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

654,600: The number of Oregonians who have filed for regular unemployment since March 15.

462,400: The number of people paid.

1,661: Initial claims for regular unemployment remaining to be processed, up from 1,360 the prior week.

296,200: 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.

99,500: The number of people paid PUA.

84,800: The number of people paid regular unemployment insurance.

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

$7.7 billion: Benefits paid to Oregonians.

6.4%: The Oregon unemployment rate.