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NEBRASKA WORKFORCE

TRENDSOCTOBER 2018 ISSUE | NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

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How Nebraska Connects: Exploring Computer and Internet Use Statewide

Fast Facts: Manufacturing Day

Eastern Nebraska Labor Availability Study Spotlight: Nebraskans with Multiple Employers

Inside this Issue:

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ContentsCreditsCommissionerJohn H. Albin LMI Administrator Phil Baker

Editors Rachel StevensGrace Johnson Scott Hunzeker

Graphic DesignerBrittney Lippincott

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How Nebraska Connects Exploring Computer and Internet Use Statewide

Eastern Nebraska Labor Availability Study Spotlight Nebraskans with Multiple Employers

Examine computing and internet usage trends in Nebraska, and compare them between demographic groups and to the nation as a whole.

3 Openings and Expansions

9 Map Facts: How Much Pay Do Workers Require to Change Jobs?

11 Fast Facts: Manufacturing Day

20 Employment Data

22 Economic Indicators

Helpful Links

Labor Market Publications

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Feature Articles

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Openings & Expansions | AugustKermit Spade, Research Analyst

Business Category Business Name Location

OTHER

Food & Entertainment

Juice Stop (New Location) Grand Island

Pizza Ranch (New Location) Grand Island

Lot 279 Meat & Spirits NorfolkJim Beam Coffee (Expansion) O’Neill

Flyover Brewery Scottsbluff

OTHER

Healthcare & Fitness

Integrity Dermatology Lincoln

Star Herald YMCA (Expansion) Scottsbluff

OTHER

Retail/Sales

Home Haven Furniture and Appliance ChadronThe Humble Hive Furniture Store Louisville

Northeast Nebraska Tire & Trailer Sales NorfolkRiverside Customs NorfolkCrossroad Designs Tecumseh

Dollar General (New Location) Weeping Water

OTHER

Manufacturing

Omaha Box Company (Expansion) Omaha

OTHERFinance & Insurance

Edward D. Jones AllianceADI Consulting (Expansion) Omaha

Centris Federal Credit Union (New Location) OmahaCharter West Bank (Expansion) Omaha

OTHER

The Barn ClarksonMarco (Expansion) LincolnMen With Dreams Lincoln

MERZ Ink (Expansion) Nebraska City360 Clean LLC (Expansion) Omaha

Thomas Faux Finishing (Expansion) OmahaHaven House Family Services Center (New Location) Wayne

Impulse Studio York

Sources:Lincoln Chamber of CommerceNebraska Department of LaborStrictly Business Magazine

Openings and expansions listed are a sampling of activity reported for that month. Some activity may have occurred outside the month. If you have an opening or expansion to report, contact us at LMI_NE@nebraska.gov.

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Jodie Meyer, Research Analyst

How Nebraska

Exploring Computer and Internet Use Statewide

Whether it’s checking email, browsing social media, paying bills, shopping, catching up on news, learning a new skill, or even getting a consultation from one’s doctor, today almost anything can be done on an internet-connected device. According to data from the United States Census Bureau’s Current Population

Survey (CPS), in 1984, 8% of all U.S. households reported owning a computer. This number had increased

to 79% by 2015.1

Data for Nebraska is not readily available from the CPS for this measure, but the American Community Survey (ACS) from the U.S. Census Bureau does have state-level data on computer and internet use. This article examines computing and internet usage trends in Nebraska using ACS data, comparing them between different demographic groups within the state and to the nation as a whole.

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Computer Ownership

In Nebraska, 88.6% of households had one or more type of computing device in 2016. Computing devices include desktop and laptop computers, tablets and other portable gadgets, and smartphones. Nebraska’s percentage of households with one or more computing devices was slightly less than the 89.3% overall nationwide ownership rate.2

Desktops and laptops were the most common types of computing devices in Nebraska, reported by 77.9% of households across the state. This was slightly more than the 77.4% of households nationwide who reported owning desktop or laptop computers. For 9.5% of households in Nebraska and 8.3% nationally, a desktop or laptop was their only type of computing device.2

Smartphone use was also common, though less so in Nebraska, where 73.9% of households reported owning a smartphone, compared to 76.5% nationwide. Owning a smartphone but no other type of computing device was also less common in Nebraska (5.9%) than in the United States as a whole (7.1%).2

Rates of tablet or other portable wireless computer ownership were slightly higher in Nebraska (58.2%) versus nationwide (57.8%). In both Nebraska and the U.S. as a whole, 1.1% of households reported owning a tablet or other portable device and no other type of computing device.2

