Business Barometer

Scotts Bluff County Labor Market Statistics

Month:  AUGUST 2009 2008 Percent Change
Total Labor Force: 19,596 20,432 (4.09) %
Total Employment: 18,620 19,576 (4.88) %
Unemployed: 976 713 33.89 %
% of Unemployed: 5.0 % 3.5 %  
 

Building Permits

Month:  SEPTEMBER 2009 2009 Year-To-Date 2008 Year-To-Date
Scottsbluff: $ 470,260 $ 26,258,412 $ 10,910,115
Gering: $ 607,771 $ 6,197,742 $ 5,685,590
Terrytown: $ 12,302 $ 21,636 $ 6,000
Total Valuation: $ 1,090,333 $ 32,477,790 $ 16,601,705
 

 Net Taxable Sales

Month:  JULY 2009 2008 Percent Change
Scotts Bluff County: $ 37,493,502  $ 35,363,688 6.02 %
Gering: $ 5,046,766  $ 4,991,083 1.12 %
Scottsbluff: $ 31,126,285 $ 28,810,812 8.04 %
 
Motor Vehicle Net Taxable Sales
Month:  JULY 2009 2008 Percent Change
Scotts Bluff County: $ 5,246,681  $ 5,129,001 2.29 %
 

Lodging Sales

as of JUNE 2009 2008 Percent Change
Fiscal Year To Date (< 3%) $ 1,347,839 $  not available not available %
 

Scotts Bluff County Airport - Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd.

Month: SEPTEMBER 2009
En-Plane: 649
De-Plane: 620
Charters: 57
 
Business Banking Report - Debits & Credits
(Two Banks Reporting)
Month:  SEPTEMBER 2009
Debits: $ 3,352,393,097
Credits: $ 3,511,511,505

revised 11/9/09