Employment Report for Dawes County, Nebraska -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Dawes County, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Health care and social assistance sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 30.6 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 702 employees. The Accommodation and food services and Health care and social assistance industries make up 18.9 and 15.1 percent of industry employment.
Administrative and waste services has a largest number of employee per establishment in Dawes County, with the industry averaging 15 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's average at the national level of 19 and less than the State of Nebraska average of 16 for the Administrative and waste services industry.
Dawes County ranks 35 of 94 Counties throughout the State of Nebraska by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 34 of 94 Counties.
Arts, entertainment, and recreation saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Dawes County, growing by 41.2 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 4.7 percent. The State of Nebraska had changed in sector employment of 4.7 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.
In Dawes County, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services and Health care and social assistance industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Retail Trade industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.22. This means the percent of total employment in the Retail Trade industry is 2.22 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Dawes County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Retail Trade.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Dawes County, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Health care and social assistance sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 30.6 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 702 employees. The Accommodation and food services and Health care and social assistance industries make up 18.9 and 15.1 percent of industry employment.
Administrative and waste services has a largest number of employee per establishment in Dawes County, with the industry averaging 15 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's average at the national level of 19 and less than the State of Nebraska average of 16 for the Administrative and waste services industry.
Dawes County ranks 35 of 94 Counties throughout the State of Nebraska by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 34 of 94 Counties.
Arts, entertainment, and recreation saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Dawes County, growing by 41.2 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 4.7 percent. The State of Nebraska had changed in sector employment of 4.7 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.
In Dawes County, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services and Health care and social assistance industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Retail Trade industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.22. This means the percent of total employment in the Retail Trade industry is 2.22 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Dawes County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Retail Trade.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
