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Latest news about work in Lincoln, NE collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
Based on the data from 2000 / 2009 when the population of Lincoln, Nebraska was 225,640 / 254,001
Most common industries (%)
Most common industries for males (%)
Most common industries for females (%)
Most Common Industries |
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Educational services | 12.1% (15,299) | 9.5% (6,242) | 15.0% (9,057) |
| Health care | 9.3% (11,677) | 3.8% (2,511) | 15.2% (9,166) |
| Public administration | 6.8% (8,551) | 6.9% (4,545) | 6.6% (4,006) |
| Accommodation and food services | 6.6% (8,365) | 6.0% (3,966) | 7.3% (4,399) |
| Construction | 6.4% (8,071) | 11.1% (7,304) | 1.3% (767) |
| Finance and insurance | 6.3% (7,995) | 4.3% (2,806) | 8.6% (5,189) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 6.3% (7,969) | 6.2% (4,089) | 6.4% (3,880) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 2.7% (3,450) | 2.9% (1,887) | 2.6% (1,563) |
| Social assistance | 2.6% (3,275) | 0.4% (274) | 5.0% (3,001) |
| Food and beverage stores | 2.5% (3,147) | 2.6% (1,697) | 2.4% (1,450) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 1.8% (2,301) | 1.9% (1,266) | 1.7% (1,035) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 1.8% (2,231) | 1.4% (914) | 2.2% (1,317) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 1.7% (2,137) | 1.0% (629) | 2.5% (1,508) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1.6% (2,029) | 1.7% (1,099) | 1.5% (930) |
| Computer and electronic products | 1.5% (1,947) | 1.7% (1,148) | 1.3% (799) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 1.4% (1,740) | 2.2% (1,462) | 0.5% (278) |
| Transportation equipment | 1.3% (1,668) | 1.8% (1,199) | 0.8% (469) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 1.2% (1,564) | 1.4% (942) | 1.0% (622) |
| Food | 1.2% (1,544) | 1.5% (967) | 1.0% (577) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 1.2% (1,533) | 1.8% (1,184) | 0.6% (349) |
| Personal and laundry services | 1.2% (1,466) | 0.7% (443) | 1.7% (1,023) |
| Printing and related support activities | 1.2% (1,454) | 1.6% (1,068) | 0.6% (386) |
| Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 1.1% (1,384) | 1.1% (713) | 1.1% (671) |
| Repair and maintenance | 1.1% (1,339) | 1.7% (1,133) | 0.3% (206) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 1.1% (1,334) | 1.5% (999) | 0.6% (335) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 1.0% (1,259) | 1.4% (903) | 0.6% (356) |
| Chemicals | 1.0% (1,250) | 1.2% (759) | 0.8% (491) |
| Metal and metal products | 0.9% (1,120) | 1.5% (981) | 0.2% (139) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 0.9% (1,108) | 1.4% (914) | 0.3% (194) |
| Rail transportation | 0.8% (1,048) | 1.6% (1,025) | 0.0% (23) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 0.8% (1,033) | 1.3% (834) | 0.3% (199) |
| Machinery | 0.8% (991) | 1.3% (845) | 0.2% (146) |
| Truck transportation | 0.7% (943) | 1.2% (761) | 0.3% (182) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.7% (909) | 0.5% (296) | 1.0% (613) |
| Utilities | 0.7% (898) | 0.9% (594) | 0.5% (304) |
| Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 0.7% (853) | 0.6% (376) | 0.8% (477) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 0.6% (751) | 0.9% (600) | 0.2% (151) |
| U. S. Postal service | 0.6% (727) | 0.8% (544) | 0.3% (183) |
| Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 0.5% (633) | 0.5% (341) | 0.5% (292) |
| Radio, TV, and computer stores | 0.5% (609) | 0.7% (456) | 0.3% (153) |
| Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 0.5% (587) | 0.3% (169) | 0.7% (418) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.5% (583) | 0.3% (219) | 0.6% (364) |
| Other direct selling establishments | 0.4% (528) | 0.4% (241) | 0.5% (287) |
| Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 0.4% (496) | 0.6% (362) | 0.2% (134) |
| Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores | 0.4% (479) | 0.4% (278) | 0.3% (201) |
| Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (377) | 0.5% (316) | 0.1% (61) |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (371) | 0.3% (221) | 0.2% (150) |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.3% (366) | 0.5% (307) | 0.1% (59) |
| Book stores and news dealers | 0.3% (366) | 0.3% (171) | 0.3% (195) |
| Private households | 0.3% (337) | 0.1% (34) | 0.5% (303) |
| Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (306) | 0.3% (192) | 0.2% (114) |
| Furniture and related product manufacturing | 0.2% (287) | 0.4% (241) | 0.1% (46) |
| Electronic shopping and mail-order houses | 0.2% (256) | 0.2% (128) | 0.2% (128) |
| Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (247) | 0.3% (193) | 0.1% (54) |
| Gasoline stations | 0.2% (240) | 0.2% (105) | 0.2% (135) |
| Air transportation | 0.2% (215) | 0.3% (182) | 0.1% (33) |
| Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (199) | 0.2% (157) | 0.1% (42) |
| Retail florists | 0.1% (168) | 0.1% (46) | 0.2% (122) |
| Health and personal care, except drug, stores | 0.1% (160) | 0.0% (24) | 0.2% (136) |
| Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (151) | 0.2% (123) | 0.0% (28) |
| Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores | 0.1% (150) | 0.1% (37) | 0.2% (113) |
| Farm supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (149) | 0.2% (118) | 0.1% (31) |
| Paper | 0.1% (139) | 0.2% (103) | 0.1% (36) |
| Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (124) | 0.2% (110) | 0.0% (14) |
| Office supplies and stationery stores | 0.1% (121) | 0.1% (66) | 0.1% (55) |
| Beverage and tobacco products | 0.1% (113) | 0.1% (73) | 0.1% (40) |
| Wood products | 0.1% (106) | 0.1% (91) | 0.0% (15) |
| Recyclable material merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (99) | 0.1% (88) | 0.0% (11) |
| Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (93) | 0.1% (93) | 0.0% (0) |
Most common occupations in 2008 (%)
Most common occupations in 2000 (%)
Most common occupations for males in 2008 (%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000 (%)
Most common occupations for females in 2008 (%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000 (%)
| | 2008 Data | 2000 Data |
Occupation | All | Males | Females | All | Males | Females |
| Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers | 5.9% (8,022) | 7.0% (4,865) | 4.7% (3,157) | 4.0% (5,032) | 4.3% (2,835) | 3.6% (2,197) |
| Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors | 3.8% (5,237) | 2.4% (1,659) | 5.3% (3,578) | 5.1% (6,398) | 2.4% (1,608) | 7.9% (4,790) |
| Other sales and related workers including supervisors | 3.5% (4,738) | 4.0% (2,787) | 2.9% (1,951) | 3.8% (4,773) | 4.1% (2,705) | 3.4% (2,068) |
| Retail sales workers except cashiers | 3.4% (4,583) | 3.1% (2,172) | 3.6% (2,411) | 2.9% (3,679) | 2.7% (1,748) | 3.2% (1,931) |
| Secretaries and administrative assistants | 2.9% (3,886) | 0.1% (83) | 5.7% (3,803) | 2.7% (3,466) | 0.2% (138) | 5.5% (3,328) |
| Postsecondary teachers | 2.8% (3,832) | 2.7% (1,857) | 3.0% (1,975) | 2.4% (2,981) | 2.5% (1,674) | 2.2% (1,307) |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations | 2.7% (3,735) | 3.4% (2,358) | 2.1% (1,377) | 3.2% (3,995) | 3.8% (2,490) | 2.5% (1,505) |
| Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers | 2.7% (3,677) | 0.7% (499) | 4.8% (3,178) | 2.4% (3,032) | 0.9% (620) | 4.0% (2,412) |
| Business operations specialists | 2.7% (3,675) | 2.2% (1,494) | 3.3% (2,181) | 2.5% (3,191) | 2.0% (1,322) | 3.1% (1,869) |
| Computer specialists | 2.6% (3,545) | 3.4% (2,375) | 1.7% (1,170) | 2.6% (3,303) | 3.6% (2,358) | 1.6% (945) |
| Information and record clerks except customer service representatives | 2.4% (3,230) | 1.7% (1,145) | 3.1% (2,085) | 2.5% (3,138) | 0.9% (611) | 4.2% (2,527) |
| Other production occupations including supervisors | 2.2% (3,036) | 3.6% (2,516) | 0.8% (520) | 3.5% (4,444) | 4.5% (2,981) | 2.4% (1,463) |
| Customer service representatives | 2.2% (2,929) | 0.9% (652) | 3.4% (2,277) | 1.5% (1,948) | 1.0% (662) | 2.1% (1,286) |
| Cashiers | 2.1% (2,907) | 1.6% (1,083) | 2.7% (1,824) | 2.1% (2,623) | 1.1% (755) | 3.1% (1,868) |
| Cooks and food preparation workers | 2.1% (2,907) | 2.9% (1,994) | 1.4% (913) | 1.8% (2,334) | 2.0% (1,302) | 1.7% (1,032) |
| Driver/sales workers and truck drivers | 2.1% (2,834) | 4.1% (2,834) | 0.0% (0) | 1.6% (2,040) | 2.9% (1,921) | 0.2% (119) |
| Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors | 2.0% (2,761) | 2.1% (1,438) | 2.0% (1,323) | 1.2% (1,547) | 1.3% (853) | 1.1% (694) |
| Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides | 2.0% (2,756) | 0.2% (139) | 3.9% (2,617) | 1.0% (1,310) | 0.2% (152) | 1.9% (1,158) |
| Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing | 2.0% (2,735) | 3.1% (2,116) | 0.9% (619) | 2.2% (2,770) | 2.6% (1,733) | 1.7% (1,037) |
| Health technologists and technicians | 2.0% (2,734) | 0.9% (636) | 3.1% (2,098) | 1.7% (2,099) | 0.7% (455) | 2.7% (1,644) |
| Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers | 2.0% (2,719) | 2.6% (1,806) | 1.4% (913) | 2.1% (2,604) | 2.7% (1,766) | 1.4% (838) |
| Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists | 1.9% (2,631) | 0.4% (293) | 3.5% (2,338) | 1.4% (1,719) | 0.8% (550) | 1.9% (1,169) |
| Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses | 1.8% (2,503) | 2.5% (1,705) | 1.2% (798) | 1.0% (1,274) | 0.7% (476) | 1.3% (798) |
| Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations | 1.8% (2,386) | 0.8% (528) | 2.8% (1,858) | 1.0% (1,228) | 0.5% (311) | 1.5% (917) |
| Laborers and material movers, hand | 1.7% (2,375) | 2.8% (1,922) | 0.7% (453) | 1.9% (2,426) | 2.8% (1,827) | 1.0% (599) |
| Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers | 1.6% (2,177) | 1.3% (925) | 1.9% (1,252) | 1.0% (1,262) | 0.8% (528) | 1.2% (734) |
| Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors | 1.6% (2,126) | 3.0% (2,050) | 0.1% (76) | 1.8% (2,275) | 3.3% (2,136) | 0.2% (139) |
| Registered nurses | 1.6% (2,110) | 0.1% (102) | 3.0% (2,008) | 1.8% (2,331) | 0.2% (148) | 3.6% (2,183) |
| Metal workers and plastic workers | 1.4% (1,909) | 2.7% (1,835) | 0.1% (74) | 1.8% (2,212) | 2.8% (1,847) | 0.6% (365) |
| Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers | 1.3% (1,823) | 2.6% (1,823) | 0.0% (0) | 1.4% (1,720) | 2.6% (1,701) | 0.0% (19) |
| Other financial specialists | 1.3% (1,778) | 1.1% (786) | 1.5% (992) | 1.0% (1,216) | 0.9% (598) | 1.0% (618) |
| Waiters and waitresses | 1.3% (1,763) | 0.6% (419) | 2.0% (1,344) | 1.4% (1,816) | 0.7% (488) | 2.2% (1,328) |
| Child care workers | 1.2% (1,664) | 0.3% (177) | 2.2% (1,487) | 1.6% (2,060) | 0.1% (82) | 3.3% (1,978) |
| Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 1.1% (1,560) | 0.2% (155) | 2.1% (1,405) | 0.9% (1,081) | 0.3% (220) | 1.4% (861) |
| Media and communication equipment workers | 1.1% (1,481) | 0.8% (530) | 1.4% (951) | 1.1% (1,389) | 1.3% (827) | 0.9% (562) |
| Operations specialties managers except financial managers | 1.1% (1,480) | 1.4% (1,000) | 0.7% (480) | 1.2% (1,558) | 1.4% (937) | 1.0% (621) |
| Accountants and auditors | 1.1% (1,469) | 0.7% (492) | 1.5% (977) | 1.2% (1,531) | 1.0% (670) | 1.4% (861) |
| Top executives | 1.0% (1,428) | 1.5% (1,049) | 0.6% (379) | 1.4% (1,721) | 2.0% (1,336) | 0.6% (385) |
| Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers | 1.0% (1,406) | 2.0% (1,406) | 0.0% (0) | 1.1% (1,436) | 2.1% (1,385) | 0.1% (51) |
| Engineers | 0.9% (1,245) | 1.6% (1,132) | 0.2% (113) | 1.2% (1,504) | 2.1% (1,401) | 0.2% (103) |
| Construction laborers | 0.9% (1,191) | 1.6% (1,120) | 0.1% (71) | 0.8% (964) | 1.4% (943) | 0.0% (21) |
| Other healthcare support occupations | 0.8% (1,137) | 0.1% (48) | 1.6% (1,089) | 0.7% (851) | 0.2% (118) | 1.2% (733) |
| Legal support workers | 0.8% (1,131) | 0.2% (106) | 1.5% (1,025) | 0.5% (655) | 0.2% (163) | 0.8% (492) |
| Life, physical, and social science technicians | 0.8% (1,118) | 1.0% (678) | 0.7% (440) | 0.4% (470) | 0.4% (283) | 0.3% (187) |
| Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers | 0.8% (1,073) | 0.5% (340) | 1.1% (733) | 1.0% (1,228) | 1.0% (654) | 0.9% (574) |
| Electricians | 0.6% (873) | 1.3% (873) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (537) | 0.8% (537) | 0.0% (0) |
| Law enforcement workers including supervisors | 0.6% (853) | 0.9% (635) | 0.3% (218) | 0.9% (1,145) | 1.4% (951) | 0.3% (194) |
| Lawyers | 0.6% (805) | 0.7% (454) | 0.5% (351) | 0.6% (810) | 0.9% (613) | 0.3% (197) |
| Personal appearance workers | 0.6% (800) | 0.0% (0) | 1.2% (800) | 0.5% (635) | 0.1% (94) | 0.9% (541) |
| Financial managers | 0.6% (779) | 0.7% (517) | 0.4% (262) | 0.5% (672) | 0.5% (350) | 0.5% (322) |
| Therapists | 0.6% (754) | 0.3% (184) | 0.9% (570) | 0.5% (573) | 0.2% (141) | 0.7% (432) |
| Life and physical scientists | 0.6% (753) | 0.6% (422) | 0.5% (331) | 0.8% (962) | 1.0% (655) | 0.5% (307) |
| Other protective service workers including supervisors | 0.6% (751) | 0.9% (619) | 0.2% (132) | 0.5% (671) | 0.8% (513) | 0.3% (158) |
| Food processing workers | 0.5% (704) | 0.5% (361) | 0.5% (343) | 0.6% (735) | 0.7% (464) | 0.4% (271) |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 0.5% (700) | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (700) | 1.2% (1,563) | 0.3% (183) | 2.3% (1,380) |
| Art and design workers | 0.4% (608) | 0.7% (491) | 0.2% (117) | 0.6% (754) | 0.4% (280) | 0.8% (474) |
| Social scientists and related workers | 0.4% (603) | 0.2% (114) | 0.7% (489) | 0.4% (464) | 0.3% (179) | 0.5% (285) |
| Religious workers | 0.4% (561) | 0.7% (504) | 0.1% (57) | 0.4% (469) | 0.5% (328) | 0.2% (141) |
| Assemblers and fabricators | 0.4% (559) | 0.6% (445) | 0.2% (114) | 1.3% (1,695) | 1.4% (912) | 1.3% (783) |
| Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations | 0.4% (529) | 0.5% (369) | 0.2% (160) | 0.6% (731) | 0.7% (431) | 0.5% (300) |
| Supervisors, construction and extraction workers | 0.4% (496) | 0.6% (436) | 0.1% (60) | 0.6% (762) | 1.2% (758) | 0.0% (4) |