About 11.4% of Nebraska households reported not owning any type of computing device at all, slightly more than the national rate of 10.7%.2

Internet Use

Households in Nebraska were slightly more connected to the internet than the nation as a whole, with 82.3% of Nebraskans reporting having internet access at home, compared to 81.9% of Americans. Most internet users connected using some type of broadband connection, both in Nebraska (81.6%) and nationally (81.4%). Examples of broadband connections include cable, fiber optic or digital subscriber lines (DSL), cellular data plans, satellite connections, and fixed wireless technology.2

Taking a closer look at these different kinds of broadband internet used by households, Nebraska and the nation continue to follow similar trends. In Nebraska, 68.3% of households reported having a cellular data plan, compared to 68.2% nationally. Some households only used a cellular data plan and had no other type of internet subscription. This was the case in 10.5% of Nebraska households and 10.4% of households nationwide. Broadband such as cable, fiber optic, or DSL was used by 66.6% of Nebraska households and 67.3% of households nationally. Another 6.4% of Nebraska households and 6.3% of households across the country used satellite internet service.2

A small number of households in Nebraska (0.7%) and nationwide (0.4%) used only dial-up internet. About 17.7% of Nebraska households reported having no internet service at home, a slightly smaller percentage than the 18.1% national rate.2

Demographic Breakdowns

Age

Computer and internet use rates in Nebraska varied by age, with older users being less likely to have a computer and use the internet than younger users, as outlined in the chart on page 6.

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96.8%

0.3%

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95.2%

0.5%

88.7%

6.0% 4.8%

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6.9%

23.5%

77.3%

1.7%

65.1%

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89.0%

0.8%

81.4%

6.8% 11.0%

97.4%

0.3%

93.4%

3.7% 2.6%

Almost 97% of Nebraskans under the age of 18 reported owning a computer, and 92% reported having some form of internet service. In contrast, 76.5% of individuals age 65 and over reported owning a computer, and 69.6% reported having an internet connection. Nebraskans between the ages of 18 and 64 lagged just slightly behind users under 18 in computer ownership (95.2%) and internet use (89.2%). The one type of connectivity more common to older users than younger users was dial-up internet, with 1.5% of Nebraskans 65 and older reporting having this kind of service plan, compared to 0.3% of those under 18 and 0.5% of individuals ages 18 to 64.2

Education

Nebraskans’ computer and internet usage patterns also varied by their level of education, with individuals with higher levels of educational attainment being more likely to own a computer and subscribe to broadband internet service, as outlined in the chart below. This gap was the starkest between individuals with less than a high school diploma and individuals with a bachelor’s degree or higher: there was a 28.3 percentage point gap between these two groups in internet use, and a 20.1 percentage point gap in computer ownership.2

Computer and Internet Use by Age

Computer and Internet Use by Education (age 25+)

Chart Source: United States Census Bureau, 2016 American Community Survey 1-year Estimates

Chart Source: United States Census Bureau, 2016 American Community Survey 1-year Estimates

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0.7%

56.8%

42.4%

0.9%

79.9%

19.3%

0.4%

93.8%

5.8%

Income

Income was another factor that seemed to influence internet usage patterns in Nebraska households. The chart below shows the percentage of households in Nebraska that reported having internet access, regardless of computer ownership. No data on computer ownership by income level were available. Income levels were determined based on household income during the past 12 months, in 2016 inflation-adjusted dollars.2

In general, the higher the household’s income, the more likely they were to report having high-speed internet access. There was a 37 percentage point difference in broadband internet connectivity rates between households with incomes under $20,000 and households with incomes of $75,000 or more.

A similar gap existed between the percentages of lower-income households versus higher-income households who lacked any kind of internet service, with 36.6% more lower-income households reporting having no access. Income level did not seem to have much of an effect on dial-up internet use rates, with under 1% of all groups reporting this as their only type of internet connection.2

Computer and Internet Use by Income Level*

*Household income in the past 12 months in 2016 inflation-adjusted dollarsChart Source: United States Census Bureau, 2016 American Community Survey 1-year Estimates

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95.9%

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89.9%

5.5% 4.1%

92.9%

0.4%

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9.7% 7.1%

81.8%

1.2%

73.3%

7.3%18.2%

**Civilian household population 16 years and overChart Source: United States Census Bureau, 2016 American Community Survey 1-year Estimates

Labor Force Status

Another way to examine Nebraskans’ computer and internet usage patterns is by labor force status, depicted in the chart above. The labor force is total population of civilians, age 16 or over, who are currently either employed or actively seeking employment, excluding military personnel and all individuals confined to institutions such as in-patient psychiatric facilities or prisons.

