Nebraska Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1978 | 742,000 | - | 3.0 | - |
| 1979 | 739,000 | -0.4 | 3.1 | 0.1 |
| 1980 | 732,000 | -0.9 | 4.1 | 0.9 |
| 1981 | 745,000 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 0.1 |
| 1982 | 741,000 | -0.5 | 6.1 | 2.0 |
| 1983 | 746,000 | 0.7 | 5.7 | -0.4 |
| 1984 | 761,000 | 2.0 | 4.4 | -1.3 |
| 1985 | 762,000 | 0.1 | 5.5 | 1.1 |
| 1986 | 772,000 | 1.3 | 5.0 | -0.4 |
| 1987 | 772,000 | 0.0 | 4.9 | -0.1 |
| 1988 | 789,000 | 2.2 | 3.5 | -1.4 |
| 1989 | 787,000 | -0.3 | 3.1 | -0.5 |
| 1990 | 796,352 | 1.2 | 2.2 | -0.9 |
| 1991 | 812,074 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 0.5 |
| 1992 | 813,076 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 0.3 |
| 1993 | 835,581 | 2.8 | 2.7 | -0.4 |
| 1994 | 854,975 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 0.2 |
| 1995 | 882,603 | 3.2 | 2.6 | -0.3 |
| 1996 | 896,132 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 0.1 |
| 1997 | 904,492 | 0.9 | 2.4 | -0.3 |
| 1998 | 914,644 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 0.1 |
| 1999 | 916,270 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 0.2 |
| 2000 | 923,198 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| 2001 | 925,783 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 0.3 |
| 2002 | 921,201 | -0.5 | 3.7 | 0.6 |
| 2003 | 931,622 | 1.1 | 4.0 | 0.3 |
| 2004 | 938,688 | 0.8 | 3.9 | -0.1 |
| 2005 | 938,459 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
| 2006 | 945,207 | 0.7 | 3.0 | -0.8 |
| 2007 | 953,769 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 858,550 | 3.4 | 3.1 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 867,749 | 3.7 | 2.8 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 873,455 | 4.1 | 2.6 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 881,215 | 3.8 | 2.5 | -0.2 |
| May | 882,548 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 889,724 | 2.9 | 2.9 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 897,787 | 2.9 | 2.9 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 891,236 | 3.1 | 2.3 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 880,909 | 2.9 | 2.3 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 894,053 | 3.5 | 2.4 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 890,686 | 2.6 | 2.2 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 883,323 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 0.0 |
| 1996-Jan | 870,738 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 880,140 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 885,670 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 891,759 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 0.2 |
| May | 897,755 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 906,437 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 912,802 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 904,224 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 895,714 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 906,516 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 903,835 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 897,994 | 1.7 | 2.4 | -0.2 |
| 1997-Jan | 883,224 | 1.4 | 3.3 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 887,252 | 0.8 | 3.0 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 895,859 | 1.2 | 2.6 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 903,446 | 1.3 | 2.2 | -0.5 |
| May | 908,276 | 1.2 | 2.4 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 912,077 | 0.6 | 2.7 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 918,793 | 0.7 | 2.5 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 910,053 | 0.6 | 2.2 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 898,901 | 0.4 | 2.1 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 911,165 | 0.5 | 2.1 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 914,493 | 1.2 | 1.8 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 910,367 | 1.4 | 2.1 | -0.3 |
| 1998-Jan | 896,632 | 1.5 | 2.8 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 903,129 | 1.8 | 2.6 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 907,460 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 915,953 | 1.4 | 2.0 | -0.1 |
| May | 917,964 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 923,185 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 928,968 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 918,345 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 910,465 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 919,377 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 919,848 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 914,400 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 0.5 |
| 1999-Jan | 902,407 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 905,449 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 909,858 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 912,835 | -0.3 | 2.6 | 0.5 |
| May | 918,244 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 924,961 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 928,398 | -0.1 | 3.2 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 918,862 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 910,808 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 921,463 | 0.2 | 2.3 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 923,313 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 918,643 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 0.0 |
| 2000-Jan | 908,364 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 916,268 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 919,721 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 927,533 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 0.0 |