| Motor vehicle operators except bus and truck drivers | 0.3% (463) | 0.7% (463) | 0.0% (0) | 0.1% (184) | 0.3% (172) | 0.0% (12) |
| Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers | 0.3% (450) | 0.3% (201) | 0.4% (249) | 0.3% (387) | 0.3% (190) | 0.3% (197) |
| Librarians, curators, and archivists | 0.3% (436) | 0.1% (88) | 0.5% (348) | 0.3% (333) | 0.1% (72) | 0.4% (261) |
| Plant and system operators | 0.3% (426) | 0.6% (426) | 0.0% (0) | 0.1% (124) | 0.2% (117) | 0.0% (7) |
| Farmers and farm managers | 0.3% (419) | 0.6% (419) | 0.0% (0) | 0.2% (290) | 0.3% (223) | 0.1% (67) |
| Carpenters | 0.3% (419) | 0.6% (419) | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (1,254) | 1.9% (1,254) | 0.0% (0) |
| Communications equipment operators | 0.3% (411) | 0.1% (60) | 0.5% (351) | 0.1% (123) | 0.0% (6) | 0.2% (117) |
| Physicians and surgeons | 0.3% (380) | 0.5% (328) | 0.1% (52) | 0.4% (488) | 0.6% (382) | 0.2% (106) |
| Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers | 0.3% (354) | 0.2% (150) | 0.3% (204) | 0.4% (535) | 0.4% (287) | 0.4% (248) |
| Mathematical science occupations | 0.2% (311) | 0.2% (113) | 0.3% (198) | 0.1% (186) | 0.2% (105) | 0.1% (81) |
| Secondary school teachers | 0.2% (301) | 0.3% (223) | 0.1% (78) | 0.5% (670) | 0.4% (275) | 0.7% (395) |
| Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers | 0.2% (296) | 0.1% (89) | 0.3% (207) | 0.0% (54) | 0.1% (40) | 0.0% (14) |
| Rail and water transportation workers | 0.2% (258) | 0.4% (258) | 0.0% (0) | 0.3% (355) | 0.5% (349) | 0.0% (6) |
| Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand | 0.2% (241) | 0.3% (241) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (488) | 0.7% (474) | 0.0% (14) |
| Air transportation workers | 0.2% (229) | 0.2% (155) | 0.1% (74) | 0.1% (97) | 0.1% (89) | 0.0% (8) |
| Transportation, tourism, and lodging attendants | 0.2% (226) | 0.3% (226) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (59) | 0.1% (54) | 0.0% (5) |
| Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 0.2% (221) | 0.3% (221) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (520) | 0.8% (520) | 0.0% (0) |
| Extraction workers | 0.1% (187) | 0.3% (187) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (30) | 0.0% (30) | 0.0% (0) |
| Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors | 0.1% (183) | 0.3% (183) | 0.0% (0) | 0.2% (264) | 0.4% (258) | 0.0% (6) |
| Printing workers | 0.1% (178) | 0.3% (178) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (789) | 1.0% (662) | 0.2% (127) |
| Agricultural workers including supervisors | 0.1% (170) | 0.2% (170) | 0.0% (0) | 0.3% (342) | 0.4% (282) | 0.1% (60) |
| Bus drivers | 0.1% (161) | 0.2% (161) | 0.0% (0) | 0.2% (248) | 0.3% (180) | 0.1% (68) |
| Other construction workers and helpers | 0.1% (157) | 0.2% (157) | 0.0% (0) | 0.2% (298) | 0.4% (256) | 0.1% (42) |
| Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians | 0.1% (151) | 0.2% (151) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (872) | 1.1% (746) | 0.2% (126) |
| Other transportation workers | 0.1% (125) | 0.2% (125) | 0.0% (0) | 0.2% (257) | 0.3% (200) | 0.1% (57) |
| Special education teachers | 0.1% (119) | 0.0% (0) | 0.2% (119) | 0.1% (160) | 0.0% (5) | 0.3% (155) |
| Painters and paperhangers | 0.1% (111) | 0.2% (111) | 0.0% (0) | 0.3% (358) | 0.5% (325) | 0.1% (33) |
| Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers | 0.1% (78) | 0.1% (78) | 0.0% (0) | 0.1% (181) | 0.2% (132) | 0.1% (49) |
| Woodworkers | 0.1% (71) | 0.1% (71) | 0.0% (0) | 0.1% (64) | 0.1% (64) | 0.0% (0) |
| Architects, surveyors, and cartographers | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.2% (250) | 0.3% (202) | 0.1% (48) |
Unemployment in 2009:
| Lincoln: | 3.6% | | Nebraska: | 4.2% |
Unemployment in 2008:
| Lincoln: | 2.9% | | Nebraska: | 3.3% |
Unemployment in 2007:
| Lincoln: | 2.7% | | Nebraska: | 2.9% |
Unemployment in 2006:
| Lincoln: | 2.5% | | Nebraska: | 3.0% |
Unemployment in 2005:
| Lincoln: | 3.7% | | Nebraska: | 3.9% |
Unemployment in 2004:
| Lincoln: | 3.7% | | Nebraska: | 3.9% |
Unemployment in 2003:
| Lincoln: | 3.9% | | Nebraska: | 4.0% |
Unemployment in 2002:
| Lincoln: | 3.4% | | Nebraska: | 3.7% |
Unemployment in 2001:
| Lincoln: | 2.8% | | Nebraska: | 3.1% |
Unemployment in 2000:
| Lincoln: | 2.5% | | Nebraska: | 2.8% |
Unemployment by race in 2000:
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.7%
Unemployment rate for Black males: 9.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 5.4%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 4.6%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 13.9%
Unemployment rate for Asian males: 2.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 6.7%
