Counties with the highest unemployment rate in Nebraska

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Counties with the highest unemployment rate in Nebraska

Unemployment rates, while significantly lower than the alarming pandemic peak of 14.7% experienced in April 2020, remain a subject of concern, notably as bandy around the idea of a by 2023. The last economic recession鈥攖he Great Recession of 2008-2010鈥攕ent rates up to 10% as of October 2009. It was that unemployment finally went down to the same level it sits at now.

As of October of this year, national unemployment is at 3.7%, 0.2% higher than in September. Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates by state demonstrate , ranging from just 2.0% in Minnesota, to 4.5% in Illinois and 4.7% in the District of Columbia. Further breakdown by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows yet another county-based spectrum within each state.

To that end, compiled a list of counties with the highest unemployment rate in Nebraska using data from the . Counties are ranked by unemployment rate in September 2022.

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#50. Buffalo County

- Current unemployment rate: 1.8%
--- 1 month change: -0.1%
--- 1 year change: +0.2%
- Total labor force: 28,040 (504 unemployed)

#49. Clay County

- Current unemployment rate: 1.8%
--- 1 month change: -0.2%
--- 1 year change: -0.1%
- Total labor force: 3,229 (57 unemployed)

#48. Dodge County

- Current unemployment rate: 1.8%
--- 1 month change: -0.3%
--- 1 year change: -0.1%
- Total labor force: 20,617 (379 unemployed)

#47. Garfield County

- Current unemployment rate: 1.8%
--- 1 month change: -0.2%
--- 1 year change: 0.0%
- Total labor force: 1,142 (20 unemployed)

#46. Greeley County

- Current unemployment rate: 1.8%
--- 1 month change: -0.2%
--- 1 year change: +0.2%
- Total labor force: 1,200 (22 unemployed)
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#45. Hamilton County

- Current unemployment rate: 1.8%
--- 1 month change: -0.1%
--- 1 year change: +0.2%
- Total labor force: 4,794 (88 unemployed)

#44. Holt County

- Current unemployment rate: 1.8%
--- 1 month change: +0.2%
--- 1 year change: +0.3%
- Total labor force: 5,624 (101 unemployed)

#43. Morrill County

- Current unemployment rate: 1.8%
--- 1 month change: -0.4%
--- 1 year change: -0.2%
- Total labor force: 2,606 (47 unemployed)

#42. Nance County

- Current unemployment rate: 1.8%
--- 1 month change: +0.1%
--- 1 year change: +0.3%
- Total labor force: 1,923 (35 unemployed)

#41. Pawnee County

- Current unemployment rate: 1.8%
--- 1 month change: -0.2%
--- 1 year change: +0.2%
- Total labor force: 1,523 (28 unemployed)
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#40. Red Willow County

- Current unemployment rate: 1.8%
--- 1 month change: -0.3%
--- 1 year change: +0.2%
- Total labor force: 5,911 (105 unemployed)

#39. Saunders County

- Current unemployment rate: 1.8%
--- 1 month change: -0.2%
--- 1 year change: 0.0%
- Total labor force: 11,695 (211 unemployed)

#38. Seward County

- Current unemployment rate: 1.8%
--- 1 month change: -0.3%
--- 1 year change: +0.1%
- Total labor force: 8,901 (163 unemployed)

#37. Washington County

- Current unemployment rate: 1.8%
--- 1 month change: -0.3%
--- 1 year change: -0.1%
- Total labor force: 11,571 (207 unemployed)

#36. York County

- Current unemployment rate: 1.8%
--- 1 month change: -0.4%
--- 1 year change: +0.3%
- Total labor force: 7,412 (130 unemployed)
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#35. Garden County

- Current unemployment rate: 1.9%
--- 1 month change: -0.4%
--- 1 year change: +0.4%
- Total labor force: 1,129 (22 unemployed)

#34. Hitchcock County

- Current unemployment rate: 1.9%
--- 1 month change: -0.2%
--- 1 year change: -0.2%
- Total labor force: 1,306 (25 unemployed)

#33. Keya Paha County

- Current unemployment rate: 1.9%
--- 1 month change: -0.2%
--- 1 year change: +0.5%
- Total labor force: 570 (11 unemployed)

#32. Lancaster County

- Current unemployment rate: 1.9%
--- 1 month change: -0.2%
--- 1 year change: 0.0%
- Total labor force: 180,985 (3,454 unemployed)

#31. Lincoln County

- Current unemployment rate: 1.9%
--- 1 month change: -0.1%
--- 1 year change: +0.1%
- Total labor force: 18,541 (350 unemployed)
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#30. Merrick County

- Current unemployment rate: 1.9%
--- 1 month change: +0.1%
--- 1 year change: +0.1%
- Total labor force: 4,085 (77 unemployed)

