Omaha Employment Outlook

By dubayns on 10/30/09 6:51pm
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Omaha and the entire state of Nebraska have some of the lowest unemployment rates in the nation.  This city has been a hotbed economically for nearly a century in the agriculture and food processing sectors.  It’s also home to some very big players in the education sector as several colleges and universities call Omaha home.  Once famous for their steaks and cattle drives, Omaha has reinvented itself as a financial hub on the prairie.  The city of Omaha lost only about 600 jobs in September, and the entire state of Nebraska only lost a little over 2,000.  Those numbers are less than some cities’ entire sector losses, not to mention figures representing entire states’ economies.  The key to Omaha and Nebraska’s success is diversification.

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Meatpacking is a Dangerous Gig in Nebraska

By sarajean on 10/29/09 11:49pm
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After a growing concern about the dangerous conditions faced by meatpacking workers, Nebraska issued a Bill of Rights to help protect the workers ten years ago. Today, a new report on the matter from the Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public Interest says that the job is still an unsafe one to have.

The unhealthy conditions include mental and emotional abuse due to debasing treatment and verbal attacks, as well as an impossible demand for quick line production. Meatpacking, the study concluded, is one of the most dangerous jobs in America.

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