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Population Projections for Nebraska Counties 2020 to 2050

8/17/22 | UNO CPAR, at the request of the Nebraska legislature, updated their population projections by Nebraska County for 2030, 2040, and 2050.
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Nebraska’s Women in STEM: Listen Then Act

6/9/2022 | Women in Nebraska’s workforce frequently encounter and overcome gender barriers as they pursue careers in STEM fields in Nebraska, according to a new report released this month by the Center for Public Affairs Research (CPAR) at the University of Nebraska Omaha. Bio Nebraska and Nebraska Cures commissioned the report with NASA Nebraska Space Grant funding for a graduate student research assistant. Learn more at NebraskaWomenInSTEM.com.
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Wage Data for Public Transit Agencies

5/27/22 | In response to a request for wage data for employees of Nebraska public transit agencies, CPAR compiled data from the Nebraska Transit Portal. This portal is a project of our ongoing partnership with the Nebraska Department of Transportation to support more efficient and effective rural public transit in Nebraska. The Summary of Wage Data report provides monthly wages and non-pay related employee expenses paid to a range of positions, for January-April 2022. The Summary of Driver Data report provides results from a survey of transit agencies conducted May 4, 2022 through June 1, 2022.
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Housing Perceptions in Nebraska

5/19/22 | UNO CPAR partnered with the Nebraska Investment Finance Authority to conduct analysis of focus group data regarding housing perceptions in Nebraska for the statewide strategic housing plan. Over 170 responses were analyzed and provide key insights on challenges and opportunities related to housing in Nebraska.
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Nebraska Focused: Building Our Future

2/3/2022 | Josie Schafer shared data and analysis of Nebraska's workforce with Nebraska Public Media. The one-hour program — Nebraska Focused: Building Our Future — visits all four University of Nebraska campuses to look at innovative ways the University of Nebraska is recruiting and training the workforce of the future.
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Nebraska Rural Transit Grant

1/18/2022 | UNO CPAR has received a 2.5-year renewal of a grant to support more efficient and effective rural public transit in Nebraska. Learn more about our work to support rural public transit over the 5 years and our future plans.
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Reasons for Tightening Workforce, Shortages

1/9/2022 | Josie Schafer was interviwed by KETV Omaha for a story about the workforce shuffle in Nebraska. She identifies shifting occupations, aging populations, and brain drain as reasons for the tightening workforce and shortages. She recommends businesses find ways to adapt to attract and retain workers.

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Entrepreneurship in Nebraska

1/4/2022 | Through a review of baseline data on entrepreneurship in Nebraska, interviews, and a survey, the Entrepreneurship in Nebraska Report summarizes the key challenges and opportunities for entrepreneurship development in Nebraska from the perspective of the statewide entrepreneurship ecosystem. Watch Josie Schafer present related research at the Entrepreneurship Best Practices Summit. | Listen to an interview with Josie Schafer on Nebraska Public Media. | See coverage of report in the NE Chamber News Update.
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2021 Nebraska Youth Survey

10/8/2021 | We again partnered with the Nebraska Community Foundation to survey middle and high school students and found they are increasingly embracing their hometowns and seeking ways to contribute to their shared future. The results of the survey reveal the priorities, values, and desires of Nebraska youth; as well as factors that may influences their decision to return or stay in Greater Nebraska in the future. Read more.
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Redistricting Data now on data.census.gov

9/16/2021 |There are six tables of redistricting data available for most geographies. For easy access we provide links to these for Nebraska on our 2020 Census page. In addition, we have compiled the most popular data from these tables for Nebraska, congressional districts, unicameral districts, counties, and places in a handy dashboard where you can view and easily download the data.

Local counts are out!

Local Counts and Redistricting Data

8/12/2021 | CPAR held a press conference to discuss and answer questions about the local count and redistricting data from the 2020 Census released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. Of Nebraska's 93 counties, 24 — or 26% — had population growth in the 2010s. Visit our 2020 Census page to learn more about the release and to download tables of Nebraska data compiled by CPAR.
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Economic Conditions & Projections for Omaha-Council Bluffs

6/22/2021 | Colleagues in the UNO College of Business Administration have prepared a report on the Omaha economy post COVID-19. Using a range of metrics the report demonstrates, that while Nebraska weathered the pandemic better than other states and is well into a solid recovery, the economy is not yet stronger than in 2019.

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