LINCOLN- Nebraska ranks amongst the top 5 states with low unemployment coming in at 2.5%. The state has continued to add jobs over the past year, but the statewide chamber president says there are 80,000 opportunities still out there. Essentially, everyone who wants to work is already doing so in the state.

'Workforce Week' kicked off this week as program development, outside recruiting, and retention remains the focus in Nebraska. “Here we are in Nebraska with a lot of jobs, many jobs to offer, not enough people to fill those jobs, and a very low unemployment rate,” said Lt. Gov. Joe Kelly. “No matter how you slice those numbers, we all come back to that same situation: Nebraska needs workers.”

Bryan Slone, president of the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said he is often asked which type of jobs are short employees. His reply is that the demand is across the board in all occupations. Slone note two bills in this years session that he thinks could make a difference moving forward. Those bills are LB610 and LB416.

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