Unemployment Rate in Howard County, NE
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
3.8%
Rank #1,163/3,222 · #85 in NE
64th
Howard 3.8%
NE 3.0% +24.3%
US 5.3% -29.2%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Howard County's unemployment rate of 3.8% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Howard County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,160 | White County, GA | 3.7% |
| #1,161 | Utah County, UT | 3.7% |
| #1,162 | Craven County, NC | 3.7% |
| #1,163 | Howard County, NE | 3.8% |
| #1,164 | Hart County, KY | 3.8% |
| #1,165 | Twiggs County, GA | 3.8% |
| #1,166 | Colfax County, NM | 3.8% |
About Unemployment Rate
Howard County, Nebraska has a unemployment rate of 3.8%, ranking #1,163 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 29.2% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Nebraska, it ranks #85 of 93. This places it in the 64th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.