Nebraska State Profile

Nebraska's business conditions improve with growth in new orders and production; poverty level rises as more families seek welfare from the state; unemployment is among lowest in US; home price depreciation is mild.

• State job growth fell 1.7% in August 2009 from a year ago; national job growth fell 4.4%.
• State unemployment averaged 5.0% in August 2009; the national average was 9.7%
• Personal income fell 2.2% to $68.5 billion in Q2 2009 from a year ago.
• Tax revenue fell 13.2% in Q2 2009 from the previous year.
• Exports fell 14.2% to $2.6 billion in the first seven months of 2009 from a year ago.