Through July Less than Half of National PUA Eligibility Determinations Have Been for the Self Employed, But in Oregon 85% Were for Self Employed.

The US Department of Labor has a monthly report of PUA activity, the 902P report.   

I downloaded the latest version and did a breakout by states showing the total number of eligibility determinations made and the percentage of those that were for the self employed.  

I put together a 2 page PDF file HERE, and embedded below, that includes a map and a ranked order of states by the cumulative percentage of all PUA eligibility determinations made that were self employed workers, one of several categories of workers eligible for PUA:. 

• Self-employed workers.
• Independent contractors.
• Non-profit employees.
• Gig economy workers.
• Part-time workers who do not have enough work history to be eligible regular UI

To date 46% (3,911,768/8,641,873) of national PUA claimants whose eligibility has been determined were self employed, but in Oregon that percentage was higher at 85% (29,376/34,606), ranking as the 6th highest state percentage in the country. In contrast, of the more than 434,000 PUA eligibility determinations in Washington state only 108,000 (25%) of those have been reported as self employed. 

Note that many states are still NOT reporting PUA activity so when they do these results could change. 

Originally created and posted on the Oregon Housing Blog.