Monday, October 30, 2006

Employment Report for Hooker County, Nebraska -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Other services, except public administration in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Hooker County, growing in new jobs by 100 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 2.8 percent. The State of Nebraska experienced a sector employment shift of 1.6 percent, in the last 5 years.

In Hooker County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Other services, except public administration sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Health care and social assistance produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 24.9 percent of total employment in the county, making up 60 people employed. The Retail Trade and Other services, except public administration sectors provide 7.5 and 5.8 percent of all employment.

In Hooker County, Health care and social assistance, Other services, except public administration and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Health care and social assistance sector has a United State LQ of 1.92. The percent of employment in the Health care and social assistance industry is 1.92 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Hooker County may specialize, or be an exporter of Health care and social assistance.

The Retail Trade industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Hooker County since 2001, going from making up 13.1 percent of employment in 2001 to 7.5 percent in the year 2005.

Health care and social assistance has the largest employers in Hooker County. In the County, the industry averages 20 workers per each place of employment, being less than the industry's average at the national level of 21 and less than the State of Nebraska average of 23 for the Health care and social assistance industry.







Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).

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