HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - The state of Nebraska has released unemployment data for August, showing a drop in the statewide unemployment rate. The report uses unadjusted seasonal data instead of seasonably adjusted data in order to provide the most accurate numbers. Nebraska’s highest unemployment rate of the year came in February, at 3.5%, or roughly 38,000 individuals unemployed. That number has been dropping since then, with the state now at 2.8%, or roughly 31,000 individuals unemployed. That is down about 2,000 people from July and below the national rate of 4.1%. The city of Lincoln has seen ups and downs throughout the year, with a high of 3.3%, or roughly 5,400 people, unemployed in February, and a low of 2.
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