More than 8,800 Nevadans filed for first-time unemployment benefits last week, the fewest initial claims filed since the week ending March 14.
Specifically, the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation says that initial claims were down by 2,080 claims, or 19% compared to the previous week.
DETR says that initial claims were also down for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) compared to last week. Initial claims were down by 1,485, or 12%.
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Regular continued claims also decreased by 12,143, or 5.5% compared to the week before.Â
Arkansas now has the highest unemployment rate in the nation at 40% with Hawaii and Nevada in third with 16.4%.
Nationally, more than one million Americans filed for jobless benefits last week said the Labor Department in its weekly filing.Â
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