Employment Index: Jobs by the numbers
Published 12:00 pm Thursday, May 6, 2021
- Bonus Index: Jobs by the numbers
Here are numbers related to unemployment caused by the response to COVID-19.
687,200: The number of Oregonians who have filed for regular unemployment since March 15, 2020.
483,900: The number of people paid.
99%: Percent of claims processed.
315,300: 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.
107,400: The number of people paid PUA.
92,700: The number of people paid regular unemployment insurance.
74 minutes: The average wait time for Oregonians calling the department on Wednesday, up from 68 the prior week.
$9 billion: Benefits paid to Oregonians.
6.0%: The Oregon unemployment rate.