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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

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Business Employment Dynamics in Nebraska — Second Quarter 2023

From March 2023 to June 2023, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Nebraska were 51,196, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 47,470, 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 gain of 3,726 jobs in the private sector during the second quarter of 2023. During the previous quarter, gross job gains exceeded gross job losses by 9,428. (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 Technical Note.)

Gross job gains

In the second quarter of 2023, gross job gains represented 6.0 percent of private-sector employment in Nebraska; nationally, gross job gains accounted for 6.2 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 42,445 in the second quarter of 2023, a decrease of 1,860 jobs compared to the previous quarter. (See table 1.) Opening establishments accounted for 8,751 jobs gained in the second quarter of 2023, an increase of 356 jobs from the previous quarter.


Gross job losses

In the second quarter of 2023, 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 39,668 jobs in the second quarter of 2023, an increase of 3,390 jobs from the prior quarter. Closing establishments lost 7,802 jobs, an increase of 808 jobs from the previous quarter.


Industries

Gross job gains exceeded gross job losses in 8 of the 10 industry sectors in Nebraska in the second quarter of 2023. Education and health services had the largest over-the-quarter net job increase, with a gain of 1,666 jobs. This was the result of 7,709 gross job gains and 6,043 gross job losses. The transportation and warehousing industry had a net gain of 1,030 jobs, followed by the professional and business services industry with a net gain of 998 jobs. Retail trade showed a net loss of 656 jobs, the largest loss of any sector in the state. Nebraska’s financial activities industry sector had a net loss of 596 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 2023 are scheduled to be released on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.


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)
June
2022
Sept.
2022
Dec.
2022
Mar.
2023
June
2023
June
2022
Sept.
2022
Dec.
2022
Mar.
2023
June
2023

Total private (1)

Gross job gains

52,559 57,920 50,331 52,700 51,196 6.4 7.1 6.0 6.3 6.0

At expanding establishments

41,931 45,870 40,933 44,305 42,445 5.1 5.6 4.9 5.3 5.0

At opening establishments

10,628 12,050 9,398 8,395 8,751 1.3 1.5 1.1 1.0 1.0

Gross job losses

52,970 50,197 47,031 43,272 47,470 6.5 6.1 5.7 5.1 5.6

At contracting establishments

43,380 38,074 38,662 36,278 39,668 5.3 4.6 4.7 4.3 4.7

At closing establishments

9,590 12,123 8,369 6,994 7,802 1.2 1.5 1.0 0.8 0.9

Net employment change (2)

-411 7,723 3,300 9,428 3,726 -0.1 1.0 0.3 1.2 0.4

Construction

Gross job gains

5,089 6,181 5,328 6,192 5,201 8.7 10.8 9.1 10.1 8.4

At expanding establishments

4,023 4,709 4,112 5,151 4,203 6.9 8.2 7.0 8.4 6.8

At opening establishments

1,066 1,472 1,216 1,041 998 1.8 2.6 2.1 1.7 1.6

Gross job losses

5,358 5,045 4,762 4,189 5,057 9.2 8.8 8.1 6.9 8.2

At contracting establishments

4,063 3,793 3,874 3,452 4,198 7.0 6.6 6.6 5.7 6.8

At closing establishments

1,295 1,252 888 737 859 2.2 2.2 1.5 1.2 1.4

Net employment change (2)

-269 1,136 566 2,003 144 -0.5 2.0 1.0 3.2 0.2

Manufacturing

Gross job gains

2,779 3,946 2,638 2,298 2,648 2.7 3.8 2.6 2.2 2.5

At expanding establishments

2,487 3,731 2,469 2,131 2,568 2.4 3.6 2.4 2.0 2.4

At opening establishments

292 215 169 167 80 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1

Gross job losses

2,968 2,404 2,234 2,198 2,349 2.9 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.2

At contracting establishments

2,740 2,049 1,989 2,089 2,117 2.7 2.0 1.9 2.0 2.0

At closing establishments

228 355 245 109 232 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2

Net employment change (2)

