Employment Report for Cedar County, Nebraska -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Cedar County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Manufacturing sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 15.5 percent of the total county employment. This totals 281 employees. The Health care and social assistance and Manufacturing sectors provide 12.2 and 9.8 percent of total employment, respectively.
Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Cedar County. The sector dealt with a loss of 122 total jobs during the period, accounting for 40.5 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 74.4 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.
Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Cedar County. The industry averages 20 jobs per place of business. This is less than the US industry average of 39 and less than the State of Nebraska average establishment size of 49 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Cedar County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Transportation and Warehousing and Wholesale trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector in the county has a location quotient of 6.07. The percent of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 6.07 times greater than the national average, signifying that Cedar may be an exporter of products or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
Information is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Cedar County, with an employment growth of 135.7 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of -14.9 percent. The State of Nebraska experienced a change in employment in the sector of -21 percent, in the period of time since 2001.
The Manufacturing has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Cedar County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 16.3 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 9.8 percent in 2005.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Cedar County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Manufacturing sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 15.5 percent of the total county employment. This totals 281 employees. The Health care and social assistance and Manufacturing sectors provide 12.2 and 9.8 percent of total employment, respectively.
Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Cedar County. The sector dealt with a loss of 122 total jobs during the period, accounting for 40.5 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 74.4 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.
Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Cedar County. The industry averages 20 jobs per place of business. This is less than the US industry average of 39 and less than the State of Nebraska average establishment size of 49 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Cedar County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Transportation and Warehousing and Wholesale trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector in the county has a location quotient of 6.07. The percent of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 6.07 times greater than the national average, signifying that Cedar may be an exporter of products or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
Information is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Cedar County, with an employment growth of 135.7 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of -14.9 percent. The State of Nebraska experienced a change in employment in the sector of -21 percent, in the period of time since 2001.
The Manufacturing has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Cedar County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 16.3 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 9.8 percent in 2005.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
