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NEBRASKA HAS LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN U.S.

1944
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NEBRASKA’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HAS DROPPED TO 2.2%, THE LOWEST RECORDED LEVEL IN STATE HISTORY.

GOVERNOR PETE RICKETTS ISSUED A STATEMENT SAYING “THERE’S NEVER BEEN A BETTER TIME TO FIND A JOB IN NEBRASKA”.

HE ADDED THAT “WITH TENS OF THOUSANDS OF OPENINGS, NEBRASKANS AND PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE A CHANCE TO FIND THE OPPORTUNITY OF THEIR DREAMS HERE IN THE GOOD LIFE”.

NEBRASKA’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OF 2.2% IS CURRENTLY THE LOWEST IN THE NATION.

THE STATE’S LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION IS 68.4%, TRAILING NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA.