Nebraska Job Growth

There were 1,032,300 jobs in Nebraska in August 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 986,178 employed persons for the month. Nebraska lost 200 jobs in August 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 545 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Nebraska job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	August 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,032,300	-200	+14,300
CPS	986,178	+545	+8,430

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 July 2018 for Nebraska at 1,032,500. Since then 200 jobs have been lost in Nebraska according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in Nebraska for August 2018 is at a new high of 986,178.

Employment: CES, CPS

Nebraska Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
August 2018	1,032,300	-200	986,178	545
July 2018	1,032,500	1,200	985,633	633
June 2018	1,031,300	1,200	985,000	547
May 2018	1,030,099	3,699	984,453	699
April 2018	1,026,400	600	983,754	967
March 2018	1,025,800	2,900	982,787	1,803
February 2018	1,022,900	1,600	980,984	1,966
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