Unemployment rate for other race males: 3.7%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 7.7%
Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 4.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 11.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.6%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 9.3%
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008 (%)
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008 (%) - Males
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008 (%) - Females
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2000 (%)
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008:
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| Lincoln: | 2.6% (3,405) | | Nebraska: | 3.5% (31,045) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
| Lincoln: | 3.7% (2,518) | | Nebraska: | 4.8% (22,045) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
| Lincoln: | 1.4% (887) | | Nebraska: | 2.2% (9,000) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
| Lincoln: | 1.8% (2,310) | | Nebraska: | 3.0% (26,195) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
| Lincoln: | 2.8% (1,866) | | Nebraska: | 3.5% (16,130) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
| Lincoln: | 0.7% (444) | | Nebraska: | 2.4% (10,065) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| Lincoln: | 2.6% (3,407) | | Nebraska: | 4.4% (38,918) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
| Lincoln: | 3.2% (2,140) | | Nebraska: | 4.9% (22,598) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
| Lincoln: | 2.0% (1,267) | | Nebraska: | 3.9% (16,320) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| Lincoln: | 5.6% (7,304) | | Nebraska: | 7.6% (66,482) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
| Lincoln: | 6.4% (4,345) | | Nebraska: | 9.1% (42,286) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
| Lincoln: | 4.6% (2,959) | | Nebraska: | 5.8% (24,196) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| Lincoln: | 11.0% (14,439) | | Nebraska: | 11.7% (102,830) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
| Lincoln: | 14.0% (9,473) | | Nebraska: | 13.8% (64,032) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
| Lincoln: | 7.8% (4,966) | | Nebraska: | 9.3% (38,798) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| Lincoln: | 13.5% (17,723) | | Nebraska: | 14.3% (125,671) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
| Lincoln: | 11.0% (7,444) | | Nebraska: | 15.0% (69,524) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
| Lincoln: | 16.1% (10,279) | | Nebraska: | 13.4% (56,147) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| Lincoln: | 21.1% (27,702) | | Nebraska: | 18.5% (163,203) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
| Lincoln: | 18.2% (12,315) | | Nebraska: | 16.3% (75,278) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
| Lincoln: | 24.1% (15,387) | | Nebraska: | 21.1% (87,925) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| Lincoln: | 9.3% (12,223) | | Nebraska: | 9.4% (82,706) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
| Lincoln: | 8.2% (5,545) | | Nebraska: | 8.1% (37,667) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
| Lincoln: | 10.5% (6,678) | | Nebraska: | 10.8% (45,039) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
| Lincoln: | 6.4% (8,405) | | Nebraska: | 4.5% (40,063) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
| Lincoln: | 5.1% (3,438) | | Nebraska: | 3.3% (15,094) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
| Lincoln: | 7.8% (4,967) | | Nebraska: | 6.0% (24,969) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| Lincoln: | 4.1% (5,414) | | Nebraska: | 4.4% (38,338) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
| Lincoln: | 3.4% (2,295) | | Nebraska: | 3.2% (14,658) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
| Lincoln: | 4.9% (3,119) | | Nebraska: | 5.7% (23,680) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
| Lincoln: | 2.4% (3,208) | | Nebraska: | 2.1% (18,700) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Males:
| Lincoln: | 2.2% (1,467) | | Nebraska: | 1.7% (8,072) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
| Lincoln: | 2.7% (1,741) | | Nebraska: | 2.5% (10,628) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
| Lincoln: | 1.4% (1,903) | | Nebraska: | 1.2% (10,324) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Males:
| Lincoln: | 1.1% (742) | | Nebraska: | 0.8% (3,867) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Females:
| Lincoln: | 1.8% (1,161) | | Nebraska: | 1.5% (6,457) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| Lincoln: | 8.8% (11,624) | | Nebraska: | 7.6% (67,250) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
