Unemployment claims drop by 7.2%

The Nebraska Department of Labor announced that there were 2,631 new regular unemployment claims filed last week, a decrease of 7.2 percent over the prior week when 2,838 claims were filed. There were 1,070 new Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) claims filed last week compared to 1,150 the prior week, a decrease of 6.9 percent. The highest number of new claims filed during the pan...