Business Employment Dynamics in Nebraska — Second Quarter 2024

From March 2024 to June 2024, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 47,711, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Nebraska were 46,138, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses yielded a net employment loss of 1,573 jobs in the private sector during the second quarter of 2024. During the previous quarter, gross job gains exceeded gross job losses by 5,629. (See chart 1.)

Line Chart of private-sector gross job gains and losses in Nebraska from June 2019–June 2024. Data are seasonally adjusted. An accessible version is available in the View Chart Data link below the chart.

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Chart 1. Private-sector gross job gains and losses in Nebraska, June 2019–June 2024, seasonally adjusted
Period	Gross job losses	Gross job gains
Jun 2019	46,035	47,314
Sep 2019	45,099	46,525
Dec 2019	47,116	51,099
Mar 2020	50,489	47,811
Jun 2020	96,702	38,471
Sep 2020	45,133	63,641
Dec 2020	43,778	53,932
Mar 2021	46,588	52,679
Jun 2021	48,522	49,920
Sep 2021	52,019	50,378
Dec 2021	46,638	56,835
Mar 2022	48,863	55,735
Jun 2022	52,993	52,544
Sep 2022	50,096	57,866
Dec 2022	46,964	50,303
Mar 2023	43,714	54,228
Jun 2023	48,047	52,096
Sep 2023	49,837	51,123
Dec 2023	47,749	50,016
Mar 2024	43,759	49,388
Jun 2024	47,711	46,138

The change in the number of jobs over time is the net result of increases and decreases in employment that occur at all private businesses in the economy. Business Employment Dynamics (BED) statistics track these changes in employment at private-sector establishments from the third month of one quarter to the third month of the next. The difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses is the net change in employment. (See the Business Employment Dynamics Technical Note.)

Gross job gains

In the second quarter of 2024, gross job gains represented 5.4 percent of private-sector employment in Nebraska; nationally, gross job gains accounted for 5.8 percent of private-sector employment. (See chart 2.) Gross job gains are the sum of increases in employment due to expansions at existing establishments and the addition of new jobs at opening establishments. In Nebraska, gross job gains at expanding establishments totaled 37,956 in the second quarter of 2024, a decrease of 1,907 jobs compared to the previous quarter. (See table 1.) Opening establishments accounted for 8,182 jobs gained in the second quarter of 2024, a decrease of 1,343 jobs from the previous quarter.

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Chart 2. Private-sector gross job gains as a percent of employment, United States and Nebraska, June 2019–June 2024, seasonally adjusted
Period	United States	Nebraska
Jun 2019	6.1	5.8
Sep 2019	5.9	5.6
Dec 2019	6.2	6.2
Mar 2020	5.5	5.8
Jun 2020	4.8	4.8
Sep 2020	9.5	8.2
Dec 2020	7.4	6.8
Mar 2021	6.9	6.6
Jun 2021	6.8	6.2
Sep 2021	7.3	6.2
Dec 2021	7.7	7.0
Mar 2022	6.7	6.8
Jun 2022	6.5	6.4
Sep 2022	6.9	7.1
Dec 2022	6.3	6.0
Mar 2023	6.3	6.5
Jun 2023	6.2	6.2
Sep 2023	5.9	6.0
Dec 2023	6.0	5.9
Mar 2024	5.7	5.8
Jun 2024	5.8	5.4

Gross job losses

In the second quarter of 2024, gross job losses represented 5.6 percent of private-sector employment in Nebraska; nationally, gross job losses accounted for 5.9 percent of private-sector employment. (See chart 3.) Gross job losses are the result of contractions in employment at existing establishments and the loss of jobs at closing establishments. In Nebraska, contracting establishments lost 40,741 jobs in the second quarter of 2024, an increase of 4,682 jobs from the prior quarter. Closing establishments lost 6,970 jobs, a decrease of 730 jobs from the previous quarter.