| Lincoln: | 9.4% (6,354) | | Nebraska: | 7.5% (34,750) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
| Lincoln: | 8.3% (5,270) | | Nebraska: | 7.8% (32,500) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| Lincoln: | 9.4% (12,310) | | Nebraska: | 7.8% (68,802) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
| Lincoln: | 11.4% (7,707) | | Nebraska: | 8.0% (37,034) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
| Lincoln: | 7.2% (4,603) | | Nebraska: | 7.6% (31,768) |
| Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2000:
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| Lincoln: | 2.1% (2,603) | | Nebraska: | 2.6% (22,860) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
| Lincoln: | 1.4% (1,783) | | Nebraska: | 2.3% (19,970) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| Lincoln: | 2.9% (3,595) | | Nebraska: | 3.8% (33,408) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| Lincoln: | 5.9% (7,352) | | Nebraska: | 6.6% (57,307) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| Lincoln: | 10.4% (12,949) | | Nebraska: | 10.2% (89,341) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| Lincoln: | 15.2% (18,952) | | Nebraska: | 15.0% (131,291) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| Lincoln: | 19.7% (24,541) | | Nebraska: | 19.3% (168,546) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| Lincoln: | 9.0% (11,221) | | Nebraska: | 9.6% (83,777) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
| Lincoln: | 5.0% (6,223) | | Nebraska: | 4.1% (36,098) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| Lincoln: | 4.9% (6,110) | | Nebraska: | 4.2% (36,918) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
| Lincoln: | 2.4% (3,024) | | Nebraska: | 1.9% (16,466) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
| Lincoln: | 1.1% (1,426) | | Nebraska: | 1.0% (8,370) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| Lincoln: | 8.8% (10,929) | | Nebraska: | 7.1% (61,933) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| Lincoln: | 8.4% (10,549) | | Nebraska: | 7.6% (66,396) |
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Percentage of workers working in this county: 94.6%
Number of people working at home: 3,625 (2.9% of all workers)
Daytime population change due to commuting: +10,220 (+4.5%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 112,346 (90.0%)
Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2008 (%)
Working at home in 2008 - Lincoln
Working at home in 2008 - Nebraska
Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2008 (%) - Males
Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2008 (%) - Females
Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2000 (%)
Working at home in 2000 - Lincoln
Working at home in 2000 - Nebraska
Travel time to work in 2008:
Less than 5 minutes:
| Lincoln: | 3.0% (4,273) | | Nebraska: | 6.9% (61,710) |
Less than 5 minutes - Males:
| Lincoln: | 4.1% (2,960) | | Nebraska: | 7.0% (33,339) |
Less than 5 minutes - Females:
| Lincoln: | 1.9% (1,313) | | Nebraska: | 6.7% (28,371) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Lincoln: | 15.4% (21,641) | | Nebraska: | 18.2% (163,938) |
5 to 9 minutes - Males:
| Lincoln: | 14.1% (10,111) | | Nebraska: | 16.8% (79,542) |
5 to 9 minutes - Females:
| Lincoln: | 16.8% (11,530) | | Nebraska: | 19.8% (84,396) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Lincoln: | 20.4% (28,676) | | Nebraska: | 19.1% (172,085) |
10 to 14 minutes - Males:
| Lincoln: | 19.6% (14,066) | | Nebraska: | 18.7% (88,702) |
10 to 14 minutes - Females:
| Lincoln: | 21.3% (14,610) | | Nebraska: | 19.6% (83,383) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Lincoln: | 21.8% (30,711) | | Nebraska: | 17.5% (157,724) |
15 to 19 minutes - Males:
| Lincoln: | 22.2% (15,990) | | Nebraska: | 17.1% (81,039) |
15 to 19 minutes - Females:
| Lincoln: | 21.4% (14,721) | | Nebraska: | 18.0% (76,685) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Lincoln: | 17.8% (25,080) | | Nebraska: | 14.7% (132,381) |
20 to 24 minutes - Males:
| Lincoln: | 18.0% (12,942) | | Nebraska: | 15.5% (73,262) |
20 to 24 minutes - Females:
| Lincoln: | 17.7% (12,138) | | Nebraska: | 13.9% (59,119) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Lincoln: | 5.9% (8,255) | | Nebraska: | 5.5% (49,277) |
25 to 29 minutes - Males:
| Lincoln: | 5.9% (4,270) | | Nebraska: | 5.2% (24,534) |
25 to 29 minutes - Females:
| Lincoln: | 5.8% (3,985) | | Nebraska: | 5.8% (24,743) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Lincoln: | 6.8% (9,551) | | Nebraska: | 8.9% (80,511) |
30 to 34 minutes - Males:
