State unemployment rate drops to 3.5% while national rises

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State unemployment rate drops to 3.5% while national rises

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wowt.com wrote: Nebraskans Finding Work
Unemployment numbers dip

The latest report from the state Department of Labor shows Nebraskans found more jobs in October.

While the nation's unemployment rate edged up one-tenth of a percentage point, to 5.5 percent, Nebraska's unemployment rate dropped by two-tenths of a percentage point to 3.5 percent in October.

Both the national and state unemployment rates were five-tenths of a percentage point lower than last year's October level.

The agency reported an estimated 957,762 people were employed in Nebraska in October, about 2,245 more workers than in September.
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Apparently, Nebraska's unemployment rate keeps going down.  Nebraska is 4th over-all, Iowa 14th.  This was a list compiled on msn.careerbuilder.com for 'best places to find work'

Here's the link:

http://msn.careerbuilder.com/custom/msn ... 71231-VT-4

And here's an excerpt:
1. South Dakota
Unemployment rate: 3 percent*
Population: 796,214**
Mean annual wage: $30,460
Top industry: Trade, transportation and utilities (19.9 percent)***


2. Idaho
Unemployment rate: 3 percent
Population: 1,499,402
Mean annual wage: $34,810
Top industry: Trade, transportation and utilities (20.2 percent)


3. Wyoming
Unemployment rate: 3.1 percent
Population: 522,830
Mean annual wage: $34,290
Top industry: Government (23 percent)


4. Nebraska
Unemployment rate: 3.2 percent
Population: 1,774,571
Mean annual wage: $34,300
Top industry: Trade, transportation and utilities (21.1 percent)...

...13. Maryland
Unemployment rate: 3.8 percent
Population: 5,618,344
Mean annual wage: $44,030
Top industry: Government (18.2 percent)


14. Iowa
Unemployment rate: 4 percent
Population: 2,988,046
Mean annual wage: $33,250
Top industry: Trade, transportation and utilities (20.4 percent)


15. Vermont
Unemployment rate: 4 percent
Population: 621,254
Mean annual wage: $36,350
Top industry: Trade, transportation and utilities (19.4 percent)


*Unemployment rates, mean annual wages and industry percentages obtained from BLS in January 2008. Percentages based on nonfarm payrolls, seasonally adjusted.
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i didn't realize it, but that thread was 3 years and almost 3 months old. Hot diggity.
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haha.  easy...

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It might be equally interesting to know our rate of job creation as compared with other states.  Sometimes/often states with large population growth rates will experience fairly high unemployment rates, as many people flock to the state in search of employment.  If no one is moving to a state, the unemployment rate may be relatively lower, as there is little competition for jobs.  It also may lead to fewer employers looking to add jobs in a state with low unemployment.  Sort of a glass being half full and half empty at the same time.
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Unemployment in Nebraska has dipped under 3%. Lincoln is at 2.8% while Omaha is at 3.5%.
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iamjacobm wrote:Unemployment in Nebraska has dipped under 3%.  Lincoln is at 2.8% while Omaha is at 3.5%.
Maybe that is good news for me. The Job I changed to in Jan of 14 has gone away with a plant closure announced a couple of weeks ago. We will see. I have a few months but need to be searching soon and do not want to leave NE.
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