Otoe County, NE jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meOtoe County economy
2.3%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.6% the month before
8,645
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
16,075
people in Otoe County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$81,430
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Otoe 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 down 1.4% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 3.9% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 2.3%, down 0.3 points from a year ago
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Otoe 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 Otoe 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.
Otoe County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Otoe 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.
Employers hiring most in Otoe 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.
- Honeywell International1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Otoe 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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See your options after a layoffSources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from Nebraska’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Nebraska unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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