| May | 925,639 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 933,711 | 0.9 | 2.9 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 933,360 | 0.5 | 3.0 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 924,046 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 914,346 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 925,232 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 925,675 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 924,486 | 0.6 | 2.6 | -0.1 |
| 2001-Jan | 915,757 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 921,519 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 925,423 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 931,924 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 0.3 |
| May | 932,404 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 936,793 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 939,164 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 923,078 | -0.1 | 3.0 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 918,933 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 925,790 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 921,922 | -0.4 | 3.1 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 916,685 | -0.8 | 3.4 | 0.8 |
| 2002-Jan | 898,163 | -1.9 | 4.3 | 1.0 |
| Feb | 913,509 | -0.9 | 4.1 | 0.8 |
| Mar | 914,232 | -1.2 | 4.1 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 920,399 | -1.2 | 3.7 | 0.9 |
| May | 923,531 | -1.0 | 3.7 | 0.7 |
| Jun | 927,902 | -0.9 | 4.0 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 930,493 | -0.9 | 4.0 | 0.7 |
| Aug | 922,156 | -0.1 | 3.5 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 922,728 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 930,789 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 926,897 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 923,615 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
| 2003-Jan | 917,406 | 2.1 | 4.5 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 925,459 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 926,947 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 935,633 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 0.2 |
| May | 935,109 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 939,040 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 938,723 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 931,174 | 1.0 | 3.9 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 924,696 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 936,767 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 936,447 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 932,060 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
| 2004-Jan | 922,601 | 0.6 | 4.7 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 929,123 | 0.4 | 4.3 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 930,313 | 0.4 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 940,404 | 0.5 | 3.7 | -0.2 |
| May | 942,780 | 0.8 | 3.8 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 949,690 | 1.1 | 4.0 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 955,215 | 1.8 | 4.1 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 943,528 | 1.3 | 3.7 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 934,000 | 1.0 | 3.6 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 942,250 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 940,882 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 933,468 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| 2005-Jan | 921,894 | -0.1 | 4.9 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 930,240 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 932,195 | 0.2 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 939,180 | -0.1 | 3.9 | 0.2 |
| May | 941,931 | -0.1 | 3.9 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 946,878 | -0.3 | 3.9 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 951,388 | -0.4 | 4.0 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 941,321 | -0.2 | 3.5 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 934,755 | 0.1 | 3.4 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 945,266 | 0.3 | 3.3 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 940,720 | 0.0 | 3.5 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 935,745 | 0.2 | 3.5 | -0.3 |
| 2006-Jan | 923,448 | 0.2 | 3.8 | -1.0 |
| Feb | 933,837 | 0.4 | 3.4 | -1.1 |
| Mar | 935,698 | 0.4 | 3.3 | -1.0 |
| Apr | 943,868 | 0.5 | 3.0 | -0.9 |
| May | 947,433 | 0.6 | 2.9 | -1.0 |
| Jun | 954,145 | 0.8 | 3.1 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 955,965 | 0.5 | 3.4 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 947,045 | 0.6 | 3.0 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 942,702 | 0.9 | 2.7 | -0.7 |
| Oct | 955,321 | 1.1 | 2.6 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 953,211 | 1.3 | 2.7 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 949,812 | 1.5 | 2.7 | -0.8 |
| 2007-Jan | 935,806 | 1.3 | 3.7 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 942,143 | 0.9 | 3.3 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 947,891 | 1.3 | 2.9 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 953,249 | 1.0 | 2.7 | -0.3 |
| May | 957,094 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 963,896 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 967,359 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 954,659 | 0.8 | 2.9 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 952,241 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 958,616 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 959,993 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 952,286 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 0.0 |
| 2008-Jan | 947,629 | 1.3 | 3.6 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 948,660 | 0.7 | 3.2 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 954,841 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 963,991 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 0.4 |
| May | 968,349 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 973,328 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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