Overall, individuals who were not part of the labor force tended to have lower rates of computer and internet use. This gap was largest in terms of broadband internet connectivity, with a 16.6 percentage point difference between access rates among employed persons versus individuals not in the labor force. This may correlate with age-related trends and retirement, since older Nebraskans tended to own computers and use the internet less than the younger population, and almost half (49.4%) of individuals who were not in the labor force were age 65 or older.2

Unemployed persons made up the highest percentage of individuals without any internet service, with unemployed Nebraskans reporting having no internet access at rates that were 4.2% higher than the employed, and 2.4% higher than those outside the labor force.2

Using the Data

Knowledge of computer and internet usage trends can provide important insights for businesses, economic developers, and government agencies. It is valuable to know which types of devices people use and how they typically access the internet. A retail store that sells goods online, for example, would want to make sure their website was optimized for devices most commonly used by customers in their area.

In addition to national and state-level data, information on computer and internet usage is available for city and county areas with populations of 65,000 or more. In Nebraska, these are Douglas, Sarpy, and Lancaster Counties; the cities of Lincoln and Omaha; and Nebraska’s Metropolitan Statistical Areas of Omaha, Lincoln, and Grand Island. This data can be accessed online using the U.S. Census Bureau’s American FactFinder tool, and the specific data table numbers are listed in the sources below.

Sources:1. Ryan, Camille. Computer and Internet Use in the United States: 2016. American Community Survey Reports, ACS-39. [Online] U.S. Census Bureau,

2017. https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2018/acs/ACS-39.pdf.

2. U.S. Census Bureau. 2016 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, Tables S2801, B28005, B28006, B28007, & B23001. American FactFinder. [Online] https://factfinder.census.gov.

Computer and Internet Use by Labor Force Status**

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Average Hourly Wage Increase Required by ZIPAverage Hourly Wage Change Required

-$10.00 or less -$9.99 to -$5.00

-$4.99 to -$2.00 -$1.99 to $1.99

$2.00 to $4.99 $5 to $9.99

$10.00 or more

Average Hourly Wage Increase Required by ZIPAverage Hourly Wage Increase Required Categories

-$10.00 or less

-$9.99 to -$5.00

-$4.99 to -$2.00

-$1.99 to $1.99

$2.00 to $4.99

$5 to $9.99

$10.00 or more

Average Hourly Wage Increase Required by ZIPAverage Hourly Wage Change Required

-$10.00 or less -$9.99 to -$5.00

-$4.99 to -$2.00 -$1.99 to $1.99

$2.00 to $4.99 $5 to $9.99

$10.00 or more

Dillon Cornett, Research Analyst

Map Facts How Much Pay Do Workers Require to Change Jobs?

In 2017 and 2018, labor availability surveys were sent to four regions in Nebraska: Northeast (Columbus, Norfolk, and Fremont), Omaha (including Council Bluffs), Lincoln (including Beatrice and York), and Sidney. In each of these regions, respondents were asked to indicate their employment status and how important they considered various factors to be when deciding whether to accept a job. Employed individuals were also asked to report their current salary and answer the question, “If a job were available that met your most important criteria, what is the minimum pay you would require to accept that position?”

Average Hourly Wage Change Required: Northeast, Omaha, and Lincoln Survey Areas

Average Hourly Wage Change Required: Sidney Survey Area

For each ZIP code surveyed, the maps display the average difference between respondents’ reported current pay and the minimum pay they said they would require to change jobs. Some respondents indicated that other factors (e.g., benefits, scheduling, commute time, company values, etc.) were equally or more important to their decision than pay, and that they would accept a decrease in pay if offered a position that fit these other criteria better than their current job. As a result, the average pay change required is negative in some ZIP codes.

