Counties in Nebraska by unemployment rate

Thomas County had the highest unemployment rate of 93 counties in September 2025, at 4.1%. Pierce County had the lowest, at 2.1%. The median was 2.5% and the figure for Nebraska was 2.9%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest4.1Thomas County
Lowest2.1Pierce County
Median2.593 counties
Nebraska2.9History

Top 40 counties, September 2025

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Thomas CountyThomas County: 4.1 %4.1McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 3.9 %3.9Hooker CountyHooker County: 3.5 %3.5Johnson CountyJohnson County: 3.5 %3.5Keya Paha CountyKeya Paha County: 3.5 %3.5Banner CountyBanner County: 3.4 %3.4Garden CountyGarden County: 3.4 %3.4Burt CountyBurt County: 3.2 %3.2Greeley CountyGreeley County: 3.2 %3.2Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 3.2 %3.2Douglas CountyDouglas County: 3.1 %3.1Frontier CountyFrontier County: 3.1 %3.1Garfield CountyGarfield County: 3.1 %3.1Pawnee CountyPawnee County: 3.1 %3.1Scotts Bluff CountyScotts Bluff County: 3.1 %3.1Gage CountyGage County: 3 %3Gosper CountyGosper County: 3 %3Hayes CountyHayes County: 3 %3Loup CountyLoup County: 3 %3Nemaha CountyNemaha County: 3 %3Arthur CountyArthur County: 2.9 %2.9Box Butte CountyBox Butte County: 2.9 %2.9Deuel CountyDeuel County: 2.9 %2.9Cass CountyCass County: 2.8 %2.8Cheyenne CountyCheyenne County: 2.8 %2.8Dawson CountyDawson County: 2.8 %2.8Hall CountyHall County: 2.8 %2.8Morrill CountyMorrill County: 2.8 %2.8Saline CountySaline County: 2.8 %2.8Sioux CountySioux County: 2.8 %2.8Thurston CountyThurston County: 2.8 %2.8Chase CountyChase County: 2.7 %2.7Dodge CountyDodge County: 2.7 %2.7Grant CountyGrant County: 2.7 %2.7Hitchcock CountyHitchcock County: 2.7 %2.7Knox CountyKnox County: 2.7 %2.7Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 2.7 %2.7Sarpy CountySarpy County: 2.7 %2.7Wayne CountyWayne County: 2.7 %2.7Clay CountyClay County: 2.6 %2.6
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesSeptember 2025 (%)Change on September 2024
1Thomas County4.1-0.3 pts
2McPherson County3.9-0.6 pts
3Hooker County3.5-0.7 pts
3Johnson County3.5+0.5 pts
3Keya Paha County3.5+0.5 pts
6Banner County3.4-0.9 pts
6Garden County3.4+0.8 pts
8Burt County3.2+0.4 pts
8Greeley County3.2-0.2 pts
8Jefferson County3.2+1 pts
11Douglas County3.1+0.4 pts
11Frontier County3.1+0.4 pts
11Garfield County3.1+0.1 pts
11Pawnee County3.1+0.5 pts
11Scotts Bluff County3.1+0.3 pts
16Gage County3+0.6 pts
16Gosper County3+0.6 pts
16Hayes County3+0.6 pts
16Loup County3-1.4 pts
16Nemaha County3+0.1 pts
21Arthur County2.9+0.1 pts
21Box Butte County2.9-0.2 pts
21Deuel County2.9+0.6 pts
24Cass County2.8+0.3 pts
24Cheyenne County2.8+0.3 pts
24Dawson County2.8+0.4 pts
24Hall County2.8-1.2 pts
24Morrill County2.8+0.4 pts
24Saline County2.8+0.6 pts
24Sioux County2.8+0.8 pts
24Thurston County2.8+0.2 pts
32Chase County2.7+0.3 pts
32Dodge County2.7+0.2 pts
32Grant County2.7-0.6 pts
32Hitchcock County2.7-0.1 pts
32Knox County2.7+0.4 pts
32Lancaster County2.7+0.4 pts
32Sarpy County2.7+0.3 pts
32Wayne County2.7+0.6 pts
40Clay County2.6+0.1 pts
40Colfax County2.6+0.1 pts
40Logan County2.6-1.1 pts
40Otoe County2.6+0.3 pts
40Richardson County2.60 pts
40Washington County2.6+0.4 pts
40Webster County2.6+0.2 pts
47Adams County2.50 pts
47Antelope County2.5+0.3 pts
47Blaine County2.5-0.1 pts
47Boyd County2.5+0.1 pts
47Dakota County2.5-0.1 pts
47Dawes County2.5+0.1 pts
47Madison County2.5+0.2 pts
47Platte County2.5+0.4 pts
47Polk County2.5+0.2 pts
47Rock County2.5+0.5 pts
47Saunders County2.5+0.4 pts
47Thayer County2.5+0.1 pts
59Butler County2.4+0.2 pts
59Cedar County2.4+0.4 pts
59Custer County2.4+0.4 pts
59Dixon County2.4+0.6 pts
59Furnas County2.4+0.3 pts
59Kearney County2.4+0.4 pts
59Kimball County2.4+0.3 pts
59Lincoln County2.4+0.1 pts
59Red Willow County2.4-0.2 pts
59Sheridan County2.4+0.1 pts
59Wheeler County2.4-0.4 pts
59York County2.4+0.2 pts
71Buffalo County2.3+0.2 pts
71Harlan County2.3+0.4 pts
71Keith County2.3+0.1 pts
71Nance County2.3+0.1 pts
71Nuckolls County2.3+0.2 pts
71Perkins County2.3+0.1 pts
71Seward County2.3+0.3 pts
71Sherman County2.3-0.6 pts
71Stanton County2.3+0.2 pts
80Brown County2.2+0.4 pts
80Franklin County2.2-0.2 pts
80Hamilton County2.2-0.3 pts
80Holt County2.2+0.3 pts
80Howard County2.2-1.6 pts
80Merrick County2.2-0.6 pts
80Valley County2.2+0.4 pts
87Boone County2.1+0.1 pts
87Cherry County2.1+0.4 pts
87Cuming County2.1+0.2 pts
87Dundy County2.1+0.3 pts
87Fillmore County2.1+0.4 pts
87Phelps County2.10 pts
87Pierce County2.1+0.1 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 4.1% in September 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Pierce County, with 2.1% in September 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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