LINCOLN- Nebraska's unemployment rate has remained steady for the past eight months, coming in again at 2.5% in April, according to data released last week by the Nebraska Department of Labor. That number is in stark contrast to the national average of 3.9%, which rose slightly from March's 3.8%.

Nebraska's unemployment rate, just as March's did, makes the state the fourth lowest nationally, with North Dakota, South Dakota, and Vermont recording the lowest three rates in April. Also notable this month, according to Labor Commissioner John Albin, is the number of filled jobs in Nebraska's nonfarm sector.

In April, that number reached an all-time high of 1,063,738, up about about 0.7% from March. "This was driven by record highs in Omaha and Lincoln of 516,399 and 198,570 respectively, Albin said of this data. The private industries reporting the most job growth in April were private education and health services.

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