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Posted: 2:18 PM Mar 10, 2010
Nebraska Unemployment Rate Holds Steady
Unchanged in January, growth in education, health services Nebraska's unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.6 percent in January, still less than half the national rate of 9.7 percent.
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Nebraska's unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.6 percent in January, still less than half the national rate of 9.7 percent.
In a news release Wednesday, the state said the preliminary December rate of 4.7 percent reported on January 22nd has been revised to 4.6 percent.
The Nebraska unemployment rate in January was a half-point higher than the 4.1 percent reported a year ago. The national rate in January is two percentage points higher than a year earlier.
The state report says two sectors of the Nebraska economy saw increases in the number of jobs in January, education and health services, up nearly 5,500 jobs and other services, repair and maintenance, up more than 100 jobs.
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