By Jack MoneyBusiness writerjmoney@oklahoman.comThe interim director of the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission said Monday the agency is making progress on clearing a backlog of tens of thousands pending claims.But Shelley Zumwalt, who recently took over the agency’s top administrative position on an interim basis, declined to specify how many Oklahomans had been helped during her first week on the job.Instead, she told reporters during a news conference Monday that agency officials had managed to clear about 29% of pending claims involving both regular and pandemic unemployment benefits.Read more on NewsOK.com