Bonus Index: Jobs by the numbers

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

675,900: The number of Oregonians who have filed for regular unemployment since March 15, 2020 through April 10.

479,300: The number of people paid through April 10.

99%: Percent of claims processed.

310,500: 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, through April 10.

105,400: The number of people paid PUA through April 10.

89,800: The number of people paid regular unemployment insurance through April 10.

61 minutes: The average wait time for Oregonians calling the department on Wednesday, up from 54 the prior week.

$8.6 billion: Benefits paid to Oregonians through April 10.

6.0%: The Oregon unemployment rate.