OMAHA- According to a preliminary report from the department of labor, Nebraska’s unemployment rate has increased to just above 2%, but still remains the second lowest state in unemployment.

Another report placed Nebraska within the top 10 states for improved labor productivity over the past decade, with a 17% increase since 2012.

The manufacturing sector in Nebraska has been especially productive in the past ten years, adding almost 2,800 jobs in that time. In other sectors, almost one million people have been employed since August of last year.

Nationally, unemployment has been down since last year, but still hasn’t been able to revert to pre-pandemic levels. This July, national unemployment was sitting at 3.5%, while last summer’s number was closer to 5.4%.

Nebraska’s efforts to bounce back from the Covid-19 pandemic have been rather incredible considering the circumstances, and our rankings in unemployment and productivity reflect this.

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