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Civilian labor force in Kearney, NE

Civilian labor force in Kearney, NE was 20,326 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.4% from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 10 cities in 2025.

2025, persons20,326
Change on 2024+1.4%
Rank5th of 10Cities in Nebraska ranked
Series high20,3262025
Series low14,0521990

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Civilian labor force in Kearney, NE, 1990 to 2025

14K16K18K20K22K19901996200220082014202020251990: 14,052 persons1991: 14,406 persons1992: 15,149 persons1993: 15,570 persons1994: 16,237 persons1995: 16,327 persons1996: 16,545 persons1997: 16,676 persons1998: 16,744 persons1999: 17,213 persons2000: 16,310 persons2001: 16,439 persons2002: 17,180 persons2003: 17,491 persons2004: 17,751 persons2005: 18,724 persons2006: 19,110 persons2007: 19,577 persons2008: 19,445 persons2009: 19,235 persons2010: 18,013 persons2011: 18,415 persons2012: 18,747 persons2013: 18,865 persons2014: 18,979 persons2015: 18,874 persons2016: 18,562 persons2017: 18,594 persons2018: 18,970 persons2019: 19,131 persons2020: 18,953 persons2021: 19,063 persons2022: 19,405 persons2023: 19,715 persons2024: 20,048 persons2025: 20,326 persons14K16K18K20K22K19902002201420251990: 14,052 persons1991: 14,406 persons1992: 15,149 persons1993: 15,570 persons1994: 16,237 persons1995: 16,327 persons1996: 16,545 persons1997: 16,676 persons1998: 16,744 persons1999: 17,213 persons2000: 16,310 persons2001: 16,439 persons2002: 17,180 persons2003: 17,491 persons2004: 17,751 persons2005: 18,724 persons2006: 19,110 persons2007: 19,577 persons2008: 19,445 persons2009: 19,235 persons2010: 18,013 persons2011: 18,415 persons2012: 18,747 persons2013: 18,865 persons2014: 18,979 persons2015: 18,874 persons2016: 18,562 persons2017: 18,594 persons2018: 18,970 persons2019: 19,131 persons2020: 18,953 persons2021: 19,063 persons2022: 19,405 persons2023: 19,715 persons2024: 20,048 persons2025: 20,326 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202520,326
202420,048
202319,715
202219,405
202119,063
202018,953
201919,131
201818,970
201718,594
201618,562
201518,874
201418,979
201318,865
201218,747
201118,415
201018,013
200919,235
200819,445
200719,577
200619,110
200518,724
200417,751
200317,491
200217,180
200116,439
200016,310
199917,213
199816,744
199716,676
199616,545
199516,327
199416,237
199315,570
199215,149
199114,406
199014,052

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Definition

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average (Civilian labor force, Kearney, NE, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Kearney, NE, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/kearney-ne. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Civilian labor force, Kearney, NE, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/kearney-ne.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Kearney, NE, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/kearney-ne (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the civilian labor force in Kearney, NE?

Civilian labor force in Kearney, NE was 20,326 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.4% from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 10 cities in 2025.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest civilian labor force in Kearney, NE?

20,326 in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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