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Omaha-Council Bluffs sees 497,700 nonfarm payroll employees in June

By Cornhusker State News | Jul 3, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for June in Nebraska's Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan statistical area was 497,700, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Lincoln sees 189,300 nonfarm payroll employees in June

By Cornhusker State News | Jul 2, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for June in Nebraska's Lincoln metropolitan statistical area was 189,300, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Nebraska ranks 43rd in the U.S. for the most other license taxes paid in 2020

By Cornhusker State News | Jul 2, 2021

In 2020, Nebraska collected $951 thousand in other license taxes, ranking it 43rd in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Nebraska collected 154% more in taxes on general corporation licenses in 2020

By Cornhusker State News | Jul 2, 2021

Of the $5.9 billion in taxes collected by Nebraska in 2020, $15.7 million came from taxes on general corporation licenses, a 154 percent increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Average VA Purchase Loan amount in Nebraska increases from Q1 to Q2 2020

By Cornhusker State News | Jul 2, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Nebraska in the second quarter of fiscal year 2020 was $232,084, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index

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VA Purchase Loans in Nebraska average $265,409 for Q1

By Cornhusker State News | Jul 2, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Nebraska in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021 was $265,409, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Nebraska ranked 37th in home vacancy rate in Q4 2020

By Cornhusker State News | Jul 2, 2021

Nebraska's home vacancy rate was 37th in the U.S., with a home vacancy rate of 0.7 percent in the fourth quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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16 people die in Nebraska with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause in week ending May 8

By Cornhusker State News | Jul 2, 2021

There were 16 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Nebraska during the week ending May 8, a 23.8 percent decrease from the previous week.

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Nebraska ranked 39th in home vacancy rate in 2020

By Cornhusker State News | Jul 2, 2021

Nebraska's home vacancy rate was 39th in the U.S., with a home vacancy rate of 0.7 percent in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lincoln nonfarm payroll employees decrease by 0.2% since June 2021

By Cornhusker State News | Jul 2, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for July 2021 in the Lincoln metropolitan statistical area was 188,900, a 0.2 percent decrease from the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Nebraska collected $6.1 million in amusements sales tax in 2020

By Cornhusker State News | Jul 2, 2021

Of the $5.9 billion in taxes collected by Nebraska in 2020, 0.1 percent, or $6.1 million, came from amusements sales tax, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Nebraska ranked 41st in average VA home loan amount in Q3

By Cornhusker State News | Jul 1, 2021

With $241,338 in loans issued, Nebraska ranked 41st in average loan amount for VA home loans in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021, according to the Veteran’s Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Nebraska ranked 8th in home vacancy rate in Q2 2021

By Cornhusker State News | Jul 1, 2021

Nebraska's home vacancy rate was eighth in the U.S., with a home vacancy rate of 1.1 percent in the second quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Nebraska reports $6 million in miscellaneous tax revenue in Q2 2021

By Cornhusker State News | Jul 1, 2021

Nebraska's miscellaneous tax revenue reached $6 million in the second quarter of 2021, the same amount as the previous quarter.

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Total non-farm payroll employees in Nebraska increases by 0.2% in June 2021

By Cornhusker State News | Jul 1, 2021

Nebraska reported the number of employees on non-farm payrolls for the month of June 2021 was 41,500, according to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report.

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Nebraska's income tax revenue up 45.6 percent in year since Q2 2020

By Cornhusker State News | Jul 1, 2021

Nebraska collected $948 million in individual income taxes during the second quarter of 2021, a 45.6 percent increase over the same period the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Nebraska receives $94.3 million in VA Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans during Q1

By Cornhusker State News | Jul 1, 2021

The VA issued 470 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Nebraska during the first quarter of fiscal year 2022, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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VA provides 2,444 home loans in Nebraska totaling $581 million in Q2

By Cornhusker State News | Jul 1, 2021

The U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA) issued 2,444 home loans totaling $581 million in Nebraska during the second quarter of the fiscal year 2021, according to the Veteran’s Affairs Home Loans Index.

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VA Purchase Loans in Nebraska average $216,551 for Q2 2019

By Cornhusker State News | Jul 1, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Nebraska in the second quarter of fiscal year 2019 was $216,551, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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66 people die in Nebraska from heart disease in week ending May 8

By Cornhusker State News | Jul 1, 2021

There were 66 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Nebraska during the week ending May 8, a 23.3 percent decrease from the previous week.