-189 1,542 404 100 299 -0.2 1.5 0.5 0.1 0.3

Wholesale trade

Gross job gains

2,071 2,418 2,199 2,393 2,195 5.1 6.0 5.5 5.7 5.2

At expanding establishments

1,743 1,863 1,931 2,057 1,839 4.3 4.6 4.8 4.9 4.4

At opening establishments

328 555 268 336 356 0.8 1.4 0.7 0.8 0.8

Gross job losses

1,902 2,165 1,930 1,757 1,896 4.7 5.4 4.7 4.2 4.5

At contracting establishments

1,538 1,620 1,505 1,500 1,567 3.8 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.7

At closing establishments

364 545 425 257 329 0.9 1.4 1.0 0.6 0.8

Net employment change (2)

169 253 269 636 299 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.5 0.7

Retail trade

Gross job gains

6,429 5,819 5,548 6,126 5,895 6.1 5.5 5.3 5.9 5.6

At expanding establishments

5,520 5,152 5,008 5,637 5,312 5.2 4.9 4.8 5.4 5.0

At opening establishments

909 667 540 489 583 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6

Gross job losses

8,354 7,341 6,141 4,740 6,551 7.8 7.0 5.9 4.5 6.2

At contracting establishments

7,476 6,200 5,649 4,275 6,065 7.0 5.9 5.4 4.1 5.7

At closing establishments

878 1,141 492 465 486 0.8 1.1 0.5 0.4 0.5

Net employment change (2)

-1,925 -1,522 -593 1,386 -656 -1.7 -1.5 -0.6 1.4 -0.6

Transportation and warehousing

Gross job gains

2,363 2,380 2,994 2,517 2,929 5.9 5.9 7.2 6.0 6.9

At expanding establishments

1,868 2,056 2,536 2,260 2,617 4.7 5.1 6.1 5.4 6.2

At opening establishments

495 324 458 257 312 1.2 0.8 1.1 0.6 0.7

Gross job losses

2,147 1,914 2,016 2,362 1,899 5.3 4.8 4.9 5.7 4.5

At contracting establishments

1,817 1,527 1,649 2,033 1,544 4.5 3.8 4.0 4.9 3.7

At closing establishments

330 387 367 329 355 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8

Net employment change (2)

216 466 978 155 1,030 0.6 1.1 2.3 0.3 2.4

Financial activities

Gross job gains

3,335 3,048 2,977 2,720 2,539 5.3 4.8 4.7 4.3 4.0

At expanding establishments

2,709 2,363 2,148 2,036 2,024 4.3 3.7 3.4 3.2 3.2

At opening establishments

626 685 829 684 515 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.1 0.8

Gross job losses

3,754 2,805 2,749 3,145 3,135 5.9 4.4 4.3 5.0 5.0

At contracting establishments

3,063 2,038 2,344 2,530 2,455 4.8 3.2 3.7 4.0 3.9

At closing establishments

691 767 405 615 680 1.1 1.2 0.6 1.0 1.1

Net employment change (2)

-419 243 228 -425 -596 -0.6 0.4 0.4 -0.7 -1.0

Professional and business services

Gross job gains

9,667 10,267 9,115 9,969 9,034 8.0 8.4 7.4 8.0 7.1

At expanding establishments

7,362 6,897 6,894 7,999 6,959 6.1 5.6 5.6 6.4 5.5

At opening establishments

2,305 3,370 2,221 1,970 2,075 1.9 2.8 1.8 1.6 1.6

Gross job losses

9,051 8,927 8,859 8,084 8,036 7.5 7.3 7.2 6.5 6.4

At contracting establishments

7,398 5,902 6,784 6,224 6,179 6.1 4.8 5.5 5.0 4.9

At closing establishments

1,653 3,025 2,075 1,860 1,857 1.4 2.5 1.7 1.5 1.5

Net employment change (2)

616 1,340 256 1,885 998 0.5 1.1 0.2 1.5 0.7

Education and health services

Gross job gains

7,094 7,210 6,536 7,525 7,709 5.1 5.2 4.7 5.3 5.4

At expanding establishments

5,303 6,132 5,291 6,509 6,409 3.8 4.4 3.8 4.6 4.5

At opening establishments

1,791 1,078 1,245 1,016 1,300 1.3 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.9

