LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska saw a decline in both new and continued unemployment claims last week, state officials reported Thursday.
The Nebraska Department of Labor said it received 1,523 new, regular unemployment claims and 11 pandemic-related unemployment claims from March 14 through March 20. That’s down a total of 60 from the previous week.
The department said it counted 12,247 continuing, regular unemployment claims and 2,891 continuing pandemic unemployment claims in the same period. That’s down a total of 1,406 from the previous week.
State officials said they paid out $10.4 million in benefits, which is down about $1.1 million from the previous week. The agency said a total of 159,621 people have gotten benefits during the coronavirus pandemic.
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