Cuming County, NE jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Cuming County economy

• 1.7%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  2.1% the month before

• 5,366

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 8,976

  people in Cuming County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $70,708

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 36%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Cuming County outlook: Steady

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

• Private-sector jobs up 3.4% from 2022 to 2025
• Population down 2.1% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 1.7%, down 0.4 points from a year ago

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Cuming County. Each link goes to the publisher.

• TikTok’s Bellevue Workforce Grows to 2,200 Despite Layoffs and a Smaller Office FootprintDowntown Bellevue Network · Oct 22, 2026

Learn and get funded in Cuming County

• 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.

Cuming County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Cuming County 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.

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Employers hiring most in Cuming 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. Vetter Senior Living6 open roles
2. Vetter Senior Living (home office)6 open roles
3. Lucky Strike Entertainment2 open roles
4. Sherwin Williams1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Cuming County. 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).

• Greater Nebraska Workforce Development Board

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