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- Eighty-three percent of working-age people in Nebraska (age 16 to 64) are in the workforce, the highest rate among all 50 states (2008 American Community Survey – data released in 2009)
- Nebraska was listed in the "Top 10 States Where Struggling Americans Can Find a Fresh Start" (BusinessWeek.com – 2009)
- #11 – Best States for Business in 2009 (CNBC.com – 2009)
- #2 – Rate of Volunteering ("Volunteering in America" – 2009)
- #8 – America's Least Expensive States for Closing Costs (US News and World Reports – 2009)
- #9 – Best States for Business (Forbes.com – 2009)
- #7 – Engery Costs according to the "Energy Cost Index" (Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council – 2009)
- Nebraska posted the seventh highest growth in real income in the nation among "Income Growth Leaders" (U.S. Census Bureau; 2008 data released in 2009)
- As of May 2009, Nebraska’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was nearly half the national average and second lowest of all states in the U.S. (Bureau of Labor Statistics – 2009)
- Nebraska was one of only nine states to receive a "Green" rating for the "Best Places to Avoid a Recession" (JobBait.com – 2009)
- Nebraska was identified as being more than 90 percent recession proof from 1991 through 2009 (JobBait.com – 2009)
- Nebraska was listed among only 10 states whose economies are outperforming the U.S. economy as a whole (Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government – 2009)
- #16 – America's Best States to Live (Forbes.com – 2009)
- #1 – Financially Happiest State in the Union (MainStreet.com Happiness Index – 2009)
- Nebraska is listed as a "Top 10 Pro-Business State for 2009" (Pollina Corporate Real Estate – 2009)
- #5 – Best States for Business (Directorship Boardroom Intelligence – 2009)
- #7 – Healthiest States in America for 2008 (AOL Money and Finance – 2009)
- #6 – National Physical Health Ranking (Forbes.com – 2009)
- Nebraska is among the "Top 20 Safest States for 2009" (WalletPop.com – 2009)
- The state of Nebraska ranked fifth among all states in a comparison of 44 quality of life characteristics (Congressional Quarterly Press – 2009)
- #7 – Lowest Cost of Living in 2008 (CNBC.com – 2009)
- #12 – Quality of Life in 2008 (CNBC.com – 2009)
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