The Nebraska Department of Labor released their weekly unemployment figures for the week of November 8th through the 14th.
There were 2,498 new unemployment claims filed, an increase of 265 cases from the week ending November 7th. There were 729 new Pandemic Unemployment Assistance claims filed last week, a decrease of 50 cases filed the week before.
Continued unemployment claims filed last week totaled 11,185 compared to 11.450 for the week ending November 7th. Continued Pandemic Unemployment Assistance claims totaled 8.497 last week compared to 8.121 the week prior.
Nebraska has paid $4.4 million in total payments, including $65,865 in Lost Wages Assistance payments. 141.128 individuals have received payments during the pandemic.