These Are The 10 Best Places Places In Nebraska To Get A Job

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If you’re starting to look for a job in Nebraska, you’ve come to the right place.

You might think off the top of your head that Lincoln would be an excellent place to find a job. And while the capital does offer many opportunities, it isn’t the best in the state according to the data.

Here at Zippia, we aim to answer questions like this using cold hard facts and analysis. So we set our sights on determining the best place in Nebraska to find a job.

After analyzing all 26 plus places in Nebraska, we came up with this list as the best places for jobs in the Cornhusker State:

So listen up Alliance as we explain how we created this ranking, you could learn some things from the rest of the state.

How We Determined The Best Places For Jobs In Cornhusker State

We first researched detailed data on all places in Nebraska. However, in order to properly compare places in an apples-to-apples manner, we set a minimum population threshold of 5,000 people.

This left us with 26 places in Nebraska to analyze.

We then ranked each place across a number of criteria from one to 26, with one being the best.

We took the average rank across all criteria, with the place posting the lowest overall score being crowned the winner of the title “Best Place For Jobs In Nebraska”.

The criteria we looked at were:

Unemployment rate
Recent job growth
Future job growth
Median household income

Sources of criteria include the the BLS and Sperling’s Best Places.

If your city or town isn’t among the top 10, jump down to the bottom of the post to see a detailed chart and a downloadable file of all the data.

Otherwise, learn how these cities moved up the career ladder.

1. Seward

Population: 6,937Unemployment Rate: 2.70%
Recent Job Growth: 1.01%
Future Job Growth: 39.30%

2. York

Population: 7,807Unemployment Rate: 3.10%
Recent Job Growth: 2.95%
Future Job Growth: 42.80%

3. Lincoln

Population: 259,218Unemployment Rate: 2.90%
Recent Job Growth: 1.02%
Future Job Growth: 39.10%

4. Chadron

Population: 5,846Unemployment Rate: 3.30%
Recent Job Growth: 0.98%
Future Job Growth: 38.70%

5. Blair

Population: 7,979Unemployment Rate: 3.10%
Recent Job Growth: 0.88%
Future Job Growth: 38.70%

6. Papillion

Population: 19,618Unemployment Rate: 3.50%
Recent Job Growth: 0.89%
Future Job Growth: 38.30%

7. Norfolk

Population: 24,079Unemployment Rate: 3.00%
Recent Job Growth: -0.05%
Future Job Growth: 36.90%

8. Bellevue

Population: 51,293Unemployment Rate: 3.70%
Recent Job Growth: 0.89%
Future Job Growth: 38.10%

9. Ralston

Population: 6,330Unemployment Rate: 3.70%
Recent Job Growth: 0.89%
Future Job Growth: 38.10%

10. Schuyler

Source: Wikipedia

Population: 6,141Unemployment Rate: 2.90%
Recent Job Growth: -0.24%
Future Job Growth: 36.60%

Detailed List Of The Best Places In Nebraska For Jobs

City	Rank	Population	Unemployment Rate	Recent Job Growth	Future Job Growth
Seward	1	6,937	2.70%	1.01%	39.30%
York	2	7,807	3.10%	2.95%	42.80%
Lincoln	3	259,218	2.90%	1.02%	39.10%
Chadron	4	5,846	3.30%	0.98%	38.70%
Blair	5	7,979	3.10%	0.88%	38.70%
Papillion	6	19,618	3.50%	0.89%	38.30%
Norfolk	7	24,079	3.00%	-0.05%	36.90%
Bellevue	8	51,293	3.70%	0.89%	38.10%
Ralston	9	6,330	3.70%	0.89%	38.10%
Schuyler	10	6,141	2.90%	-0.24%	36.60%
Omaha	11	412,689	3.80%	0.89%	38.00%
Plattsmouth	12	6,518	3.90%	0.89%	37.90%
Kearney	13	30,932	2.30%	-1.91%	33.90%
Crete	14	6,989	3.00%	-0.86%	35.30%
Hastings	15	24,960	3.00%	-1.34%	34.30%
Wayne	16	5,630	2.80%	-1.50%	34.20%
Lexington	17	10,191	3.70%	-0.24%	35.80%
Beatrice	18	12,386	3.40%	-1.42%	33.80%
Holdrege	19	5,492	2.50%	-2.31%	32.90%
Sidney	20	6,768	2.30%	-4.02%	29.70%
Columbus	21	22,110	2.80%	-2.22%	32.80%
McCook	22	7,681	2.80%	-2.32%	32.60%
Gering	23	8,431	3.80%	-1.40%	33.40%
Scottsbluff	24	14,971	3.80%	-1.40%	33.40%
Fremont	25	26,282	3.40%	-2.33%	31.90%
Alliance	26	8,516	3.30%	-4.11%	28.50%

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Author

Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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