Employment Index: Jobs by the numbers

Published 12:00 pm Thursday, December 31, 2020

Here are 10 numbers related to unemployment caused by the response to COVID-19.

613,400: The number of Oregonians who have filed for regular unemployment since March 15.

432,000: The number of people paid.

1,676: Initial claims for regular unemployment remaining to be processed, down from 2,560 the prior week.

2,250: The number of unemployment claims in adjudication on Wednesday, down from 5,400 the prior week.

260,300: 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.

90,200: The number of people paid PUA.

72,200: The number of people paid regular unemployment insurance.

126 minutes: The average wait time for Oregonians calling the department on Tuesday, up from 118 minutes the prior week.

$6.5 billion: Benefits paid to Oregonians.

6%: The Oregon unemployment rate, down from 6.9% in October.

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