NEBRASKA’S 3% UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS UNCHANGED FROM LAST MONTH AND SIXTH LOWEST NATIONALLY

LINCOLN  — Nebraska’s latest monthly unemployment rate is 3% — unchanged from the previous month and showing a pattern that returns the rate more steadily to pre-COVID 19 pandemic levels. According to May data released Tuesday, the preliminary state unemployment rate ticked up from the revised 2.7% rate for May 2024.

According to other newly released labor data, Nebraska ranks No. 6 among states with the lowest seasonally adjusted unemployment rates. The national rate for May 2025 is 4.2%, unchanged from the previous month and up from the 4.0% reported for May 2024. 

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