| Lincoln: | 5.5% (3,983) | | Nebraska: | 9.3% (43,900) |
30 to 34 minutes - Females:
| Lincoln: | 8.1% (5,568) | | Nebraska: | 8.6% (36,611) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Lincoln: | 1.2% (1,696) | | Nebraska: | 1.3% (12,105) |
35 to 39 minutes - Males:
| Lincoln: | 0.8% (593) | | Nebraska: | 1.3% (6,070) |
35 to 39 minutes - Females:
| Lincoln: | 1.6% (1,103) | | Nebraska: | 1.4% (6,035) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Lincoln: | 1.6% (2,268) | | Nebraska: | 1.6% (14,124) |
40 to 44 minutes - Males:
| Lincoln: | 1.9% (1,388) | | Nebraska: | 1.7% (7,911) |
40 to 44 minutes - Females:
| Lincoln: | 1.3% (880) | | Nebraska: | 1.5% (6,213) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Lincoln: | 2.6% (3,725) | | Nebraska: | 3.2% (28,374) |
45 to 59 minutes - Males:
| Lincoln: | 3.2% (2,291) | | Nebraska: | 3.7% (17,359) |
45 to 59 minutes - Females:
| Lincoln: | 2.1% (1,434) | | Nebraska: | 2.6% (11,015) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Lincoln: | 2.4% (3,394) | | Nebraska: | 1.9% (17,254) |
60 to 89 minutes - Males:
| Lincoln: | 3.1% (2,230) | | Nebraska: | 2.4% (11,338) |
60 to 89 minutes - Females:
| Lincoln: | 1.7% (1,164) | | Nebraska: | 1.4% (5,916) |
90 or more minutes:
| Lincoln: | 0.9% (1,334) | | Nebraska: | 1.1% (10,296) |
90 or more minutes - Males:
| Lincoln: | 1.5% (1,074) | | Nebraska: | 1.5% (7,144) |
90 or more minutes - Females:
| Lincoln: | 0.4% (260) | | Nebraska: | 0.7% (3,152) |
| Travel time to work in 2000:
Less than 5 minutes:
| Lincoln: | 3.2% (3,962) | | Nebraska: | 6.6% (57,839) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Lincoln: | 14.8% (18,529) | | Nebraska: | 18.0% (156,837) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Lincoln: | 24.6% (30,699) | | Nebraska: | 19.5% (170,281) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Lincoln: | 23.5% (29,408) | | Nebraska: | 16.9% (147,864) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Lincoln: | 16.2% (20,193) | | Nebraska: | 13.9% (121,568) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Lincoln: | 3.9% (4,922) | | Nebraska: | 4.6% (39,900) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Lincoln: | 5.1% (6,426) | | Nebraska: | 7.7% (67,161) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Lincoln: | 0.5% (630) | | Nebraska: | 1.1% (9,881) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Lincoln: | 0.5% (639) | | Nebraska: | 1.3% (11,410) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Lincoln: | 1.7% (2,103) | | Nebraska: | 2.7% (23,190) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Lincoln: | 2.1% (2,563) | | Nebraska: | 1.8% (15,536) |
90 or more minutes:
| Lincoln: | 0.9% (1,183) | | Nebraska: | 1.3% (11,214) |
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Travel time to work (in minutes) by means of transportation (%)
Travel time to work by means of transportation:
Less than 30 minutes - public transportation:
| Lincoln: | 58.7% (925) | | Nebraska: | 47.0% (2,944) |
Less than 30 minutes - other means:
| Lincoln: | 89.2% (106,788) | | Nebraska: | 83.7% (691,345) |
30 to 44 minutes - public transportation:
| Lincoln: | 24.9% (392) | | Nebraska: | 25.8% (1,612) |
30 to 44 minutes - other means:
| Lincoln: | 6.1% (7,303) | | Nebraska: | 10.5% (86,840) |
45 to 59 minutes - public transportation:
| Lincoln: | 6.0% (95) | | Nebraska: | 9.1% (571) |
45 to 59 minutes - other means:
| Lincoln: | 1.7% (2,008) | | Nebraska: | 2.7% (22,619) |
60 or more minutes - public transportation:
| Lincoln: | 10.4% (164) | | Nebraska: | 18.1% (1,133) |
60 or more minutes - other means:
| Lincoln: | 3.0% (3,582) | | Nebraska: | 3.1% (25,617) |
Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Lincoln
Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Lincoln (Males)
Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Lincoln (Females)
Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Nebraska
Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Nebraska (Males)
Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Nebraska (Females)
Means of transportation to work in 2000 - Lincoln
Means of transportation to work in 2000 - Nebraska
Means of transportation to work in 2008:
Drove car alone:
| Lincoln: | 83.3% (119,779) | | Nebraska: | 80.7% (758,271) |
Drove car alone - Males:
| Lincoln: | 82.0% (59,830) | | Nebraska: | 79.6% (395,142) |
Drove car alone - Females:
| Lincoln: | 84.7% (59,949) | | Nebraska: | 81.9% (363,129) |
Carpooled:
| Lincoln: | 8.1% (11,622) | | Nebraska: | 10.1% (94,957) |
Carpooled - Males:
| Lincoln: | 8.7% (6,323) | | Nebraska: | 10.2% (50,891) |
Carpooled - Females:
| Lincoln: | 7.5% (5,299) | | Nebraska: | 9.9% (44,066) |
Bus or trolley bus:
