OMAHA - April was a tough month for the Omaha metro area’s economy, according to data from the Greater Omaha Chamber.The number of passengers boarding planes at Eppley Airfield, for example, plummeted from about 104,000 in March to just 8,700 in April — a nearly 92% drop. Meanwhile, the metro area’s unemployment rate rose from 4.3% to 9.9%. That was better than the national rate of 14.4% but worse than Nebraska’s rate of 8.6%.

Those figures were among the monthly economic indicators released by the chamber Wednesday that show how the coronavirus pandemic has affected the local economy. The numbers encompass a seven-county region: Cass, Dodge, Douglas, Otoe, Sarpy and Washington in Nebraska and Pottawattamie in Iowa.

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