Unemployment Rate in Dakota County, NE
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Dakota County Compares
National Distribution
Where Dakota County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Dakota County: 4.8%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,878 | Ashe County, NC | 4.8% |
| #1,879 | Milwaukee County, WI | 4.8% |
| #1,880 | Yamhill County, OR | 4.8% |
| #1,881 | Dakota County, NE | 4.8% |
| #1,882 | Skagit County, WA | 4.8% |
| #1,883 | Wilkin County, MN | 4.8% |
| #1,884 | LaPorte County, IN | 4.8% |
Unemployment Rate in Dakota County, Nebraska
Dakota County, Nebraska has a unemployment rate of 4.8%, which ranks #1,881 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 9.5% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Nebraska, Dakota County ranks #90 of 93 out of 93 counties. This places it in the 42th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.