unemployment

State health officials announced 198 new cases of COVID-19 in Nebraska yesterday. There are now 20,623 confirmed cases of the virus in the state, and 284…

Nebraska will extend its unemployment benefits for the first time in nearly 40 years in response to the mass layoffs triggered by the coronavirus…

A partnership between the state and a financial services company is being criticized by a state labor union. The Nebraska Association of Public Employees…

The state of Nebraska once again broke the record for the most unemployment claims in one week. Labor Commissioner John Albin says 26-thousand-788…

Online retailer Hayneedle will lay off some 200 workers at its Omaha headquarters in the coming months. Hayneedle's parent company, Walmart, told the…

Nebraska businesses that hire felons could get a tax break under a measure before lawmakers that’s designed to make it easier for them to get jobs and…

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Officials say Nebraska's unemployment rate remained unchanged in June at 3%.The Nebraska Labor Department said in a news release…

(Des Moines, IA) -- There will be a one day delay for many Iowans who are looking to get unemployment benefits. Iowa Workforce Development made that…

(Lincoln, NE) -- Nebraska's unemployment rate is holding steady at two-point-eight percent. According to the Department of Labor, the employment rate…

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A new report says Nebraska's unemployment rate remained unchanged at 2.9 percent in December.The Nebraska Labor Department said in…