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Average Annual Salary Increase Required by ZIPAverage Annual Salary Change Required

-$20,000 or less

-$19,999 to -$10,000

-$9,999 to -$1

0

$1 to $9,999

$10,000 to $19,999

$20,000 or more

Average Annual Salary Increase Required by ZIPAverage Annual Salary Change Required

-$20,000 or less

-$19,999 to -$10,000

-$9,999 to -$1

0

$1 to $9,999

$10,000 to $19,999

$20,000 or more

Average Annual Salary Increase Required by ZIPAverage Annual Salary Increase Required Categories

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-$19,999 to -$10,000

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0

$1 to $9,999

$10,000 to $19,999

$20,000 or more

Average Annual Salary Change Required: Northeast, Omaha, and Lincoln Survey Areas

Average Annual Salary Change Required: Sidney Survey Area

The maps on this page display data for respondents earning an annual salary, while the maps on the previous page show data for respondents who earned an hourly wage.

For those reporting an annual salary, respondents in 77 of 199 ZIP codes required an average raise of $1 to $9,999 over their current pay in order to change jobs. Among hourly wage earners, the average wage change respondents said they would accept was between -$1.99 to $1.99 per hour for respondents in 122 of 203 ZIP codes.

For additional details and an interactive version of this map, visit: https://public.tableau.com/profile/ndollmi

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October 5 is Manufacturing Day, held on an annual basis to bring attention to manufacturing and address common misperceptions about the industry. Events are planned across the nation at manufacturing facilities and educational institutions. This month’s Fast Facts provides information about the manufacturing sector here in Nebraska.1

Jodie Meyer, Research Analyst

Fast FactsManufacturing Day

#3

+6.9%

+15.7%

+6,729 jobs

+811 jobs

2016-2026

1 in 10

Manufacturing is the third-largest industry sector in

Nebraska, employing 98,108 workers as of 2017

Nebrasaka workers are employed in this industry

Projected sector growth

Fastest projected subsector growth

Top 5 Occupations in Nebraska Manufacturing Industry

SOC Title 2016 Estimated Employment

% of Industry Total

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 9,933 10.2%

Team Assemblers 7,180 7.4%First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 3,837 4.0%

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 3,408 3.5%

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 3,257 3.4%

Source: Nebraska Department of Labor, Labor Market Information. Long-term Occupation Employment Projections: 2016-2026

Employment in Nebraska Manufacturing Industry by SubsectorIndustry Subsctor % of Industry TotalFood 37.5%Machinery 9.1%Transportation Equipment 8.5%Fabricated Metal Product 8.4%Plastics & Rubber Product 5.5%Chemical 5.3%Miscellaneous 5.1%Computer & Electronic Product 4.3%Printing & Related 3.2%Nonmetallic Mineral Product 3.1%Wood Product 2.2%Furniture and Related Product 1.7%Paper Manufacturing 1.6%Electrical Equipment and Appliances 1.3%Primary Metal Manufacturing 1.1%Beverage & Tobacco Product 1.0%Balance of Industry 1.1%

Chemical Manufacturing

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Over half of Nebraska’s manufacturing workers are located in either the Omaha Consortium (28.3%) or the Northeast region (24.9%).

Primary metal manufacturing pays the highest weekly wages of any manufacturing subsector.

#10

$1,452 per week (avg.)

$75,504 annually (avg.)

Primary metal manufacturing pays the tenth-highest wages of any industry subsector in

Nebraska

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Panhandle

Sandhills

Central

Northeast

Southeast

Lincoln MSA

Omaha ConsortiumGrand Island

MSAMid Plains

1,888 24,409

8,954

8,256

27,762

13,355

Manufacturing Employment by Region

Employment

317 - 1,888

1,889 - 5,028

5,029 - 8,954

8,955 - 13,355

13,356 - 27,762

Primary Metal Manufacturing

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74.6%49.7%

41.6%40.3%39.7%38.9%37.2%

33.6%29.7%28.6%28.1%

24.8%24.0%21.5%21.5%18.8%18.5%15.9%14.3%12.4%

25.4%50.3%

58.4%59.7%60.2%61.1%62.8%

66.4%70.3%71.4%71.9%

75.2%76.0%78.5%78.5%81.2%81.5%84.0%85.7%87.6%

74.6%49.7%

41.6%40.3%39.7%38.9%37.2%

33.6%29.7%28.6%28.1%

24.8%24.0%21.5%21.5%18.8%18.5%15.9%14.3%12.4%

25.4%50.3%

58.4%59.7%60.2%61.1%62.8%

66.4%70.3%71.4%71.9%

75.2%76.0%78.5%78.5%81.2%81.5%84.0%85.7%87.6%

Employment in Nebraska Manufacturing Industry Subsectors by Gender

0.9% 2.3% 5.3% 0.1% 1.4%

90.0%

1.3% 5.3% 6.3%0.3% 1.2%

85.6%

Employment in Nebraska Manufacturing Industry by Race

Sources:1. Manufacturing Day. [Online] https://www.mfgday.com/.

