Nebraska unemployment rate remains steady at 2.5%, compared to the nation’s 3.9%

Nebraska’s unemployment rate has remained steady for the past eight months, again coming in at 2.5% in April, according to preliminary data released Friday by the Nebraska Department of Labor. That compares to 3. Nebraska’s unemployment rate stays steady at 2.5%. (Courtesy of the Nebraska Department of Labor)LINCOLN — Nebraska’s unemployment rate has remained steady…

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As job growth in California falls back, unemployment rate remains highest in the country

California posted another month of anemic job growth in April, keeping the state’s unemployment rate the highest in the country, 5.3%, the government reported Friday.Statewide, employers added a net of just 5, California posted another month of anemic job growth in April, keeping the state’s unemployment rate the highest in the country, 5.3%, the government…

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