In Brown County, jobs in the depository credit intermediation pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the depository credit intermediation industry wages were the highest in Brown County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Brown County received a wage of $38,972 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry wage in Nebraska of $34,564 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $47,929.

High-wage employment in Brown County, Nebraska are present in utility system construction ($28,569), misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers ($28,343), cattle ranching and farming ($23,046) and specialized freight trucking ($23,020) 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.

Brown County Wages have increased by 15.1% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Brown County, Nebraska by a total of 15.1%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Brown County, Nebraska when analyzed can be understood as being relatively low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 41.4 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.

Brown County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Brown County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 34.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Nebraska, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 32.9 percent. The losses in the Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry in Brown County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 10.9 in percent of jobs in the Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (34.8 percent decline)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (31 percent decline)
3. Full-service restaurants (17.9 percent decline)
4. Offices of other health practitioners (3.2 percent decline)

Brown County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 75.8 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Brown County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Nebraska, where it saw a gain of 11.8 percent. The Specialized freight trucking industry in Brown County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 6.8 percent of the industry employment.

Top 3 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (75.8 percent gain)
2. Cattle ranching and farming (39.1 percent gain)
3. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (7.5 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has increased by 14.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in the State of Nebraska, which went through a gain of 1.0 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Of the 7 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 4 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 3 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Brown County

Given the industries in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 6 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 35.4 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Brown County, Nebraska.

Top 3 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (6 jobs lost)
2. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (5 jobs lost)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (4 jobs lost)

In Brown County, Nebraska, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 119 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Brown County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Cattle ranching and farming industry has added the most employment with 26 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Cattle ranching and farming industry makes up 71.3 percent of the total employment growth in Brown County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (26 new jobs)
2. Specialized freight trucking (8 new jobs)
3. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (2 new jobs)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (8 new jobs)





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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.

Brown County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Offices of other health practitioners industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 40 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Nebraska, where the it saw a gain of 9.6 percent. The losses in the Offices of other health practitioners industry in Brown County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 4 percent in terms of employment in the Offices of other health practitioners industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Offices of other health practitioners (40 percent decline)
2. Full-service restaurants (22.8 percent decline)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (5.6 percent decline)

Brown County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Automotive repair and maintenance industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 9.5 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Brown County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Nebraska, where it saw a loss of 1.8 percent. The Automotive repair and maintenance industry in Brown County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 0.4 percent in this industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Automotive repair and maintenance (9.5 percent gain)
2. Gasoline stations (6.4 percent gain)
3. Specialized freight trucking (1.8 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 0.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than growth in the State of Nebraska, which went through a gain of 0.9 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

In Brown County, Nebraska, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 3 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

From the 7 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 3 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 3 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Brown County

Given the industries in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 8 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 47.9 percent of the total job loss in Brown County, Nebraska.

Top 3 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (8 jobs lost)
2. Offices of other health practitioners (7 jobs lost)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (1 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Brown County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Gasoline stations industry has grown the most with 2 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Gasoline stations industry makes up 58.3 percent of the growth in Brown County.

Top 3 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (2 new jobs)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (1 new jobs)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (37 new jobs)





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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.

Hispanic households in Brown County, Nebraska recorded a median income of $36,270, this median is 9.3 percent greater than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. In Brown County, Nebraska White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $33,339 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.5 percent greater than the median household income in 2000.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Brown County, Nebraska can be considered to have a medium-low rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 11.1 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 50 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 12 to 17 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Brown County, reporting 14.2 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Brown County was reported to have a relatively low median income for households of $33,177 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 38.4 percent lower than the median in State of Nebraska of $45,923 and the median is 48.1 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.







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

Brown County, Nebraska may to understood as having a moderately-educated population, with 17.2 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Brown is reported having a lower percent of population with this high education level than the State of Nebraska's proportion of 23.8 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Brown County, Nebraska, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 37.6 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Brown have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 17.8 percent (Men) versus 16.6 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma category, with 37 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

In Brown County, Nebraska as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 17.2 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 50 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.





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

Since the year 2000, a very low amount of people migrated to Brown from outside the country. The immigration into Brown accounts for 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Nebraska. This level of international migration can be considered very low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Brown County, Nebraska to be 46.2 years of age. The median in Brown is greater than the median age in Nebraska of 36.2. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 43.2 years of age. With 20.9 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Brown can be described as having a medium-low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 55.6 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 23.5 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a relatively high percent of the population base.

Brown County, Nebraska had a population that was estimated at 3,328 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased sharply, since its 2000 population of 3,521. The decline signifies a decrease of -5.5 percent. Brown ranks 56 of 93 counties when calculating total change in population for Nebraska and the county ranks 2,317 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

By measuring total land area, Brown extends a total area of 1221 square miles. The land areas has a very low population density of 3 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Bennett, SD (3 per sq. mile ), Graham, KS (3 per sq. mile ), Hamilton, NY (3 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Powell, MT (3 per sq. mile ), Converse, WY (3 per sq. mile ), Beaver, OK (3 per sq. mile ).

Brown County, Nebraska has a population that is comprised of 98 percent White, 0 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 1 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 1.4 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Nebraska percent of 12.7. Since 2000, Brown has increased the percent of minority population when 1.2 percent of the population were minorities.

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

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

Transportation and Warehousing is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Brown County, with a job growth of 58.8 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of -1 percent. The State of Nebraska encountered a change in industry employment of 19.8 percent, from 2001 to 2005.

In Brown County, Retail Trade, Other services, except public administration, and the Wholesale trade industries are the largest employment industries. The Retail Trade produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 22.4 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 200 employees. The Other services, except public administration and Wholesale trade sectors provide 7.2 and 6.7 percent of total employment, respectively.

In Brown County, Other services, except public administration, Retail Trade and Wholesale trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Other services, except public administration industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.83. The percent of employment in the Other services, except public administration industry is 1.83 times greater than the national average, signifying that Brown County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Other services, except public administration.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Brown County, averaging 9 workers per each place of employment, being less than the US industry average of 39 and less than the State of Nebraska typical size of 49 for the Manufacturing industry.









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