Nebraska continues to boast the best unemployment rate in the country.
In December, the state's rate remained unchanged at 3.0%, tied with South Dakota for lowest in the U.S. It is less than half the national unemployment rate of 6.7%.
“Nebraska employment has recovered significantly since April, which was the peak for employment losses due to the pandemic,” Nebraska Commissioner of Labor John Albin said in a statement.
In December 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic led to government restrictions on businesses, the state's unemployment rate was the same 3.0%.
Iowa has added more than 71,000 non farm jobs since April, the height of the pandemic.
Nebraska's unemployment rate remains lowest in US
Nebraska continues to boast the best unemployment rate in the country.
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