Editing Lincoln, Nebraska (section)

==Economy==
[[File:Linc 2008 2.jpg|thumb|Fort Western store]]

Lincoln's economy is fairly typical of a mid-sized American city; most economic activity is derived from the service and manufacturing industries.<ref name="npr">{{cite news |last=Schaper |first=David |date=March 2, 2015 |url=https://www.npr.org/2015/03/02/388740062/nation-s-nearly-recession-proof-city-sees-new-challenges |title=A Nearly Recession-Proof City Is Not Slowing Down |edition=Morning |agency=National Public Radio |access-date=October 16, 2015}}</ref> Government and the [[University of Nebraska]] are both large contributors to the local economy. Other prominent industries in Lincoln include finance, insurance, publishing, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, telecommunications, railroads,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://col.ionwave.net/extract.aspx?file=output%255ccol%255c2014_7%255cad721af7-1f60-4422-9a76-c0be9500449e.pdf&name=14-140+Revised+Specifications.pdf |title=Revised Specifications 2014 Transit Development Plan City Of Lincoln, Nebraska – Startran Request For Proposals |publisher=City of Lincoln, Nebraska |access-date=August 2, 2014}}</ref> high technology,<ref name="npr" /> information technology, medical, education and truck transport.

For October 2021, the Lincoln Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) preliminary unemployment rate was 1.3% (not seasonally adjusted).<ref name="unemplrate">{{cite web |url=https://www.dol.nebraska.gov/webdocs/Resources/Trends/October%202021/LAS%20Area%20Summary%20Lincoln.pdf |title=Labor Area Summary, Lincoln MSA |website=Nebraska INFOlink |publisher=Nebraska Department of Labor |access-date=December 6, 2021}}</ref> With a tight labor market, Lincoln has seen rapid wage growth. From the summer of 2014 to the summer of 2015, the average hourly pay for both public and private employees have increased by 11%. From October 2014 to October 2015, wages were also up by 8.4%.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sparshott |first=Jeffrey |date=December 17, 2015 |title=In Lincoln, Neb., a View of Full Employment |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-lincoln-neb-a-view-of-full-employment-1450394644 |newspaper=Wall Street Journal |publisher=Dow Jones & Company, Inc. |location=New York, NY |access-date=December 18, 2015}}</ref>

One of the largest employers is [[Bryan Health]], which consists of two major hospitals and several large outpatient facilities across the city. Healthcare and medical jobs account for a large portion of Lincoln's employment: as of 2009, full-time healthcare employees in the city included 9,010 healthcare practitioners in technical occupations, 4,610 workers in healthcare support positions, 780 licensed and vocational nurses, and 150 medical and clinical laboratory technicians.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collegedegreereport.com/cities/lincoln |title=Lincoln Career, Salary & Employment Info |publisher=College Degree Report|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101008221049/http://www.collegedegreereport.com/cities/lincoln |archive-date=October 8, 2010 }}</ref>

Several national business were originally established in Lincoln; these include student lender [[Nelnet]], [[Ameritas]], [[Assurity Life Insurance Company|Assurity]], [[Fort Western Stores]], [[CliffsNotes]] and [[HobbyTown USA]]. Several regional restaurant chains began in Lincoln, including [[Amigos/Kings Classic]],<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.amigoskings.com/about-amigos/ |title= About Us – Amigos/Kings Classic |publisher= Amigos/Kings Classic |access-date= August 3, 2014}}</ref> [[Runza (restaurant)|Runza Restaurants]],<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.runza.com/about/history |title= History - Runza |publisher= Runza.com |access-date= January 4, 2018}}</ref> and [[Valentino's]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://valentinos.com/history/ |title= Valentino's – History |publisher= Valentino's of America, Inc. |access-date= August 3, 2014}}</ref>

The Lincoln area makes up a part of what is known as the greater Midwest [[Silicon Prairie]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://siliconprairienews.com/2015/09/7-reasons-why-you-should-pay-attention-to-lincoln/ |title= 7 reasons why you should pay attention to Lincoln |last=Pendell |first=Ryan |date= September 30, 2015 |website= Silicon Prairie News |publisher= Silicon Prairie News & Destination Graphic |access-date= May 22, 2016}}</ref> The city is also a part of a rapidly growing [[Microbrewery|craft brewing]] industry.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Olberding |first1=Matt |date=May 22, 2017 |title=Local tourism promotion focusing on craft beer |url=http://journalstar.com/business/local/local-tourism-promotion-focusing-on-craft-beer/article_fa377f5a-eedc-57ed-9c62-415e22f88ab2.html |newspaper=Lincoln Journal Star |location=Lincoln, NE |access-date=May 22, 2017}}</ref>

