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In this March 17, 2020 file photo, people wait in line for help with unemployment benefits at the One-Stop Career Center in Las Vegas.
Friday, April 24, 2020 | 10:34 a.m.
Nearly 370,000 Nevadans have filed for unemployment benefits so far this year, according to a report today from the state Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.
The state’s unemployment rate is now 17%, the highest in Nevada history, according to the department.
Just under 39,500 people filed first-time employment claims during the week that ended April 18, a 33% decrease from the previous week’s numbers, according to the report.
The yearly total of claims is already at an all-time high, as the state struggles with the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
Gov. Steve Sisolak ordered the closure of casinos and other nonessential businesses statewide for over a month because of the virus.
