In Burt County, jobs in the legal services pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the legal services industry reported the top wages in Burt County for 2006. The average industry job in Burt County earned an annual wage of $43,022 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the average industry wage in the State of Nebraska of $45,420 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $64,391.

Other high-paying jobs in Burt County, Nebraska are present in commercial machinery repair and maintenance ($29,415), cattle ranching and farming ($28,406), depository credit intermediation ($24,916) and automotive repair and maintenance ($23,807) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph

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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.

Burt County Wages have increased by 17.3% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Burt County, Nebraska by a total of 17.3%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for the State of Nebraska and greater 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Burt County, Nebraska can be described as medium-low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 34.4 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $32,465. The average industry wage 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.

Burt County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Burt County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 34.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Nebraska, where the it saw a loss of 4 percent. The losses in the Gasoline stations industry in Burt County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 6.4 in percent of workers in the Gasoline stations industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (34.9 percent decline)
2. Death care services (25 percent decline)
3. Depository credit intermediation (23.5 percent decline)
4. Building equipment contractors (21.5 percent decline)

Burt County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building finishing contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 109.5 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Burt County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Nebraska, where the industry felt a gain of 2.5 percent. The Building finishing contractors industry in Burt County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 17.4 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (109.5 percent gain)
2. Cattle ranching and farming (57.9 percent gain)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (22.0 percent gain)
4. Specialized freight trucking (16.2 percent gain)
5. Legal services (12.5 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 11.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in Nebraska, which saw a gain of 1.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Burt County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Gasoline stations industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 22 jobs. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 45.6 percent of the employment lost during the period in Burt County, Nebraska.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (22 jobs lost)
2. Depository credit intermediation (18 jobs lost)
3. Building equipment contractors (7 jobs lost)
4. Death care services (2 jobs lost)
5. Nursing care facilities (31 jobs lost)

From the 11 4-digit NAICS industries, 4 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 7 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Burt County, Nebraska, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 157 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Burt County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Cattle ranching and farming industry has grown the most with 11 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Cattle ranching and farming industry makes up 32.4 percent of the total number of new jobs in Burt County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (11 new jobs)
2. Building finishing contractors (8 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (5 new jobs)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (3 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.

Burt County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Burt County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Building equipment contractors industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 3 jobs. The declines in the Building equipment contractors industry make up 33.3 percent of the total employment decline in Burt County, Nebraska.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (3 jobs lost)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (2 jobs lost)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (2 jobs lost)
4. Residential building construction (13 jobs lost)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (8 jobs lost)

In Burt County, Nebraska, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 47 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Burt County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Other amusement and recreation industries industry has added the most employment with 14 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Other amusement and recreation industries industry makes up 50.0 percent of the growth in Burt County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other amusement and recreation industries (14 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (7 new jobs)
3. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (3 new jobs)
4. Specialized freight trucking (1 new jobs)
5. Cattle ranching and farming (1 new jobs)

Given the 12 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 5 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 7 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Burt County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other amusement and recreation industries industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 35.0 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Burt County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Nebraska, where it saw a gain of 9.8 percent. The Other amusement and recreation industries industry in Burt County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 1.7 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other amusement and recreation industries (35.0 percent gain)
2. Full-service restaurants (11.4 percent gain)
3. Specialized freight trucking (10.3 percent gain)
4. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (8.3 percent gain)
5. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (7.4 percent gain)

Burt County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building material and supplies dealers industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 23.3 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Nebraska, where the industry felt a loss of 3.5 percent. The losses in the Building material and supplies dealers industry in Burt County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 4.4 in percent of workers in the Building material and supplies dealers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building material and supplies dealers (23.3 percent decline)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (17.2 percent decline)
3. Death care services (10 percent decline)
4. Building equipment contractors (9.9 percent decline)
5. Gasoline stations (2.3 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 4.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of Nebraska, which went through a gain of 0.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.





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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 Burt County, Nebraska

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Burt County accounted a medium-high household income of $39,726 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 15.6 percent lower than the median income in State of Nebraska of $45,923 and this is 23.7 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Burt County, Nebraska may be understood as having a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 8.9 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 50 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 12 to 17 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Burt County, reporting 15.7 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

Hispanic households in Burt County, Nebraska , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $37,782, which is 4.9 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Burt County, Nebraska White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $39,899 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.4 percent greater than the median in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Burt County reported an income level of $18,038, this median was 54.6 percent less than the median income level in this area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 66.9 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $13,163.







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

Burt County, Nebraska is made up of a moderately-educated working age population, with 14.2 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Burt 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 the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Burt County, Nebraska, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 43.2 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Burt have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 13.6 percent (Men) versus 14.6 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma category, with 38.2 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

In Burt County, Nebraska as reported in the 2000 Census, 14.4 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 4 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.

Estimated since the year 2000, a very low amount of people migrated to Burt from another country. The international migration into Burt totals 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Nebraska. This level of international migration can be considered very low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Burt County, Nebraska had an estimated population of 7,455 in the year 2005. The population has decreased, since the population in 2000 of 7,797. The decline signifies a decrease of -4.4 percent. Burt ranks 75 of 93 counties when analyzing total population change in Nebraska and the county ranks 2,575 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

Burt County, Nebraska has a population that is made of 96.7 percent White, 0.3 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 1.4 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 1.9 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Nebraska percent of 12.7. Since 2000, Burt has increased in diversity when 1.7 percent of the total population were minorities.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Burt County, Nebraska to be 44.7 years old. The median in Burt is greater than the median age in Nebraska of 36.2. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 42.4 years of age. With a total of 22.5 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Burt can be understood as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively low representation within the population, making up 55.8 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 21.7 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a relatively high percent of the population base.

When calculating the total land area, Burt spans a total area of 493 square miles. This area has a very low density of 15 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Val Verde, TX (15 per sq. mile ), Callahan, TX (15 per sq. mile ), Sanpete, UT (15 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Greene, AL (15 per sq. mile ), Franklin, MS (15 per sq. mile ), Cleveland, AR (15 per sq. mile ).

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

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

Health care and social assistance has the largest businesses in Burt County, with the industry averaging 16 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's average in the United States of 21 and less than the State of Nebraska typical size of 23 for the Health care and social assistance industry.

Burt is the County that is ranked 56 of 94 Counties throughout the State of Nebraska in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 50 of 94 Counties.

In Burt County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Arts, entertainment, and recreation and Wholesale trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has an LQ of 6.75. The level of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 6.75 times greater than the national average, signifying that Burt specializes in Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

Administrative and waste services in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Burt County, changing a total of 81.8 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 4.5 percent. The State of Nebraska had changed in sector employment of -12.9 percent, during the period.

In Burt County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Manufacturing sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 15.9 percent of total employment in the county, making up 177 individuals. The Health care and social assistance and Manufacturing sectors account for 14.3 and 9.5 percent of the total jobs, respectively.







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