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Nebraska Department of Labor
(KLZA)-- Nebraska- unemployment rate dropped slightly to 2.1%, in March according to the latest Labor Department data, and is tied with North Dakota for being the second lowest in the country.
The Husker state also stands out on another economic indicator: Nebraska- labor force participation rate reported for March was the highest in the nation, at 69.5%.
Locally, Richardson County has a 1.4% unemployment rate in March. The Pawnee County jobless rate was 1.9%. Nemaha had unemployment was at 1.8%; Johnson County had the highest unemployment rate in the area at 3.4%.
Otoe County had an unemployment rate of 2% and Gage County was at 2.2%.
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