Nebraska’s jobless rate rises to 2.7 in July

In July, the statewide unemployment rate decreased to 6.2 percent, which is 0.1 percent less than the previous month, according to the employment department. And from June to July, the construction industry reported an increase of about 500 jobs, pushing total employment in that sector to 13,900 last month -the highest number so far this year, Gutierrez said.

The local unemployment rate in July a year ago was 6.9 percent.

Several states scheduled to choose presidential nominees March 1 also have low unemployment, including Colorado, at 4.3 percent; Minnesota, 4 percent; Oklahoma, 4.5 percent; Texas, 4.2 percent; and Virginia, 4.8 percent.

The sector’s employment is primarily in health care, with the education component drawn from jobs at private schools. Regional and state unemployment rates were little changed in July.

9 sectors grew in July, together with development; manufacturing; commerce, transportation and utilities; info; monetary actions; skilled and enterprise providers; instructional and well being providers; and leisure and hospitality.

In July, Lexington and Charleston counties had South Carolina’s lowest jobless figure, 5.3 percent.

State data compares last month’s performance with job gains made in July in recent years, driven by stimulus funding and demand that built up during the downturn.

July saw a reversal over the past year’s trend as the number of people employed fell slightly after increasing by almost 136,000 in the past year.

Nebraska has the nation’s lowest unemployment rate, at 2.7 per cent, followed by North Dakota with 3 per cent.

The seasonally adjusted estimate is below the 5.3 percent national unemployment rate in July.

The unemployment rate dropped the most in Connecticut and Hawaii, where it fell by 0.3 percentage point each.

Along with the drop in unemployment rate is the number of unemployed workers in the state. Mining and logging were unchanged.

There have been some announcements of job losses recently, most notably the closing of the Tyson plant in Denison, which leaves 400 people out of work.