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Nebraska Department of Labor
(KLZA)-- Unemployment figures declined during the month of March in the six counties that make up extreme Southeast Nebraska.
In Richardson County unemployment for March was at 2.6%, down 7-tenths from February.
Otoe County had the lowest unemployment figure for the month in the area at 2.5%, down 7-tenths.
Nemaha County Nebraska had a decline in the jobless rate of 8-tenths of a point in March to 2.9%.
In Johnson County the unemployment rate was 3.9%, down 6-tenths.
Pawnee County unemployment for the month was at 2.7%, down 7-tenths.
In Gage County unemployment dropped one point to 2.6%.
Statewide the unemployment rate was 2.9% in March, down from 3% in February but 3-tenths of a point higher that in March 2024.
The national seasonally adjusted jobless rate for March was 4.2%, up a tenth of a point from February and up 3 tenths from the year prior.
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