Counties in Nebraska by unemployment rate

Thomas County had the highest unemployment rate of 93 counties in August 2025, at 4.6%. Nuckolls County had the lowest, at 1.9%. The median was 2.5% and the figure for Nebraska was 2.9%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest4.6Thomas County
Median2.593 counties
Nebraska2.9History

Top 40 counties, August 2025

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Thomas CountyThomas County: 4.6 %4.6McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 4.3 %4.3Arthur CountyArthur County: 3.9 %3.9Johnson CountyJohnson County: 3.6 %3.6Keya Paha CountyKeya Paha County: 3.5 %3.5Banner CountyBanner County: 3.3 %3.3Burt CountyBurt County: 3.3 %3.3Hooker CountyHooker County: 3.3 %3.3Nemaha CountyNemaha County: 3.3 %3.3Wayne CountyWayne County: 3.3 %3.3Loup CountyLoup County: 3.2 %3.2Scotts Bluff CountyScotts Bluff County: 3.2 %3.2Douglas CountyDouglas County: 3.1 %3.1Frontier CountyFrontier County: 3.1 %3.1Hall CountyHall County: 3.1 %3.1Saline CountySaline County: 3.1 %3.1Thurston CountyThurston County: 3.1 %3.1Box Butte CountyBox Butte County: 3 %3Dakota CountyDakota County: 3 %3Dawes CountyDawes County: 3 %3Morrill CountyMorrill County: 3 %3Dodge CountyDodge County: 2.9 %2.9Greeley CountyGreeley County: 2.9 %2.9Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 2.9 %2.9Pawnee CountyPawnee County: 2.9 %2.9Blaine CountyBlaine County: 2.8 %2.8Garden CountyGarden County: 2.8 %2.8Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 2.8 %2.8Logan CountyLogan County: 2.8 %2.8Cass CountyCass County: 2.7 %2.7Cheyenne CountyCheyenne County: 2.7 %2.7Dawson CountyDawson County: 2.7 %2.7Grant CountyGrant County: 2.7 %2.7Sarpy CountySarpy County: 2.7 %2.7Adams CountyAdams County: 2.6 %2.6Chase CountyChase County: 2.6 %2.6Colfax CountyColfax County: 2.6 %2.6Deuel CountyDeuel County: 2.6 %2.6Franklin CountyFranklin County: 2.6 %2.6Hitchcock CountyHitchcock County: 2.6 %2.6
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesAugust 2025 (%)Change on August 2024
1Thomas County4.6+0.5 pts
2McPherson County4.3+0.8 pts
3Arthur County3.9+0.6 pts
4Johnson County3.6-0.2 pts
5Keya Paha County3.50 pts
6Banner County3.3-0.7 pts
6Burt County3.30 pts
6Hooker County3.3-0.7 pts
6Nemaha County3.3-0.4 pts
6Wayne County3.3+0.4 pts
11Loup County3.2-0.9 pts
11Scotts Bluff County3.20 pts
13Douglas County3.10 pts
13Frontier County3.1-0.3 pts
13Hall County3.1+0.4 pts
13Saline County3.1+0.2 pts
13Thurston County3.1-0.1 pts
18Box Butte County3-0.4 pts
18Dakota County3+0.1 pts
18Dawes County30 pts
18Morrill County3+0.3 pts
22Dodge County2.9+0.1 pts
22Greeley County2.9-0.2 pts
22Jefferson County2.9+0.3 pts
22Pawnee County2.9+0.4 pts
26Blaine County2.8-0.1 pts
26Garden County2.8+0.2 pts
26Lancaster County2.8+0.1 pts
26Logan County2.8-0.1 pts
30Cass County2.70 pts
30Cheyenne County2.7+0.1 pts
30Dawson County2.70 pts
30Grant County2.70 pts
30Sarpy County2.70 pts
35Adams County2.6+0.2 pts
35Chase County2.6-0.1 pts
35Colfax County2.6-0.2 pts
35Deuel County2.6+0.2 pts
35Franklin County2.6-0.2 pts
35Hitchcock County2.6-0.1 pts
35Seward County2.6+0.1 pts
35Washington County2.6+0.2 pts
43Boyd County2.50 pts
43Clay County2.5+0.2 pts
43Dixon County2.5+0.4 pts
43Gage County2.5-0.2 pts
43Garfield County2.5-0.1 pts
43Kearney County2.5+0.3 pts
43Kimball County2.5+0.4 pts
43Knox County2.5+0.2 pts
43Madison County2.5-0.1 pts
43Otoe County2.5-0.1 pts
43Platte County2.5+0.2 pts
43Red Willow County2.5+0.2 pts
43Richardson County2.5-0.5 pts
43Sheridan County2.50 pts
43Sioux County2.5+0.3 pts
43Stanton County2.5+0.2 pts
43York County2.50 pts
60Buffalo County2.4-0.1 pts
60Cedar County2.4+0.2 pts
60Custer County2.4+0.2 pts
60Furnas County2.4-0.2 pts
60Gosper County2.40 pts
60Lincoln County2.4-0.1 pts
60Polk County2.40 pts
60Saunders County2.4+0.2 pts
60Webster County2.4-0.2 pts
69Hayes County2.3-0.5 pts
69Thayer County2.3-0.2 pts
71Antelope County2.20 pts
71Butler County2.2-0.1 pts
71Hamilton County2.2+0.2 pts
71Howard County2.2+0.1 pts
71Keith County2.20 pts
71Merrick County2.2+0.1 pts
71Phelps County2.20 pts
71Pierce County2.20 pts
71Sherman County2.2-0.3 pts
80Holt County2.10 pts
80Nance County2.1-0.4 pts
80Rock County2.1-0.3 pts
80Valley County2.1+0.1 pts
84Brown County20 pts
84Perkins County2-0.3 pts
84Wheeler County2+0.1 pts
87Boone County1.9-0.2 pts
87Cherry County1.9+0.2 pts
87Cuming County1.9-0.2 pts
87Dundy County1.90 pts
87Fillmore County1.9+0.1 pts
87Harlan County1.9+0.1 pts
87Nuckolls County1.9-0.2 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.

Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not. Countries without a national or Eurostat series get the annual ILO modelled estimate, a model output rather than a survey result.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Thomas County, with 4.6% in August 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Nuckolls County, with 1.9% in August 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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