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York County, NE jobs, unemployment and layoffs

York County’s unemployment rate is 2.4%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 6 open professional jobs are in its cities.

York County economy

  • 2.4%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    2.5% the month before

  • 7,635

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 14,231

    people in York County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $74,058

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 36%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

York County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming York 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 York 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. Cornerstone Bank2 open roles
  2. GPAC1 open role
  3. Markel1 open role
  4. RTX1 open role
  5. York General1 open role

Colleges in York County

Colleges in York County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
York UniversityYorkPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Greater Nebraska Workforce Development Board

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Cities in York County

Other Nebraska counties

All of Nebraska

Laid off or looking for work in York 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.