New regular and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance claims for the week ending March 27th were up from the week before. There were 342 new regular claims and 2 more Pandemic Unemployment Assistance claims compared to the week ending March 20th.
The Nebraska Department of Labor reports a decline in continued claims. There were 11,871 regular claims filed, down 376 from the week ending March 20th. Regular PUA claims totaled 2,759, down 142 from the week before.
The week of March 20th, The Department of Labor paid $10.4 million in benefits. Payments for the week ending March 27th totaled $10.1 million.
