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Omaha-Council Bluffs sees 493,900 nonfarm payroll employees in May

By Cornhusker State News | Jun 3, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for May in Nebraska's Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan statistical area was 493,900, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Omaha-Council Bluffs nonfarm payroll employees increase by 0.8% since May 2021

By Cornhusker State News | Jun 3, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for June 2021 in the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan statistical area was 497,700, a 0.8 percent increase over the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Lincoln nonfarm payroll employees decrease by 0.3% since May 2021

By Cornhusker State News | Jun 2, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for June 2021 in the Lincoln metropolitan statistical area was 189,300, a 0.3 percent decrease from the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Lincoln sees 189,800 nonfarm payroll employees in May

By Cornhusker State News | Jun 2, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for May in Nebraska's Lincoln metropolitan statistical area was 189,800, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Nebraska reports $42 million in license tax revenue in Q3

By Cornhusker State News | Jun 1, 2021

Nebraska collected $42 million in license taxes during the third quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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76 people die in Nebraska from cancer in week ending May 29, 2021

By Cornhusker State News | Jun 1, 2021

There were 76 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in Nebraska during the week ending May 29, 2021, a 4.1% increase over the previous week.

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Nebraska’s combined tax revenues down seven percent in Q3 since the same quarter of the previous year

By Cornhusker State News | Jun 1, 2021

Nebraska collected $1.8 billion in combined tax revenues, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Grand Island nonfarm payroll employees increase by 0.2% since May 2021

By Cornhusker State News | Jun 1, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for June 2021 in the Grand Island metropolitan statistical area was 41,500, a 0.2 percent increase over the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Nebraska’s sales and gross receipts tax revenue up 4.7 percent in Q3 since the same quarter of the previous year

By Cornhusker State News | Jun 1, 2021

Nebraska collected $826 million in sales and gross receipts taxes during the third quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Nebraska’s license tax revenue up 2.4 percent in Q3 since the same quarter of the previous year

By Cornhusker State News | Jun 1, 2021

Nebraska collected $42 million in license taxes during the third quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Rental vacancies in Nebraska up 2.5% from Q2 to Q3 2021

By Cornhusker State News | Jun 1, 2021

Rental vacancies in Nebraska were 7.7 percent in the third quarter of 2021, an increase of 2.5 percent over the previous quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Grand Island sees 41,400 nonfarm payroll employees in May

By Cornhusker State News | Jun 1, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for May in Nebraska's Grand Island metropolitan statistical area was 41,400, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Nebraska’s sales and gross receipts tax revenue up 3.2 percent in Q3 since the previous quarter

By Cornhusker State News | Jun 1, 2021

Nebraska collected $826 million in sales and gross receipts taxes during the third quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Nebraska’s license tax revenue down 12.5 percent in Q3 since the previous quarter

By Cornhusker State News | Jun 1, 2021

Nebraska collected $42 million in license taxes during the third quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Total non-farm payroll employees in Nebraska increases by 0.5% in May 2021

By Cornhusker State News | Jun 1, 2021

Nebraska reported the number of employees on non-farm payrolls for the month of May 2021 was 41,400, according to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report.

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Census Bureau reports Nebraska population was 1,914,571 in 2019

By Cornhusker State News | Jun 1, 2021

Nebraska had a population of 1,914,571 people in 2019, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Cornhusker State News.

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Census Bureau: Nebraska saw more residents between ages 25 and 34 in 2019

By Cornhusker State News | Jun 1, 2021

Of the 1,914,571 people residing in Nebraska in 2019, the median age was 37, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Cornhusker State News.

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Nebraska collects $720 million in sales and gross receipt tax revenue in Q4 2020

By Cornhusker State News | Jun 1, 2021

Nebraska collected $720 million in sales and gross receipt taxes during the fourth quarter of 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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17 people die in Nebraska from chronic lower respiratory disease in week ending May 29, 2021

By Cornhusker State News | May 31, 2021

There were 17 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Nebraska during the week ending May 29, 2021, a 15% decrease from the previous week.

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14 people die in Nebraska from diabetes mellitus in week ending May 29, 2021

By Cornhusker State News | May 30, 2021

There were 14 deaths with diabetes mellitus listed as the underlying cause reported in Nebraska during the week ending May 29, 2021, a 7.7% increase over the previous week.