In Furnas County, jobs in the farm product raw material merch. whls. pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the farm product raw material merch. whls. industry had the highest average wages in Furnas County for 2006. The average industry job in Furnas County received an annual wage of $45,702 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Nebraska of $29,161 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $33,978.

Other top-pay jobs in Furnas County, Nebraska are present in misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers ($35,104), depository credit intermediation ($27,491), building equipment contractors ($26,965) and specialized freight trucking ($26,487) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed 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.

Furnas County Wages have increased by 19.7% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Furnas County, Nebraska by a total of 19.7%. This is less than the growth in industry 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Furnas County, Nebraska can be understood as being medium-high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 22.7 percent lower than the with an state average of $32,465. The industry pay was less than the national industry average 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.

Furnas County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Furnas County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 40.4 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Furnas County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Nebraska, where this industry saw a gain of 11.8 percent. The Specialized freight trucking industry in Furnas 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 (40.4 percent gain)
2. Gasoline stations (24.5 percent gain)
3. Full-service restaurants (22.2 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 5.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in the State of Nebraska, which went through a gain of 1.0 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses in the area were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Furnas County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Death care services industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 29.2 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Nebraska, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 8.7 percent. The losses in the Death care services industry in Furnas County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 5.4 in percent of jobs in the Death care services industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Death care services (29.2 percent decline)
2. Building equipment contractors (20.8 percent decline)
3. Personal care services (4.8 percent decline)
4. Depository credit intermediation (4.6 percent decline)

Of the 7 4-digit NAICS industries, 4 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 3 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Furnas County, Nebraska, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 68 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Furnas County

The Gasoline stations industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 9 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Gasoline stations industry makes up 40.9 percent of the total number of new jobs in Furnas County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (9 new jobs)
2. Specialized freight trucking (7 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (6 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (7 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Furnas County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Building equipment contractors industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 5 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Building equipment contractors industry make up 45.5 percent of the total employment decline in Furnas County, Nebraska.

Top 3 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (5 jobs lost)
2. Depository credit intermediation (3 jobs lost)
3. Death care services (2 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.

Furnas County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total industry employment has decreased by 1.5 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in the State of Nebraska, experiencing a gain of 0.9 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Furnas County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Legal services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 41.5 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Nebraska, where the it saw a gain of 0.6 percent. The losses in the Legal services industry in Furnas County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 0.6 percent in terms of employees in the Legal services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Legal services (41.5 percent decline)
2. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (40.4 percent decline)
3. Health and personal care stores (22.5 percent decline)
4. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (14.3 percent decline)
5. Depository credit intermediation (6 percent decline)

Furnas County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Personal care services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 33.3 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Furnas County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Nebraska, where this industry saw a gain of 2.8 percent. The Personal care services industry in Furnas County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 2.3 percent in this industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Personal care services (33.3 percent gain)
2. Building equipment contractors (11.8 percent gain)
3. Gasoline stations (7.0 percent gain)

In Furnas County, Nebraska, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 18 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Of the 13 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 9 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 3 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Furnas County

The Gasoline stations industry has added the most employment with 3 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Gasoline stations industry makes up 42.9 percent of the total number of new jobs in Furnas County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (3 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (2 new jobs)
3. Personal care services (2 new jobs)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (11 new jobs)
5. Gasoline stations (6 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Furnas County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 25 jobs. The declines in the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry make up 49.3 percent of the total employment decline in Furnas County, Nebraska.

Top 3 Industries
1. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (25 jobs lost)
2. Health and personal care stores (8 jobs lost)
3. Legal services (6 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 Furnas County, Nebraska

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Furnas County had a medium-low median income for all households of $35,683 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 28.7 percent lower than the household income median in State of Nebraska of $45,923 and this is 37.7 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

In Furnas County, Nebraska White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $35,747 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.2 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Furnas County reported a median household income of $30,713, this level was 13.9 percent less than the areas median level for all households. Hispanic in Furnas County, Nebraska reported a median household income of $25,837, this median is 27.6 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $106,420. This income level is 198.2 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Furnas County, Nebraska may be understood as having a medium-low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 10.6 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 40 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Furnas County, with 19.4 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Furnas County, Nebraska

In Furnas County, Nebraska as reported in the 2000 Census, 16.2 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 9.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Furnas County, Nebraska is made up of a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 16.2 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Furnas was reported to have 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 United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Furnas County, Nebraska, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 38.6 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Furnas have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 15.8 percent (Men) versus 16.4 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 40.8 percent of the female population achieving this education level.





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

Housing Report for Furnas County, Nebraska

According to the data, there is a abundant amount affordable residential real estate in Furnas County, Nebraska. In 2000, 95.4 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

In Furnas County, the real estate market was made up of 2,749 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding all together 9 residential structures since 2001, a change of 0.3 percent.

The State of Nebraska, Furnas County ranks 78 of 93 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 2,954 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Furnas County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $37,300, accounted by the Decennial Census. This is less than the overall State of Nebraska 2000 median home value of $88,000 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

The Health care and social assistance industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Furnas County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 26.5 percent of employment in 2001 to 0 percent in the year 2005.

Professional and technical services has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Furnas County, moving a total of 184.6 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 2.6 percent. The State of Nebraska had an industry job change of 8.5 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.

Information is the industry with the largest establishments in Furnas County, averaging 12 workers per each place of employment, being less than the US industry average of 22 and less than the State of Nebraska typical size of 21 for the Information industry.

In Furnas County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Information 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 8.54. The percent of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 8.54 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Furnas County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

In Furnas County, Retail Trade, Wholesale trade, and the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 16.4 percent of the total county employment. This totals 194 jobs. The Wholesale trade and Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sectors provide 10.8 and 9 percent of the total jobs, respectively.







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