Transcript Scott Strain
Mission To increase business, investment and employment in the Greater Omaha area.
Partnership
Labor Market Conditions
107 Non-Farm Employment: Omaha vs. U.S.
(index: 2000 average = 100) Omaha 106 105 104 103 102 101 U.S.
100 99 98 2000 2001 2002 2003
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Labor Market Conditions
12 Unemployment Rate (%): Omaha vs. U.S.
U.S.
10 8 6 4 2 Omaha 0 2005 2005 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008 2009 2009 2010 2010
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Retail Activity
780 Net Taxable Sales, Nebraska Counties in the Omaha MSA*: 2010 v 2009 ($s millions, seasonally adjusted) 2010 2009 770 760 750 740 730 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
*Cass, Douglas, Sarpy, Saunders and Washington counties
Construction Activity
Single-Family Residential Permits, Omaha MSA: 2010 v 2009 (thousands, seasonally adjusted annual rate) 4 2010 2009 3 2 1 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
California Visit – November 2010
2010 Rankings and Recognition
47 National Rankings
2010 Landed Projects
Projects – 54 projects Jobs – 1,434 Investment – $128.8 million
New & Expanding
Regional Development Announcements 2010
Q4
70
Employment Investment
698 $90.9 million
2010
Y-T-D*
326
2009
Q4
98
2009
Y-T-D
237 4,804 842 3,148 $482.6 million $202.1 million $495.2 million
*Note: Adjustments are made quarterly to New & Expanding business announcements; therefore current data may reflect changes from previously reported data.
Nebraska Advantage
Projects Employment Est. Investment
2010
54 2,788 $356.9 million
2006-2010 TOTAL
245 18,659 $5.615 billion
By location: • • • Omaha MSA (Cass, Douglas, Sarpy, Washington counties) - 117 projects Lincoln MSA (Lancaster, Seward counties) - 43 Greater Nebraska – 85 projects projects
GO! – Landed Projects
2004 – 2010
292 Projects SUCCESS 16,831 Jobs $3.18 Billion Investment
Q & A • Contact • • • • • Scott Strain Senior Director – Research Greater Omaha Chamber 402.978.7903