Greater Omaha Economic Development Partnership

Greater Omaha Workforce

 

Access to educated, skilled and motivated workers is one of the key attributes that draw business to Greater Omaha, fostering continued growth. Every year, there are more than 9,000 new graduates from area high schools and 10,000 from local colleges and universities. They stay here because of the opportunity Greater Omaha brings — professionally and personally, with a superior quality of life. The result is a workforce that is not only ample, but also highly productive.

  • Greater Omaha is home to an educated, productive and affordable workforce

  • 35% of the Greater Omaha area’s workforce is under 25 years of age

  • The majority of graduates from the Greater Omaha area’s business and technology programs choose to remain in the area

  • Greater Omaha's worker’s compensation and unemployment insurance rates are lower than the national average