Department of Numbers

Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Omaha rose 0.4 percentage points in June 2010 to 5.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points higher than the Nebraska rate. The unemployment rate in Omaha peaked in March 2010 at 5.0% and is now 0.2 percentage points lower.

Unemployment Rate June 2010 Month/Month Year/Year
National 9.5% -0.2 0.0
Nebraska 4.8% -0.1 0.0
Omaha 5.5% +0.4 +0.2
Note: Metro level data is not seasonally adjusted.1

Unemployment Rate: Omaha, Nebraska, National

Omaha, Nebraska monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Omaha, Nebraska Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Omaha peaked in January 2010 at 27,416. There are now 2,555 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 23,006 in May 2010, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,855. Omaha employment and jobs data is also available.

Unemployed Persons June 2010 Month/Month Year/Year
Omaha 24,861 +1,855 +774

Number of Unemployed Persons

Omaha, Nebraska Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Nebraska
Unemployment Rate
Omaha
Unemployment Rate
Omaha
Unemployed
June
2010
9.5% 4.8% 5.5% 24,861
May
2010
9.7% 4.9% 5.1% 23,006
April
2010
9.9% 5.0% 5.5% 24,699
March
2010
9.7% 5.0% 5.9% 26,410
February
2010
9.7% 4.8% 5.9% 26,446
January
2010
9.7% 4.7% 6.1% 27,416
December
2009
10.0% 4.6% 4.8% 21,640
November
2009
10.0% 4.6% 4.6% 20,533
October
2009
10.1% 4.7% 4.6% 20,896
September
2009
9.8% 4.8% 4.7% 21,083
August
2009
9.7% 4.8% 4.9% 22,118
July
2009
9.4% 4.8% 5.2% 23,883
June
2009
9.5% 4.8% 5.3% 24,087

1. Metro area unemployment rates are not seasonally adjusted while state and national rates are. In practice this means the metro rates may be noisier on a month-to-month basis than the state and national series due to seasonal effects. It's probably better to use year-over-year comparisons.