"We're the best" says city manager, disputing study listing area as one of the state's top job destinations

Last month, Cheyenne County was ranked among the top 15 counties in Nebraska for job seekers in an article by NerdWallet, a national financial advice website.

The site placed the county 12th best in the state for those searching for employment. Overall, the state of Nebraska is fairing better than most of the country in this aspect, with one of the lowest unemployment rates in the U.S. As of November 2013 Nebraska’s unemployment rate was 3.7 percent, compared to a national rate of 7 percent.

The criteria that determined the website’s rankings included growth in the working age populat...