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Chart 3. Private-sector gross job losses as a percent of employment, United States and Nebraska, June 2019–June 2024, seasonally adjusted
Period	United States	Nebraska
Jun 2019	5.9	5.7
Sep 2019	5.8	5.5
Dec 2019	5.5	5.7
Mar 2020	6.3	6.2
Jun 2020	16.8	12.1
Sep 2020	5.9	5.8
Dec 2020	5.7	5.5
Mar 2021	5.5	5.8
Jun 2021	5.9	6.0
Sep 2021	6.1	6.5
Dec 2021	5.4	5.8
Mar 2022	5.5	5.9
Jun 2022	6.2	6.5
Sep 2022	5.9	6.1
Dec 2022	5.9	5.7
Mar 2023	5.5	5.2
Jun 2023	5.9	5.7
Sep 2023	6.0	5.9
Dec 2023	5.7	5.7
Mar 2024	5.4	5.1
Jun 2024	5.9	5.6

Industries

Gross job losses exceeded gross job gains in 7 of the 10 industry sectors in Nebraska in the second quarter of 2024. Construction had the largest over-the-quarter net job decrease, with a loss of 1,284 jobs. This was the result of 4,505 gross job gains and 5,789 gross job losses. The transportation and warehousing industry had a net loss of 1,027, followed by professional and business services with a net loss of 726. Nebraska’s education and health services industry sector showed a net gain of 1,784 jobs.

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The BED data series include gross job gains and gross job losses by industry subsector, for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, as well as gross job gains and gross job losses at the firm level by employer size class. BED data for the states have been included in table 2 of this release. Additional information is available online at the Business Employment Dynamics Home.

The Business Employment Dynamics for Third Quarter 2024 are scheduled to be released on Wednesday, May 7, 2025.

Technical Note

The Business Employment Dynamics (BED) data are a product of a federal-state cooperative program known as Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). The BED data are compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) from existing QCEW records.

More information on formal definitions of the data used in this release, along with coverage, concepts, and methodology, can be found in the Business Employment Dynamics Technical Note.

