Nebraska Online Jobs

Unemployment Rate	4.7%
Median Hourly	$14.39
Mean Hourly	$17.94
Mean Annual	$37,310
RSE	0.7%

Nebraska’s economy is based largely on agriculture. So much so that their local college team is called the Nebraska Cornhuskers! Despite this, the job segments in Nebraska are surprisingly diverse in many areas including which contribute to Nebraska’s incredibly low unemployment rate. Historically, the unemployment rate has been greatly below the national average, a trend that was still true as of October 2010.

Nebraska’s economy also provides jobs in manufacturing, Government jobs and is well known as a major freight hub for both trucks and the railroad. This is partially because the world’s largest train yard, Bailey Yard, is located in North Platte. Notable employers are Kawasaki Motors, Mutual of Omaha, Union Pacific and Cabela’s.

Nebraska is also known for being the home to Berkshire Hathaway, the holding company for many of Warren Buffett’s various companies. This presents Nebraskans with unique job opportunities that many job seekers in other states are unable to access. Due to the diversity within this single company, using the tool above, job seekers of all disciplines would be well advised to include this company in their search terms.

Historically, Nebraska has experienced steady, but not explosive labor force growth. With a low unemployment rate, higher than average rate of pay and lower than average cost of living, this leaves a lot of opportunity for people looking for jobs in Nebraska.

If you are looking for jobs in Nebraska, try focusing your search on your current or past job duties, rather than job title. Frequently, similar jobs exist in other job sectors but have different job titles. Searching in this fashion should greatly increase your search results for and increase your chances of being hired.

Largest Cities

Omaha
Lincoln