(KLZA)-- Unemployment rates dipped in Southeast Nebraska counties and statewide during the month of July. 

Locally,  Pawnee County has the lowest jobless rate at 3.2 percent down from 4.5 percent in June.

Richardson County had a dip of 8-tenths to 3.9 percent unemployment.  

Nemaha County had the highest unemployment rate at five percent,  down from 5.9 percent.  Johnson County also had a dip of nine-tenths to four percent.  

The unemployment rate was 4.4 percent in Gage County and 4.1 percent in Otoe County.  The Otoe County  unemployment rate was down 1.5 percent.

Statewide the July unemployment rate was down to 4.8 percent compared to 5.5 percent in June.  

Nebraska has the second lowest unemployment rate in the nation, behind Utah.  Nationally for July the unemployment rate was 10.2 percent.