Bonus Index: Jobs by the numbers

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

699,800: The number of Oregonians who have filed for regular unemployment from March 15, 2020 to May 15.

488,600: The number of people paid.

99%: Percent of claims processed.

320,600: 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.

109,000: The number of people paid PUA.

93,300: The number of people paid regular unemployment insurance.

53 minutes: The average wait time for Oregonians calling the department on Wednesday, up from 52 the prior week.

$9.4 billion: Benefits paid to Oregonians.

6.0%: The Oregon unemployment rate.