Dixon County, NE jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Dixon County’s unemployment rate is 2.4%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 3 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Dixon County economy

2.4%
unemployment, Aug 2026
2.5% the month before
2,790
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
5,561
people in Dixon County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$69,156
median household income
Source: Census ACS
29%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Dixon County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Dixon County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Dixon County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

Post Holdings2 open roles
Post Consumer Brands1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Greater Nebraska Workforce Development Board
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Cities in Dixon County

Wakefield3 jobs

Other Nebraska counties

All of Nebraska

Laid off or looking for work in Dixon County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Nebraska’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.