===Principal employers===
According to the city's 2023 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lincoln.ne.gov/files/sharedassets/public/v/1/finance/accounting/2023acfr.pdf |title=Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the City of Lincoln, Nebraska, for the Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2023 |department=Accounting Division of the Finance Department |website=InterLinc |publisher=City of Lincoln, Nebraska |access-date=May 16, 2024}}</ref> the principal employers of the city are:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
|1
|[[Nebraska|State of Nebraska]]
|8,300
|-
|2
|[[Lincoln Public Schools]]
|7,780
|-
|3
|[[University of Nebraska–Lincoln|University of Nebraska-Lincoln]]
|7,500
|-
|4
|[[Bryan Health]]
|4,900
|-
|5
|[[Federal government of the United States|US Government]]
|3,300
|-
|6
|City of Lincoln
|2,766
|-
|7
|[[Kawasaki Motors|Kawasaki Motors Mfg. Corp.]]
|2,450
|-
|8
|[[St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center|Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center]]
|1,825
|-
|9
|B&R Stores, Inc.
|1,800
|-
|10
|Duncan Aviation
|1,750
|-
|11
|Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital
|1,500
|-
|12
|[[BNSF Railway|BNSF Railway]]
|1,450
|}

===Automotive and technology===
1974 saw the establishment of a [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries|Kawasaki]] motorcycles assembly facility named the American Kawasaki Motors Corporation (KMC), to complete Japan-produced components into finished products for the North American market.<ref name="MCN 13 Feb 74">Kawasaki's US factory. ''[[Motor Cycle News|Motorcycle News]]'', 13 February 1974, p.7. Retrieved March 14, 2022</ref><ref>[https://www.cycleworld.com/sport-rider/kawasakis-plant-in-lincoln-nebraska/ Kawasaki's Plant in Lincoln, Nebraska] cycleworld.com, July 11, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2022</ref> Incorporated in 1981, Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp. (KMM) and assumed control of KMC. As of 2022, their webpresence named  tallies "All-Terrain Vehicles, Utility Vehicles, Personal Watercraft, Recreation Utility Vehicles, and Passenger Rail Cars" as their range.<ref>[https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/nebraska/articles/2021-07-19/kawasaki-plans-200m-expansion-that-would-add-550-new-jobs Kawasaki Plans $200M Expansion That Would Add 550 New Jobs] ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'', July 19, 2021.  Retrieved March 11, 2022</ref><ref>[https://www.kawasakilincoln.com/ Welcome to Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp., U.S.A.] kawasakilincoln.com Retrieved March 11, 2022</ref>

Kawasaki is one of Lincoln's largest private employers with over 2,400 employees, and it has the largest square footage of manufacturing space. Newer product lines are rail cars and aircraft cargo doors.<ref>[https://journalstar.com/business/local/kawasaki-to-expand-in-lincoln-add-hundreds-of-jobs/article_9f4aaf69-d72c-502a-bc35-a3495785ae75.html Kawasaki to expand in Lincoln, add hundreds of jobs] ''[[Lincoln Journal Star]]'', February 7, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2022</ref>

===Military===
{{See also|Lincoln Air National Guard Base}}
The Nebraska Air and Army National Guard's Joint Force Headquarters are in Lincoln along with other major units of the Nebraska National Guard.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ne.ng.mil/Resource/Pages/About-Us.aspx |title=Nebraska National Guard – About Us |publisher=Nebraska National Guard |access-date=May 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518105007/http://ne.ng.mil/Resource/Pages/About-Us.aspx |archive-date=May 18, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> During the early years of the [[Cold War]], the Lincoln Airport was the [[Lincoln Air Force Base]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lincolnafb.org/history.php |title=The History of the Former Lincoln Air Force Base |publisher=lincolnafb.org |access-date=August 2, 2014}}</ref> the Nebraska Air National Guard and the Nebraska Army National Guard now have joint-use facilities with the Lincoln Airport.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lincoln Air National Guard Base|url=http://www.militarybases.us/air-force/lincoln-air-national-guard-base/|website=Military Bases US|access-date=September 6, 2016}}</ref> Alongside the National Guard, the [[55th Wing]] of Offutt Air Force Base was temporarily headquartered in Lincoln through September 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hammack |first=Zach |date=April 16, 2021 |title=Officials welcome Offutt planes to temporary home -- 'Lincoln Air Force Base' |url=https://journalstar.com/news/local/officials-welcome-offutt-planes-to-temporary-home-lincoln-air-force-base/article_4409865e-09a6-5598-bf39-58e58c21798b.html |newspaper=Lincoln Journal Star |location=Lincoln, NE |access-date=December 6, 2021}}</ref>