Unemployment Rate in Jefferson County, NE

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
1.2% −77.9% vs nat'l
Rank #116 of 3,222
96th percentile

How Jefferson County Compares

Jefferson County
1.2%
Nebraska Average
1.2%
Rank #20 of 93 in state
National
5.3%
77.9% below

National Distribution

Where Jefferson County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.

0.0% 28.6%

■ Jefferson County: 1.2%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#113 Nelson County, ND 1.1%
#114 Collingsworth County, TX 1.1%
#115 Burt County, NE 1.1%
#116 Jefferson County, NE 1.2%
#117 Rock County, NE 1.2%
#118 Carson County, TX 1.2%
#119 Phelps County, NE 1.2%
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Unemployment Rate in Jefferson County, Nebraska

Jefferson County, Nebraska has a unemployment rate of 1.2%, which ranks #116 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 77.9% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within Nebraska, Jefferson County ranks #20 of 93 out of 93 counties. This places it in the 96th 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.