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Lincoln, Nebraska Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lincoln fell 0.1 percentage points in April 2023 to 1.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Nebraska rate. The unemployment rate in Lincoln peaked in April 2020 at 8.7% and is now 6.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Lincoln unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate April 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.4% -0.1 -0.2
Nebraska 2.0% -0.1 0.0
Lincoln 1.9% -0.1 -0.1
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with April 2023 data as May metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Lincoln, Nebraska, National

Lincoln, Nebraska monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Lincoln, Nebraska Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Lincoln peaked in April 2020 at 16,269. There are now 12,614 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Lincoln employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lincoln, Nebraska) is also available.

Unemployed Persons April 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Lincoln 3,655 -156 -217

Number of Unemployed Persons

Lincoln, Nebraska Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Nebraska
Unemployment Rate		 Lincoln
Unemployment Rate		 Lincoln
Unemployed
May
2023		 3.7% — — —
April
2023		 3.4% 2.0% 1.9% 3,655
March
2023		 3.5% 2.1% 2.0% 3,811
February
2023		 3.6% 2.3% 2.1% 4,047
January
2023		 3.4% 2.5% 2.2% 4,259
December
2022		 3.5% 2.7% 2.4% 4,522
November
2022		 3.6% 2.7% 2.4% 4,537
October
2022		 3.7% 2.7% 2.4% 4,545
September
2022		 3.5% 2.6% 2.4% 4,486
August
2022		 3.7% 2.6% 2.3% 4,393
July
2022		 3.5% 2.4% 2.3% 4,269
June
2022		 3.6% 2.2% 2.2% 4,132

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩

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