In Cuming County, jobs in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage industry paid the average highest wages in Cuming County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Cuming County received an annual wage of $46,397 in 2006. The annual wage is less than the industry pay the State of Nebraska of $139,772 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $138,150.

Other high-paying jobs in Cuming County, Nebraska can be found in building equipment contractors ($43,897), cattle ranching and farming ($29,917), animal food manufacturing ($29,226) and ag., construction, and mining machinery mfg. ($27,929) 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.

Cuming County Wages have increased by 17.4% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Cuming County, Nebraska by a total of 17.4%. This is less than the growth in wages for the State of Nebraska and greater than the growth in industry wages across 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Cuming County, Nebraska when analyzed can be understood as being medium-high when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 23 percent lower than the with an state average of $32,465. The overall industry wage was less than the US average pay 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.

Cuming County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Given the 25 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 14 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 11 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Cuming County

The Specialized freight trucking industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 29 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Specialized freight trucking industry makes up 23.7 percent of the total employment growth in Cuming County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (29 new jobs)
2. Cattle ranching and farming (27 new jobs)
3. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (22 new jobs)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (19 new jobs)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (9 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Cuming County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 48 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry make up 27.2 percent of the total job loss in Cuming County, Nebraska.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (48 jobs lost)
2. Automobile dealers (25 jobs lost)
3. Limited-service eating places (16 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (12 jobs lost)
5. Gasoline stations (11 jobs lost)

In Cuming County, Nebraska, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 529 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

The total number of jobs has decreased by 15.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in the State of Nebraska, which experienced a gain of 1.0 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Cuming County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 139.6 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Cuming County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for Nebraska, where the industry took a gain of 28.1 percent. The Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry in Cuming County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 9.6 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (139.6 percent gain)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (111.8 percent gain)
3. Legal services (44.4 percent gain)
4. Specialized freight trucking (32.2 percent gain)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (24.1 percent gain)

Cuming County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 55.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Nebraska, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 55.1 percent. The losses in the Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry in Cuming County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 17.8 percent in terms of employees in the Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (55.6 percent decline)
2. Animal food manufacturing (43.8 percent decline)
3. General freight trucking (43.7 percent decline)
4. Private households (43.2 percent decline)
5. Automobile dealers (39.7 percent decline)





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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.

Cuming County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Cuming County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 30.6 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Nebraska, where the industry felt a loss of 2.6 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Cuming County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 1.9 in percent of jobs in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (30.6 percent decline)
2. Automobile dealers (26 percent decline)
3. Gasoline stations (19.3 percent decline)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (19.2 percent decline)
5. Building finishing contractors (18.2 percent decline)

Total industry employment has decreased by 8.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in the State of Nebraska, which went through a gain of 0.9 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Cuming County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 134.8 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Cuming County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Nebraska, where the industry felt a loss of 0.4 percent. The Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Cuming County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 3.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (134.8 percent gain)
2. Ag., construction, and mining machinery mfg. (44.5 percent gain)
3. Utility system construction (34.3 percent gain)
4. Animal food manufacturing (33.3 percent gain)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (18.8 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Cuming County

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has grown the most with 21 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry makes up 28.7 percent of the total number of new jobs in Cuming County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (21 new jobs)
2. Ag., construction, and mining machinery mfg. (18 new jobs)
3. Utility system construction (8 new jobs)
4. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (7 new jobs)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (6 new jobs)

In Cuming County, Nebraska, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 264 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Cuming County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Gasoline stations industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 14 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 17.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Cuming County, Nebraska.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (14 jobs lost)
2. Automobile dealers (13 jobs lost)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (11 jobs lost)
4. Limited-service eating places (8 jobs lost)
5. Cattle ranching and farming (6 jobs lost)

Given the 30 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 14 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 14 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.





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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 Cuming County, Nebraska

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Cuming County accounted a medium-low median income for all households of $38,828 (2005 Dollars). This median is 18.3 percent lower than the median income in State of Nebraska of $45,923 and the median household income is 26.5 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Cuming County, Nebraska may be understood as having a rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 9.0 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 32.2 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Cuming County, having 16.5 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

Hispanic headed households in Cuming County, Nebraska , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $27,616, this income level is 28.9 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. In Cuming County, Nebraska White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $39,557 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 1.9 percent greater than the median income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Cuming County reported a median household income of $19,615, this median was 49.5 percent less than the median for all households.







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

Higher Education in Cuming County, Nebraska

Reported by the 2000 Census in Cuming County, Nebraska, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 42.4 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Cuming have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 10.2 percent (Men) versus 14.4 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma category, with 38.6 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

Cuming County, Nebraska has a moderately-educated working age population, with 12.4 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Cuming was reported to have a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Nebraska's proportion of 23.8 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

In Cuming County, Nebraska according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 12.6 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 100 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.

Housing Report for Cuming County, Nebraska

Throughout the State of Nebraska, Cuming County ranks 67 of 93 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 2,809 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

Cuming County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $66,000, published by the Decennial Census. This is less than the State of Nebraska 2000 median home value of $88,000 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

There is a large amount of affordable housing in Cuming County, Nebraska. In 2000, 90.5 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

In Cuming County, the census reported 4,343 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 28 housing units since the year 2001, or 0.6 percent.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Cuming County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 22.8 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 724 employees. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors provide 12.2 and 7.6 percent of industry employment.

The Health care and social assistance industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Cuming County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 12.8 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 0 percent of total employment in the year 2005.

In Cuming County, Manufacturing, Wholesale trade and Other services, except public administration industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Manufacturing sector has a United State LQ of 1.78. This means the percent of total employment in the Manufacturing sector is 1.78 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Cuming may be an exporter of products or services of Manufacturing.

Cuming County is ranked at 29 of 94 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Nebraska by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 26 of 94 Counties.

Other services, except public administration has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Cuming County, with an employment growth of 29.1 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 2.8 percent. The State of Nebraska saw a change in employment in the sector of 1.6 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Cuming County, averaging 36 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the Nebraska average of 49 for the Manufacturing industry.





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