Nebraska Counties by Unemployment Rate

The unemployment rate is the share of the labor force that is jobless and actively seeking work — the standard measure of labor market health.

All 93 counties ranked by Unemployment Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs

#	Counties	Unemployment Rate ↑
1	Grant County, Nebraska	0.0%
2	Loup County, Nebraska	0.0%
3	Dawes County, Nebraska	0.0%
4	Hamilton County, Nebraska	0.0%
5	McPherson County, Nebraska	0.0%
6	Harlan County, Nebraska	0.0%
7	Kimball County, Nebraska	0.2%
8	Valley County, Nebraska	0.4%
9	Stanton County, Nebraska	0.4%
10	Douglas County, Nebraska	0.5%
11	Greeley County, Nebraska	0.5%
12	Fillmore County, Nebraska	0.6%
13	Merrick County, Nebraska	0.6%
14	Logan County, Nebraska	0.7%
15	Webster County, Nebraska	0.7%
16	Johnson County, Nebraska	0.7%
17	Brown County, Nebraska	1.0%
18	Nuckolls County, Nebraska	1.0%
19	Boone County, Nebraska	1.0%
20	Jefferson County, Nebraska	1.1%
21	Thomas County, Nebraska	1.1%
22	Phelps County, Nebraska	1.2%
23	Rock County, Nebraska	1.2%
24	Sheridan County, Nebraska	1.3%
25	Kearney County, Nebraska	1.4%
26	Keya Paha County, Nebraska	1.4%
27	Red Willow County, Nebraska	1.5%
28	Polk County, Nebraska	1.5%
29	Box Butte County, Nebraska	1.6%
30	Furnas County, Nebraska	1.6%
31	Perkins County, Nebraska	1.6%
32	Colfax County, Nebraska	1.7%
33	Wheeler County, Nebraska	1.7%
34	Pawnee County, Nebraska	1.7%
35	Seward County, Nebraska	1.9%
36	Washington County, Nebraska	1.9%
37	Gosper County, Nebraska	1.9%
38	Keith County, Nebraska	2.0%
39	Arthur County, Nebraska	2.0%
40	Cass County, Nebraska	2.0%
41	Hayes County, Nebraska	2.0%
42	Saunders County, Nebraska	2.1%
43	York County, Nebraska	2.1%
44	Cuming County, Nebraska	2.1%
45	Pierce County, Nebraska	2.2%
46	Clay County, Nebraska	2.3%
47	Sarpy County, Nebraska	2.4%
48	Holt County, Nebraska	2.5%
49	Madison County, Nebraska	2.5%
50	Platte County, Nebraska	2.6%
51	Saline County, Nebraska	2.7%
52	Otoe County, Nebraska	2.8%
53	Nance County, Nebraska	3.0%
54	Thayer County, Nebraska	3.0%
55	Dodge County, Nebraska	3.1%
56	Dawson County, Nebraska	3.1%
57	Lincoln County, Nebraska	3.1%
58	Hall County, Nebraska	3.2%
59	Lancaster County, Nebraska	3.2%
60	Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska	3.4%
61	Wayne County, Nebraska	3.4%
62	Garden County, Nebraska	3.8%
63	Garfield County, Nebraska	3.9%
64	Knox County, Nebraska	3.9%
65	Butler County, Nebraska	4.0%
66	Sioux County, Nebraska	4.1%
67	Morrill County, Nebraska	4.1%
68	Dakota County, Nebraska	4.3%
69	Buffalo County, Nebraska	4.3%
70	Richardson County, Nebraska	4.5%
71	Sherman County, Nebraska	4.6%
72	Cheyenne County, Nebraska	4.8%
73	Dundy County, Nebraska	4.9%
74	Cedar County, Nebraska	5.1%
75	Chase County, Nebraska	5.2%
76	Hooker County, Nebraska	5.3%
77	Franklin County, Nebraska	5.4%
78	Banner County, Nebraska	5.6%
79	Hitchcock County, Nebraska	6.1%
80	Nemaha County, Nebraska	6.3%
81	Antelope County, Nebraska	6.3%
82	Burt County, Nebraska	7.0%
83	Frontier County, Nebraska	7.1%
84	Cherry County, Nebraska	7.4%
85	Deuel County, Nebraska	7.7%
86	Blaine County, Nebraska	7.9%
87	Howard County, Nebraska	8.5%
88	Boyd County, Nebraska	9.3%
89	Dixon County, Nebraska	10.0%
90	Thurston County, Nebraska	10.3%
91	Adams County, Nebraska	11.7%
92	Custer County, Nebraska	12.5%
93	Gage County, Nebraska	13.6%