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News Releases:
Jan
13
Employer-reported workplace injuries and illnesses in Nebraska — 2021

Private industry employers reported 19,600 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in Nebraska in 2021, resulting in an incidence rate of 3.0 cases per 100 full-time equivalent workers.

Jan
12
Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – December 2022

Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.5 percent in December.

Dec
15
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – September 2022

Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $35.65 per hour in the South to $43.84 in the Northeast in September 2022.

Nebraska Economy at a Glance:
Nebraska
Data Series Back
Data		 July
2022		 Aug
2022		 Sept
2022		 Oct
2022		 Nov
2022		 Dec
2022

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 1,063.2 1,063.2 1,063.5 1,063.3 1,063.4 (p)1,064.0

Employment(1)

 1,042.1 1,040.8 1,039.9 1,038.1 1,036.9 (p)1,036.7

Unemployment(1)

 21.1 22.4 23.6 25.2 26.5 (p)27.3

Unemployment Rate(2)

 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.5 (p)2.6

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 1,031.6 1,029.3 1,036.2 1,039.9 1,041.9 (p)1,043.6

12-month % change

 2.0 1.9 2.8 2.9 3.0 (p)3.2

Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)

 59.0 59.6 59.9 61.1 62.6 (p)62.9

12-month % change

 3.3 4.2 4.9 6.1 9.4 (p)10.7

Manufacturing(3)

 102.2 102.1 101.5 102.0 102.0 (p)102.4

12-month % change

 2.2 1.9 1.3 3.1 2.6 (p)2.5

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 197.9 197.1 199.1 200.7 200.1 (p)199.4

12-month % change

 2.2 1.7 3.1 3.3 2.8 (p)2.6

Information(3)

 18.9 19.2 19.4 19.5 19.5 (p)19.6

12-month % change

 5.6 6.7 7.8 8.3 9.6 (p)10.1

Financial Activities(3)

 71.4 72.1 71.7 70.9 70.7 (p)71.4

12-month % change

 -2.1 -1.0 -1.1 -2.2 -2.5 (p)-1.1

Professional & Business Services(3)

 122.7 121.6 121.3 120.4 119.9 (p)120.4

12-month % change

 4.1 3.4 3.7 3.2 2.5 (p)3.1

Education & Health Services(3)

 161.2 160.5 162.2 162.1 162.3 (p)162.4

12-month % change

 2.8 2.6 3.9 3.0 2.9 (p)2.5

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 93.0 90.8 93.4 94.2 94.7 (p)94.1

12-month % change

 5.3 3.7 7.2 5.8 5.9 (p)6.6

Other Services(3)

 36.2 36.4 36.8 37.6 38.3 (p)38.7

12-month % change

 -0.8 -1.1 0.8 2.5 4.6 (p)4.3

Government(3)

 169.1 169.9 170.9 171.4 171.8 (p)172.3

12-month % change

 -0.7 0.2 0.5 1.1 1.5 (p)1.6

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Lincoln Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jan 2023
Omaha Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jan 2023
Midwest Economy - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Jan 2023
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Midwest Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2023
Midwest Economy - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Jan 2023
Midwest Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Jan 2023
County Employment and Wages in Nebraska — Fourth Quarter 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Consumer Price Index Historical Table for the Midwest (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Sep 2020
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Nebraska — 2021 Unemployment News Release Mar 2022
Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – December 2022 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2023
Fatal Work Injuries in Nebraska — 2020 Workplace fatalities News Release Mar 2022
West North Central Division and State Unemployment – 2012 Unemployment News Release May 2013
Occupational Employment and Wages in Lincoln, NE — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Aug 2022
Midwest Economy – Union Membership Employment Table Mar 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Omaha-Council Bluffs — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Aug 2022
Midwest Economy - Safety and Health Statistics Workplace injuries and illnesses Table Jan 2022
Union Membership Historical Table for Nebraska Employment Table Mar 2022
Business Employment Dynamics in Nebraska — Second Quarter 2021 Employment News Release Feb 2022
Business Employment Dynamics Regional Historical Table Employment Table Nov 2020
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – September 2022 Benefits, Pay News Release Dec 2022
Employer-reported workplace injuries and illnesses in Nebraska — 2021 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Jan 2023
Women’s Earnings In Nebraska — 2020 Pay News Release Oct 2021
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Computer Occupations in Selected Metropolitan Areas in the Midwest — May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages in Grand Island — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Aug 2022