The State Department of Labor reports Nebraska’s preliminary unemployment rate for December 2024 is 2.8 percent, seasonally adjusted.
That rate is unchanged from the November 2024 rate and is up 0.3 percentage points from the December 2023 rate of 2.5 percent.
The Nebraska rate is ranked fifth lowest in the nation.
The national seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for December 2024 is 4.1 percent, down 0.1 percent from the November 2024 rate and up 0.3 percentage points from the December 2023 rate of 3.8 percent.
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