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10/22/2021
LINCOLN - The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) announced today that Nebraska’s preliminary unemployment rate for September 2021 is 2.0 percent, seasonally adjusted. The rate is a record low for Nebraska and tied with the nationwide record low. Unemployment data goes back to 1976, and only Hawaii (January 2020) and Connecticut (August 2020) have ever had rates this low. National unemployment rate rankings are available here: https://www.bls.gov/web/laus/laumstrk.htm. The rate is down 0.2 perc
10/5/2021
Commissioner of Labor John H. Albin has been elected Treasurer of the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA).
9/17/2021
Rate is Lowest in the Nation and a Record Low for Nebraska
8/20/2021
LINCOLN - The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) announced today that Nebraska’s preliminary unemployment rate for July 2021 is 2.3 percent, seasonally adjusted. The rate is down 0.2 percentage points from the June 2021 rate of 2.5 percent and down 2.1 percentage points from the July 2020 rate of 4.4 percent.
7/16/2021
LINCOLN - The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) announced today that Nebraska’s preliminary unemployment rate for June 2021 is 2.5 percent, seasonally adjusted. The rate is down 0.1 percentage points from the May 2021 rate of 2.6 percent and down 4.1 percentage points from the June 2020 rate of 6.6 percent.
6/28/2021
LINCOLN –Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) job centers are helping Nebraskans accelerate their return to the workforce. A network of 14 job centers provide reemployment services to job seekers, as well as help employers find talent and programs that fit their needs. The job centers host job fairs and provide resume and interview assistance, as well as administer programs such as the following:
6/24/2021
The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) has released unemployment claim statistics for the week of June 13 - June 19.
6/23/2021
LINCOLN - The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) announced today that Nebraska’s preliminary unemployment rate for May 2021 is 2.6 percent, seasonally adjusted. The rate is down 0.2 percentage points from the April 2021 rate of 2.8 percent and down 2.8 percentage points from the May 2020 rate of 5.4 percent.
6/17/2021
The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) has released unemployment claim statistics for the week of June 6 - June 12.
6/10/2021
The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) has released unemployment claim statistics for the week of May 30 - June 5.
6/3/2021
The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) has released unemployment claim statistics for the week of May 23 - May 29.
5/27/2021
The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) has released unemployment claim statistics for the week of May 16 - May 22.
5/24/2021
LINCOLN - Nebraska will no longer participate in federal pandemic unemployment programs effective June 19. The State has notified the US Department of Labor of its intent to withdraw from the following:
5/21/2021
LINCOLN - The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) announced today that Nebraska’s preliminary unemployment rate for April 2021 is 2.8 percent, seasonally adjusted. The rate is down 0.1 percentage points from the March 2021 revised rate of 2.9 percent and down 4.6 percentage points from the March 2020 rate of 7.4 percent.
5/20/2021
The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) has released unemployment claim statistics for the week of May 9 - May 15.
5/13/2021
The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) has released unemployment claim statistics for the week of May 2 - May 8.
5/6/2021
The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) has released unemployment claim statistics for the week of April 25 - May 1.
4/29/2021
The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) has released unemployment claim statistics for the week of April 18 - April 24.
4/22/2021
The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) has released unemployment claim statistics for the week of April 11 - April 17.
4/16/2021
LINCOLN - The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) announced today that Nebraska’s preliminary unemployment rate for March 2021 is 2.9 percent, seasonally adjusted. The rate is down 0.2 percentage points from the February 2021 rate of 3.1 percent and down 0.2 percentage points from the March 2020 rate of 3.1 percent.
4/15/2021
The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) has released unemployment claim statistics for the week of April 4 - April 10.
4/8/2021
The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) has released unemployment claim statistics for the week of March 28 - April 3.
4/1/2021
The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) has released unemployment claim statistics for the week of March 21 - March 27.
3/26/2021
LINCOLN - The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) announced today that Nebraska’s preliminary unemployment rate for February 2021 is 3.1 percent, seasonally adjusted. The rate is down 0.1 percentage points from the January 2021 rate of 3.2 percent and up 0.1 percentage points from the February 2020 rate of 3.0 percent.
3/25/2021
The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) has released unemployment claim statistics for the week of March 14 - March 20.
3/23/2021
LINCOLN - The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) reminds all Nebraska residents to be vigilant and look out for unemployment fraud schemes that continue to be prevalent nationwide. These include identity theft scams and fraudsters posing as state workforce agencies to solicit personally identifiable information for the purpose of collecting unemployment benefits.
3/18/2021
The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) has released unemployment claim statistics for the week of March 7 - March 13.
3/15/2021
LINCOLN - The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) announced today that Nebraska’s preliminary unemployment rate for January 2021 is 3.2 percent, seasonally adjusted. The rate is down 0.2 percentage points from the December 2020 revised rate of 3.4 percent and up 0.3 percentage points from the January 2020 rate of 2.9 percent.
3/11/2021
The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) has released unemployment claim statistics for the week of February 28 - March 6.
3/4/2021
The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) has released unemployment claim statistics for the week of February 21 - February 27.
2/25/2021
The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) has released unemployment claim statistics for the week of February 14 - February 20.
2/18/2021
The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) has released unemployment claim statistics for the week of February 7 - February 13.
2/16/2021
LINCOLN – The Nebraska Department of Labor has issued 1099-G tax forms to unemployment claimants who received benefits in 2020. The forms are normally released in January, but the IRS granted the Department’s request for a 30-day delay while additional fraud checks were performed. Claimants can download the forms in NEworks.nebraska.gov
2/11/2021
The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) has released unemployment claim statistics for the week of January 31 - February 6.
2/4/2021
LINCOLN – The Nebraska Department of Labor is continuing to roll out provisions of the federal Continued Assistance Act, the federal legislation that amended unemployment benefit programs established under the CARES Act.
2/4/2021
The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) has released unemployment claim statistics for the week of January 24 - January 30.
1/28/2021
The Nebraska Department of Labor is performing additional fraud checks to prevent Unemployment Insurance tax statements from being sent to identity theft victims. The IRS has granted the Department’s request to delay issuing 1099-G forms for up to 30 days while these checks are performed. As a result, some claimants will receive their 1099-G forms in February. The IRS will not begin processing individual tax returns until February 12.
1/28/2021
The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) has released unemployment claim statistics for the week of January 17 - January 23.
1/26/2021
LINCOLN - The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) announced today that Nebraska’s preliminary unemployment rate for December is 3.0 percent, seasonally adjusted. The rate has been unchanged since October 2020 and is the same as the rate from September to December of 2019. The November 2020 rate was revised down to 3.0 percent.
1/21/2021
The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) has released unemployment claim statistics for the week of January 10 - January 16.
1/14/2021
The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) has released unemployment claim statistics for the week of January 3 - January 9.
1/13/2021
The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) is continuing to implement the Continued Assistance Act, the federal legislation that amends the unemployment benefit programs established under the CARES Act. NDOL anticipates that all of the amended CARES Act benefit programs will be fully implemented in approximately four-to-six weeks. The Continued Assistance Act stipulates changes to each of the CARES Act programs that require NDOL’s unemployment software vendor to perform system updates and changes.
1/7/2021
The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) has released unemployment claim statistics for the week of December 27 - January 2.