Blair, NE jobs, layoffs and employers

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Show me jobs near meJobs in Blair
- Production PlannerAstec
- Process EngineerNovonesis
- Process Engineer ICorbion
- Construction Project ManagerEriksen Construction
- Environmental Health and Safety Sr SpecialistCargill
- Reliability EngineerCargill
- Salesforce Senior Business AnalystCargill
- Capital Project EngineerCargill
- Commodity Trading Associate 2027 - Multiple U.S. LocationsCargill
- Process Development EngineerPRF Technologies
Employers hiring most in Blair
- Cargill5 open roles
- PRF Technologies2 open roles
- Astec1 open role
- Corbion1 open role
- Eriksen Construction1 open role
- Novonesis1 open role
Blair layoffs
No layoff notices naming Blair in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Washington County outlook: Building
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 11.7% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 1.8% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 2.2%, down 0.4 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: transportation & warehousing (+624 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Blair. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Mumbai: Indian AI researcher and professor featured on billboard in OmahaMid-Day on MSN · Oct 21, 2026
- 'AI slop' or a boost for business?: How online AI promos are changing jobs in Sarpy CountyKMTV 3 News Now · Oct 16, 2026
Learn and get funded in Blair
- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
- Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
- Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Blair. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in Nebraska? How to file for unemployment in Nebraska (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
- Heartland Workforce Solutions Inc.
Douglas, Sarpy, Washington
Washington County economy
2.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.6% the month before
11,642
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
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See your options after a layoffSources: Layoff notices from Nebraska’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. Nebraska unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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