Gross job losses

6,265 5,772 5,939 6,101 6,043 4.6 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.3

At contracting establishments

5,195 4,353 4,595 4,940 4,950 3.8 3.1 3.3 3.5 3.5

At closing establishments

1,070 1,419 1,344 1,161 1,093 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8

Net employment change (2)

829 1,438 597 1,424 1,666 0.5 1.1 0.4 1.0 1.1

Leisure and hospitality

Gross job gains

9,370 12,048 8,790 8,627 8,914 10.3 13.0 9.3 9.1 9.3

At expanding establishments

7,585 9,631 7,280 7,139 7,181 8.3 10.4 7.7 7.5 7.5

At opening establishments

1,785 2,417 1,510 1,488 1,733 2.0 2.6 1.6 1.6 1.8

Gross job losses

8,870 9,582 8,353 6,929 8,542 9.7 10.3 8.9 7.4 8.9

At contracting establishments

6,901 7,364 7,043 6,114 7,472 7.5 7.9 7.5 6.5 7.8

At closing establishments

1,969 2,218 1,310 815 1,070 2.2 2.4 1.4 0.9 1.1

Net employment change (2)

500 2,466 437 1,698 372 0.6 2.7 0.4 1.7 0.4

Other services (3)

Gross job gains

2,011 2,231 1,898 1,996 1,993 8.1 8.8 7.5 7.9 7.7

At expanding establishments

1,549 1,618 1,525 1,623 1,610 6.2 6.4 6.0 6.4 6.2

At opening establishments

462 613 373 373 383 1.9 2.4 1.5 1.5 1.5

Gross job losses

1,777 1,956 1,772 1,637 1,732 7.2 7.8 7.0 6.4 6.7

At contracting establishments

1,288 1,504 1,482 1,354 1,370 5.2 6.0 5.9 5.3 5.3

At closing establishments

489 452 290 283 362 2.0 1.8 1.1 1.1 1.4

Net employment change (2)

234 275 126 359 261 0.9 1.0 0.5 1.5 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
2022
Sept.
2022
Dec.
2022
Mar.
2023
June
2023
June
2022
Sept.
2022
Dec.
2022
Mar.
2023
June
2023

United States(1)

