The Nebraska Department of Labor released unemployment figures for the week ending June 12th.
There were 1,179 new regular claims filed for the week, down 185 compared to the week before. There were just four new Pandemic Unemployment Assistance claims filed for the week. There were 2 last week.
Continued regular unemployment claims totaled 7.255, up 15 from the week ending June 5th. There were 2,380 continued Pandemic Unemployment Assistance claims filed, the same number as the week before.
Nebraska paid out $8.5 million dollars in benefits for the week ending June 12th.
