Unemployment Rate in Kearney County, NE
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
1.7%
Rank #204/3,222 · #37 in NE
94th
Kearney 1.7%
NE 3.0% -44.6%
US 5.3% -68.5%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Kearney County's unemployment rate of 1.7% 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 Kearney County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #201 | Beaver County, UT | 1.7% |
| #202 | Emmet County, IA | 1.7% |
| #203 | Richland County, ND | 1.7% |
| #204 | Kearney County, NE | 1.7% |
| #205 | Donley County, TX | 1.7% |
| #206 | Norton County, KS | 1.7% |
| #207 | Lincoln County, SD | 1.7% |
About Unemployment Rate
Kearney County, Nebraska has a unemployment rate of 1.7%, ranking #204 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 68.5% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Nebraska, it ranks #37 of 93. This places it in the 94th 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.