(KLZA)-- Unemployment figures in Southeast Nebraska were up slightly for the month of November according to the latest report from the Nebraska Department of Labor.

Pawnee and Otoe counties had the best unemployment rates in the area at 2.7 percent. In Pawnee County that figure was 4-tenths of a percent higher than in October. In Otoe County the jobless rate was steady.

In Richardson County unemployment was up a tenth of a point to 3 percent. In Johnson County the jobless rate was steady at 3.4 percent. Gage County held steady at 2.9 percent unemployment. In Nemaha County unemployment was up a tenth to 3.1 percent.

Statewide, the November unemployment rate in Nebraska was 2.8 percent which is up 0.1 percent from October and 3-tenths of a point higher than a year ago.

The National jobless rate for November was 4.2 percent, up a tenth of a point from October.

The Nebraska labor force did reach an all-time high in November with 1,057,890 people employed.