Pawnee County, NE jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Pawnee County economy

• 2.2%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  3.1% the month before

• 1,165

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 2,539

  people in Pawnee County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $54,926

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 35%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Pawnee 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 14.5% from 2022 to 2025
• Population down 1.0% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 2.2%, down 0.9 points from a year ago

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Pawnee 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 Pawnee 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.

Pawnee County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Pawnee 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 Pawnee 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. GPAC1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Pawnee 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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