Fillmore County Development Corporation


Exeter-Fairmont-Geneva-Grafton-Milligan-Ohiowa-Shickley-Strang
1032 G ST
Geneva, NE  68361 USA

Ph    402.759.4910
Fax   402-759-4455

Email   lentfer.fcdc@   
           genevamail.com
Geneva and Fillmore County offers employers a  highly productive  and dedicated workforce exhibiting a strong work ethic.  New employers are likely to draw their labor resources from a combination of employed residents, including those who are underemployed and residents who are currently commuting elsewhere.  Nebraska is a right-to-work state. None of the Fillmore County manufacturers report that their workforces are being represented by a union.


LABOR FORCE

FILLMORE COUNTY, NEBRASKA

     State (2009)  County (2009)  Area Labor Force (2009)
                 Labor Force...  995,635  3,156  45,702     
                     Unemployment...    33,217                           134                                  2,044      Unemployment as % of Labor Force...            3.3%                          4.2%                                  4.5%     
                         Total Employment...       962,418  3,021  43,659    

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 2009, Nebraska DOL, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Online Data, April 2010.

The Nebraska Workforce Development Department in York shows that there is an available labor pool of 45,702 in the Fillmore County basin. (Clay, Fillmore, Hamilton, Jefferson, Nuckolls, Saline, Seward, Thayer, York counties.)

Labor Supply Factors & Labor Availability

In 2009 the Fillmore County Development Corporation asked the Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) to research the labor supply factors and labor availability for the Fillmore County labor area.  Ken M. Lemke, Ph.D., an economist for NPPD completed the research and prepared the report in November of 2009. 

The basic conclusion of the report is that the Fillmore County Labor Area and Fillmore County would be able to provide a signigicant number of dedicated and skilled workers to meet the needs of additional employers in the area. 

When completing Business Expansion and Retention surveys in the summer of 2009 businesses rated their employees very good or excellent in the areas of quality, stability and productiviity.

DEMOGRAPHICS

FILLMORE COUNTY, NEBRASKA
              Last Census    Latest Year     %
    2000         2010       Change 
    Geneva .......   2,226 2,217  -0.4%
Fillmore County .......   6,634 5,890-11.2%
Labor Market Population*.......  87,458       83,177 -4.9%

* Labor market population is the county population plus the contiguous county population.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, Census Redistricting Data, March 2, 2011.

County Age Distribution (2009) : Age:
         0-1718-24 25-4445-6465+85+               Total % Split
49.0%  Male.........     705   247   530   913   526  862,921

51.0% Female......     714  194    482          888    7632093,041

Total:             1,419  441 1,0121,8011,289 295

Median Age (2009):    State 35.8 years       County 46.2 years


Additional information about Economic and Demographic Trends may be found in the 2010 "Economic and Demographic Trends  for Geneva, Fillmore county and the Surroundg Area"







LABOR & DEMOGRAPHICS
  2009 Fillmore County Area Labor Study PDF
  2010 Trend Study for Fillmore County PDF