In Boone County, jobs in the specialized freight trucking pay the highest wages

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Employment in the specialized freight trucking industry paid the average highest wages in Boone County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Boone County earned an annual wage of $28,849 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the average industry wage in the State of Nebraska of $30,842 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $36,645.

Other top-pay jobs in Boone County, Nebraska exsists in depository credit intermediation ($28,270), farm product raw material merch. whls. ($28,173), insurance agencies, brokerages, and related ($27,714) and machinery and supply merchant wholesalers ($27,699) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic for Detail Comparison

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

Boone County Wages have increased by 16.0% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Boone County, Nebraska by a total of 16.0%. This is less than the growth in wages for the State of Nebraska and less than the growth in average wages for the US.

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

Boone County Industry Wages Lag Behind Nebraska, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The overall industry wages in Boone County, Nebraska when analyzed can be described as relatively low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 38 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $32,465. The industry pay was less than the overall average in the United States of $40,259.

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

Boone County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Boone County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 65.9 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Nebraska, where the it saw a gain of 14.3 percent. The losses in the Full-service restaurants industry in Boone County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 13.2 percent in terms of employment in the Full-service restaurants industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (65.9 percent decline)
2. Limited-service eating places (33.7 percent decline)
3. Specialized freight trucking (20.1 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (11.2 percent decline)
5. Depository credit intermediation (6.3 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 5.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in Nebraska, which experienced a gain of 1.0 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Boone County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other general merchandise stores industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 36.1 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Boone County has grow slower than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Nebraska, where this industry saw a gain of 54.2 percent. The Other general merchandise stores industry in Boone County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 31.2 percent.

Top 4 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (36.1 percent gain)
2. Hog and pig farming (19.4 percent gain)
3. Grocery stores (17.0 percent gain)
4. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (5.4 percent gain)

In Boone County, Nebraska, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 74 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Boone County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Hog and pig farming industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 22 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Hog and pig farming industry makes up 50.0 percent of the total growth in Boone County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Hog and pig farming (22 new jobs)
2. Other general merchandise stores (13 new jobs)
3. Grocery stores (8 new jobs)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (39 new jobs)
5. Support activities for crop production (36 new jobs)

Of the 10 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 6 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 4 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Boone County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Limited-service eating places industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 41 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 55.1 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Boone County, Nebraska.

Top 4 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (41 jobs lost)
2. Specialized freight trucking (11 jobs lost)
3. Full-service restaurants (9 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (7 jobs lost)





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

Boone County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Boone County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Depository credit intermediation industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 9 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Nebraska, where the industry felt a gain of 0.2 percent. The losses in the Depository credit intermediation industry in Boone County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 2 in percent of jobs in the Depository credit intermediation industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (9 percent decline)
2. Other general merchandise stores (5.8 percent decline)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (5.1 percent decline)
4. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (4.9 percent decline)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (1.9 percent decline)

Boone County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Health and personal care stores industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 27.3 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Boone County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Nebraska, where it saw a gain of 0.9 percent. The Health and personal care stores industry in Boone County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 1.7 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Health and personal care stores (27.3 percent gain)
2. Florists (23.1 percent gain)
3. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (19.3 percent gain)
4. Specialized freight trucking (8.3 percent gain)
5. Hog and pig farming (1.8 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 6.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in Nebraska, which went through a gain of 0.9 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Given the 13 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 8 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 5 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Boone County

The Depository credit intermediation industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 6 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Depository credit intermediation industry make up 45.2 percent of the employment lost during the period in Boone County, Nebraska.

Top 5 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (6 jobs lost)
2. Other general merchandise stores (3 jobs lost)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (1 jobs lost)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (55 jobs lost)
5. Other general merchandise stores (51 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Boone County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 12 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry makes up 46.2 percent of the growth in Boone County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (12 new jobs)
2. Health and personal care stores (6 new jobs)
3. Specialized freight trucking (3 new jobs)
4. Hog and pig farming (2 new jobs)
5. Florists (2 new jobs)

In Boone County, Nebraska, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 89 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.





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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 Boone County, Nebraska

Compared to counties across the United States, Boone County was reported to have a medium-low median household income of $36,789 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 24.8 percent lower than the median income in State of Nebraska of $45,923 and the median is 33.6 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Boone County, Nebraska can be considered to have a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 10.4 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 18.6 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Boone County, with 21.8 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

In Boone County, Nebraska White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $36,802 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was only slightly greater than the median in 2000. Hispanic in Boone County, Nebraska reported a median household income of $22,912, this median is 37.7 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Boone County reported a median household income of $27,788, this median was 24.5 percent less than the median for all households. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $51,188. This median income level is 39.1 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area.







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

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Boone County, Nebraska, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 43.8 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Boone have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 11.8 percent (Men) versus 14.2 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 40 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

Boone County, Nebraska may to understood as having a moderately-educated working age population, with 13 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Boone counted a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Nebraska's proportion of 23.8 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

In Boone County, Nebraska according the 2000 Decennial Census, 13 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 50 percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.





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

Employment Report for Boone County, Nebraska -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Wholesale trade in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Boone County, moving a total of 28.2 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 0.4 percent. The State of Nebraska had an industry job change of -4.6 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.

Health care and social assistance has the largest employers in Boone County, with the industry averaging 17 workers per each place of employment, being less than the US industry average of 21 and less than the Nebraska average of 23 for the Health care and social assistance industry.

Boone is the County that is ranked 49 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 48 of 94 Counties.

In Boone County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Retail Trade, and the Wholesale trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting is the major employer in the county making up 17.8 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 242 employees. The Retail Trade and Wholesale trade sectors account for 17.8 and 16 percent of industry employment.

In Boone County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Wholesale trade and Retail Trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector has a United State LQ of 16.93. The percent of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 16.93 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Boone specializes in Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.







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