In Hayes County, jobs in the oilseed and grain farming pay the highest wages

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Employment in the oilseed and grain farming industry reported the top wages in Hayes County for 2006. The average industry job in Hayes County received a wage of . in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the average industry wage in the State of Nebraska of $26,608 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $26,010.

Top-pay jobs in Hayes County, Nebraska exsists in vegetable and melon farming (.), fruit and tree nut farming (.), greenhouse and nursery production (.) and other crop farming (.) 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.

Hayes County Wages have decreased by ( 5.4%) Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages decreased in Hayes County, Nebraska by a total of ( 5.4%). This is less than the growth in 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.

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

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The average total wages in all industries in Hayes County, Nebraska when analyzed can be understood as being relatively low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 37.8 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $32,465. The industry pay 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.

Hayes County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Hayes County, Nebraska, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 44 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Hayes County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 3 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up -3.0 percent of the total growth in Hayes County.

Top 1 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (73 new jobs)





Hayes County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 4.2 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Nebraska, where the industry felt a gain of 14.3 percent. The losses in the Full-service restaurants industry in Hayes County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 13.2 percent in terms of employees in the Full-service restaurants industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (4.2 percent decline)

Total industry employment has decreased by 40.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in the State of Nebraska, which saw a gain of 1.0 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Hayes County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 444.9 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Hayes County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Nebraska, where the industry took a loss of 4 percent. The Gasoline stations industry in Hayes County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 6.4 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (444.9 percent gain)
2. Management and technical consulting services (90.5 percent gain)
3. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (74.6 percent gain)
4. Building equipment contractors (39.3 percent gain)
5. Legal services (14.7 percent gain)





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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.

Hayes County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Hayes County, Nebraska, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 14 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

From the 40 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 13 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 25 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Hayes County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 31 jobs. The declines in the Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry make up 22.5 percent of the total employment decline in Hayes County, Nebraska.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (31 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (28 jobs lost)
3. Depository credit intermediation (17 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (16 jobs lost)
5. Automobile dealers (14 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Hayes County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the General freight trucking industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 33 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the General freight trucking industry makes up 19.4 percent of the total employment growth in Hayes County.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (33 new jobs)
2. Building finishing contractors (24 new jobs)
3. Residential building construction (11 new jobs)
4. Legal services (10 new jobs)
5. Child day care services (10 new jobs)

Hayes County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 79 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Nebraska, where the industry felt a loss of 12.9 percent. The losses in the Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry in Hayes County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 0.3 in percent of jobs in the Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (79 percent decline)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (42.5 percent decline)
3. Automobile dealers (32.8 percent decline)
4. Architectural and engineering services (13.3 percent decline)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (12.7 percent decline)

Total industry employment has decreased by 17.6 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in Nebraska, which went through a gain of 0.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Hayes County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building finishing contractors industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 70.3 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Hayes County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Nebraska, where it saw a loss of 9.3 percent. The Building finishing contractors industry in Hayes County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 5.4 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (70.3 percent gain)
2. Residential building construction (43.4 percent gain)
3. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (31.7 percent gain)
4. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (29.8 percent gain)
5. Professional and similar organizations (29.8 percent gain)





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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 Hayes County, Nebraska

Hispanic in Hayes County, Nebraska , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $54,113, which is 73.4 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Hayes County, Nebraska White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $31,200 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was only slightly equal to the median income in 2000.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Hayes County reported a relatively low household income of $31,200 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 47.2 percent lower than the median in State of Nebraska of $45,923 and the median household income is 57.5 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Hayes County, Nebraska may be understood as having a relatively high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 18.4 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 41.4 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 12 to 17 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Hayes County, accounting 30 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.







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

Demographic Profile for Hayes County, Nebraska

Hayes County, Nebraska has a population that is made up of 96.2 percent White, 0.2 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 3 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity, with 3.5 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Nebraska percent of 12.7. Since 2000, Hayes has increased the percent of minority makeup when 3.0 percent of the total population were minorities.

Hayes County, Nebraska had a population that was estimated at 1,027 in the year 2005. The population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 1,073. The decline shows a decrease of -4.3 percent. Hayes ranks 31 of 93 counties when calculating total change in population for Nebraska and the county ranks 2,003 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

In terms of total land area, Hayes spans a total area of 713 square miles. The county has a very low density of 1 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- White Pine, NV (1 per sq. mile ), Jeff Davis, TX (1 per sq. mile ), Perkins, SD (1 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Union, NM (1 per sq. mile ), Wayne, UT (1 per sq. mile ), Golden Valley, MT (1 per sq. mile ).

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Hayes County, Nebraska to be 45.0 years of age. The median in Hayes is greater than the median age for the State of Nebraska of 36.2. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, when it was 42.4 years of age. With a total of 23 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Hayes can be understood as having a medium-low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively low presence of the population, with 57.9 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 19.1 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.

Since 2000, a very low number of individuals have migrated to Hayes from outside the country. The immigration into Hayes accounts for 0 percent of all immigration into Nebraska. This amount of international migration is very low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

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

Housing Report for Hayes County, Nebraska

In Hayes County, the real estate market was made up of 540 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding all together 8 homes since 2001, or 1.5 percent.

The State of Nebraska, Hayes County places 43 of 93 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 2,329 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Hayes County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $31,800, according to the Decennial Census. This median is less than the overall State of Nebraska 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $88,000 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

It can be understood that there is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Hayes County, Nebraska. In 2000, 91.8 percent of housing was valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Hayes County is ranked number 88 of 94 total Counties throughout Nebraska by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 86 of 94 Counties.

The Finance and insurance industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Hayes County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 16.5 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 0 percent in 2005.













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