Employment Report for Hitchcock County, Nebraska -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Manufacturing is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Hitchcock County, with an employment growth of 232.4 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of -13.4 percent. The State of Nebraska experienced a change in employment in the sector of -8.3 percent, since the year 2001.
In Hitchcock County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Transportation and Warehousing sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 26.2 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 113 employees. The Retail Trade and Transportation and Warehousing industries total 13.7 and 13.2 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
In Hitchcock County, Mining, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Transportation and Warehousing industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Mining sector has a United State LQ of 14.66. This means the percent of total employment in the Mining industry is 14.66 times greater than the national average, signifying that Hitchcock specializes in Mining.
Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Hitchcock County. The industry averages 28 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's national average of 39 and less than the Nebraska average of 49 for the Manufacturing industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Manufacturing is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Hitchcock County, with an employment growth of 232.4 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of -13.4 percent. The State of Nebraska experienced a change in employment in the sector of -8.3 percent, since the year 2001.
In Hitchcock County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Transportation and Warehousing sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 26.2 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 113 employees. The Retail Trade and Transportation and Warehousing industries total 13.7 and 13.2 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
In Hitchcock County, Mining, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Transportation and Warehousing industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Mining sector has a United State LQ of 14.66. This means the percent of total employment in the Mining industry is 14.66 times greater than the national average, signifying that Hitchcock specializes in Mining.
Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Hitchcock County. The industry averages 28 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's national average of 39 and less than the Nebraska average of 49 for the Manufacturing industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
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