6.6 6.9 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.2 5.9 5.9 5.4 5.9

Alabama

6.6 6.9 6.6 6.4 5.9 6.2 5.9 6.1 5.5 5.7

Alaska

10.2 8.5 10.9 10.4 11.0 9.0 10.4 9.2 8.0 8.9

Arizona

6.5 7.1 6.6 5.9 7.0 6.3 5.5 6.0 5.4 6.5

Arkansas

6.1 6.5 6.2 5.8 5.8 5.5 5.2 5.2 5.0 6.0

California

6.8 6.8 6.6 6.1 6.7 6.7 6.2 6.6 6.4 6.4

Colorado

7.3 7.0 7.6 7.2 7.3 6.6 7.1 6.9 6.5 6.6

Connecticut

6.4 6.3 5.9 6.1 6.4 6.3 6.2 5.9 5.3 5.7

Delaware

6.5 8.6 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.9 6.2 7.5 5.2 5.7

District of Columbia

6.1 7.2 5.6 5.9 5.4 6.3 5.0 5.5 4.8 5.3

Florida

7.5 7.8 6.2 6.3 6.8 6.3 5.6 6.0 5.6 5.8

Georgia

6.8 7.1 6.7 6.2 6.4 6.2 5.9 5.9 5.8 6.5

Hawaii

6.0 6.4 6.0 5.5 5.7 5.5 4.9 4.9 5.0 5.2

Idaho

7.1 7.8 8.4 7.9 7.9 8.4 7.5 6.9 7.5 7.5

Illinois

5.9 5.8 5.4 5.8 5.4 5.5 5.3 5.1 4.8 5.3

Indiana

5.7 6.4 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.9 5.5 5.2 5.0 6.1

Iowa

5.9 5.9 6.4 6.0 6.0 6.2 5.9 6.2 5.4 5.9

Kansas

6.5 7.4 6.3 6.1 6.1 7.1 5.5 5.6 5.4 6.0

Kentucky

6.3 6.6 6.0 6.1 5.6 6.5 5.4 5.3 4.9 5.9

Louisiana

6.7 6.9 6.1 6.3 6.1 6.4 5.7 6.2 5.6 6.4

Maine

7.2 7.6 7.4 7.7 7.6 8.0 7.3 6.8 6.2 7.6

Maryland

6.5 7.4 6.6 6.8 6.7 6.9 6.0 6.9 5.6 6.3

Massachusetts

6.1 6.2 5.5 5.8 5.9 5.5 6.1 5.8 4.7 5.7

Michigan

6.0 5.7 5.9 5.7 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.2 4.9 5.3

Minnesota

6.4 6.5 5.9 5.7 6.0 6.4 5.9 5.8 4.9 5.6

Mississippi

6.6 7.2 6.8 6.1 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.2 5.7 6.6

Missouri

6.2 6.8 6.1 6.5 5.9 5.9 6.3 5.8 5.1 5.9

Montana

8.2 8.7 9.2 8.7 7.8 9.1 7.8 7.8 7.1 8.4

Nebraska

6.4 7.1 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.5 6.1 5.7 5.1 5.6

Nevada

6.9 7.4 6.4 6.2 6.6 5.7 5.8 6.1 5.7 6.0

New Hampshire

6.7 6.9 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.9 6.3

New Jersey

6.6 6.8 6.8 6.1 6.8 6.2 6.4 5.9 5.7 5.9

New Mexico

6.7 8.0 6.7 6.8 6.4 7.1 5.9 6.2 5.9 6.2

New York

7.1 6.6 5.9 6.5 6.3 6.1 5.9 6.0 5.1 5.7

North Carolina

6.4 6.7 6.6 6.4 6.1 6.1 5.8 5.7 5.3 5.7

North Dakota

6.9 7.6 6.4 7.6 6.9 6.5 6.3 6.7 5.6 6.7

Ohio

5.9 5.8 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.9 5.5 5.7 4.9 5.7

Oklahoma

6.7 7.4 6.6 6.3 6.2 6.1 5.6 5.9 5.3 6.0

Oregon

6.0 6.7 6.5 7.3 6.4 7.0 6.0 6.2 6.1 6.9

Pennsylvania

5.5 6.1 5.5 5.5 5.2 5.6 5.1 5.2 4.6 5.5

Rhode Island

7.1 6.7 6.9 7.5 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.4 5.9 7.0

South Carolina

6.6 7.3 6.9 6.8 6.4 6.2 5.6 6.2 5.8 6.8

South Dakota

6.6 7.3 6.5 7.2 6.8 6.5 6.4 6.5 5.9 6.2

Tennessee

6.2 7.0 5.8 5.9 5.9 6.2 5.5 5.6 5.0 5.5

Texas

6.6 7.2 6.2 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.4

Utah

7.0 7.5 6.9 7.0 6.8 6.6 6.8 6.6 6.2 6.2

Vermont

7.5 7.2 7.8 8.2 7.4 7.6 7.8 7.0 6.0 7.5

Virginia

6.5 7.5 6.2 6.2 6.0 6.7 6.1 5.8 5.2 5.8

Washington

7.0 7.2 5.9 6.4 6.0 7.2 6.3 5.3 5.5 5.6

West Virginia

6.7 8.1 6.6 7.1 6.1 8.0 6.9 6.4 5.3 6.1

Wisconsin

6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.6 6.0 5.8 5.5 4.9 5.9

Wyoming

8.4 9.2 9.2 8.9 8.4 9.2 8.4 7.9 7.8 8.7

Puerto Rico

6.7 6.2 6.6 5.1 5.8 6.1 5.3 6.1 5.7 4.9

Virgin Islands

8.0 8.5 5.9 7.5 7.4 9.2 5.5 4.7 6.5 6.8

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: Wednesday, February 21, 2024