# Cities in Nebraska by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

All 16 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `unemployment_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/nebraska-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | South Sioux City, NE | 5 |
| 2 | Grand Island, NE | 4.6 |
| 3 | Omaha, NE | 4.2 |
| 4 | Fremont, NE | 4.2 |
| 5 | North Platte, NE | 3.9 |
| 6 | La Vista, NE | 3.4 |
| 7 | Lincoln, NE | 3.3 |
| 8 | Bellevue, NE | 3.2 |
| 9 | Papillion, NE | 3.2 |
| 10 | Norfolk, NE | 3.2 |
| 11 | Kearney, NE | 2.9 |
| 12 | Hastings, NE | 2.9 |
| 13 | Scottsbluff, NE | 2.6 |
| 14 | Columbus, NE | 2.4 |
| 15 | Lexington, NE | 2.1 |
| 16 | Beatrice, NE | 1.7 |