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Labor Force Summary

Labor Force: 1,021,103

Employed: 989,085

Unemployed: 32,018

NE Unemployment Rate: 3.1%

National Unemployment Rate: 6.2%

Regional Summaries

Beatrice - Gage County
Columbus - Platte County
Fremont - Dodge County
Hastings - Adams County
Kearney - Buffalo & Kearney Counties
Lexington - Dawson & Gosper Counties
Norfolk - Madison, Pierce & Stanton Counties
North Platte - Lincoln, Logan & McPherson Counties
Red Willow-Hitchcock - Red Willow & Hitchcock Counties
Scottsbluff - Scotts Bluff, Banner & Sioux Counties

Labor Area Summaries

Lincoln
Omaha
Grand Island
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Labor Market
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February 2021 Data
Released on March 26, 2021

Next Release: April 16, 2021




Helpful Links

Unemployment in Brief: Concise depiction of unemployment benefits and claims, layoffs and closures and claims by industry
Layoff Report: Listing of layoff and closure events throughout Nebraska
Current Employment Statistics: Detailed current and historical nonfarm employment for the Metropolitan Statistical Areas by industry
Unemployment Rate State Rankings: Bureau of Labor Statistics state-by-state monthly unemployment rates
Local Area Unemployment Statistics: Detailed current and historical labor force data, including unemployment rates

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