Employment Index: Jobs by the numbers
Published 12:00 pm Thursday, March 11, 2021
- Bonus Index: Jobs by the numbers
Here are numbers related to unemployment caused by the response to COVID-19.
661,700: The number of Oregonians who have filed for regular unemployment since March 15.
467,600: The number of people paid.
99%: Percent of claims processed.
300,700: 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.
101,400: The number of people paid PUA.
86,400: The number of people paid regular unemployment insurance.
47 minutes: The average wait time for Oregonians calling the department on Tuesday, up from 45 minutes the prior week.
$8 billion: Benefits paid to Oregonians.
6.2%: The Oregon unemployment rate.