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Nebraska ranks 39th in average VA home loan amount in 2021

By Cornhusker State News | Jan 1, 2022

With $241,928 in issued loans, Nebraska ranked 39th for the average amount of a VA home loan in 2021, according to figures provided by the Veteran Affairs Home Loans Index.

Grand Island nonfarm payroll employees decrease by 1.4% since December 2021

By Cornhusker State News | Jan 1, 2022

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for January 2022 in the Grand Island metropolitan statistical area was 41,000, a 1.4 percent decrease from the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Q4 2021: Nebraska's combined tax revenues down 7.5% since Q3 2021

By Cornhusker State News | Jan 1, 2022

Nebraska collected $1.6 billion in total tax revenues during the fourth quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

Home vacancies in Nebraska down 0.4 percent in Q4

By Cornhusker State News | Jan 1, 2022

Nebraska’s home vacancy rate was 0.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021, a decrease of 0.4 percent from the previous quarter, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report.

Grand Island sees 41,600 nonfarm payroll employees in December

By Cornhusker State News | Jan 1, 2022

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for December in Nebraska's Grand Island metropolitan statistical area was 41,600, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Nebraska reports $802,469 in public pension contributions in 2021

By Cornhusker State News | Jan 1, 2022

In 2021, Nebraska had received $802,469 in contributions to its public pension funds, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of Public Pensions.

Nebraska's income tax revenue down 7.3% since Q4 2021

By Cornhusker State News | Jan 1, 2022

Nebraska collected $672 million in individual income taxes during the fourth quarter of 2021, a 7.3 percent decrease from the previous quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

Total non-farm payroll employees in Nebraska increases by 0.7% in December 2021

By Cornhusker State News | Jan 1, 2022

Nebraska reported the number of employees on non-farm payrolls for the month of December 2021 was 41,600, according to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report.

Average VA IRRRL Loan amount in Nebraska increases from 2020 to 2021

By Cornhusker State News | Jan 1, 2022

The average VA IRRRL Loan amount for Nebraska in 2021 was $241,928, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Nebraska ranked 26th in home vacancy rate in Q4 2021

By Cornhusker State News | Jan 1, 2022

Nebraska's home vacancy rate was 26th in the U.S., with a home vacancy rate of 0.8 percent in the fourth quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

VA issues more Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Nebraska in 2021 vs. 2020

By Cornhusker State News | Jan 1, 2022

The VA issued 8,441 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Nebraska during the 2021 fiscal year, totaling $2 billion, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Nebraska collects $774 million in sales and gross receipt tax revenue in Q4 2021

By Cornhusker State News | Jan 1, 2022

Nebraska collected $774 million in sales and gross receipt taxes during the fourth quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

66 people die in Nebraska with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause in week ending November 20

By Cornhusker State News | Jan 1, 2022

There were 66 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Nebraska during the week ending November 20, a 37.5 percent increase over the previous week.

Nebraska's income tax revenue up 9.1% in year since Q4 2020

By Cornhusker State News | Jan 1, 2022

Nebraska collected $672 million in individual income taxes during the fourth quarter of 2021, a 9.1% increase over the same period the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.