Employment Report for Adams County, Nebraska -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Adams County, with the industry averaging 44 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the US industry average of 39 and less than the State of Nebraska typical size of 49 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Adams County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Manufacturing and Retail Trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has an LQ of 1.75. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 1.75 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Adams may be an exporter of products or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
Manufacturing saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Adams County. The industry was hit with a loss of 325 employees during the period, or 10.4 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 49.8 percent of all employment losses in the county.
In Adams County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 22.2 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 2,801 jobs. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors account for 15.4 and 9.8 percent of industry employment.
Finance and insurance has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Adams County, moving a total of 20 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 4.8 percent. The State of Nebraska saw a change in employment in the sector of 4.6 percent, during the period.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Adams County, with the industry averaging 44 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the US industry average of 39 and less than the State of Nebraska typical size of 49 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Adams County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Manufacturing and Retail Trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has an LQ of 1.75. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 1.75 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Adams may be an exporter of products or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
Manufacturing saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Adams County. The industry was hit with a loss of 325 employees during the period, or 10.4 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 49.8 percent of all employment losses in the county.
In Adams County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 22.2 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 2,801 jobs. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors account for 15.4 and 9.8 percent of industry employment.
Finance and insurance has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Adams County, moving a total of 20 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 4.8 percent. The State of Nebraska saw a change in employment in the sector of 4.6 percent, during the period.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
