Jefferson County, NE jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Jefferson County’s unemployment rate is 2.5%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 2 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Jefferson County economy

2.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
2.9% the month before
3,409
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
7,155
people in Jefferson County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$60,568
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Jefferson County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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.

Fairbury Public Schools1 open role
Vetter Senior Living1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

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Laid off or looking for work in Jefferson County?

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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.