Dawes County One-Year Industry Employment Change

The total number of jobs has decreased by 6.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in Nebraska, which went through a gain of 0.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Dawes County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 31.9 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Dawes County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Nebraska, where the industry took a loss of 1.1 percent. The Full-service restaurants industry in Dawes County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 2.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (31.9 percent gain)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (21.6 percent gain)
3. Offices of dentists (18.7 percent gain)
4. Other professional and technical services (18.2 percent gain)
5. Limited-service eating places (12.8 percent gain)

Dawes County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Lessors of real estate industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 39.4 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Nebraska, where the industry felt a loss of 5.5 percent. The losses in the Lessors of real estate industry in Dawes County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 0.2 percent in terms of employment in the Lessors of real estate industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lessors of real estate (39.4 percent decline)
2. Personal care services (33.3 percent decline)
3. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (29.9 percent decline)
4. Electronics and appliance stores (14.8 percent decline)
5. Consumer goods rental (11.3 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Dawes County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has added the most employment with 43 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 57.8 percent of the growth in Dawes County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (43 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (19 new jobs)
3. Offices of dentists (5 new jobs)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (4 new jobs)
5. Depository credit intermediation (2 new jobs)

In Dawes County, Nebraska, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 154 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Out of the 19 4-digit NAICS industries, 11 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 6 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Dawes County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Beer, wine, and liquor stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 8 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Beer, wine, and liquor stores industry make up 21.3 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Dawes County, Nebraska.

Top 5 Industries
1. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (8 jobs lost)
2. Automobile dealers (8 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (5 jobs lost)
4. Lessors of real estate (4 jobs lost)
5. Traveler accommodation (3 jobs lost)





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.

Income and Poverty in Dawes County, Nebraska

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Dawes County, Nebraska can be understood to have a relatively high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 18.9 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 86.6 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Dawes County, with 31.2 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

In Dawes County, Nebraska White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $34,459 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.1 percent less than the median income in 2000. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $17,001. This income level is 50.7 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Hispanic in Dawes County, Nebraska recorded a median income of $41,368, this median household income is 20 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Dawes County reported an income level of $34,612, this was 0.4 percent greater than the median level for total households in the area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 61.8 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $13,163.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Dawes County accounted a relatively low household income of $34,487 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 33.2 percent lower than the household income median in State of Nebraska of $45,923 and the median household income is 42.5 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.