2. Nebraska Department of Labor, Office of Labor Market Information. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. [Online] 2017. [Cited: September 5, 2018.] neworks.nebraska.gov.

3. Nebraska Department of Labor, Labor Market Information. Long-term Occupation Employment Projections: 2016-2026. Nebraska Statewide. [Online] July 2018. [Cited: September 5, 2018.] https://neworks.nebraska.gov/gsipub/index.asp?docid=440.

4. United States Census Bureau. Longitudinal-Employer Household Dynamics Program, Quarterly Workforce Indicators. [Online] 2016. [Cited: August 23, 2018.] https://ledextract.ces.census.gov/static/data.html.

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Eastern Nebraska Labor Availability Study Spotlight Nebraskans with Multiple EmployersDillon Cornett, Research Analyst

In 2017 and 2018, labor availability surveys were sent to a region in Northeast Nebraska (including Columbus, Norfolk, and Fremont), the Omaha area (including Council Bluffs), and the Lincoln area (see Figure 1). Provided here is an as-yet-unpublished analysis of respondents who reported holding multiple jobs in Northeast Nebraska, Omaha, and Lincoln.

Figure 1. Survey Area Maps

Beginning with a pilot study in the fall of 2013 and continuing today, the Labor Availability Study (LAS) has grown into a collaborative project between the Nebraska Department of Labor and the Nebraska Department of Economic Development. The study is designed to measure labor availability, hiring and training needs, and skills gaps for different regions of the state. More information and all reports can be found at http://dol.nebraska.gov/las.

The Labor Availability Report focuses on two specific groups of survey respondents, referred to as ‘potential job seekers’ and ‘active job seekers.’

The potential job seekers group includes all individuals who indicated that they may accept a new job within the next year, given the right circumstances. Active job seekers are a sub-set of potential job seekers who answered ‘yes’ to the question “Are you actively seeking a new job?” All active job seekers are also potential job seekers, but the majority of potential job seekers are not actively seeking a new job.

According to the 2010 U.S. Census Demographic Profile, there were 125,140 individuals age 18 and over in the Northeast Nebraska survey area. The 18 and over population was 599,464 in the Omaha survey area, and 288,227 in the Lincoln survey area.

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Table 1 displays the percentage of individuals in each survey area classified as potential job seekers, as well as the percentage of potential job seekers who identified themselves as active job seekers. There were an estimated 37,355 total potential job seekers and 9,436 active job seekers in the Northeast Nebraska survey area. In the Omaha survey area there were an estimated total of 239,623 potential job seekers and 75,269 active job seekers, and an estimated 106,034 potential job seekers and 29,662 active job seekers were located in the Lincoln survey area.

Table 1. Estimated Number and Percentage of Respondents Categorized as Potential Job Seekers and Active Job Seekers in LAS Survey Areas

Northeast Omaha LincolnPercentage of Respondents who were Potential Job Seekers

29.8% 40.0% 36.8%

Percentage of Respondents who were Active Job Seekers

25.1% 31.4% 28.0%

Estimated Total Potential Job Seekers in Survey Area

37,355 239,623 106,034

Estimated Total Active Job Seekers in Survey Area

9,436 75,269 29,662

Table 2. Estimated Number and Percentage of Adult Multiple Job Holders in LAS Survey Areas

Northeast Omaha LincolnPercentage of All Respondents with Multiple Jobs 17.6% 14.9% 15.7%

Percentage of Potential Job Seekers with Multiple Jobs 17.3% 18.0% 18.4%

Percentage of Active Job Seekers with Multiple Jobs 22.2% 28.5% 17.6%

Estimated 18+ Population with Multiple Jobs 21,979 89,320 45,259

Estimated 18+ Potential Job Seekers with Multiple Jobs 6,478 43,132 19,524

Estimated 18+ Active Job Seekers with Multiple Jobs 1,438 12,293 3,432

Table 2 displays the percentage of employed respondents who reported that they worked for more than one employer (including themselves, if self-employed). The largest percentage of workers who held multiple jobs were located in the Northeast Nebraska area (17.6%), followed by Lincoln (15.7%), and then Omaha (14.9%). In the Omaha and Northeast areas, a greater percentage of active job seekers were multiple job holders (28.5% and 22.2%, respectively) compared to active job seekers in the Lincoln area (17.6%). Respondents who reported that they worked for more than one employer

were asked, “How many employers do you work for (including yourself if self-employed)?” Figure 2 displays the percentages of potential job seekers who said they had two, three, and four or more employers. A greater percentage of potential job seekers in the Northeast area held more than two jobs (27.2%) than in the Omaha (21.3%) or Lincoln (19.1%) survey areas. The largest percentage of potential job seekers with four or more jobs were in the Lincoln survey area (10.6%), followed by the Omaha (7.2%) and Northeast (4.6%) survey areas.

