(Lincoln, NE) -- Nebraska's unemployment rate for November is 2.8 percent, up 0.1 percent from October Nebraska's jobless rate is the fifth lowest in the nation. State Labor Commissioner John Albin says the labor force reached an all-time high last month, at 1,057,890. He says the labor force has grown by nearly 2,000 people this year.
Total on-farm employment, a count of filled jobs, was 1,084,052 in November, down 1,522 over the month and up 21,075 over the year. Private industries with the most growth month to month were trade, transportation, and utilities (up 1,320 jobs); other services (up 520 jobs); and private education and health services (up 366 jobs). Private industries with the most over-the-year growth were private education and health services (up 7,244 jobs); manufacturing (up 3,633 jobs); and leisure and hospitality (up (2,281 jobs).
The national seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for November 2024 is 4.2 percent, up 0.1 percent from the October 2024 rate and up 0.5 percentage points from the November 2023 rate of 3.7 percent.
December 2024 Nebraska employment data will be published Tuesday, January 28, 2024.
Employers looking for qualified applicants are encouraged to post their jobs for free on NEworks.nebraska.gov and partner with their closest job center to take advantage of programs geared at recruiting, upskilling, and expanding their workforce. The site lists thousands of open jobs in the state.
More employment data is available at dol.nebraska.gov/INFOlink.