EVANSTON, Ill., Aug. 18 NE-MNI-Report-1%Loss
EVANSTON, Ill., Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- /Manufacturers' News, Inc./ --
Industrial employment in Nebraska dropped 1% over the past 12 months according
to the 2009 Nebraska Manufacturers Register, a compilation of state industry
published annually by Manufacturers' News, Inc. (MNI), Evanston, IL. The
Register reports Nebraska shed 1,228 industrial jobs from June 2007 to
June 2008, the first loss MNI has reported for the state in recent years.
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According to earlier MNI reports, Nebraska saw a 1.5% increase in
industrial employment between June 2005 and June 2006, and then gained another
1,000 manufacturing jobs in the 2006-2007 survey period.
"Outsourcing, consolidation and automation have taken their toll on
manufacturing employment," says Tom Dubin, President of Manufacturers' News.
"Ironically, the jobs that remain are so specialized and highly skilled that
some manufacturers are having difficulty finding qualified applicants."
Manufacturers' News reports Nebraska is home to 3,063 manufacturers
employing 128,562 workers. Nebraska's employment loss falls in the middle when
compared to other Midwest/Plains states. According to earlier MNI reports, the
Midwest experienced heavy losses, while many of the Plains States posted gains
with Kansas' industrial employment up 1.5%, Wyoming's up 3% and the Dakotas'
up a combined 4.8%.
According to the industrial directory, food products manufacturing is
Nebraska's largest industrial sector, accounting for 36,980 jobs. MNI reports
food manufacturing jobs are down 2.6% over the year, partially due to the
closing of a Tyson prepared foods plant in York and Affinity Snack Food Co.
Weaver potato chip and snack manufacturing plant in Lincoln. The industrial
machinery and equipment sector represents 13,968 of the state's jobs, up a
half percent over the past twelve months. Fabricated metal products
manufacturing employs 10,331 Nebraska workers, up 463 or 4.7% over the year.
Transportation equipment manufacturing also gained jobs over the year, up
711 or 8% since June 2007, partially due to Kawasaki's expansion of its
Lincoln rail car plant.
Sectors losing jobs include textile/apparel, down 9%; lumber and wood,
down 2.7%; furniture/fixtures, down 14%; printing and publishing, down 6.6%
and rubber and miscellaneous plastic products, down 4.5%. Electronics
manufacturing was down 1% after Powermate Corp., a manufacturer of portable
generators and air compressors, closed its Kearney-based plant.
The manufacturers directory reports Southeast Nebraska accounts for 70% of
the state's industrial employment, with 89,403 jobs, down 1.9% or 1,767 over
the past twelve months. Northeast Nebraska accounts for 27,405 jobs, with
industrial employment up by 244 jobs or 1% over the year. Southwest Nebraska
is home to 8,646 workers, down 94 or 1.1%, while the Northwest region of the
state is down 111 jobs or 3.4% and currently accounts for 3,108 of the state's
industrial workers.
MNI's city data shows Omaha is Nebraska's industrial capital with 33,898
of the state's manufacturing jobs, or 26% of the state. Lincoln ranks second
in the state with 19,400 jobs, up 4.4% or 814 jobs over the year. Grand Island
ranks third in the state with 7,821 jobs, down 130 or 1.6% over the past
twelve months while fourth-ranked Columbus increased industrial employment by
1.4% and is currently home to 5,959 workers. Hastings is home to 3,735
industrial workers, down 3.9% over the past twelve months.
Detailed profiles of Nebraska's 3,063 manufacturers and 518 industrial
distributors can be found in the 2009 Nebraska Manufacturers Register,
available in print for $86 and on CD-ROM from $119. Each profile provides up
to 30 facts, including vital contact information (phone, web, e-mail), names
and titles of 10,014 executives by name and title, product(s) manufactured,
annual sales, number of employees, and more. Visitors to mnileads.com may
generate custom profiles of manufacturers using thirteen different criteria,
including area or zip code, county, SIC, sales volume, number of employees,
and more.
Manufacturers' News, Inc., publisher of manufacturers' directories since
1912, compiles and produces manufacturing guides, statistics and databases for
all 50 states. MNI also maintains IndustryNet.com, an industrial search engine
designed specifically for locating manufacturers and suppliers nationwide. For
more information, contact Manufacturers' News, Inc., 1633 Central St.,
Evanston, IL, 60201, 847-864-7000, FAX 847-332-1100.
SOURCE Manufacturers' News, Inc.
