Monday, January 22, 2007

Kearney County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Kearney County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Legal services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 13 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Nebraska, where the it saw a gain of 0.6 percent. The losses in the Legal services industry in Kearney County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 0.6 percent in terms of employees in the Legal services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Legal services (13 percent decline)
2. Oilseed and grain farming (12 percent decline)
3. Offices of other health practitioners (11.4 percent decline)
4. Full-service restaurants (3.4 percent decline)
5. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (2.8 percent decline)

Kearney County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 80.0 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Kearney County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Nebraska, where the industry felt a gain of 2 percent. The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry in Kearney County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 5.9 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (80.0 percent gain)
2. Gasoline stations (19.4 percent gain)
3. Cattle ranching and farming (18.8 percent gain)
4. Management and technical consulting services (10.3 percent gain)
5. Grocery stores (8.7 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 2.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in the State of Nebraska, experiencing a gain of 0.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Kearney County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Oilseed and grain farming industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 4 jobs. The declines in the Oilseed and grain farming industry make up 30.8 percent of the employment lost during the period in Kearney County, Nebraska.

Top 5 Industries
1. Oilseed and grain farming (4 jobs lost)
2. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (3 jobs lost)
3. Offices of other health practitioners (3 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (32 jobs lost)
5. Child day care services (30 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Kearney County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Cattle ranching and farming industry has grown the most with 8 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Cattle ranching and farming industry makes up 33.3 percent of the total number of new jobs in Kearney County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (8 new jobs)
2. Grocery stores (5 new jobs)
3. Gasoline stations (4 new jobs)
4. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (3 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (2 new jobs)

Of the 16 4-digit NAICS industries, 7 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 9 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Kearney County, Nebraska, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 46 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.





About: This report is part 1 of 6 in the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

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

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