Nebraska workforce development boards and American Job Centers

Nebraska has 3 workforce boards and 11 American Job Centers. Job seekers get free help with search, training and benefits there; employers get hiring and layoff support.

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Nebraska at a glance

  • 2.5%

    unemployment, Sep 2026

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, counties summed

  • 9

    Layoff notices, last 12 months

    naming 4,587 workers

  • 11

    American Job Centers

  • 23

    colleges in the IPEDS directory

    public and private nonprofit

See every Nebraska layoff notice

Laid off in Nebraska? How to file for unemployment in Nebraska (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).

Workforce boards

  • Greater Lincoln Workforce Development Board

    Lancaster, Saunders; City: City of Lincoln

  • Greater Nebraska Workforce Development Board

    Adams, Antelope, Arthur, Banner, Blaine, Boone, Box Butte, Boyd, Brown, Buffalo, Burt, Butler, Cass, Cedar, Chase, Cherry, Cheyenne, Clay, Colfax, Cuming, Custer, Dakota, Dawes, Dawson, Deuel, Dixon, Dodge, Dundy, Fillmore, Franklin, Frontier, Furnas, Gage, Garden, Garfield, Gosper, Grant, Greeley, Hall, Hamilton, Harlan, Hayes, Hitchcock, Holt, Hooker, Howard, Jefferson, Johnson, Kearney, Keith, Keya Paha, Kimball, Knox, Lincoln, Logan, Loup, Madison, McPherson, Merrick, Morrill, Nance, Nemaha, Nuckolls, Otoe, Pawnee, Perkins, Phelps, Pierce, Platte, Polk, Red Willow, Richardson, Rock, Saline, Scotts Bluff, Seward, Sheridan, Sherman, Sioux, Stanton, Thayer, Thomas, Thurston, Valley, Wayne, Webster, Wheeler, York

  • Heartland Workforce Solutions Inc.

    Douglas, Sarpy, Washington

American Job Centers

American Job Centers in Nebraska
CenterCityTypePhone
Nebraska Department of Labor Beatrice Career CenterBeatriceComprehensive
Columbus Career CenterColumbusComprehensive402-564-7160
American Job Center, Department of Labor - Grand IslandGrand IslandComprehensive308-385-6300
Lexington Workforce DevelopmentLexingtonAffiliate308-324-2064
Lincoln American Job Center (Lancaster and Saunders Counties)LincolnComprehensive
Nebraska City Career CenterNebraska CityAffiliate402-873-3384
Nebraska Department of Labor - NorfolkNorfolkComprehensive402-370-3430
North Platte Career CenterNorth PlatteComprehensive308-535-8320
Heartland Workforce SolutionsOmahaComprehensive402-444-4700
Heartland Workforce SolutionsOmahaComprehensive402-444-4700
NE Department of Labor, Scottsbluff OfficeScottsbluffAffiliate308-632-1420

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Sources: board and job center listings from CareerOneStop (U.S. Department of Labor); unemployment from the Bureau of Labor Statistics; layoff notices from Nebraska’s published layoff record. Nebraska by county and city. For employers: rapid response and layoff support in Nebraska.