What does this employment location dashboard show?

Each year, approximately – students stay in Nebraska to work, maintaining an average –% employment location rate. Generally, – females (–%) than males (–%) stay in Nebraska to work. Employment location rates vary across public postsecondary institutions in the state. Over time, the statewide average remains constant.

Employment location rates differ across racial groups. – (–%) and – (–%) students have the highest Nebraska employment rates while – students have the lowest Nebraska employment rates with –%.

For more information and references regarding employment location in Nebraska, visit the Employment Location Literature Review here.

Why is employment location important?

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How is employment location measured?

This dashboard examines where students live and work after leaving formal education.

Talent Retention:

The percentage of students who have exited a Nebraska public postsecondary institution and are retained as employees in the state of Nebraska. Specifically, these are individuals with at least one year of employment in Nebraska within two years after their postsecondary exit. Individuals who do not meet this threshold are classified as “unknown” with respect to their employment location. This is because these individuals may be working in Nebraska, but in jobs that are not reported to the state’s unemployment insurance system, are working outside of Nebraska, or are unemployed. Due to data limitations, there is currently no viable way to distinguish between these categories.

NSWERS Information & Research Agenda:

Data within the NSWERS Data System inform analysis for the following NSWERS Information & Research Agenda questions related to postsecondary persistence:

• What are the summary characteristics of employment location?
• What variables impact employment location?
• How does employment location change over time?
• How does employment location change with respect to public postsecondary institutions and institution type within the state?

Longitudinal Cohorts

A cohort is a group of individuals who share a common characteristic or characteristics. This dashboard groups students based on their expected postsecondary status and tracks them over time. This allows for data analysis throughout the students’ education and workforce journey. Data include students with expected academic year ending dates between – and –.

Data Source

The data on this dashboard is from the NSWERS Data System, –––. The data includes records for public high schools and public postsecondary institutions in Nebraska. Data was not provided by Central Community College. Employment information is sourced from Nebraska’s Unemployment Insurance quarterly wage reports. These provisional results are based on certified NSWERS data as of –. The provisional results on this dashboard may change because of data resubmissions by NSWERS Partners and/or Affiliates. For updated results, please contact support@nswers.org.

Disclaimer:

The data on this dashboard is based on information provided to NSWERS by partner agencies and institutions. While NSWERS strives for accuracy and reliability, official estimates should be obtained directly from the respective partners.

Questions?

Please contact NSWERS at info@nswers.org.