Nebraska               Community "Fast Facts" Profile               Holbrook, Nebraska               Date generated: 5/23/2013

LOCATION
Holbrook, Nebraska (click for larger view)

POPULATION

General: Last Census Current Year % 2010 2012     Change Holbrook(2011) ....... 207 207 0.0% Furnas County ....... 4,959 4,907 -1.0% Labor Market Population1 ....... 47,699 47,279 -0.9% 1) Labor market population is the county population plus the contiguous county population. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates, March 2013. City populations estimated to be released July 2013.

County Age Distribution (2011) : Age: 0-19 20-24 25-44 45-64 65+ 85+ Total % Split Male......... 641 90 469 740 466 54 2,406 48.7 % Female...... 612 69 451 753 652 150 2,537 51.3 % Total: 1,253 159 920 1,493 1,118 204

Median Age (2011):     State 36.3 years       County 47.3 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, County Population Estimates by Selected Age and Gender. Released June 2012.
State Data. U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 American Community Survey

LABOR

Nebraska State (2011) Furnas County (2011) Area Labor Force (2011)1 Labor Force..... 1,005,461 2,662 26,384     Total Employment..... 960,835 2,565 25,369     Unemployment..... 44,626 97 1,015     Unemployment as % of Labor Force..... 4.4% 3.6% 3.9%     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 2011, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Online Data, Released 1/17/2013.

Wages: Sample of hourly wage rates in manufacturing occupations (production and/or clerical). Job Title 10th Percentile Median 90th Percentile Accountants and Auditors $16.98 $25.79 $41.22 Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other $9.64 $13.43 $15.83 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $9.39 $14.67 $23.57 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $8.54 $13.30 $19.32 Civil Engineers $22.85 $33.11 $45.74 Computer Operators $11.10 $15.79 $23.30 Computer Programmers $16.28 $29.09 $47.58 Computer Systems Analysts $17.38 $32.61 $51.57 Customer Service Representatives $8.63 $13.16 $17.89 Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $10.04 $15.05 $21.58 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $11.34 $13.58 $17.62 Data Entry Keyers $9.27 $13.80 $18.65 Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $9.63 $12.98 $19.21 Driver/Sales Workers $8.05 $11.73 $21.60 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians $16.36 $30.67 $35.86 Electrical Engineers $30.68 $40.34 $46.07 Electricians $13.62 $19.38 $27.84 Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $10.04 $11.20 $13.47 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks $7.84 $8.92 $11.34 Industrial Engineers $22.75 $29.50 $45.18 Industrial Machinery Mechanics $16.62 $23.44 $35.36 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $11.91 $14.60 $27.35 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $8.80 $12.47 $17.68 Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $12.60 $16.23 $20.32 Machinists $8.24 $15.30 $18.62 Maintenance Workers, Machinery $13.79 $18.07 $23.40 Mechanical Engineers $22.30 $30.60 $45.33 Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists $17.09 $22.51 $31.09 Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $11.47 $15.14 $20.63 Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $10.18 $12.71 $17.97 Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants $8.62 $10.82 $14.00 Office Clerks, General $8.04 $10.02 $15.66 Packers and Packagers, Hand $8.27 $12.54 $16.97 Receptionists and Information Clerks $8.39 $10.59 $13.00 Registered Nurses $19.48 $26.35 $37.06 Retail Salespersons $8.11 $10.28 $18.63 Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $8.88 $11.68 $17.61 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks $8.74 $11.42 $14.95 Stock Clerks and Order Fillers $7.93 $9.56 $16.62 Telemarketers $7.79 $8.76 $12.09 Tool and Die Makers $15.04 $21.04 $27.25 Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer $10.40 $14.41 $23.50 Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services $8.58 $12.94 $21.78 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $10.21 $14.15 $19.06 Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $13.72 $17.24 $21.87 Source: Nebraska Workforce Development, Occupational Employment Statistics Program, First Quarter 2012.

TRANSPORTATION Motor Freight Carriers:   More than 13,500 licensed motor carriers with worldwide connections are based in Nebraska and serve businesses throughout North America.

Transit Time for Carload or Truckload Lots to: Destination Distance by Hwy. Miles Days by Railroad Days by Motor Freight Omaha..... 254 1-2 days 1 Day Lincoln..... 201 1-2 days 1 Day Chicago..... 718 1-3 days 1-2 days Dallas..... 670 3-4 days 2-3 days Denver..... 398 1-3 days 1-2 days Kansas City..... 392 1-3 days 1-2 days Los Angeles..... 1309 4-7 days 2-3 days Minneapolis..... 629 1-3 days 1-2 days New York..... 1492 4-7 days 3-5 days St. Louis..... 644 1-3 days 2-3 days

UTILITIES Electricity:  State Electric Power Deregulated.....   No Electric System Operator: Village of Holbrook Wholesale Supplier: Village of Holbrook

COMMUNITY NOTES

State Contacts:	Catherine Lang, Director Neb. Dept. of Economic Development PO Box 94666 301 Centennial Mall South Lincoln, NE 68509 Phone: (402) 471-4747 or (800) 426-6505 Email: catherine.lang@nebraska.gov Website: www.NebraskaAdvantage.org		Rick Nelsen, Economic Development Manager Nebraska Public Power District PO Box 499 1414 15th Street Columbus, NE 68601 Phone: (402) 563-5534 or (800) 282-6773, ext. 5534 Fax: (402) 563-5090 Email: econdev@nppd.com Website: sites.nppd.com

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