Counties in Nebraska by unemployment rate

Thomas County had the highest unemployment rate of 93 counties in December 2025, at 4.7%. Dundy County had the lowest, at 2%. The median was 2.7% and the figure for Nebraska was 3%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest4.7Thomas County
Median2.793 counties
Nebraska3History

Top 40 counties, December 2025

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Thomas CountyThomas County: 4.7 %4.7McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 4.2 %4.2Loup CountyLoup County: 3.9 %3.9Saline CountySaline County: 3.9 %3.9Johnson CountyJohnson County: 3.8 %3.8Hooker CountyHooker County: 3.7 %3.7Dakota CountyDakota County: 3.6 %3.6Banner CountyBanner County: 3.5 %3.5Garden CountyGarden County: 3.5 %3.5Hall CountyHall County: 3.5 %3.5Scotts Bluff CountyScotts Bluff County: 3.4 %3.4Greeley CountyGreeley County: 3.3 %3.3Sioux CountySioux County: 3.3 %3.3Arthur CountyArthur County: 3.2 %3.2Box Butte CountyBox Butte County: 3.2 %3.2Douglas CountyDouglas County: 3.2 %3.2Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 3.2 %3.2Nemaha CountyNemaha County: 3.2 %3.2Adams CountyAdams County: 3.1 %3.1Burt CountyBurt County: 3.1 %3.1Clay CountyClay County: 3.1 %3.1Dawson CountyDawson County: 3.1 %3.1Deuel CountyDeuel County: 3.1 %3.1Keya Paha CountyKeya Paha County: 3.1 %3.1Pawnee CountyPawnee County: 3.1 %3.1Cass CountyCass County: 3 %3Dawes CountyDawes County: 3 %3Dodge CountyDodge County: 3 %3Gage CountyGage County: 3 %3Gosper CountyGosper County: 3 %3Grant CountyGrant County: 3 %3Hayes CountyHayes County: 3 %3Hitchcock CountyHitchcock County: 3 %3Morrill CountyMorrill County: 3 %3Otoe CountyOtoe County: 3 %3Boyd CountyBoyd County: 2.9 %2.9Cheyenne CountyCheyenne County: 2.9 %2.9Knox CountyKnox County: 2.9 %2.9Sarpy CountySarpy County: 2.9 %2.9Sherman CountySherman County: 2.9 %2.9
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesDecember 2025 (%)Change on December 2024
1Thomas County4.7-0.6 pts
2McPherson County4.2+0.3 pts
3Loup County3.90 pts
3Saline County3.9+1 pts
5Johnson County3.8+0.5 pts
6Hooker County3.7-1.8 pts
7Dakota County3.6+0.4 pts
8Banner County3.5+0.1 pts
8Garden County3.50 pts
8Hall County3.5+0.3 pts
11Scotts Bluff County3.4+0.4 pts
12Greeley County3.3-0.4 pts
12Sioux County3.3+1 pts
14Arthur County3.2+0.5 pts
14Box Butte County3.2+0.3 pts
14Douglas County3.2+0.3 pts
14Jefferson County3.2+0.7 pts
14Nemaha County3.2+0.1 pts
19Adams County3.1+0.5 pts
19Burt County3.1-0.1 pts
19Clay County3.1+0.5 pts
19Dawson County3.1+0.7 pts
19Deuel County3.1+0.9 pts
19Keya Paha County3.10 pts
19Pawnee County3.1+0.5 pts
26Cass County3+0.3 pts
26Dawes County3+0.5 pts
26Dodge County3+0.3 pts
26Gage County3+0.5 pts
26Gosper County3+0.7 pts
26Grant County3-0.3 pts
26Hayes County3+1 pts
26Hitchcock County3+0.3 pts
26Morrill County3+0.3 pts
26Otoe County3+0.6 pts
36Boyd County2.9-0.2 pts
36Cheyenne County2.9+0.4 pts
36Knox County2.90 pts
36Sarpy County2.9+0.4 pts
36Sherman County2.9+0.3 pts
36Webster County2.9+0.7 pts
42Blaine County2.8+0.4 pts
42Frontier County2.8-0.5 pts
42Lancaster County2.8+0.4 pts
42Madison County2.8+0.5 pts
46Colfax County2.7+0.1 pts
46Dixon County2.7+0.6 pts
46Furnas County2.7+0.1 pts
46Kimball County2.7+0.4 pts
46Lincoln County2.7+0.3 pts
46Richardson County2.7+0.1 pts
46Thurston County2.7+0.1 pts
46Washington County2.7+0.4 pts
54Antelope County2.6+0.1 pts
54Cedar County2.6+0.6 pts
54Chase County2.6+0.2 pts
54Franklin County2.6+0.4 pts
54Keith County2.6+0.3 pts
54Nuckolls County2.6+0.4 pts
54Platte County2.6+0.2 pts
54Polk County2.6+0.4 pts
54Red Willow County2.6+0.2 pts
54Saunders County2.6+0.4 pts
54Stanton County2.6+0.4 pts
54Wayne County2.6+0.5 pts
54York County2.6+0.3 pts
67Butler County2.5+0.4 pts
67Custer County2.5+0.4 pts
67Fillmore County2.5+0.6 pts
67Garfield County2.5-0.2 pts
67Logan County2.5-0.8 pts
67Nance County2.5+0.3 pts
67Pierce County2.5+0.4 pts
67Sheridan County2.5+0.3 pts
67Thayer County2.5+0.2 pts
76Buffalo County2.4+0.3 pts
76Cuming County2.4+0.4 pts
76Hamilton County2.4+0.5 pts
76Howard County2.4+0.2 pts
76Kearney County2.4+0.2 pts
76Seward County2.4+0.2 pts
76Wheeler County2.40 pts
83Brown County2.3+0.1 pts
83Holt County2.3+0.2 pts
83Perkins County2.30 pts
83Phelps County2.3+0.2 pts
83Rock County2.3+0.2 pts
83Valley County2.3+0.4 pts
89Cherry County2.2+0.4 pts
89Harlan County2.2+0.3 pts
89Merrick County2.20 pts
92Boone County2.1+0.1 pts
93Dundy County2+0.3 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 4.7% in December 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Dundy County, with 2% in December 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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