Editing Ogle County, Illinois (section)

==Economy==
By 2000, 65% of the county [[labor force]] was employed as [[white-collar worker]]s with an increase of 20 points in comparison with 1990 statistics. [[Manufacturing]] remains the leading employment sector absorbing more than 21.7% of the labor force though there was a decrease from 30,4% in 1995. However it is expected that services would replace manufacturing starting 2015 as the leading activity.<ref name="ED">{{Cite web |title=Amendatory Comprehensive Plan "2K4 update" |url=http://www.oglecounty.org/zoning/Comprehensive%20Plan%202K4/Comp%20Plan%202004.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012063234/http://www.oglecounty.org/zoning/Comprehensive%20Plan%202K4/Comp%20Plan%202004.pdf |archive-date=October 12, 2007 |access-date=July 12, 2007 |website=oglecounty.org}}</ref>

Agriculture remains important in Ogle county, mainly corn and soybeans. In 2003, the [[Illinois Department of Agriculture]] ranked Ogle County 17th in the State for crop cash receipts, and 14th in the state for livestock cash receipts. As for livestock production, hogs and pigs are still leading even though productions decreased from 57,000 units in 1998 to 48,900 in 2002.<ref name=ED/>

The county also got some investment packages such as a $180 million truck-to-train cargo hub in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Special Report: Thinking Regional |url=http://www.rockcountyalliance.com/news_details.asp?nid=16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070613124120/http://rockcountyalliance.com/news_details.asp?nid=16 |archive-date=June 13, 2007 |access-date=July 12, 2007 |website=rockcountyalliance.com}}</ref> In August 2006, it was announced that a new [[ethanol]] production facility would receive a package of $5.5 million Opportunity Returns grant from the State.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gov. Blagojevich announces a new $25 million investment |url=http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?RecNum=5181&SubjectID=37 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926220558/http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?RecNum=5181&SubjectID=37 |archive-date=September 26, 2007 |access-date=July 12, 2007 |website=rockcountyalliance.com}}</ref>