Dodge County's jobless rate unchanged in July - Fremont Tribune
Dodge County’s jobless rate remained at 3. 3 percent in July, the Nebraska Labor Department reported. But Saunders County saw a slight decrease to 2. 9 percent in July from 3. 0 percent in June. Nebraska's unemployment rate inched up a tenth of a point to 2. 7 percent in July, but remained the lowest rate in the nation. The Nebraska Labor Department said the preliminary July rate was six-tenths of a point under the July 2014 rate of 3. 3 percent. Labor Department figures said Nebraska was trailed by North Dakota at 3 percent and Utah and Vermont at 3. 6 percent. Private industries with the most job growth year over year were education and health services, up 4,195. leisure and hospitality, up 2,596. and other services, up 2,006. The Omaha rate remained unchanged at 3. 2 percent but was down seven-tenths... The Grand Island rate jumped to 4. 9 percent from 3. 1 percent in June but was seven-tenths of a point under the July 2014 rate of 5. 6 percent. The unemployment rates for Grand Island, Lincoln and Omaha have not been seasonally adjusted, so they cannot be directly compared with the state unemployment rate. Source: fremonttribune.com
