Employment Report for Brown County, Nebraska -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Transportation and Warehousing is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Brown County, with a job growth of 58.8 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of -1 percent. The State of Nebraska encountered a change in industry employment of 19.8 percent, from 2001 to 2005.
In Brown County, Retail Trade, Other services, except public administration, and the Wholesale trade industries are the largest employment industries. The Retail Trade produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 22.4 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 200 employees. The Other services, except public administration and Wholesale trade sectors provide 7.2 and 6.7 percent of total employment, respectively.
In Brown County, Other services, except public administration, Retail Trade and Wholesale trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Other services, except public administration industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.83. The percent of employment in the Other services, except public administration industry is 1.83 times greater than the national average, signifying that Brown County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Other services, except public administration.
Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Brown County, averaging 9 workers per each place of employment, being less than the US industry average of 39 and less than the State of Nebraska typical size of 49 for the Manufacturing industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Transportation and Warehousing is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Brown County, with a job growth of 58.8 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of -1 percent. The State of Nebraska encountered a change in industry employment of 19.8 percent, from 2001 to 2005.
In Brown County, Retail Trade, Other services, except public administration, and the Wholesale trade industries are the largest employment industries. The Retail Trade produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 22.4 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 200 employees. The Other services, except public administration and Wholesale trade sectors provide 7.2 and 6.7 percent of total employment, respectively.
In Brown County, Other services, except public administration, Retail Trade and Wholesale trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Other services, except public administration industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.83. The percent of employment in the Other services, except public administration industry is 1.83 times greater than the national average, signifying that Brown County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Other services, except public administration.
Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Brown County, averaging 9 workers per each place of employment, being less than the US industry average of 39 and less than the State of Nebraska typical size of 49 for the Manufacturing industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