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Table 1. Private-sector gross job gains and losses by industry, Nebraska, seasonally adjusted
Category	Gross job gains and losses (3 months ended)					Gross job gains and losses as a percent of employment (3 months ended)
Category	June 2023	Sept. 2023	Dec. 2023	Mar. 2024	June 2024	June 2023	Sept. 2023	Dec. 2023	Mar. 2024	June 2024
Total private (1)
Gross job gains	52,096	51,123	50,016	49,388	46,138	6.2	6.0	5.9	5.8	5.4
At expanding establishments	43,149	41,831	40,695	39,863	37,956	5.1	4.9	4.8	4.7	4.4
At opening establishments	8,947	9,292	9,321	9,525	8,182	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.0
Gross job losses	48,047	49,837	47,749	43,759	47,711	5.7	5.9	5.7	5.1	5.6
At contracting establishments	40,348	41,344	39,515	36,059	40,741	4.8	4.9	4.7	4.2	4.8
At closing establishments	7,699	8,493	8,234	7,700	6,970	0.9	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.8
Net employment change (2)	4,049	1,286	2,267	5,629	-1,573	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.7	-0.2
Construction
Gross job gains	5,245	4,573	5,472	6,295	4,505	8.6	7.6	8.9	10.0	7.2
At expanding establishments	4,217	3,730	4,164	4,426	3,586	6.9	6.2	6.8	7.0	5.7
At opening establishments	1,028	843	1,308	1,869	919	1.7	1.4	2.1	3.0	1.5
Gross job losses	5,124	5,414	4,768	4,521	5,789	8.4	8.9	7.9	7.2	9.2
At contracting establishments	4,295	4,183	3,700	3,669	4,893	7.0	6.9	6.1	5.8	7.8
At closing establishments	829	1,231	1,068	852	896	1.4	2.0	1.8	1.4	1.4
Net employment change (2)	121	-841	704	1,774	-1,284	0.2	-1.3	1.0	2.8	-2.0
Manufacturing
Gross job gains	2,925	2,266	2,660	2,401	2,330	2.8	2.1	2.5	2.3	2.2
At expanding establishments	2,846	2,006	2,456	2,287	2,230	2.7	1.9	2.3	2.2	2.1
At opening establishments	79	260	204	114	100	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1
Gross job losses	2,670	2,697	2,447	2,367	2,429	2.5	2.5	2.3	2.2	2.3
At contracting establishments	2,443	2,452	2,247	2,108	2,318	2.3	2.3	2.1	2.0	2.2
At closing establishments	227	245	200	259	111	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1
Net employment change (2)	255	-431	213	34	-99	0.3	-0.4	0.2	0.1	-0.1
Wholesale trade
Gross job gains	2,201	2,120	2,027	1,965	1,760	5.3	5.1	4.8	4.7	4.2
At expanding establishments	1,840	1,761	1,718	1,627	1,504	4.4	4.2	4.1	3.9	3.6
At opening establishments	361	359	309	338	256	0.9	0.9	0.7	0.8	0.6
Gross job losses	1,899	1,922	1,928	1,742	1,975	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.2	4.7
At contracting establishments	1,573	1,705	1,576	1,379	1,635	3.8	4.0	3.7	3.3	3.9
At closing establishments	326	217	352	363	340	0.8	0.5	0.8	0.9	0.8
Net employment change (2)	302	198	99	223	-215	0.7	0.6	0.3	0.5	-0.5
Retail trade
Gross job gains	5,949	5,601	5,194	6,129	5,627	5.7	5.3	5.0	5.9	5.3
At expanding establishments	5,339	5,057	4,559	5,321	4,984	5.1	4.8	4.4	5.1	4.7
At opening establishments	610	544	635	808	643	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.8	0.6
Gross job losses	6,439	6,319	5,933	4,786	5,745	6.1	6.0	5.7	4.6	5.5
At contracting establishments	5,985	5,682	5,378	4,352	5,228	5.7	5.4	5.2	4.2	5.0
At closing establishments	454	637	555	434	517	0.4	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.5
Net employment change (2)	-490	-718	-739	1,343	-118	-0.4	-0.7	-0.7	1.3	-0.2
Transportation and warehousing
Gross job gains	3,007	2,009	2,995	1,727	1,678	7.1	4.7	6.9	3.9	3.9
