Nebraska’s unemployment rate has held steady at 2.5% for the past eight months, according to preliminary data from the Nebraska Department of Labor. This rate is comparatively lower than the national rate of 3.9%. The state’s achievement places it fourth in the nation for lowest unemployment rates, with only North Dakota, South Dakota, and Vermont reporting lower figures.

A key highlight for the month, as pointed out by Labor Commissioner John Albin, is the growth in Nebraska’s nonfarm sector. The number of filled jobs reached a record high last month, reaching 1,063,738, an increase of approximately 0.7% from the previous month and 1.8% from the previous year.

Private education and health services were among the industries that reported the most growth in the past year. The data used to calculate the number of employed and unemployed persons in the labor force was sourced from surveys conducted by the Census Bureau.

In this data, those who are not working and are also not seeking work are not considered part of the labor force and are therefore not included in the unemployment rate calculation.

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