May’s Monthly State Unemployment Rate 2.6 Percent
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 May is 2.6 percent, seasonally adjusted. The jobless rate is up 0.1 percentage points from the April rate of 2.5 percent and down 0.8 percentage points from the May 2014 rate of 3.4 percent.
“Nebraska’s employment numbers were strong again in May as total nonfarm employment topped one million statewide and Omaha’s employment was the highest it’s been since 1990” said Commissioner of Labor John H. Albin.
Nonfarm employment in May was 1,007,346, up by 4,326 from April. Private industries with the most growth over the month were mining and construction (up 1,907); trade, transportation and utilities (up 1,387); and leisure and hospitality (up 467). Year over year, the largest increases were in education and health services (up 4,427), financial activities (up 1,765) and other services (up 1,675).
The seasonally-adjusted national unemployment rate for May is 5.5 percent, an increase of 0.1 percentage points from the April rate of 5.4 percent and down 0.8 percentage point from the May 2014 rate of 6.3 percent.
June 2015 data will be published Tuesday, July 21.
Labor Force Estimates - National, State, Omaha MSA, Lincoln MSA
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Labor Force Estimates - National (Seasonally Adjusted) |
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Prelim |
Revised |
Changes Since |
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May-15 |
Apr-15 |
May-14 |
Apr-15 |
May-14 |
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Unemployment Rate |
5.5 |
5.4 |
6.3 |
0.1 |
-0.8 |
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Labor Force Estimates - Nebraska (Seasonally Adjusted) |
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Prelim |
Revised |
Changes Since |
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May-15 |
Apr-15 |
May-14 |
Apr-15 |
May-14 |
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Unemployment Rate |
2.6 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
0.1 |
-0.8 |
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Labor Force |
1,012,258 |
1,015,071 |
1,022,406 |
-2,813 |
-10,148 |
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Unemployment |
25,867 |
25,583 |
34,272 |
284 |
-8,405 |
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Employment |
986,391 |
989,488 |
988,134 |
-3,097 |
-1,743 |
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Labor Force Estimates - Omaha MSA (Not Seasonally Adjusted) |
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Prelim |
Revised |
Changes Since |
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May-15 |
Apr-15 |
May-14 |
Apr-15 |
May-14 |
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Unemployment Rate |
2.9 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
0.1 |
-0.6 |
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Labor Force |
477,605 |
479,175 |
480,977 |
-1,570 |
-3,372 |
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Unemployment |
13,744 |
13,482 |
16,992 |
262 |
-3,248 |
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Employment |
463,861 |
465,693 |
463,985 |
-1,832 |
-124 |
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Labor Force Estimates - Lincoln MSA (Not Seasonally Adjusted) |
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Prelim |
Revised |
Changes Since |
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May-15 |
Apr-15 |
May-14 |
Apr-15 |
May-14 |
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Unemployment Rate |
2.2 |
2.2 |
2.9 |
0.0 |
-0.7 |
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Labor Force |
178,231 |
179,718 |
179,790 |
-1,487 |
-1,559 |
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Unemployment |
3,997 |
3,886 |
5,221 |
111 |
-1,224 |
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Employment |
174,234 |
175,832 |
174,569 |
-1,598 |
-335 |
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Labor Force Estimates - Grand Island MSA (Not Seasonally Adjusted) |
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Prelim |
Revised |
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Changes Since |
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May-15 |
Apr-15 |
May-14 |
Apr-15 |
May-14 |
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Unemployment Rate |
2.7 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
0.0 |
-0.4 |
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Labor Force |
44,052 |
44,512 |
44,878 |
-460 |
-826 |
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Unemployment |
1,209 |
1,182 |
1,390 |
27 |
-181 |
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Employment |
42,843 |
43,330 |
43,488 |
-487 |
-645 |
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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 |
May-15 |
Apr-15 |
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(Preliminary) |
(Revised) |
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Beatrice MC |
Gage |
3.2 |
3.2 |
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Columbus MC |
Platte |
2.5 |
2.3 |
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Fremont MC |
Dodge |
2.9 |
2.8 |
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Hastings MC* |
Adams, Clay |
2.7 |
2.6 |
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Kearney MC |
Buffalo, Kearney |
2.2 |
2.0 |
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Lexington MC |
Dawson, Gosper |
2.7 |
2.7 |
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Norfolk MC |
Madison, Pierce, Stanton |
2.3 |
2.3 |
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North Platte MC |
Lincoln, Logan, McPherson |
2.5 |
2.5 |
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Scottsbluff MC |
Red Willow, Hitchcock |
3.0 |
2.9 |
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Red Willow SA (Small Labor Market Area) |
Scotts Bluff, Banner |
2.3 |
2.2 |
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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 May 2015 data on Tuesday, July 21, 2015.