Nebraskas unemployment rate drops to 4%, lowest in U.S.

September 20th, 2020 | Karen Schmer

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – Nebraskas unemployment rate for August dropped to 4%, the lowest rate in the country. The state Department of Labor reported Friday that the rate was down from a revised July rate of 4.9%.

The declining rate reflects an increase of 4,084 nonfarm jobs in the past month. Nebraskas unemployment rate is the lowest in the nation, just ahead of Utahs 4.1% rate.

The national unemployment rate in August was 8.4%.

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