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Friday, February 14, 2025

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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.)


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.


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.


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.

For more information

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.

Information in this release will be made available to individuals with sensory impairments upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Telecommunications Relay Service: 7-1-1.

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)
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)
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