LINCOLN – Positive economic trends were noted at the Nebraska Department of Economic Development’s year-end report at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln East Campus.

The university’s Bureau of Business Research projects the addition of 18,000 nonfarm jobs in 2023, far surpassing historical job growth rates. Nonfarm personal incomes were expected to finish the year up 6.7 percent, exceeding the 4 percent inflation rate.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis said Nebraska economic data places the state third in gross domestic product growth at 7.5 percent.

Population growth is also outpacing the national average. The Census Bureau says Nebraska added 10,319 new residents from July 1, 2022, to July 1, 2023.