Jobs & Economy in Papillion
Papillion's economy benefits substantially from the broader Omaha metro's genuinely strong job market, alongside a smaller set of directly local employers.
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The Omaha metro (which includes Papillion/Sarpy County) posted a cited 2.7% unemployment rate as of April 2026 -- 7th-lowest among 108 large U.S. metro areas.
Local employers
Infogroup (data/marketing services) and Black Hills Energy were cited among Papillion-area employers, alongside cited but not independently confirmed Papillion-area data-center presence connected to Facebook/Meta and Google.
A white-collar-weighted industry mix
Key industries cited for Papillion include healthcare, retail trade, and education, with the working population weighted toward management, sales, and healthcare occupations.
Key takeaways
- Papillion benefits from the Omaha metro's genuinely strong 2.7% unemployment rate (April 2026).
- Local employers cited include Infogroup and Black Hills Energy; data-center presence details remain a disclosed gap.
- Papillion's industry mix skews toward white-collar healthcare, retail, and education occupations.
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