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Thurston County, NE jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Thurston County’s unemployment rate is 2.9%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 10 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Thurston County economy

  • 2.9%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.1% the month before

  • 3,167

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 6,666

    people in Thurston County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $64,838

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 38%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Thurston County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Thurston 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 Thurston 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.

  1. Omaha Tribe of Nebraska2 open roles
  2. Tribal Health2 open roles
  3. Winnebago Comprehensive Healthcare System2 open roles
  4. Indian Health Service1 open role
  5. Nafoa1 open role
  6. The Omaha Tribe of Nebraska1 open role
  7. Winnebago-Comprehensive-Healthcare-System1 open role

Colleges in Thurston County

Colleges in Thurston County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Little Priest Tribal CollegeWinnebagoPublic 2-yearUnder 1,000
Nebraska Indian Community CollegeMacyPublic 4-yearUnder 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Greater Nebraska Workforce Development Board

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Cities in Thurston County

Other Nebraska counties

All of Nebraska

Laid off or looking for work in Thurston 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.