Unemployment Rate in Jefferson County, NE
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
1.2%
Rank #116/3,222 · #20 in NE
96th
Jefferson 1.2%
NE 3.0% -61.2%
US 5.3% -77.9%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Jefferson County's unemployment rate of 1.2% 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 Jefferson County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #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% |
About Unemployment Rate
Jefferson County, Nebraska has a unemployment rate of 1.2%, ranking #116 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 77.9% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Nebraska, it ranks #20 of 93. This places it in the 96th 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.