NEBRASKA’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HAD DROPPED TO 2.0%, THE LOWEST RECORDED RATE IN STATE HISTORY.
IT’S ALSO TIED FOR THE LOWEST MONTHLY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE EVER RECORDED FOR ANY STATE.
NEBRASKA’S LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE IS 68.4%.
THAT IS 3RD IN THE NATION BEHIND NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA.
THE CORNHUSKER STATE’S EMPLOYMENT-TO-POPULATION RATIO IS 67%, WHICH IS FIRST IN THE NATION.
IOWA’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FELL TO FOUR PERCENT IN SEPTEMBER, DOWN FROM FOUR-POINT-ONE PERCENT IN AUGUST.
IOWA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SAYS THE UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS IN SEPTEMBER DROPPED MORE THAN 68 PERCENT COMPARED TO ONE YEAR AGO, AND IT IS THE SECOND-LOWEST MONTHLY UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS IOWA HAS SEEN OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS.
THE U-S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FELL TO FOUR-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT IN SEPTEMBER.