| Lincoln: | 0.8% (1,217) | | Nebraska: | 0.6% (5,501) |
Bus or trolley bus - Males:
| Lincoln: | 1.2% (867) | | Nebraska: | 0.6% (2,998) |
Bus or trolley bus - Females:
| Lincoln: | 0.5% (350) | | Nebraska: | 0.6% (2,503) |
Bicycle:
| Lincoln: | 1.4% (2,025) | | Nebraska: | 0.4% (4,100) |
Bicycle - Males:
| Lincoln: | 2.0% (1,471) | | Nebraska: | 0.7% (3,267) |
Bicycle - Females:
| Lincoln: | 0.8% (554) | | Nebraska: | 0.2% (833) |
Walked:
| Lincoln: | 3.5% (5,096) | | Nebraska: | 3.3% (30,769) |
Walked - Males:
| Lincoln: | 3.6% (2,661) | | Nebraska: | 3.5% (17,336) |
Walked - Females:
| Lincoln: | 3.4% (2,435) | | Nebraska: | 3.0% (13,433) |
Other means:
| Lincoln: | 0.6% (865) | | Nebraska: | 0.7% (6,156) |
Other means - Males:
| Lincoln: | 1.0% (746) | | Nebraska: | 0.9% (4,506) |
Other means - Females:
| Lincoln: | 0.2% (119) | | Nebraska: | 0.4% (1,650) |
| Means of transportation to work in 2000:
Drove car alone:
| Lincoln: | 80.7% (100,761) | | Nebraska: | 80.0% (698,680) |
Carpooled:
| Lincoln: | 10.1% (12,603) | | Nebraska: | 10.5% (91,901) |
Bus or trolley bus:
| Lincoln: | 1.2% (1,526) | | Nebraska: | 0.7% (5,724) |
Subway or elevated:
| Lincoln: | 0.0% (5) | | Nebraska: | 0.0% (55) |
Ferryboat:
| Lincoln: | 0.0% (4) | | Nebraska: | 0.0% (66) |
Taxicab:
| Lincoln: | 0.0% (41) | | Nebraska: | 0.0% (302) |
Motorcycle:
| Lincoln: | 0.1% (129) | | Nebraska: | 0.1% (559) |
Bicycle:
| Lincoln: | 1.0% (1,194) | | Nebraska: | 0.3% (2,547) |
Walked:
| Lincoln: | 3.4% (4,221) | | Nebraska: | 3.2% (28,003) |
Other means:
| Lincoln: | 0.6% (773) | | Nebraska: | 0.5% (4,731) |
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Private vehicle occupancy (%)
Private vehicle occupancy:
Drove alone:
| Lincoln: | 88.9% (100,761) | | Nebraska: | 88.4% (698,680) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Lincoln: | 9.4% (10,611) | | Nebraska: | 9.2% (72,443) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Lincoln: | 1.2% (1,351) | | Nebraska: | 1.6% (12,650) |
In 4 person carpool:
| Lincoln: | 0.4% (415) | | Nebraska: | 0.5% (4,061) |
In 5-6 person carpool:
| Lincoln: | 0.2% (181) | | Nebraska: | 0.2% (1,968) |
In 7+ person carpool:
| Lincoln: | 0.0% (45) | | Nebraska: | 0.1% (779) |
Class of Workers (%) - Males
Class of Workers (%) - Females
Class of Workers:
Employee of private company:
| Lincoln: | 64.3% (81,145) | | Nebraska: | 65.6% (575,647) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Lincoln: | 68.0% (44,671) | | Nebraska: | 67.5% (312,099) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Lincoln: | 60.3% (36,474) | | Nebraska: | 63.5% (263,548) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Lincoln: | 2.3% (2,891) | | Nebraska: | 3.4% (30,129) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| Lincoln: | 3.1% (2,058) | | Nebraska: | 4.9% (22,553) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
| Lincoln: | 1.4% (833) | | Nebraska: | 1.8% (7,576) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Lincoln: | 7.9% (10,029) | | Nebraska: | 8.0% (70,608) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Lincoln: | 4.6% (3,016) | | Nebraska: | 4.5% (20,701) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Lincoln: | 11.6% (7,013) | | Nebraska: | 12.0% (49,907) |
Local government workers:
| Lincoln: | 6.4% (8,073) | | Nebraska: | 6.6% (57,943) |
Local government workers - Males:
| Lincoln: | 5.2% (3,421) | | Nebraska: | 5.2% (23,995) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Lincoln: | 7.7% (4,652) | | Nebraska: | 8.2% (33,948) |
State government workers:
| Lincoln: | 11.6% (14,649) | | Nebraska: | 4.9% (43,368) |
State government workers - Males:
| Lincoln: | 11.1% (7,286) | | Nebraska: | 4.3% (19,846) |
State government workers - Females:
| Lincoln: | 12.2% (7,363) | | Nebraska: | 5.7% (23,522) |
Federal government workers:
| Lincoln: | 2.1% (2,597) | | Nebraska: | 2.1% (18,848) |
Federal government workers - Males:
| Lincoln: | 2.5% (1,659) | | Nebraska: | 2.2% (10,225) |
Federal government workers - Females:
| Lincoln: | 1.6% (938) | | Nebraska: | 2.1% (8,623) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Lincoln: | 5.2% (6,581) | | Nebraska: | 8.7% (76,150) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Lincoln: | 5.3% (3,483) | | Nebraska: | 11.0% (50,667) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| Lincoln: | 5.1% (3,098) | | Nebraska: | 6.1% (25,483) |
Unpaid family workers:
| Lincoln: | 0.2% (211) | | Nebraska: | 0.5% (4,544) |
Unpaid family workers - Males:
| Lincoln: | 0.2% (99) | | Nebraska: | 0.5% (2,419) |
Unpaid family workers - Females:
| Lincoln: | 0.2% (112) | | Nebraska: | 0.5% (2,125) |
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