LINCOLN- According to the Nebraska Department of Labor, last month's unemployment rate was 2.3%, the lowest rate seen in the state since June. Despite this new low, March's unemployment rate is still up from February's 2%. Nebraska's unemployment rate in February was the third-lowest in the country, trailing only North and South Dakota.

However, the number of people employed in Nebraska is virtually the same as it was a year ago, up only 72, while the number of unemployed individuals grew by more than 3,500. The Department of Labor reported nearly 22,700 more jobs in February than there were a year ago.

Economists have stated that an increased number of unemployed people without a corresponding drop in employed people is an indicator of people who hadn't been seeking work returning to the labor force rather than people losing jobs. Last month, there were around 2,600 more people employed compared to February of last year, as well as about 60 fewer unemployed people.

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