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Figure 2. Number of Different Employers Reported by Potential Job Seekers with Multiple Jobs

Potential job seekers with multiple employers were also asked, “About how many hours do you work a week at all jobs?” Figure 3 displays these results. A majority of potential job seekers in Omaha and Lincoln reported that they worked 40 to 59 hours per week (51.8% and 50.7%, respectively). About 49.6% of potential job seekers with multiple jobs in the Northeast area said they worked 40 to 59 hours per week at all jobs. In the Northeast (28%) and Omaha (26.9%) survey areas, the greatest shares of potential job seekers with multiple employers said they worked 50 to 59 hours a week, while in the Lincoln area the largest percentage of workers (28%) reported working 40 to 49 hours a week. Another 23.4% of potential job seekers with multiple employers in the Lincoln area worked 60 to 69 hours per week at all jobs.

Figure 3. Potential Job Seekers with Multiple Employers: Hours per Week Worked at All Jobs

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93.0%

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Displayed in Figure 4 are the factors potential job seekers reported as their reasons for working multiple jobs. When asked to indicate which items contributed to their decision to hold multiple jobs, nearly all respondents in Northeast Nebraska (93%), Omaha (96%), and Lincoln (95%) reported that earning additional income was a reason they were working multiple jobs. Compared to Northeast Nebraska (61.2%) and Lincoln (60%), a greater percentage of potential job seekers in Omaha (73.9%) reported that personal fulfillment was a reason for having multiple employers. A space to write in other reasons was also provided, and common responses included employment security, seasonal employment, and military service.

Figure 4. Potential Job Seekers with Multiple Employers: Reasons for Holding Multiple Jobs

The self-reported information collected by the LAS provides perspective for Nebraska businesses and labor market stakeholders regarding workers with multiple employers. Economic and workforce developers can use this information to attract businesses to their areas or to help plan future worker trainings. The full LAS reports can be downloaded from the NEworks website using this URL: https://neworks.nebraska.gov/gsipub/index.asp?docid=802. Any questions or comments about LAS data should be directed to Dillon.Cornett@nebraska.gov.

Read the full Nebraska Economic Insight and Outlook report on neworks.nebraska.gov, click on Additional Services > Publications under the Labor Market Information menu.

Explore the most recent available data on key economic influences:

