NEBRASKA’S DEPARTMENT OF LABOR HAS RELEASED THE LATEST STATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE.
BRANDON JONES OF THE STATE’S LABOR DEPARTMENT SAYS THERE WAS A SLIGHT INCREASE IN THE JOBLESS RATE:
NEBJOBS1 OC……FROM THE JULY RATE. :10
JONES SAYS THE START OF THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR LED TO AN INCREASE IN NEW JOBS IN THAT LABOR SECTOR OF THE STATE:
NEBJOBS2 OC….SECTOR WAS UP. :12
OVERALL HE CONSIDERS THE NUMBERS GENERALLY FLAT OVER THE MONTH OF AUGUST:
NEBJOBS3 OC…WENT UP SLIGHTLY. :14
JONES SAYS THE NUMBER OF HOSPITALITY JOBS, AS USUAL, GOES DOWN AT THE END OF SUMMER.