Counties in Nebraska by unemployment rate

Thomas County had the highest unemployment rate of 93 counties in November 2025, at 4.5%. Dundy County had the lowest, at 2.1%. The median was 2.9% and the figure for Nebraska was 3%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest4.5Thomas County
Lowest2.1Dundy County
Median2.993 counties
Nebraska3History

Top 40 counties, November 2025

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Thomas CountyThomas County: 4.5 %4.5McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 4.1 %4.1Hooker CountyHooker County: 3.9 %3.9Keya Paha CountyKeya Paha County: 3.9 %3.9Loup CountyLoup County: 3.8 %3.8Blaine CountyBlaine County: 3.7 %3.7Grant CountyGrant County: 3.7 %3.7Arthur CountyArthur County: 3.6 %3.6Frontier CountyFrontier County: 3.6 %3.6Garden CountyGarden County: 3.6 %3.6Greeley CountyGreeley County: 3.6 %3.6Deuel CountyDeuel County: 3.5 %3.5Logan CountyLogan County: 3.5 %3.5Pawnee CountyPawnee County: 3.5 %3.5Sioux CountySioux County: 3.5 %3.5Burt CountyBurt County: 3.4 %3.4Hayes CountyHayes County: 3.4 %3.4Johnson CountyJohnson County: 3.4 %3.4Nemaha CountyNemaha County: 3.4 %3.4Saline CountySaline County: 3.4 %3.4Scotts Bluff CountyScotts Bluff County: 3.4 %3.4Chase CountyChase County: 3.3 %3.3Dawes CountyDawes County: 3.3 %3.3Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 3.3 %3.3Richardson CountyRichardson County: 3.3 %3.3Banner CountyBanner County: 3.2 %3.2Box Butte CountyBox Butte County: 3.2 %3.2Clay CountyClay County: 3.2 %3.2Douglas CountyDouglas County: 3.2 %3.2Hall CountyHall County: 3.2 %3.2Hitchcock CountyHitchcock County: 3.2 %3.2Boyd CountyBoyd County: 3.1 %3.1Colfax CountyColfax County: 3.1 %3.1Morrill CountyMorrill County: 3.1 %3.1Thurston CountyThurston County: 3.1 %3.1Wayne CountyWayne County: 3.1 %3.1Adams CountyAdams County: 3 %3Cass CountyCass County: 3 %3Cheyenne CountyCheyenne County: 3 %3Dakota CountyDakota County: 3 %3
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesNovember 2025 (%)Change on November 2024
1Thomas County4.5+0.6 pts
2McPherson County4.1+0.6 pts
3Hooker County3.9-0.1 pts
3Keya Paha County3.9+0.7 pts
5Loup County3.8-0.6 pts
6Blaine County3.7+0.4 pts
6Grant County3.7+0.7 pts
8Arthur County3.6+0.3 pts
8Frontier County3.6+0.4 pts
8Garden County3.6+0.3 pts
8Greeley County3.6+0.4 pts
12Deuel County3.5+0.9 pts
12Logan County3.5+0.7 pts
12Pawnee County3.5+0.3 pts
12Sioux County3.5+1.2 pts
16Burt County3.4+0.5 pts
16Hayes County3.4+1.3 pts
16Johnson County3.4+0.1 pts
16Nemaha County3.4+0.1 pts
16Saline County3.4+0.8 pts
16Scotts Bluff County3.4+0.4 pts
22Chase County3.3+0.6 pts
22Dawes County3.3+0.5 pts
22Jefferson County3.3+0.7 pts
22Richardson County3.3+0.3 pts
26Banner County3.2+0.5 pts
26Box Butte County3.2+0.4 pts
26Clay County3.2+0.8 pts
26Douglas County3.2+0.4 pts
26Hall County3.2+0.4 pts
26Hitchcock County3.2+0.3 pts
32Boyd County3.1+0.6 pts
32Colfax County3.1+0.1 pts
32Morrill County3.1+0.5 pts
32Thurston County3.1+0.2 pts
32Wayne County3.1+0.8 pts
37Adams County3+0.5 pts
37Cass County3+0.3 pts
37Cheyenne County3+0.3 pts
37Dakota County3+0.2 pts
37Dodge County3+0.4 pts
37Gage County3+0.3 pts
37Garfield County3+0.2 pts
37Knox County3+0.4 pts
37Otoe County3+0.3 pts
37Sherman County3+0.2 pts
47Antelope County2.9+0.5 pts
47Dixon County2.9+0.6 pts
47Gosper County2.9+0.3 pts
47Lancaster County2.9+0.4 pts
47Nance County2.9+0.7 pts
47Polk County2.9+0.5 pts
47Red Willow County2.9+0.3 pts
47Sarpy County2.9+0.3 pts
47Thayer County2.9+0.4 pts
47Washington County2.9+0.6 pts
47Webster County2.9+0.5 pts
58Cedar County2.8+0.6 pts
58Custer County2.8+0.5 pts
58Dawson County2.8+0.4 pts
58Furnas County2.80 pts
58Kearney County2.8+0.5 pts
58Keith County2.8+0.3 pts
58Lincoln County2.8+0.3 pts
58Madison County2.8+0.4 pts
58Platte County2.8+0.3 pts
58Seward County2.8+0.4 pts
58York County2.8+0.2 pts
69Buffalo County2.7+0.4 pts
69Butler County2.7+0.4 pts
69Franklin County2.7+0.5 pts
69Harlan County2.7+0.6 pts
69Nuckolls County2.7+0.5 pts
69Perkins County2.7+0.2 pts
69Saunders County2.7+0.4 pts
69Sheridan County2.7+0.4 pts
69Stanton County2.7+0.3 pts
69Wheeler County2.7+0.2 pts
79Howard County2.6+0.3 pts
79Pierce County2.6+0.3 pts
79Valley County2.6+0.4 pts
82Boone County2.5+0.3 pts
82Brown County2.5+0.4 pts
82Fillmore County2.5+0.5 pts
82Hamilton County2.5+0.5 pts
82Holt County2.5+0.3 pts
82Kimball County2.5+0.3 pts
82Merrick County2.5+0.3 pts
82Phelps County2.5+0.3 pts
82Rock County2.5-0.1 pts
91Cherry County2.4+0.4 pts
91Cuming County2.4+0.2 pts
93Dundy 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 4.5% in November 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Dundy County, with 2.1% in November 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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