LINCOLN- The state unemployment rate continued to remain low in September. The Nebraska Department of Labor reported that Nebraska's unemployment rate for September was 2.1%. That was up from 2% in August, but was down significantly from the 2.6% rate reported in September 2022. The state's unemployment rate last month ranked as the sixth lowest in the country.

The number of filled jobs statewide in September was up 4,738 compared with August and 15,249 compared with a year ago. Commissioner of Labor John Albin said manufacturing employment was one of the drivers of the September job growth. “Manufacturing employment remained strong in September, increasing slightly from August,” he said in a news release.

The number of people employed was down slightly in September compared with August, just over 1,000 people, but there were 6,304 more people working statewide compared with a year ago. The national unemployment rate for September was 3.8%. The state will look to hold, if not improve, this percentage heading into the winter months.

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