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POPULATION |
General:
1) Labor market population is the county population plus the contiguous county population. |
County Age Distribution (2008) :
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Median Age (2008): State 36.2 years County 36.2 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1) Area labor force and employment data are for the county plus the
contiguous counties. |
Wages: Sample of hourly wage rates in manufacturing occupations (production and/or clerical).
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| Dawson County offers a rapidly growing population with an increasing proportion of prime working age residents (ages 18 to 34). Dawson County employers report a strong work ethic and high productivity. There is a sizeable pool of residents who are underemployed coupled with a significant of residents not currently employed and interested in working. Employment in the Cozad labor market is defined as the whole Dawson County and the contiguous counties of Buffalo, Custer, Frontier, Gosper, Lincoln and Phelps. |
TRANSPORTATION
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