New Infographic: Oregon Music Professionals give a failing grade on delivery of CARES benefits

Here are the new results of our survey on the Oregon Employment Department’s handling of CARES Act relief for self-employed Oregon music professionals. Many people in the music industry, including performing artists and music entrepreneurs, work as independent contractors, freelancers or as self-employed. These were the first people impacted by the shutdown in mid-March. The report assembles data from 276 music professionals from 14 Oregon counties and 33 cities.

The survey collection closed on May 20, 2020 when the OED was still promising “about three weeks” from application to benefits. But three weeks after the PUA applications opened on April 28, only 3% of respondents had received any PUA benefits.

Special thanks to JP Downer of Motorobot Creative for designing this infographic.