Nebraska Monthly Unemployment Rate Holds Steady
Contact: Grace Johnson • Phone: 402-471-4189 • E-mail: grace.johnson@nebraska.gov
LINCOLN- The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) announced today that Nebraska’s preliminary unemployment rate for June is 2.6 percent, seasonally adjusted. The jobless rate is unchanged from the May rate and down 0.7 percentage points from the June 2014 rate of 3.3 percent. •
“June continued the trend of the unemployment rate at well under last year’s rate and total nonfarm employment holding at over 1 million,” said Commissioner of Labor John H. Albin. “A variety of industries grew over the month and over the year.”
Nonfarm employment in June was 1,007,608, up 6,082 compared to last June. Private industries with the most growth year over year were education and health services (up 4,793), other services (up 1,566) and financial activities (up 1,329). Month to month, the largest gains were seen in leisure and hospitality (up 2,703), mining and construction (up 2,150), and financial activities (up 187).
The seasonally-adjusted national unemployment rate for June is 5.3 percent, down 0.2 percentage points from the May rate of 5.5 percent and down 0.8 percentage points from the June 2014 rate of 6.1 percent.
July 2015 data will be published Friday, August 21.
Labor Force Estimates - National, State, Omaha MSA, Lincoln MSA
Labor Force Estimates - National (Seasonally Adjusted) |
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Prelim |
Revised |
Changes Since |
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Jun-15 |
May-15 |
Jun-14 |
May-15 |
Jun-14 |
|
Unemployment Rate |
5.3 |
5.5 |
6.1 |
-0.2 |
-0.8 |
Labor Force Estimates - Nebraska (Seasonally Adjusted) |
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Prelim |
Revised |
Changes Since |
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Jun-15 |
May-15 |
Jun-14 |
May-15 |
Jun-14 |
|
Unemployment Rate |
2.6 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
0.0 |
-0.7 |
Labor Force |
1,009,393 |
1,012,425 |
1,022,244 |
-3,032 |
-12,851 |
Unemployment |
26,628 |
25,902 |
33,810 |
726 |
-7,182 |
Employment |
982,765 |
986,523 |
988,434 |
-3,758 |
-5,669 |
|
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Labor Force Estimates - Omaha MSA (Not Seasonally Adjusted) |
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Prelim |
Revised |
Changes Since |
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Jun-15 |
May-15 |
Jun-14 |
May-15 |
Jun-14 |
|
Unemployment Rate |
3.2 |
2.9 |
3.9 |
0.3 |
-0.7 |
Labor Force |
477,675 |
477,468 |
484,558 |
207 |
-6,883 |
Unemployment |
15,476 |
13,789 |
18,674 |
1,687 |
-3,198 |
Employment |
462,199 |
463,679 |
465,884 |
-1,480 |
-3,685 |
Labor Force Estimates - Lincoln MSA (Not Seasonally Adjusted) |
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Prelim |
Revised |
Changes Since |
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Jun-15 |
May-15 |
Jun-14 |
May-15 |
Jun-14 |
|
Unemployment Rate |
2.6 |
2.2 |
3.2 |
0.4 |
-0.6 |
Labor Force |
176,704 |
178,440 |
178,898 |
-1,736 |
-2,194 |
Unemployment |
4,615 |
4,002 |
5,697 |
613 |
-1,082 |
Employment |
172,089 |
174,438 |
173,201 |
-2,349 |
-1,112 |
Labor Force Estimates - Grand Island MSA (Not Seasonally Adjusted) |
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Prelim |
Revised |
|
Changes Since |
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|
Jun-15 |
May-15 |
Jun-14 |
May-15 |
Jun-14 |
Unemployment Rate |
3.1 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
0.4 |
-0.4 |
Labor Force |
45,014 |
44,276 |
45,708 |
738 |
-694 |
Unemployment |
1,406 |
1,210 |
1,581 |
196 |
-175 |
Employment |
43,608 |
43,066 |
44,127 |
542 |
-519 |
NOTE: Data is revised on a monthly basis. Data for previous years is benchmarked annually and is subject to change. MSAs represent Metropolitan Statistical Areas. Seasonally-adjusted data for the Omaha MSA and the Lincoln MSA is available about two weeks following this release. The seasonally-adjusted data can be obtained at http://www.bls.gov/lau/metrossa.htm or http://neworks.nebraska.gov/analyzer. |
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Micropolitan Statistical Areas (MC) |
Counties included |
Jun-15 |
May-15 |
(Preliminary) |
(Revised) |
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Beatrice MC |
Gage |
3.6 |
3.2 |
Columbus MC |
Platte |
2.8 |
2.5 |
Fremont MC |
Dodge |
3.3 |
2.9 |
Hastings MC* |
Adams, Clay |
3.1 |
2.7 |
Kearney MC |
Buffalo, Kearney |
2.5 |
2.2 |
Lexington MC |
Dawson, Gosper |
3.0 |
2.8 |
Norfolk MC |
Madison, Pierce, Stanton |
2.8 |
2.3 |
North Platte MC |
Lincoln, Logan, McPherson |
2.8 |
2.5 |
Scottsbluff MC |
Scotts Bluff, Banner, Sioux |
3.5 |
3.0 |
Red Willow SA (Small Labor Market Area) |
Red Willow, Hitchcock |
2.9 |
2.3 |
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*Hastings MC is a single county MC in 2015 (Clay County was dropped)
Prepared and distributed by Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL)
The next scheduled release is June 2015 data on Friday, August 21, 2015.