Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Omaha fell 0.0 percentage points in December 2011 to 4.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points higher than the Nebraska rate. The unemployment rate in Omaha peaked in December 2009 at 5.4% and is now 0.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.7% in July 2011, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Omaha unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.5%	-0.2	-0.9
Nebraska	4.1%	0.0	-0.2
Omaha	4.7%	0.0	-0.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with December 2011 data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Omaha, Nebraska, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Omaha, Nebraska Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Omaha peaked in February 2010 at 24,264. There are now 2,683 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 21,290 in July 2011, the number of unemployed has now grown by 291. Omaha employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Omaha, Nebraska) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Omaha	21,581	+276	-406

Number of Unemployed Persons

Omaha, Nebraska Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Nebraska Unemployment Rate	Omaha Unemployment Rate	Omaha Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	4.1%	4.7%	21,581
November 2011	8.7%	4.1%	4.7%	21,305
October 2011	8.9%	4.2%	4.8%	21,667
September 2011	9.0%	4.2%	4.8%	21,647
August 2011	9.1%	4.3%	4.8%	21,520
July 2011	9.1%	4.2%	4.7%	21,290
June 2011	9.1%	4.2%	4.8%	21,397
May 2011	9.0%	4.1%	4.8%	21,409
April 2011	9.0%	4.2%	4.9%	21,700
March 2011	8.9%	4.2%	4.9%	21,748
February 2011	9.0%	4.3%	4.9%	21,856
January 2011	9.1%	4.3%	4.9%	21,757