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Oct. 19, 2018Lincoln, NE |  By: AP

Nebraska Labor Department releases preliminary unemployment figures

The Nebraska Labor Department says the state's preliminary
unemployment rate was 2.8 percent in September - unchanged from the August
figure.

The department said in a news release Friday that the rate is down a tenth of a
point from the year-ago figure of 2.9 percent.

Last month's rate was well below the U.S. number, which dropped two-tenths of a
point to 3.7 percent in September from 3.9 percent in August.

State Labor Commissioner John Albin says the manufacturing sector contributed
"to another strong month of employment numbers, with a 5 percent statewide
employment increase in manufacturing over the year."