OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - New unemployment and pandemic assistance claims in Nebraska dropped slightly last week, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday.
The department said it received 2,680 new unemployment claims and 284 pandemic unemployment assistance claims during the week that ended Saturday. Those numbers are down by a total of 65 from the previous week.
State officials said the number of continuing unemployment claims was 11,596, while the number of continuing pandemic assistance claims 5,606. Those numbers are down by a total of 636 from the prior week.
Nebraska saw a record high 26,539 new unemployment claims during the week of April 4, when the pandemic and government restrictions forced many businesses to close or scale back their operations.
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