Unemployment Rate in Lancaster County, NE
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
3.1%
Rank #767/3,222 · #74 in NE
76th
Lancaster 3.1%
NE 3.0% +4.2%
US 5.3% -40.7%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Lancaster County's unemployment rate of 3.1% 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 Lancaster County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #764 | Crawford County, WI | 3.1% |
| #765 | Monroe County, WI | 3.1% |
| #766 | Yates County, NY | 3.1% |
| #767 | Lancaster County, NE | 3.1% |
| #768 | Linn County, MO | 3.1% |
| #769 | Mercer County, IL | 3.1% |
| #770 | Preble County, OH | 3.2% |
About Unemployment Rate
Lancaster County, Nebraska has a unemployment rate of 3.1%, ranking #767 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 40.7% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Nebraska, it ranks #74 of 93. This places it in the 76th 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.