Nebraska Job Growth

There were 1,021,600 jobs in Nebraska in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 980,975 employed persons for the month. Nebraska added 300 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 1,957 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Nebraska job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,021,600	+300	+1,700
CPS	980,975	+1,957	+4,435

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 in February 2018 for Nebraska is at a new high of 1,021,600.

CPS employment in Nebraska for February 2018 is at a new high of 980,975.

Employment: CES, CPS

Nebraska Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	1,021,600	300	980,975	1,957
January 2018	1,021,300	200	979,018	1,277
December 2017	1,021,100	1,800	977,741	11
November 2017	1,019,300	3,200	977,730	-33
October 2017	1,016,100	-700	977,763	-2
September 2017	1,016,800	-1,200	977,765	17
August 2017	1,018,000	2,400	977,748	-79
July 2017	1,015,600	-1,700	977,827	65
June 2017	1,017,300	300	977,762	109
May 2017	1,017,000	-700	977,653	267
April 2017	1,017,700	-1,300	977,386	409
March 2017	1,019,000	-900	976,977	437