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    By Job Gal | February 27, 2009

    Lincoln, NebraskaNebraska

    Nebraska is located in the Great Plains region of the Midwestern United States. Lincoln serves as the state capital, while Omaha is the largest city. Nebraska is bordered by South Dakota to the north, Wyoming and Colorado to the west, Kansas to the south and Missouri and Iowa to the east.

    The word Nebraska comes from the Otoe word meaning “flat water” after the Platte River, which flows through the state. The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 created the Nebraska Territory. Homesteaders began flocking to the territory in 1860 after the federal government granted free land. Nebraska became the 37th state in 1867, shortly after the Civil War.

    Arbor Day was founded in Nebraska and the National Arbor Day Foundation is headquartered in the state. The state has a long history of civil rights activism, which began in 1912 with the foundation of Omaha’s National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.




    Nebraska agricultureNebraska’s Job Market
    In 2004, Nebraska had a gross state product of $68 billion. The state is known for its agriculture industry and is a large producer of beef, pork, corn and soybeans. Nebraska also is known for freight transport, manufacturing, telecommunications, information technology and insurance.

    Nebraska’s fastest-growing industries include: healthcare, education, information and leisure and hospitality.

    Work Trends
    Nebraska unemployment rate: 4 percent
    National unemployment rate: 7.6 percent
    Mean travel time to work: 18 minutes

    Nebraska’s Largest Employers
    Berkshire Hathaway
    1440 Kiewit Plaza
    Omaha, NE 68131

    Union Pacific (More)
    1400 Douglas St.
    Omaha, NE 68179

    ConAgra Foods (More)
    1 ConAgra Dr.
    Omaha, NE 68102

    Peter Kiewit Sons’
    1000 Kiewit Plaza
    Omaha, NE 68131

    Mutual of Omaha Insurance (More)
    Mutual of Omaha Plaza
    Omaha, NE 68175

    TD Ameritrade (More)
    4211 S. 102nd St.
    Omaha, NE 68127

    Cabela’s
    1 Cabela Dr.
    Sidney, NE 69160

    Nelnet
    121 S. 13th St.
    Lincoln, NE 68508

    West
    11808 Miracle Hills Dr.
    Omaha, NE 68154

    Werner Enterprises
    14507 Frontier Rd.
    Omaha, NE 68138

    Popular Local Job Search Sites
    Cheezhead
    JobCentral
    Craigslist
    Nebraska JobLink
    NebraskaJobs
    State Personnel Job Listings
    CareerBuilder
    Careerlink

    Surrounding Area Job Search
    Blair, NE
    Grand Island, NE
    Norfolk, NE
    Kearney, NE
    Lincoln, NE
    Omaha, NE
    Des Moines, IA
    Kansas City, MO
    Kansas City, KS

    Continuing Education
    University of Nebraska at Lincoln
    University of Nebraska at Omaha
    Creighton University
    University of Nebraska at Kearney
    Bellevue University

    Discovering Nebraska
    Museum of Nebraska History
    Carhenge
    Nebraska State Fair
    Hebron City Park Swing
    National Arbor Day Foundation

    Nebraska Statistics
    Population
    Total population: 1,768,331
    Persons under five-years old: 7.2 percent
    Persons under 18-years old: 25.2 percent
    Persons 65-years and older: 13.3 percent
    Female: 50.4 percent
    White: 91.8 percent
    Black: 4.4 percent
    American Indian and Alaska Native: 1 percent
    Asian: 1.7 percent
    Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander: .1 percent
    Multi-racial: 1.2 percent
    Hispanic or Latino: 7.4 percent
    Non-Hispanic White: 84.9 percent

    Education
    High school graduates: 86.6 percent
    Bachelor’s degree or higher: 23.7 percent

    Housing
    Housing units: 774,843
    Homeownership rate: 67.4 percent
    Housing units in multi-unit structures: 20 percent
    Median value of owner-occupied housing units: $88,000
    Households: 666,184
    Persons per household: 2.49

    Income
    Median household income: $42,166
    Per capita income: $19,613
    Persons below poverty: 10 percent

    Transportation
    Airports: Aurora Municipal, Omaha
    Railroads: Amtrak, Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, Iowa Interstate Railroad
    Public mass transit: Nebraska Department of Roads

    Weather (Lincoln)
    Average annual precipitation: 28.8
    Average low temp. in January: 10 degrees
    Average high temp. in July: 90 degrees

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