Nebraska’s unemployment rate drops to 4%, lowest in U.S.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska’s unemployment rate for August dropped to 4%, the lowest rate in the country, the state announced Friday.

The state Department of Labor reported the rate was down from a revised July rate of 4.9%.

The declining rate reflects an increase of 4,084 nonfarm jobs in the past month.

Nebraska’s unemployment rate is the lowest in the nation, just ahead of Utah’s 4.1% rate.

The national unemployment rate in August was 8.4%.