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Nebraska Unemployment Claims Surging

Nebraska Unemployment Claims Surging

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Unemployment claims continue to run at record levels in Nebraska.
State Labor Commissioner John Albin says they are struggling to keep up…

Over one hundred thousand people have filed for unemployment benefits in the past six weeks.

Albin says some of the slowdown in processing claims is related to the number of jobs a worker has had….

Albin says they continue to pay out millions in benefits..

Governor Pete Ricketts issued an executive order that benefit claims will be approved based on the most recent employer a person had, which should speed up the process.

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