Nebraska Sees Uptick in New Jobless Claims After Declines
Nebraska saw a small uptick in new unemployment applications after several weeks of declining numbers from the all-time high caused by the coronavirus.
The U.S. Department of Labor reported last Thursday that 4,918 people filed for jobless benefits during the week that ended June 13. That’s up from the 4,697 that filed the prior week.
The highest number of weekly claims filed during coronavirus pandemic was 26,539 during the week that ended April 4. The numbers have trended downward ever since.
Nebraska’s unemployment soared during the pandemic along with the rest of the country due to government-mandated social distancing restrictions that forced the closure of many businesses. The restrictions are in place to try to keep the virus from overwhelming hospitals with patients.
In Iowa, more than 9,500 people filed unemployment claims, and the number of continuing claims still tops 150,000.
Iowa Workforce Development said there were 9,516 claims for unemployment insurance in the week ending June 13. That’s a little higher than last week but the number of continuing claims was down by about 3,500. The highest number of new claims came from workers employed in manufacturing.
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