• Information about Nebraska’s demographic makeup

• Educational outcomes

• Labor market dynamics

• Industry and occupational trends

• And projections for the future

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Platte2.6

Arthur4.7

Burt3.2

Perkins2.0

Cheyenne2.9

Hayes2.4

Blaine4.4

Loup3.0

Box Butte2.9

Cass2.7

Boyd2.5

Boone2.5Banner

3.4

Polk2.3

Butler2.5

Furnas2.6

Hooker3.3

Antelope2.4

Saline2.7

Valley2.8

Pierce2.3

Logan3.1

Thomas2.5

Lancaster2.6

Dixon3.0

Harlan2.5

Adams2.9

Thayer2.4

Dodge2.7

Phelps2.3

Saunders2.8

McPherson2.3

Deuel2.7

Howard2.7

Cuming2.5

Seward2.6

Greeley2.5

Fillmore2.4

Hitchcock3.4

Garfield2.4

Franklin3.0

Keya Paha2.4

Webster3.2

Nance2.5

Madison2.4

Wheeler2.1

Nuckolls2.6

Colfax2.3

Gosper2.6

Scotts Bluff3.1

Jefferson2.6

Wayne2.8

Sherman2.6

Red Willow2.7

Kearney2.2

Hamilton2.6

Pawnee2.3

Richardson2.9

Johnson3.4

Douglas2.9

Merrick2.7

Stanton2.4

Nemaha3.4

Thurston4.0

Sarpy2.6

Dakota2.9

Washington2.7

County Rates2.0 - 2.4

2.5 - 2.7

2.8 - 3.0

3.1 - 3.4

3.5 - 4.7

Employment Data | AugustByron Lefler, Research Analyst

August Unemployment Rates by CountyNot seasonally adjusted

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Cherry2.3 Holt

2.7

Custer2.3

Sioux2.4

Lincoln2.8

Sheridan2.6

Morrill2.7 Garden

2.4

Knox2.5

Keith2.8

Dawes2.8

Rock2.2

Brown3.3

Gage2.9

Hall2.8

Dundy2.6

Chase2.4

Buffalo2.4

Grant3.2

Clay2.8

Kimball2.8

York2.5

Frontier3.0

Otoe2.7

Dawson2.5

Cedar2.5

Platte2.6

Arthur4.7

Burt3.2

Perkins2.0

Cheyenne2.9

Hayes2.4

Blaine4.4

Loup3.0

Box Butte2.9

Cass2.7

Boyd2.5

Boone2.5Banner

3.4

Polk2.3

Butler2.5

Furnas2.6

Hooker3.3

Antelope2.4

Saline2.7

Valley2.8

Pierce2.3

Logan3.1

Thomas2.5

Lancaster2.6

Dixon3.0

Harlan2.5

Adams2.9

Thayer2.4

Dodge2.7

Phelps2.3

Saunders2.8

McPherson2.3

Deuel2.7

Howard2.7

Cuming2.5

Seward2.6

Greeley2.5

Fillmore2.4

Hitchcock3.4

Garfield2.4

Franklin3.0

Keya Paha2.4

Webster3.2

Nance2.5

Madison2.4

Wheeler2.1

Nuckolls2.6

Colfax2.3

Gosper2.6

Scotts Bluff3.1

Jefferson2.6

Wayne2.8

Sherman2.6

Red Willow2.7

Kearney2.2

Hamilton2.6

Pawnee2.3

Richardson2.9

Johnson3.4

Douglas2.9

Merrick2.7

Stanton2.4

Nemaha3.4

Thurston4.0

Sarpy2.6

Dakota2.9

Washington2.7

NEBRASKAAugust Non-farm Total Employment: 1,032,536Manufacturing: 102,932

Nebraska (smoothed seasonally adjusted)August Unemployment Rate: 2.8%Change (OTM): -0.1Change (OTY): -0.1

OMAHA MSA (not seasonally adjusted) August Unemployment Rate: 2.7%August Total Non-Farm: 507,536Manufacturing: 35,597

Largest OTM Increases (Private)Education and Health Services: 780 (1.0%)Manufacturing: 290 (0.8%)

LINCOLN MSA (not seasonally adjusted) August Unemployment Rate: 2.6%August Total Non-Farm: 190,925Manufacturing: 13,557

Largest OTM Increases (Private)Leisure and Hospitality: 347 (1.8%)Manufacturing: 133 (1.0%)

GRAND ISLAND MSA (not seasonally adjusted) August Unemployment Rate: 2.8%August Total Non-Farm: 42,471Change (OTM): -291 (-0.7%)Change (OTY): 227 (0.5%)

Sources: 1. Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Employment Statistics Program

2. Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program

Economic Regions (not seasonally adjusted)Central: 2.6%Mid Plains: 2.7%Northeast: 2.6%Panhandle: 2.9%Sandhills: 2.6%Southeast: 2.8%

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Sources:1. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Civilian Unemployment Rate [UNRATE], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis;https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/UNRATE, March 20, 2018. Sources:

1. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Civilian Unemployment Rate [UNRATE], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis;https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/UNRATE, March 20, 2018.

Economic Indicators Unemployment RateKermit Spade, Research Analyst

In each new issue of Trends, the Economic Indicators section features a chart or graph focused on one of the economic indicators listed in the table on the next page. This month, we are focusing on the Unemployment Rate.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, "Persons are classified as unemployed if they do not have a job, have actively looked for work in the prior 4 weeks, and are currently available for work. Persons who were not working and were waiting to be recalled to a job from which they had been temporarily laid off are also included as unemployed. Receiving benefits from the Unemployment Insurance (UI) program has no bearing on whether a person is classified as unemployed. The unemployment rate represents the number unemployed as a percent of the labor force."1

Unemployment Rate

Graph sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Civilian Unemployment Rate [UNRATE], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/UNRATE, March 20, 2018.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Unemployment Rate in Nebraska [NEUR], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/NEUR, March 20, 2018

Source: 1. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey, Unemployment.

