Lincoln, NE jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in Lincoln
- HR Generalist: Recruit, Benefits & Admin | Lincoln, NEHBE
- Accounts Payable Specialist Streamline Payments & ReportingNelnet
- Remote Claims Examiner: Liability & BI (All States)Sedgwick
- Paralegal/Legal Assistant/Legal SecretaryStange Law Firm
- Recruiting CoordinatorUnknown Planner
- Sr. Firmware EngineerVertiv Holdings
- Plant ManagerVertiv Holdings
- Assembly Team LeadVertiv Holdings
- Materials and Manufacturing Planning AnalystVertiv Holdings
- Project EngineerVertiv Holdings
Employers hiring most in Lincoln
- General Dynamics OTS20 open roles
- Olsson9 open roles
- Vertiv Holdings9 open roles
- Ameritas6 open roles
- Assurity6 open roles
- GPAC6 open roles
- Nelnet6 open roles
- Army National Guard Units3 open roles
- General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems3 open roles
- GXO Logistics3 open roles
Largest employers headquartered in Lincoln
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln5,001–20,000 employees
Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.
Lincoln layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Lincoln in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Lincoln
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Public 4-year | 20,000+ |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Bryan College of Health Sciences | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Union Adventist University | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Lincoln. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Greater Lincoln Workforce Development Board
Lancaster, Saunders; City: City of Lincoln
Lincoln American Job Center (Lancaster and Saunders Counties)
Lincoln · Comprehensive
Monday - Friday 8:00am-5:00pm
Lancaster County economy
2.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
2.8% the month before
189,208
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
323,673
people in Lancaster County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$72,625
median household income
Source: Census ACS
43%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Laid off or looking for work in Lincoln?
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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.