#29. Otoe County

- Current unemployment rate: 1.9%
--- 1 month change: -0.2%
--- 1 year change: 0.0%
- Total labor force: 8,610 (163 unemployed)

#28. Richardson County

- Current unemployment rate: 1.9%
--- 1 month change: -0.1%
--- 1 year change: +0.1%
- Total labor force: 4,247 (79 unemployed)

#27. Saline County

- Current unemployment rate: 1.9%
--- 1 month change: -0.4%
--- 1 year change: +0.3%
- Total labor force: 7,232 (141 unemployed)

#26. Sarpy County

- Current unemployment rate: 1.9%
--- 1 month change: -0.2%
--- 1 year change: -0.1%
- Total labor force: 100,823 (1,966 unemployed)
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#25. Box Butte County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.0%
--- 1 month change: -0.2%
--- 1 year change: -0.1%
- Total labor force: 5,311 (105 unemployed)

#24. Brown County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.0%
--- 1 month change: -0.3%
--- 1 year change: -0.1%
- Total labor force: 1,403 (28 unemployed)

#23. Burt County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.0%
--- 1 month change: -0.2%
--- 1 year change: 0.0%
- Total labor force: 3,598 (72 unemployed)

#22. Gage County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.0%
--- 1 month change: -0.2%
--- 1 year change: +0.2%
- Total labor force: 11,086 (225 unemployed)

#21. Gosper County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.0%
--- 1 month change: +0.1%
--- 1 year change: +0.5%
- Total labor force: 1,198 (24 unemployed)
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#20. Hooker County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.0%
--- 1 month change: -0.6%
--- 1 year change: +0.7%
- Total labor force: 447 (9 unemployed)

#19. Cass County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.1%
--- 1 month change: -0.2%
--- 1 year change: 0.0%
- Total labor force: 13,802 (284 unemployed)

#18. Dakota County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.1%
--- 1 month change: -0.3%
--- 1 year change: 0.0%
- Total labor force: 10,877 (223 unemployed)

#17. Dawson County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.1%
--- 1 month change: -0.2%
--- 1 year change: +0.4%
- Total labor force: 13,391 (283 unemployed)

#16. Franklin County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.1%
--- 1 month change: -0.3%
--- 1 year change: +0.4%
- Total labor force: 1,486 (31 unemployed)
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#15. Hall County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.1%
--- 1 month change: -0.2%
--- 1 year change: -0.1%
- Total labor force: 32,080 (661 unemployed)

#14. Nemaha County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.1%
--- 1 month change: -0.2%
--- 1 year change: +0.3%
- Total labor force: 3,653 (77 unemployed)

#13. Thomas County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.1%
--- 1 month change: -0.7%
--- 1 year change: +0.4%
- Total labor force: 420 (9 unemployed)

#12. Arthur County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.2%
--- 1 month change: 0.0%
--- 1 year change: -0.9%
- Total labor force: 226 (5 unemployed)

#11. Boyd County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.2%
--- 1 month change: +0.1%
--- 1 year change: +0.3%
- Total labor force: 1,015 (22 unemployed)
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#10. Cheyenne County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.2%
--- 1 month change: -0.2%
--- 1 year change: +0.1%
- Total labor force: 4,163 (90 unemployed)

#9. Deuel County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.2%
--- 1 month change: -0.2%
--- 1 year change: +0.3%
- Total labor force: 978 (22 unemployed)

#8. Loup County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.2%
--- 1 month change: -0.8%
--- 1 year change: +0.4%
- Total labor force: 401 (9 unemployed)

#7. Scotts Bluff County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.2%
--- 1 month change: -0.3%
--- 1 year change: +0.1%
- Total labor force: 18,034 (394 unemployed)

#6. Douglas County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.3%
--- 1 month change: -0.3%
--- 1 year change: -0.2%
- Total labor force: 309,495 (7,157 unemployed)
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#5. Webster County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.3%
--- 1 month change: -0.2%
--- 1 year change: +0.4%
- Total labor force: 1,662 (38 unemployed)

#4. Johnson County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.5%
--- 1 month change: -0.1%
--- 1 year change: +0.3%
- Total labor force: 2,029 (50 unemployed)

#3. Thurston County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.0%
--- 1 month change: -0.6%
--- 1 year change: 0.0%
- Total labor force: 3,152 (96 unemployed)

#2. Blaine County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.3%
--- 1 month change: +0.4%
--- 1 year change: +0.8%
- Total labor force: 242 (8 unemployed)

#1. Banner County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.4%
--- 1 month change: +0.7%
--- 1 year change: +1.6%
- Total labor force: 385 (13 unemployed)
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