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Geographic Solutions restores unemployment benefit platforms in three states. The vendor expects all state workforce systems to be back online by the end of this week.
"Without the system up, we cannot verify who is eligible for the payments and approve the payments," a Nebraska Department of Labor spokesperson said.
'I'm not able to go to the store and get any food yet'
Nebraska’s latest unemployment rate of 1.9% represented an all-time low for the second straight month, and that April level remains tied for the lowest reached by any state in history.
The rate was 2.1% in February, down from 2.7% a year ago. The Lincoln area's rate also was 2.1% last month.