At expanding establishments	2,619	1,798	2,686	1,418	1,411	6.2	4.2	6.2	3.2	3.3
At opening establishments	388	211	309	309	267	0.9	0.5	0.7	0.7	0.6
Gross job losses	1,916	1,944	1,858	3,067	2,705	4.6	4.5	4.3	7.0	6.4
At contracting establishments	1,549	1,637	1,507	2,786	2,414	3.7	3.8	3.5	6.4	5.7
At closing establishments	367	307	351	281	291	0.9	0.7	0.8	0.6	0.7
Net employment change (2)	1,091	65	1,137	-1,340	-1,027	2.5	0.2	2.6	-3.1	-2.5
Financial activities
Gross job gains	2,598	3,410	2,401	2,019	2,519	4.1	5.4	3.8	3.2	4.0
At expanding establishments	2,076	2,657	1,828	1,573	2,036	3.3	4.2	2.9	2.5	3.2
At opening establishments	522	753	573	446	483	0.8	1.2	0.9	0.7	0.8
Gross job losses	3,162	3,580	3,054	2,580	2,609	5.0	5.7	4.9	4.2	4.1
At contracting establishments	2,517	2,689	2,427	2,042	1,829	4.0	4.3	3.9	3.3	2.9
At closing establishments	645	891	627	538	780	1.0	1.4	1.0	0.9	1.2
Net employment change (2)	-564	-170	-653	-561	-90	-0.9	-0.3	-1.1	-1.0	-0.1
Professional and business services
Gross job gains	9,010	8,721	8,568	8,440	7,739	7.1	6.9	6.8	6.8	6.3
At expanding establishments	6,954	6,687	6,317	6,344	6,113	5.5	5.3	5.0	5.1	5.0
At opening establishments	2,056	2,034	2,251	2,096	1,626	1.6	1.6	1.8	1.7	1.3
Gross job losses	7,983	8,349	9,756	8,210	8,465	6.3	6.6	7.7	6.6	6.9
At contracting establishments	6,208	6,719	7,732	6,471	6,916	4.9	5.3	6.1	5.2	5.6
At closing establishments	1,775	1,630	2,024	1,739	1,549	1.4	1.3	1.6	1.4	1.3
Net employment change (2)	1,027	372	-1,188	230	-726	0.8	0.3	-0.9	0.2	-0.6
Education and health services
Gross job gains	7,948	6,913	7,040	6,673	7,318	5.5	4.8	4.8	4.5	4.9
At expanding establishments	6,615	5,726	5,810	5,614	5,975	4.6	4.0	4.0	3.8	4.0
At opening establishments	1,333	1,187	1,230	1,059	1,343	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.9
Gross job losses	6,165	6,462	5,634	5,212	5,534	4.3	4.4	3.8	3.5	3.8
At contracting establishments	5,119	5,102	4,425	4,139	4,549	3.6	3.5	3.0	2.8	3.1
At closing establishments	1,046	1,360	1,209	1,073	985	0.7	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.7
Net employment change (2)	1,783	451	1,406	1,461	1,784	1.2	0.4	1.0	1.0	1.1
Leisure and hospitality
Gross job gains	9,109	11,295	8,520	9,431	8,758	9.5	11.6	8.7	9.5	8.8
At expanding establishments	7,314	9,208	6,932	7,769	6,908	7.6	9.5	7.1	7.8	6.9
At opening establishments	1,795	2,087	1,588	1,662	1,850	1.9	2.1	1.6	1.7	1.9
Gross job losses	8,590	8,964	8,579	7,420	8,469	8.9	9.2	8.8	7.5	8.5
At contracting establishments	7,519	7,793	7,504	5,941	7,682	7.8	8.0	7.7	6.0	7.7
At closing establishments	1,071	1,171	1,075	1,479	787	1.1	1.2	1.1	1.5	0.8
Net employment change (2)	519	2,331	-59	2,011	289	0.6	2.4	-0.1	2.0	0.3
Other services (3)
Gross job gains	1,941	1,969	1,996	1,979	1,871	7.5	7.6	7.7	7.4	6.9
At expanding establishments	1,596	1,503	1,601	1,551	1,538	6.2	5.8	6.2	5.8	5.7
At opening establishments	345	466	395	428	333	1.3	1.8	1.5	1.6	1.2
Gross job losses	1,732	1,975	1,627	1,601	1,586	6.7	7.7	6.3	6.0	5.9
At contracting establishments	1,380	1,568	1,291	1,282	1,281	5.3	6.1	5.0	4.8	4.8
At closing establishments	352	407	336	319	305	1.4	1.6	1.3	1.2	1.1
Net employment change (2)	209	-6	369	378	285	0.8	-0.1	1.4	1.4	1.0
Footnotes: (1) Includes unclassified sector not shown separately. (2) The net employment change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses. See the Technical Note for further information. (3) Except public administration.

