Department of Numbers

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

CES and CPS employment chart through December 2011

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