For many Omaha workers, getting hired again was tougher than expected

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.omaha.com/article/20131208/MONEY/131209119/1685#for-many-omaha-workers-getting-hired-again-was-tougher-than-expected

By Barbara Soderlin

Nebraska's unemployment rate is among the lowest in the nation, and there are more job openings across the Midwest than before the recession.

So it ought to be easy to get a job, right?

That hasn't been the experience of some Omaha workers who were recently hired after being unemployed for from three months to two years. They said they were shocked at how difficult it was to get back to work, and labor data indicate it's not just them.

The Midwestern unemployment rate remains high relative to the job vacancy rate, compared with before the recession.

FULL story at link.