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Net Job Creation

Lincoln lost jobs in 2020, but net job creation has since rebounded strongly

Lincoln, like many cities across the U.S., lost jobs in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.12

  • Lincoln lost 1,548 jobs in 2020. This is the first year Lincoln saw job loss since 2009.
  • Lincoln added 1,003, and 1,012 jobs in 2021 and 2022 respectively.
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U.S. Census Bureau, Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWI).

Footnotes
  1. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2021). COVID-19 ends longest employment recovery and expansion in CES history, causing unprecedented job losses in 2020.