Washington County, NE jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Washington County’s unemployment rate is 2.3%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 10 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Washington County economy

2.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
2.6% the month before
11,720
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
20,989
people in Washington County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$90,188
median household income
Source: Census ACS
45%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Washington County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Washington 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 Washington 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.

Dollar General2 open roles
Eriksen Construction2 open roles
Astec1 open role
Cargill1 open role
GPAC1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Heartland Workforce Solutions Inc.
Douglas, Sarpy, Washington

Cities in Washington County

Blair10 jobs

Other Nebraska counties

All of Nebraska

Laid off or looking for work in Washington 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.