Nebraska unemployment up to 3.4 percent in July
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By The Associated Press
Nebraska officials estimate that the state’s unemployment rate increased slightly in July to 3.4 percent.
That’s a tenth of a point higher than the rate for June and three-tenths of a point higher than July 2007.
The Nebraska Department of Labor said Friday that the national figure for July 2008 increased to 5.7 percent. That’s two-tenths of a point higher than June’s rate and a full point higher than the July 2007 rate.
- Market area: July/June
- Beatrice: 5.4/4.5
- Columbus: 2.9/2.9
- Fremont: 3.6/3.6
- Grand Island: 3.3/3.1
- Hastings: 3.3/3.3
- Kearney: 2.6/2.5
- Lexington: 7.0/4.0
- Norfolk: 3.1/3.2
- North Platte: 3.1/3.0
- Red Willow: 3.8/3.7
- Scotts Bluff: 3.2/3.1
The department also said that in July there were 9,263 more jobs in Nebraska than in July 2007. The top three private growth sectors were professional and business services; trade, transportation and utilities; leisure and hospitality.
The state labor force numbered 992,544 in July. That’s down 2,439 from June, but 6,471 higher than July 2007.
For Lincoln, the unemployment rate increased a tenth of a point, to 3.3 percent from June’s figure. The July figure is also a tenth of a point above the July 2007 rate of 3.2 percent.
For Omaha, the July rate remained at 3.8 percent — up a tenth of a point from the July 2007 rate of 3.7 percent.
Omaha and Lincoln unemployment rates are not seasonally adjusted and are not compared with the state unemployment rate.
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