Jobs by the numbers

Published 12:00 pm Thursday, February 18, 2021

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

649,500: The number of Oregonians who have filed for regular unemployment since March 15.

458,500: The number of people paid.

1,360: Initial claims for regular unemployment remaining to be processed, up from 1,302 the prior week.

293,700: 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.

98,700: The number of people paid PUA.

83,700: The number of people paid regular unemployment insurance.

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

$7.6 billion: Benefits paid to Oregonians.

6.4%: The Oregon unemployment rate.

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