Phelps County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has increased by 1.6 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of Nebraska, which experienced a gain of 0.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Phelps County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 71.4 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Phelps County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Nebraska, where it saw a loss of 3.6 percent. The Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry in Phelps County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 1.5 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (71.4 percent gain)
2. Other professional and technical services (56.4 percent gain)
3. General freight trucking (34.5 percent gain)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (20.0 percent gain)
5. Architectural and engineering services (20.0 percent gain)

Phelps County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Management and technical consulting services industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 23.1 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Nebraska, where the industry felt a gain of 18.3 percent. The losses in the Management and technical consulting services industry in Phelps County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 9.5 in percent of jobs in the Management and technical consulting services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management and technical consulting services (23.1 percent decline)
2. Building finishing contractors (18.2 percent decline)
3. Grocery stores (15.8 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (14.9 percent decline)
5. Securities and commodity contracts brokerage (14.3 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Phelps County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the General freight trucking industry has grown the most with 13 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the General freight trucking industry makes up 17.8 percent of the total growth in Phelps County.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (13 new jobs)
2. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (8 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (8 new jobs)
4. Other professional and technical services (7 new jobs)
5. Depository credit intermediation (7 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Phelps County

Given the industries in the area, the Grocery stores industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 14 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Grocery stores industry make up 20.7 percent of the employment lost during the period in Phelps County, Nebraska.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (14 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (13 jobs lost)
3. Automobile dealers (11 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (9 jobs lost)
5. Specialized freight trucking (4 jobs lost)

From the 30 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 12 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 18 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Phelps County, Nebraska, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 60 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.

Income and Poverty in Phelps County, Nebraska

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Phelps County was reported to have a medium-high median household income of $43,663 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 5.2 percent lower than the median in Nebraska of $45,923 and this is 12.5 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Phelps County, Nebraska can be considered to have a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 8.9 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 36 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Phelps County, with 18.8 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $62,888. This income level is 44 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Hispanic households in Phelps County, Nebraska , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $25,025, which is 42.7 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Phelps County had a median income of $47,427, this level was 8.6 percent greater than the areas median level for all households. In Phelps County, Nebraska White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $43,586 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.2 percent less than the median income in 2000.







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