https://www.bls.gov/cps/lfcharacteristics.htm#unemp

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Change Over Last Quarter/MonthMetric Current Time

PeriodUnited States

Midwest Region

Nebraska

Average Weekly Manufacturing Hours August, 2018 -0.1 -0.2*

Initial Unemployment Claims August, 2018 -2.4% -13.3%

Value of Manufacturers' New Orders for Consumer Goods June, 2018 +1.1%

ISM Manufacturing: New Orders Index© August, 2018 +8.1%

Value of Manufacturers' New Orders: Nondefense Capital Goods Excluding Aircraft July, 2018 +1.6%

S&P 500© August, 2018 +2.3%

10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Minus Federal Funds Rate August, 2018 1.0%

University of Michigan, Consumer Sentiment Index August, 2018 +4.8%

Consumer Price Index, not seasonally adjusted August, 2018 +0.1% +0.1%

Employment Cost Index 2nd Quarter, 2018 +0.6%

Producer Price Index: All Commodities August, 2018 -0.8%

Unemployment Rate, seasonally adjusted August, 2018 +/-0.0% +/-0.0%* +/-0.0%*

Real GDP, billions of chained 2009 dollars 2nd Quarter, 2018 +4.2%

Net Taxable Sales June, 2018 +6.8%

Barrel of Crude Oil, WTI-Cushing, Spot Price August, 2018 -$2.92

Current Account Balance (millions of dollars) 1st Quarter, 2018 +6.9%

*Data lagged one monthSources:1. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Customized Tables; State and Area Employment, Hours and Earnings. Bureau of Labor Statistics. [Online] http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/dsrv?sm.

2. US. Employment and Training Administration. 4-Week Moving Average of Initial Claims. Federal Reserve Economic Data. [Online] http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/IC4WSA.

3. —. Initial Claims in Nebraska. Federal Reserve Economic Data. [Online] http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/NEICLAIMS.

4. US. Bureau of the Census. Value of Manufacturers' New Orders for Consumer Goods Industries. Federal Reserve Economic Data. [Online] http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/ACOGNO.

5. Institute for Supply Management. ISM Manufacturing: New Orders Index©. Federal Reserve Economic Data. [Online] http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/NAPMNOI.

6. US. Bureau of the Census. Manufacturers' New Orders: Nondefense Capital Goods Excluding Aircraft. Federal Reserve Economic Data. [Online] http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/NEWORDER.

7. S&P Dow Jones Indicies LLC. S&P 500©. Federal Reserve Economic Data. [Online] http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/SP500.

8. Federal Reserve Bank of Philidelphia. Leading Index for the United States. Federal Reserve Economic Data. [Online] http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/USSLIND.

9. —. Leading Index for Nebraska. Federal Reserve Economic Data. [Online] http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/NESLIND.

10. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Minus Federal Funds Rate. [Online] https://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/T10YFF.

11. Survey Research Center, University of Michigan. Survey of Consumers. University of Michigan. [Online] http://www.press.sca.isr.umich.edu/press/press_release.

12. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items. Federal Reserve Economic Data. [Online] http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/CPIAUCNS.

13. —. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All items in Midwest urban. Federal Reserve Economic Data. [Online] http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/CUUR0200SA0.

14. —. Employment Cost Index. Customized Tables. [Online] http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/dsrv?ci.

15. —. Producer Price Index for All Commodities. Federal Reserve Economic Data. [Online] http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/PPIACO.

16. —. Civilian Unemployment Rate. Federal Reserve Economic Data. [Online] http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/UNRATE.

17. —. Unemployment Rate in Midwest Census Region. Federal Reserve Economic Data. [Online] http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/CMWRUR.

18. —. Unemployment Rate in Nebraska. Federal Reserve Economic Data. [Online] http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/NEUR.

19. U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of Economic Analysis. Real Gross Domestic Product. Federal Reserve Economic Data. [Online] http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/GDPC1.

20. Nebraska Department of Revenue. Non-Motor Vehicle Sales Tax Collections. Nebraska Department of Revenue. [Online] http://www.revenue.nebraska.gov/research/net_taxable_sales/sales_14/2014_non-mv.html.

21. U.S. Energy Information Administration. Crude Oil Prices: West Texas Intermediate (WTI) - Cushing, Oklahoma. Federal Reserve Economic Data. [Online] http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/MCOILWTICO.

22. U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of Economic Analysis. Balance of Payments on the Current Account. Federal Reserve Economic Data. [Online] http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/IEABC.

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