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Nevada Swamped By Record Jobless Claims After Virus Closures

LAS VEGAS (AP) — State officials acknowledged Friday that a record-setting wave of jobless applicants overwhelmed Nevada's unemployment system following casino closures because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation promised that people having trouble submitting claims will not lose benefits regardless of when they are able to file.

The 93,036 applications received last week vastly eclipsed the previous high of nearly 9,000 weekly claims filed during the first week of January 2009, amid the Great Recession.

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The state jobless office set up a new online portal to solve problems and added staff to take calls and address a backlog.