Nebraska Job Growth

There were 956,800 jobs in Nebraska in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 963,183 employed persons for the month. Nebraska lost 1,300 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 2,224 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Nebraska job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	956,800	-1,300	+13,100
CPS	963,183	+2,224	+29,290

Nebraska Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Nebraska as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment in Nebraska

CES employment peaked in May 2008 for Nebraska at 967,000. Since then 10,200 jobs have been lost in Nebraska according to the employer survey. From a trough of 934,100 in January 2010, Nebraska has gained 22,700 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Nebraska reached a maximum of 963,756 in March 2008. 573 jobs have been lost in Nebraska since then according to the household survey. From a November 2009 low of 927,858, Nebraska has added 35,325 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Nebraska Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	956,800	-1,300	963,183	2,224
November 2011	958,100	-4,400	960,959	3,248
October 2011	962,500	2,300	957,711	4,548
September 2011	960,200	2,000	953,163	5,519
August 2011	958,200	3,400	947,644	2,590
July 2011	954,800	-2,200	945,054	-1,357
June 2011	957,000	-900	946,411	-2,145
May 2011	957,900	600	948,556	1,731
April 2011	957,300	8,600	946,825	4,341
March 2011	948,700	2,400	942,484	3,560
February 2011	946,300	1,500	938,924	2,140
January 2011	944,800	1,100	936,784	2,891
December 2010	943,700	-100	933,893	1,208