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Unemployed people in Kearney, NE

Unemployed people in Kearney, NE was 506 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 14% from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 10 cities in 2025.

2025, persons506
Change on 2024+14%
Rank5th of 10Cities in Nebraska ranked
Series high7962020
Series low3642023

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Unemployed people in Kearney, NE, 1990 to 2025

30040050060070080019901996200220082014202020251990: 403 persons1991: 463 persons1992: 485 persons1993: 451 persons1994: 481 persons1995: 491 persons1996: 510 persons1997: 463 persons1998: 524 persons1999: 623 persons2000: 393 persons2001: 412 persons2002: 460 persons2003: 501 persons2004: 536 persons2005: 539 persons2006: 385 persons2007: 404 persons2008: 436 persons2009: 628 persons2010: 608 persons2011: 603 persons2012: 559 persons2013: 565 persons2014: 468 persons2015: 412 persons2016: 447 persons2017: 442 persons2018: 463 persons2019: 511 persons2020: 796 persons2021: 410 persons2022: 366 persons2023: 364 persons2024: 444 persons2025: 506 persons20040060080019902002201420251990: 403 persons1991: 463 persons1992: 485 persons1993: 451 persons1994: 481 persons1995: 491 persons1996: 510 persons1997: 463 persons1998: 524 persons1999: 623 persons2000: 393 persons2001: 412 persons2002: 460 persons2003: 501 persons2004: 536 persons2005: 539 persons2006: 385 persons2007: 404 persons2008: 436 persons2009: 628 persons2010: 608 persons2011: 603 persons2012: 559 persons2013: 565 persons2014: 468 persons2015: 412 persons2016: 447 persons2017: 442 persons2018: 463 persons2019: 511 persons2020: 796 persons2021: 410 persons2022: 366 persons2023: 364 persons2024: 444 persons2025: 506 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
2025506
2024444
2023364
2022366
2021410
2020796
2019511
2018463
2017442
2016447
2015412
2014468
2013565
2012559
2011603
2010608
2009628
2008436
2007404
2006385
2005539
2004536
2003501
2002460
2001412
2000393
1999623
1998524
1997463
1996510
1995491
1994481
1993451
1992485
1991463
1990403

Rankings

Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, 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.

United States cities only for now. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. 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.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/kearney-ne.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/kearney-ne (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Kearney, NE?

Unemployed people in Kearney, NE was 506 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 14% from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 10 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Kearney, NE?

796 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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