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Select a Topic --Topic-- 2012 Taxable wage base 2012 Tax Rates for new employers 2012 Tax rates for experience rated employers State Unemployment Insurance Tax in effect for 2012

2012 Taxable wage base The taxable wage base for 2012 will be $9,000. This means you pay unemployment insurance combined tax on the first $9,000 of wages paid to each employee each year. The $9,000 taxable wage base is set in statute and so will remain at $9,000 every year for the foreseeable future.

2012 Tax rate for new employers The 2012 unemployment insurance combined tax rate for employers who are not eligible for an assigned experience rate is 2.49% for employers not in construction and 6.49% for construction employers. For more information, click here.

2012 Tax rates for experience rated employers Each employer who is eligible for an experience rating in 2012 will be assigned to one of the twenty rate categories in the following table. These rates change on an annual basis. Employers will be mailed an experience rate notice on December 6, 2011. Employers can also find this information by logging into their account on UIConnect. 2012 Rate Category Rate 1 0.00% 2 0.62% 3 1.00% 4 1.12% 5 1.25% 6 1.50% 7 1.62% 8 1.75% 9 2.00% 10 2.25% 11 2.37% 12 2.49% 13 2.62% 14 2.74% 15 2.99% 16 3.37% 17 3.87% 18 4.49% 19 5.36% 20 6.49% Click here for more information on experience rating.

State Unemployment Insurance Tax is set at 0.00% for 2012

New Work Search Log
Effective March 15: If you receive unemployment benefits and are required to complete a work search log, you may log your work search contacts as soon as you make them, before you file your weekly claim. You can no longer record your contacts AFTER you complete your weekly claim for benefits.

April Unemployment Rates
Nebraska: 3.7%
National: 7.5%

Next Release Date:
May Data June 21 at 9:00 AM

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