Employed residents in Omaha, NE

Employed residents in Omaha, NE was 258,082 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.2% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 10 cities in 2025.

2025, persons258,082
Change on 2024+2.2%
Series high258,0822025
Series low172,9581990

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Employed residents in Omaha, NE, 1990 to 2025

160K180K200K220K240K260K19901996200220082014202020251990: 172,958 persons1991: 174,370 persons1992: 175,504 persons1993: 180,086 persons1994: 185,252 persons1995: 190,326 persons1996: 194,805 persons1997: 197,929 persons1998: 199,915 persons1999: 200,360 persons2000: 207,381 persons2001: 207,698 persons2002: 208,165 persons2003: 209,837 persons2004: 211,652 persons2005: 215,099 persons2006: 217,714 persons2007: 222,040 persons2008: 230,276 persons2009: 231,149 persons2010: 210,631 persons2011: 213,741 persons2012: 217,674 persons2013: 219,184 persons2014: 224,670 persons2015: 222,116 persons2016: 248,806 persons2017: 248,966 persons2018: 251,095 persons2019: 253,882 persons2020: 247,656 persons2021: 249,991 persons2022: 251,369 persons2023: 251,354 persons2024: 252,504 persons2025: 258,082 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
2025258,082
2024252,504
2023251,354
2022251,369
2021249,991
2020247,656
2019253,882
2018251,095
2017248,966
2016248,806
2015222,116
2014224,670
2013219,184
2012217,674
2011213,741
2010210,631
2009231,149
2008230,276
2007222,040
2006217,714
2005215,099
2004211,652
2003209,837
2002208,165
2001207,698
2000207,381
1999200,360
1998199,915
1997197,929
1996194,805
1995190,326
1994185,252
1993180,086
1992175,504
1991174,370
1990172,958

Rankings

Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, annual average. 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.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, whatever the place of work, and someone with two jobs counts once. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, Omaha, NE, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Omaha, 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/employed-residents/omaha-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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, Omaha, 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/employed-residents/omaha-ne.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Omaha, 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/employed-residents/omaha-ne (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Omaha, NE?

Employed residents in Omaha, NE was 258,082 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.2% from 2024. That is the 1st 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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Omaha, NE?

258,082 in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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