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NE ranks number one for lowest unemployment rate in U.S.

Posted at 9:36 AM, Oct 20, 2020
and last updated 2020-10-20 10:36:56-04

OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Despite the pandemic and the toll it's had on the economy, the United States Bureau of Labor and Statistics says Nebraska had the lowest unemployment rate for the month of September when compared to all other states.

Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts shared the news via Twitter this morning:

The five states with the lowest unemployment rate are listed as:

StateSeptember 2020 RateRank
Nebraska3.51
South Dakota4.12
Vermont4.23
North Dakota 4.4 4
Iowa 4.7 5

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