Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Nebraska jobless rate holds steady at 2.9 percent in October

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A new report says Nebraska's unemployment rate remained unchanged at 2.9 percent in October and was the second lowest state rate in the nation.

The Nebraska Labor Department said in the report released Friday that the preliminary October rate is two-tenths of a point under the October 2014 rate of 3.1 percent.

The new Nebraska figure remained well below the preliminary national unemployment rate of 5 percent in October. U.S. Labor Department figures say Nebraska rate came in just above North Dakota's 2.8 percent.

Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.