Merrick County, NE monthly unemployment update

Stacker compiled statistics about the unemployment rate in Merrick County using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. County and metro unemployment rates are as of April 2023.

Merrick County had a 1.4% unemployment rate in April 2023, marking a 0.3 percentage point decrease from a month ago. Nebraska reported a 1.9% unemployment rate in May, which is the lowest in the country. The national unemployment rate last month rose to 3.7% but is still 0.1 percentage points higher than last year.

The unemployment rate in the Grand Island, NE metropolitan area was 1.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than Merrick County. Grand Island has the 37th lowest unemployment out of 887 metro and micro areas surveyed in the country.

Counties with the highest unemployment rate in Nebraska
#1. Thomas County: 3.4%
#2. Blaine County: 3.3%
#3. Thurston County: 2.4%
#4. Dawson County: 2.3%
#4. Hitchcock County: 2.3%

Counties with the lowest unemployment rate in Nebraska
#1. Grant County: 1.0%
#1. Hayes County: 1.0%
#3. Chase County: 1.1%
#4. Boone County: 1.2%
#4. Butler County: 1.2%