Unemployment Rate in Merrick County, NE
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
0.4%
Rank #40/3,222 · #8 in NE
99th
Merrick 0.4%
NE 3.0% -87.8%
US 5.3% -93.1%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Merrick County's unemployment rate of 0.4% 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 Merrick County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #37 | Marshall County, SD | 0.3% |
| #38 | Borden County, TX | 0.3% |
| #39 | Cimarron County, OK | 0.4% |
| #40 | Merrick County, NE | 0.4% |
| #41 | Fillmore County, NE | 0.4% |
| #42 | Cheyenne County, CO | 0.4% |
| #43 | Arthur County, NE | 0.4% |
About Unemployment Rate
Merrick County, Nebraska has a unemployment rate of 0.4%, ranking #40 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 93.1% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Nebraska, it ranks #8 of 93. This places it in the 99th 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.