The region includes the following counties:
• Antelope, Boone, Burt, Butler, Cedar, Colfax,
Cuming, Dakota, Dixon, Dodge, Knox, Madison,
Nance, Pierce, Platte, Stanton, Thurston and
Wayne County
Source: RDM, PCRD & ESRI
Economic & Demographic
Attributes
Value
Remarks
Population (2013)
227,735 People living in the region
Jobs (2013)
150,007 Full and part-time jobs
Average Earnings (2013)
Completions (2012)
GRP, Gross Regional Product
(2012)
Include wages, salaries,
$35,743 supplements and proprietor
income
Students completing a specific
1,782
course of study
Final market value of all goods
$9,096,676,639 and services produced in the
region
Source
Census
EMSI (QCEW, BLS; BEA)
EMSI (BLS; BEA)
EMSI (NCES; IPEDS)
EMSI (BEA; QCEW, BLS)
Exports (2012)
$ earned from selling goods
$16,339,298,296 and services to foreign and
external domestic regions
EMSI model (BEA)
Imports (2012)
$ spent on procuring goods and
$17,024,366,386 services from foreign and
external domestic region
EMSI model (BEA)
• The trade balance (exports-imports) is negative
Data Source: EMSI 2013.2 & Census
Industry Cluster Analysis, 2007-2012
10
Mature
Star
Agri. & Food Process., 7.93, 17,313
8
LQ, 2012
6
4
Printing & Publishing, 0.58, 1,486
Mfg Supercluster, 1.54, 7,573
Transportation & Logistics, 1.37, 6,055
Biomedical/Biotech, 0.87, 9,832
Defense & Security, 0.22, 975
2
Edu. & Knowledge, 0.39, 1,323
-30%
-20%
Mining, 1.38, 584
-10%
0%
0
IT & Telecomm., 0.31, 1,626
10%
20%
30%
Advanced Materials, 1.28, 5,392
Chemicals&Chemical Based, 0.95, 1,632
40%
50%
60%
Glass & Ceramics, 0.47, 112
Apparel & Textiles, 0.38, 412
Arts & Ent., 0.50, 2,901
Business&FinancialService, 0.51, 9,274
Energy(Fossil & Renewable), 0.74, 4,577
Forest & Wood Prod., 0.73, 923
Emerging
Transforming
-2
% Change in LQ, 2007-2012
Note: Label includes cluster name, LQ 2012 and Employment 2012
Data Source: EMSI 2013.2, industry cluster definitions by PCRD
Manufacturing Sub Cluster Analysis, 2007-2012
3
Mature
Star
Machinery Mfg, 2.05, 1,936
Primary Metal Mfg, 1.77, 585
2
Fab. Metal Prod. Mfg, 1.91, 2,219
LQ, 2012
Transportation Equip. Mfg, 1.69, 2,064
1
-100%
-80%
-60%
-40%
-20%
0%
20%
40%
60%
Comp. & Electrn. Prod. Mfg, 0.8, 742
Elec.Equip,App. & Comp. Mfg, 0.08, 26
0
Transforming
% Change in LQ , 2007-2012
Note: Label includes cluster name, LQ 2012 and Employment 2012
Data Source: EMSI 2013.2, industry cluster definitions by PCRD
-1
Emerging
Level of Specialization
• Advanced Materials
• Agribusiness, Food Processing &
Tech
• Mining
• Fabricated Metal Product Mfg
• Machinery Manufacturing
• Manufacturing Supercluster
• Primary Metal Manufacturing
• Transportation & Logistics
• Transportation Equipment Mfg
Percent Growth in Specialization
• Arts, Entertainment, Recreation &
Visitor Industries
• Biomedical/Biotech (Life Sciences)
• Defense & Security
• Education & Knowledge Creation
• Electrical Equipment, Appliance &
Component Manufacturing
• Information Technology &
Telecommunications
• Printing & Publishing
• Apparel & Textiles
• Business & Financial Services
• Chemicals & Chemical Based
Products
• Computer & Electronic Product
Manufacturing
• Energy (Fossil & Renewable)
• Forest & Wood Products
• Glass & Ceramics
Industry Cluster Analysis, 2002-2007
10
Mature
Star
Agri. & Food Process., 7.86, 16,549
8
LQ. 2007
6
4
Transportation & Logistics, 1.2, 5,388
Energy (Fossil & Renewable), 0.73, 4,049
Mining, 1.11, 452
Edu. & Knowledge, 0.5, 1,497
Mfg Supercluster, 1.44, 7,807
2
-25%
-15%
-5%
Defense & Security, 0.26, 1,082
5%
15%
Forest & Wood Prod., 0.68, 1,128
25%
35%
Glass & Ceramics, 0.33, 90
0
IT & Telecomm., 0.4, 2,019
Advanced Materials, 1.11, 4,977
Arts & Ent., 0.51, 2,900
Business&FinancialServices, 0.47, 7,634
Transforming
Note: Label includes cluster name, LQ 2007 and Employment 2007
Data Source: EMSI 2013.2, industry cluster definitions by PCRD
Biomedical/Biotechnical, 0.96, 9,872
Printing & Publishing, 0.61, 1,659
Apparel & Textiles, 0.33, 421
-2
% Change in LQ, 2002-2007
Chemicals&ChemicalBased, 0.63, 1,241
