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April 19, 2021Lincoln, NE |  By: AP

Unemployment rate drops in Nebraska

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) _
Nebraska's unemployment rate in March dropped to 2.9%, tying the state for the
lowest rate in the country. The Nebraska Department of Labor reported Friday
that the rate was down from 3.1% in February and marked a 0.2% decline from
March 2020. "Nebraska's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate has reached
pre-pandemic levels," Commissioner of Labor John H. Albin said in a news
release. Nebraska's rate was tied with South Dakota, Utah and Vermont for lowest
in the nation. The national rate for March was 6%.