LINCOLN- As announced Friday by Nebraska's Labor Commissioner John Albin, it seems that Nebraska now sits right alongside South Dakota and New Hampshire as one of the states with the lowest unemployment rates, with a recent dip to just 1.9% of the population unemployed. May's preliminary rate, released Friday, sits just a pinch lower than April's 2%, as well as May 2022's 2.1%.

Albin noted just how many nonfarm jobs had been filled so far this year, saying it's "at a historical high at 1,044,702, surpassing the prior high count of filled jobs in November 2022 by 1,009." However, this isn't to say that nonfarm jobs didn't also see a substantial rise. Indeed, nonfarm employment was up by 1,985 jobs over the past month, and up a staggering 18,549 jobs over last year as well.

The data was provided to Nebraska by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which adjusts employment data seasonally and provides occasional, preliminary reports. Albin and his office reported that private industries in the state saw the most growth, which includes the education and healthcare sectors, which were up around 6,400 jobs, as well as leisure and hospitality, up around 5,000 jobs, and mining and construction, up about 4,000 jobs.

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