Emerging
Manufacturing Sub Cluster Analysis, 2002-2007
3
Mature
Star
Transportation Equip. Mfg, 1.48, 2,065
2
LQ, 2007
Primary Metal Mfg, 1.55, 564
Elec.Equip,App.&Comp. Mfg, 1.33, 474
Machinery Mfg, 1.78, 1,770
1
-40%
-20%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
Fab. Metal Prod. Mfg, 1.67, 2,109
Comp. & Electrn. Prod. Mfg, 0.79, 825
Transforming
0
Note: Label includes cluster name, LQ 2007 and Employment 2007
Data Source: EMSI 2013.2, industry cluster definitions by PCRD
Emerging
% Change in LQ, 2002-2007
Level of Specialization
• Agriculture & Food Processing
• Electrical Equipment, Appliance
& Component Manufacturing
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Advanced Materials
Fabricated Metal Product Mfg
Machinery Manufacturing
Manufacturing Supercluster
Mining
Primary Metal Manufacturing
Transportation & Logistics
Transportation Equipment
Manufacturing
Percent Growth in Specialization
• Computer& Electronic Product
Manufacturing
• Defense & Security
• IT & Telecommunications
• Apparel & Textiles
• Arts, Entertainment, Recreation & Visitor
Industries
• Biomedical/Biotech (Life Sciences)
• Business & Financial Services
• Chemicals & Chemical Based products
• Education & Knowledge Creation
• Energy (Fossil & Renewable)
• Forest & Wood Products
• Glass & Ceramics
• Printing & Publishing
Northeast Nebraska Region, Average Earnings, 2013
$120,000
Average Earnings, NE18 Region, 2013
Average Earnings, NE, 2013
$100,000
$80,000
$60,000
$40,000
$20,000
$-
Star clusters
Data Source: EMSI 2013.2, industry cluster definitions by PCRD
Cluster Name
Agribusiness, Food Processing & Technology
Biomedical/Biotechnical (Life Sciences)
Business & Financial Services
Manufacturing Supercluster
Transportation & Logistics
Advanced Materials
Energy (Fossil & Renewable)
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation & Visitor Industries
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
Machinery Manufacturing
Chemicals & Chemical Based Products
Information Technology & Telecommunications
Printing & Publishing
Education & Knowledge Creation
Defense & Security
Forest & Wood Products
Computer & Electronic Product Manufacturing
Primary Metal Manufacturing
Mining
Apparel & Textiles
Glass & Ceramics
Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Mfg
Data Source: EMSI 2013.2, industry cluster definitions by PCRD
Red numbers in parenthesis are negatives
2012 Jobs
17,313
9,832
9,274
7,573
6,055
5,392
4,577
2,901
2,219
2,064
1,936
1,632
1,626
1,486
1,323
975
923
742
585
584
412
112
26
2012 LQ
7.93
0.87
0.51
1.54
1.37
1.28
0.74
0.50
1.91
1.69
2.05
0.95
0.31
0.58
0.39
0.22
0.73
0.80
1.77
1.38
0.38
0.47
0.08
Percent Change
LQ, 2007-2012
1%
(9%)
9%
7%
14%
15%
1%
(2%)
14%
14%
15%
51%
(23%)
(5%)
(22%)
(15%)
7%
1%
14%
24%
15%
42%
(94%)
2013 EPW
$45,086
$42,909
$33,384
$53,315
$43,374
$67,617
$43,458
$14,531
$55,192
$43,821
$51,567
$61,165
$41,622
$28,341
$19,469
$30,611
$42,259
$33,768
$105,591
$68,328
$30,227
$54,228
$58,190
Competitive
Effect(Shift-share),
2007-2012
565
(823)
889
684
866
817
189
(31)
330
309
295
569
(380)
(42)
(341)
(151)
89
27
82
124
55
35
(388)
Regional Requirements, Expenditures & Leakages, 2012
Business & Finance
Agribusiness & Food Processing **
Energy (Fossil & Renewable)
Advanced Materials **
Manufacturing Supercluster **
Biomed/Biotechnical
IT & Telecommunications
Chemical and Chemical-based Industry Clsuters
Transportation and Logistics **
Defense & Security
Primary Metal **
Arts, Entertainment & Visitor Industries
Transportation Equipment **
Forestry & Wood Products
Fabricated Metal **
Printing & Publishing
Education & Knowledge Creation
Machinery Manufacturing **
Mining **
Computer & Electronic Product
Apparel & Textiles
Electrical Equipment
Glass & Ceramics
Satisfied in region
$0
$500
$1,000
Millions
Note : ** presents “Star clusters in 2012”
Data Source: EMSI 2013.2, industry cluster definitions by PCRD
$1,500
Satisfied outside region
$2,000
$2,500
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