In Cedar County, jobs in the offices of physicians pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the offices of physicians industry reported the top wages in Cedar County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Cedar County earned an annual wage of $35,828 in 2006. The average wage is less than the average industry wage in the State of Nebraska of $64,663 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $64,740.

High-wage employment in Cedar County, Nebraska are present in misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers ($34,431), nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying ($32,901), building equipment contractors ($32,102) and general freight trucking ($29,817) industries. Note: Click Graph Above 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.

Cedar County Wages have increased by 11.3% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Cedar County, Nebraska by a total of 11.3%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for the State of Nebraska and less than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

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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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Cedar County, Nebraska can be understood as being medium-low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 32 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.

Cedar County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Out of the 14 4-digit NAICS industries, 4 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 10 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Cedar County, Nebraska, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 19 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Cedar County

The Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 18 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry make up 41.7 percent of the total job loss in Cedar County, Nebraska.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (18 jobs lost)
2. Building equipment contractors (13 jobs lost)
3. Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying (8 jobs lost)
4. Hog and pig farming (5 jobs lost)
5. Building finishing contractors (19 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Cedar County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has added the most employment with 89 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 57.6 percent of the total employment growth in Cedar County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (89 new jobs)
2. Grocery stores (19 new jobs)
3. General freight trucking (15 new jobs)
4. Specialized freight trucking (13 new jobs)

Cedar County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 166.3 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Cedar County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Nebraska, where the industry took a gain of 14.3 percent. The Full-service restaurants industry in Cedar County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 13.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (166.3 percent gain)
2. Insurance carriers (50.0 percent gain)
3. Specialized freight trucking (38.4 percent gain)
4. Grocery stores (23.8 percent gain)
5. General freight trucking (18.3 percent gain)

Cedar County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 43.4 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Nebraska, where the it saw a gain of 14.3 percent. The losses in the Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying industry in Cedar County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 3.5 percent in terms of employees in the Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying (43.4 percent decline)
2. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (25.2 percent decline)
3. Building equipment contractors (16.3 percent decline)
4. Hog and pig farming (9.7 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 1 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in Nebraska, which saw a gain of 1.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 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.

Cedar County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Cedar County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Limited-service eating places industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 32.2 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Nebraska, where the industry felt a gain of 3.3 percent. The losses in the Limited-service eating places industry in Cedar County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 2.4 percent in terms of employees in the Limited-service eating places industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (32.2 percent decline)
2. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (29.1 percent decline)
3. Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying (18.9 percent decline)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (9 percent decline)
5. Hog and pig farming (8.6 percent decline)

Total employment has decreased by 0.3 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Nebraska, which experienced a gain of 0.9 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Cedar County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 43.9 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Cedar County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Nebraska, where it saw a loss of 1.1 percent. The Full-service restaurants industry in Cedar County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 2.2 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (43.9 percent gain)
2. Legal services (33.3 percent gain)
3. Other professional and technical services (24.2 percent gain)
4. Gasoline stations (4.4 percent gain)
5. General freight trucking (4.3 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Cedar County

The Full-service restaurants industry has added the most employment with 43 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 71.0 percent of the total growth in Cedar County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (43 new jobs)
2. Other professional and technical services (5 new jobs)
3. General freight trucking (4 new jobs)
4. Gasoline stations (3 new jobs)
5. Depository credit intermediation (2 new jobs)

In Cedar County, Nebraska, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 5 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Given the 19 4-digit NAICS industries, 9 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 8 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Cedar County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 22 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry make up 40.6 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Cedar County, Nebraska.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (22 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (10 jobs lost)
3. Building equipment contractors (5 jobs lost)
4. Hog and pig farming (4 jobs lost)
5. Grocery stores (4 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.

Income and Poverty in Cedar County, Nebraska

Compared to counties across the United States, Cedar County had a medium-low median income for households of $39,119 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 17.4 percent lower than the median in Nebraska of $45,923 and this is 25.6 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Hispanic in Cedar County, Nebraska reported a median household income of $105,685, this income level is 170.2 percent greater than the median reported for all households in the area. In Cedar County, Nebraska White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $39,067 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.1 percent less than the median in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Cedar County reported an income level of $39,488, this level was 0.9 percent greater than the areas median level for all households.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Cedar County, Nebraska can be considered to have a rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 9.1 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The White race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 9.2 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 12 to 17 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Cedar County, accounting 12.3 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







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

Cedar County, Nebraska can be considered to have a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 13 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Cedar has a lower percent of highly educated individuals 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.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Cedar County, Nebraska, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 43.4 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Cedar on average have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 11 percent (Men) versus 14.8 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 37.2 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

In Cedar County, Nebraska according the 2000 Decennial Census, 13 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.





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

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Cedar County, Nebraska to be 42.3 years of age. The median age in Cedar is greater than the median age for the State of Nebraska of 36.2. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 39.0 years of age. With a total of 25.3 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Cedar can be described as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively low representation within the population, making up 54.6 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 20.1 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a relatively high percent of the population.

Cedar County, Nebraska had a population that was estimated at 9,066 in 2005. The total population has decreased sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 9,586. The decline represents a decrease of -5.4 percent. Cedar ranks 86 of 93 counties by growth in total population in Nebraska and the county ranks 2,773 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

Since 2000, a very low number of individual migrated to the Cedar internationally. The international migration into Cedar accounts for 0 percent of immigration into the State of Nebraska. This level of international migration can be considered very low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Cedar County, Nebraska has a population that is made up of 98.8 percent White, 0.1 percent African American, 0 percent Asian, and 0.6 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 0.7 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Nebraska percent of 12.7. Since 2000, Cedar has increased the percent of minority population when 0.5 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

When calculating the total land area, Cedar extends a total area of 740 square miles. This area has a very low density of 12 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Union, OR (12 per sq. mile ), Richland, ND (12 per sq. mile ), Baker, GA (12 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Searcy, AR (12 per sq. mile ), Fairbanks North Star, AK (12 per sq. mile ), Benewah, ID (12 per sq. mile ).

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

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

In Cedar County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Manufacturing sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 15.5 percent of the total county employment. This totals 281 employees. The Health care and social assistance and Manufacturing sectors provide 12.2 and 9.8 percent of total employment, respectively.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Cedar County. The sector dealt with a loss of 122 total jobs during the period, accounting for 40.5 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 74.4 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Cedar County. The industry averages 20 jobs per place of business. This is less than the US industry average of 39 and less than the State of Nebraska average establishment size of 49 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Cedar County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Transportation and Warehousing and Wholesale trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector in the county has a location quotient of 6.07. The percent of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 6.07 times greater than the national average, signifying that Cedar may be an exporter of products or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

Information is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Cedar County, with an employment growth of 135.7 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of -14.9 percent. The State of Nebraska experienced a change in employment in the sector of -21 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

The Manufacturing has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Cedar County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 16.3 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 9.8 percent in 2005.





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