LOCATION
		Distance in miles from: Omaha...... 214 Lincoln...... 162 Chicago...... 688 Dallas...... 700 Denver...... 355 Los Angeles...... 1,367 New York...... 1,452 Kansas City...... 353 Distance in highway miles

POPULATION

General: Last Census Latest Year % 2000 2008     Change Ansley ....... 520 472 -9.2% Custer County ....... 11,793 10,842 -8.1% Labor Market Population1 ....... 125,714 127,694 1.6% 1) Labor market population is the county population plus the contiguous county population. Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Estimates of the Population, City populations released July 2008, County populations released April 2009.

County Age Distribution (2008) : Age: 0-17 18-24 25-44 45-64 65+ 85+ Total % Split Male......... 1,308 433 1,059 1,590 955 142 5,345 49.3 % Female...... 1,179 400 1,018 1,568 1,332 322 5,497 50.7 % Total: 2,487 833 2,077 3,158 2,287 464

Median Age (2008):     State 36.2 years       County 45.1 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, County Population Estimates by Selected Age and Gender. Released May 2009.
State Data. U.S. Census Bureau, 2009 American Community Survey

LABOR

State (2008) County (2008) Area Labor Force (2008)1 Labor Force..... 995,635 6,093 76,066     Unemployment..... 33,217 145 2,209     Unemployment as % of Labor Force..... 3.3% 2.4% 2.9%     Total Employment..... 962,418 5,947 73,856     1) Area labor force and employment data are for the county plus the contiguous counties. For further information regarding underemployment in the area, please contact NPPD at (800) 282-6773. Source: Year end 2008, Nebraska DOL, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Online Data, April 2009.

Wages: Sample of hourly wage rates in manufacturing occupations (production and/or clerical). Job Title 10th Percentile Median 90th Percentile Assemblers/Fabricators exc. Mach./Electr./Prec. $9.63 $11.99 $15.75 Data Entry Keyers $8.31 $10.45 $15.34 Laborers, Helpers & Material Movers, Hand $7.27 $10.99 $15.69 Lathe Tool Setters $8.44 $11.21 $20.02 Machinists $10.96 $14.52 $19.03 Secretaries, exc. Legal & Medical $7.90 $11.50 $15.78 Welders & Cutters $11.24 $15.07 $20.73 Welding Machine Operators $16.73 $18.57 $20.45 Source: Nebraska Workforce Development, Occupational Employment Statistics Program, Third Quarter 2009.

TRANSPORTATION Motor Freight Carriers:   There are more than 8,000 licensed motor freight carriers with global connections in Nebraska. These carriers can serve businesses throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Transit Time for Carload or Truckload Lots to: Destination Days by Railroad Days by Motor Freight Chicago.......... 1-3 days 1-2 days Dallas.......... 3-4 days 2-3 days Denver.......... 1-3 days 1-2 days Kansas City.......... 1-3 days 1-2 days Los Angeles.......... 4-7 days 2-3 days Minneapolis.......... 1-3 days 1-2 days New York.......... 4-7 days 3-5 days St. Louis.......... 1-3 days 2-3 days

UTILITIES Electricity:  State Electric Power Deregulated.....   No Electric System Operator: City of Ansley Wholesale Supplier: Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska

COMMUNITY NOTES

State Contacts:	Richard Baier, Director Neb. Dept. of Economic Development PO Box 94666 301 Centennial Mall South Lincoln, NE 68509 Phone: (402) 471-3111 or (800) 426-6505 Fax: (402) 471-3778 Email: richard.baier@nebraska.gov Website: www.NebraskaAdvantage.org

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