Employment Report for Howard County, Nebraska -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Health care and social assistance has a largest number of employee per establishment in Howard County, averaging 8 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's average at the national level of 21 and less than the Nebraska typical size of 23 for the Health care and social assistance industry.
In Howard County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Wholesale trade sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 24.8 percent of the total county employment. This totals 182 people employed. The Health care and social assistance and Wholesale trade sectors provide 11.4 and 11.3 percent of industry employment.
In Howard County, Wholesale trade, Other services, except public administration and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Wholesale trade industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.17. This means the percent of total employment in the Wholesale trade industry is 2.17 times greater than the national average, signifying that Howard County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Wholesale trade.
Health care and social assistance has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Howard County, with a job growth of 31.3 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 10.6 percent. The State of Nebraska saw a change in employment in the sector of 11.2 percent, since the year 2001.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Health care and social assistance has a largest number of employee per establishment in Howard County, averaging 8 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's average at the national level of 21 and less than the Nebraska typical size of 23 for the Health care and social assistance industry.
In Howard County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Wholesale trade sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 24.8 percent of the total county employment. This totals 182 people employed. The Health care and social assistance and Wholesale trade sectors provide 11.4 and 11.3 percent of industry employment.
In Howard County, Wholesale trade, Other services, except public administration and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Wholesale trade industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.17. This means the percent of total employment in the Wholesale trade industry is 2.17 times greater than the national average, signifying that Howard County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Wholesale trade.
Health care and social assistance has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Howard County, with a job growth of 31.3 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 10.6 percent. The State of Nebraska saw a change in employment in the sector of 11.2 percent, since the year 2001.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
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