Nebraska One-Year Industry Employment Change

The counties in the State of Nebraska in terms of employment growth percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from a 26.7 percent job gained in McPherson County to a low of a 17.6 percent job lost in Hayes County.

Top ten counties in terms of highest industry employment growth percent in the Nebraska
Industry Employment Growth Percent

1. McPherson County (26.7 percent gain)
2. Hooker County (23.8 percent gain)
3. Loup County (16.7 percent gain)
4. Logan County (15.7 percent gain)
5. Johnson County (14.7 percent gain)
6. Keya Paha County (12.2 percent gain)
7. Rock County (9.2 percent gain)
8. Thurston County (7.4 percent gain)
9. Boone County (6.4 percent gain)
10. Valley County (4.9 percent gain)


Given the 260 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 121 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 137 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In the State of Nebraska, the entire sum of jobs in all of the industries has increased by 7,030 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in the State of Nebraska

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Business support services industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 1,977 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Business support services industry make up 14.5 percent of the total job loss in Nebraska.

Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (1,977 jobs lost)
2. Animal slaughtering and processing (802 jobs lost)
3. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (766 jobs lost)
4. Data processing and related services (673 jobs lost)
5. Civic and social organizations (603 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in the State of Nebraska

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Employment services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 1,570 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Employment services industry makes up 7.6 percent of the growth in Nebraska.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (1,570 new jobs)
2. Travel arrangement and reservation services (1,474 new jobs)
3. Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (1,007 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (897 new jobs)
5. Activities related to credit intermediation (834 new jobs)

Total industry employment has increased by 0.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2 percent.

The State of Nebraska: One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Urban transit systems industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 77.4 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006.. The Urban transit systems industry in Nebraska outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 3.5 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Urban transit systems (77.4 percent gain)
2. Travel arrangement and reservation services (62.6 percent gain)
3. Nonscheduled air transportation (60.8 percent gain)
4. Greenhouse and nursery production (49.3 percent gain)
5. HVAC and commercial refrigeration equipment (34.2 percent gain)

The state of Nebraska: One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Religious organizations industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 60.6 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses in the Religious organizations industry in Nebraska outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 0.8 in percent of jobs in the Religious organizations industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Religious organizations (60.6 percent decline)
2. Internet publishing and broadcasting (51.4 percent decline)
3. Industrial machinery manufacturing (30.1 percent decline)
4. Apparel and piece goods merchant wholesalers (28.5 percent decline)
5. Charter bus industry (26.9 percent decline)

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the counties in the State of Nebraska in terms of total employment growth from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from 2,151 total jobs gained in Douglas County to a low of 1,050 jobs lost in Madison County.

Top ten counties in terms of highest total industry employment growth in the Nebraska
Total Industry Employment Growth

1. Douglas County (2,151 jobs gained)
2. Hall County (1,202 jobs gained)
3. Buffalo County (813 jobs gained)
4. Platte County (718 jobs gained)
5. Lancaster County (544 jobs gained)
6. Sarpy County (395 jobs gained)
7. Dakota County (355 jobs gained)
8. Dodge County (268 jobs gained)
9. Dawson County (189 jobs gained)
10. Johnson County (168 jobs gained)


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.