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Nebraska Economy

Downtown Auburn, Nebraska.

Nebraska's economic growth prospects improve

March 18, 2016

Eric Thompson (second from right), associate professor of economics, works with student research assistants in the College of Business Administration’s Bureau of Business Research. The bureau is designed to assist with Nebraska’s economic development efforts.

State economy surveys show mixed outlook

March 4, 2016

Eric Thompson (second from right), associate professor of economics, works with student research assistants in the College of Business Administration’s Bureau of Business Research. The bureau is designed to assist with Nebraska’s economic development efforts.

Indicator: State economy to see slow summer growth

February 19, 2016

Businesses optimistic, but consumer confidence is down

February 5, 2016

Eric Thompson (second from right), associate professor of economics, works with student research assistants in the College of Business Administration’s Bureau of Business Research. The bureau is designed to assist with Nebraska’s economic development efforts.

Nebraska's leading indicator declines during December

January 15, 2016

Eric Thompson (second from right), associate professor of economics, works with student research assistants in the College of Business Administration’s Bureau of Business Research. The bureau is designed to assist with Nebraska’s economic development efforts.

Nebraska's leading indicator rises for second straight month

December 18, 2015

Brent Robertson examines wheat in a field near his family's Elsie, Nebraska, farm. A recent economic forecast generated by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Bureau of Business Research predicts an 11 percent decline in net farm income in 2016.

Forecast: Ag income still in doldrums; other sectors will grow

December 10, 2015

Eric Thompson (second from right), associate professor of economics, works with student research assistants in the College of Business Administration’s Bureau of Business Research. The bureau is designed to assist with Nebraska’s economic development efforts.

Nebraska's leading indicator rebounds during October

November 20, 2015

Eric Thompson (second from right), associate professor of economics, works with student research assistants in the College of Business Administration’s Bureau of Business Research. The bureau is designed to assist with Nebraska’s economic development efforts.

Nebraska business expectations, labor market fuel economic growth

September 18, 2015

Eric Thompson (second from right), associate professor of economics, works with student research assistants in the College of Business Administration’s Bureau of Business Research. The bureau is designed to assist with Nebraska’s economic development efforts.

Survey: Nebraska businesses optimistic about jobs

June 5, 2015

Eric Thompson (second from right), associate professor of economics, works with student research assistants in the College of Business Administration’s Bureau of Business Research. The bureau is designed to assist with Nebraska’s economic development efforts.

Economic outlook improves for Nebraska businesses

May 15, 2015

State's businesses grow more optimistic

April 3, 2015