Lexington, NE jobs, layoffs and employers

5 open professional jobs in Lexington. Employers filed 3 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. Lexington is in Dawson County.

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Lexington layoffs

3
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
3,645
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
3
employers

WARN notices filed in Lexington, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jan 21, 2026	Tyson Extension - Lexington	Lexington	294	—	State record
Nov 26, 2025	Fortrex	Lexington	139	—	State record
Nov 21, 2025	Tyson - Lexington	Lexington	3,212	—	State record

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Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Lexington. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Greater Nebraska Workforce Development Board
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Lexington Workforce Development
Lexington · Affiliate · 308-324-2064
Mon- Fri 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Dawson County economy

16.4%
unemployment, Aug 2026
2.7% the month before
11,897
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
24,020
people in Dawson County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$65,383
median household income
Source: Census ACS
28%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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Sources: WARN notices from Nebraska’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures.