LINCOLN- According to a report released by the Nebraska Department of Labor, private industry jobs, like construction and hospitality, have seen the greatest job growth when compared to other fields. Labor Commissioner John Albin said Tuesday that Nebraska has seen "the largest December to December growth since 1984" over the past year. Nebraska's unemployment rate for December 2022 was 2.6%, up slightly from 2.5% the month before and 2.3% last December.

While Nebraska's unemployment rate saw a slight increase, the national gross rate has fallen every so slightly from 3.6% to 3.5%. One year ago, the national average sat at 3.9%. The report released Tuesday indicated that around 1.03 million Nebraskans are employed, and private industries saw the most growth, with fields like economics, manufacturing, transportation, and utilities seeing the biggest uptick.

When comparing certain fields this past December, construction and mining saw about 6,500 jobs be added, hospitality and leisure saw around 5,000, and trades saw a 4,000 job boost since last December. The data collected by the Labor Department come from surveys conducted by the Census Bureau.

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