Table 2. Private-sector gross job gains and losses as a percent of total employment by state, seasonally adjusted
Category	Gross job gains as a percent of employment (3 months ended)					Gross job losses as a percent of employment (3 months ended)
Category	June 2023	Sept. 2023	Dec. 2023	Mar. 2024	June 2024	June 2023	Sept. 2023	Dec. 2023	Mar. 2024	June 2024
United States(1)	6.2	5.9	6.0	5.7	5.8	5.9	6.0	5.7	5.4	5.9
Alabama	6.0	6.0	6.2	5.7	5.6	5.7	6.0	5.7	5.5	5.6
Alaska	11.0	8.5	10.2	10.5	10.2	8.9	10.5	9.9	8.6	9.6
Arizona	7.0	6.8	6.5	8.4	5.6	6.3	5.7	6.6	6.4	6.8
Arkansas	5.9	5.6	6.2	5.6	5.2	6.0	5.8	5.0	5.2	5.8
California	6.8	6.4	6.4	5.8	6.1	6.4	6.5	6.4	5.6	6.8
Colorado	7.3	5.4	8.2	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.1	7.6	7.7	6.2
Connecticut	6.4	5.8	5.6	5.6	5.8	5.7	6.2	5.7	5.2	5.6
Delaware	6.4	6.0	6.1	6.0	5.9	5.8	6.5	5.8	5.1	6.5
District of Columbia	5.4	5.4	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.3	5.4	5.6	4.9	6.0
Florida	6.8	6.5	6.1	5.8	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.4	5.9
Georgia	6.3	6.1	6.2	6.0	5.7	6.4	6.1	5.7	5.7	5.7
Hawaii	5.7	5.3	6.1	5.4	5.1	5.3	6.8	5.0	5.1	5.4
Idaho	7.8	7.2	8.5	7.9	7.5	7.4	7.9	5.8	8.3	7.4
Illinois	5.4	4.8	5.0	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.1	4.8	5.3
Indiana	5.6	5.7	5.5	5.3	5.2	5.8	5.7	5.1	5.0	5.5
Iowa	6.0	5.6	6.1	6.1	5.5	5.9	5.8	5.7	5.6	5.7
Kansas	6.1	5.7	5.8	5.7	5.8	6.0	6.0	5.3	5.6	5.7
Kentucky	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.2	5.9	5.6	5.2	5.0	5.9
Louisiana	6.0	6.2	6.3	6.2	5.7	6.5	6.0	5.8	5.7	6.3
Maine	7.6	7.0	7.4	7.2	7.3	7.6	7.8	7.0	6.1	7.0
Maryland	6.7	6.3	6.2	5.8	7.2	6.6	6.4	5.8	5.7	6.5
Massachusetts	5.9	5.4	5.5	5.2	5.7	5.6	5.9	5.5	5.1	5.6
Michigan	5.9	5.2	5.5	5.4	5.7	5.3	5.9	5.5	5.2	5.6
Minnesota	6.0	3.3	6.9	5.8	5.7	5.5	4.3	6.9	5.7	5.4
Mississippi	6.4	6.2	6.1	5.7	5.8	6.5	6.2	5.7	6.1	6.3
Missouri	5.8	5.6	6.0	5.7	5.6	5.9	5.8	5.6	5.3	5.8
Montana	7.8	7.7	8.8	8.1	7.9	8.4	8.4	7.2	7.5	7.6
Nebraska	6.2	6.0	5.9	5.8	5.4	5.7	5.9	5.7	5.1	5.6
Nevada	6.5	6.5	6.7	5.9	5.8	5.9	5.6	5.4	6.2	5.7
New Hampshire	6.7	5.8	6.2	6.5	6.1	6.3	6.7	5.9	5.8	6.0
New Jersey	6.4	6.0	5.9	5.5	5.9	6.0	6.0	5.8	5.4	5.4
New Mexico	6.6	6.4	6.9	6.0	6.0	6.3	6.8	5.8	6.0	6.3
New York	6.2	5.8	5.7	5.9	5.9	5.8	6.0	5.6	5.0	5.5
North Carolina	6.1	5.7	6.3	5.4	5.6	5.7	6.1	4.9	5.5	5.7
North Dakota	6.9	6.6	6.7	6.9	6.6	6.7	6.6	6.3	6.1	6.6
Ohio	5.6	5.2	5.4	5.5	5.2	5.6	5.6	5.2	4.8	5.4
Oklahoma	6.3	6.3	6.1	5.6	5.6	6.1	6.0	5.8	5.2	6.4
Oregon	6.4	6.1	6.2	6.4	6.0	6.6	6.7	6.2	6.1	6.4
Pennsylvania	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	4.9	5.5	5.1	4.8	4.6	5.1
Rhode Island	6.7	6.4	6.8	6.9	6.6	6.8	6.7	6.3	5.7	6.7
South Carolina	6.4	6.6	6.2	6.4	5.9	6.6	5.7	5.3	6.3	6.4
South Dakota	6.7	6.3	6.6	6.3	6.0	6.0	6.3	5.8	5.8	6.3
Tennessee	5.8	5.6	6.2	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.7	5.5	4.9	5.7
Texas	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.2	5.1	5.3
Utah	6.9	6.9	6.6	6.7	6.4	6.4	6.6	6.5	6.0	6.6
Vermont	7.4	6.4	7.3	7.2	6.6	7.5	7.9	6.6	6.3	7.5
Virginia	6.1	5.9	5.9	5.7	5.7	5.9	6.0	5.5	5.2	5.6
Washington	6.1	5.8	6.0	5.7	5.7	5.7	6.0	5.4	5.3	5.3
West Virginia	6.1	6.5	6.5	6.9	6.6	6.4	6.6	5.8	5.7	6.8
Wisconsin	5.6	5.2	5.5	5.5	5.3	5.8	5.8	5.2	4.8	5.5
Wyoming	8.4	8.3	8.9	8.4	8.2	8.7	8.2	8.4	8.3	9.0
Puerto Rico	5.9	5.7	4.9	5.4	5.6	5.0	5.3	4.8	4.6	4.9
Virgin Islands	7.5	8.2	6.0	5.6	4.3	6.5	6.8	5.9	4.5	5.1
Footnotes (1) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands. The sum of the states will not necessarily add to the U.S. total because of the independent seasonal adjustment of each state.

Last Modified Date: Friday, February 14, 2025

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Business Employment Dynamics in Nebraska — Second Quarter 2024