Monday, October 30, 2006

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

Professional and technical services has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Lincoln County, increasing by 23.6 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 2.6 percent. The State of Nebraska saw a change in employment in the sector of 8.5 percent, from 2001 to 2005.

In Lincoln County, Transportation and Warehousing, Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Transportation and Warehousing industry has an LQ of 2.04. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Transportation and Warehousing industry is 2.04 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Lincoln County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Transportation and Warehousing.

In Lincoln County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 23.6 percent of total employment in the county, making up 2,702 jobs. The Health care and social assistance and Accommodation and food services sectors provide 19.5 and 14.9 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Transportation and Warehousing has the largest employers in Lincoln County, with the industry averaging 23 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 19 and greater than the Nebraska typical size of 17 for the Transportation and Warehousing industry.









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

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