Unemployment In Nebraska Increased During June According To Labor Officials

LINCOLN–(AP July 17)–Nebraska’s unemployment rate rose in June, a month after claiming the nation’s lowest rate in the midst of the country’s coronavirus pandemic.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says Nebraska’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 6.7% in June, up 1.4 percentage points from the revised May rate of 5.3%.  Despite the increase, Nebraska’s rate remained one of the lowest in the nation.  The Lincoln-area preliminary rate rose to 7% from 5.2% in March.

The national seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for June was 11.1%, a decrease of 2.2 percentage points from the May 2020 rate of 13.3%.