Industry in Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha, Nebraska has a strong basis for health care - Two of its five largest employers are healthy systems. Alegent Health is the city's second-largest employer, with 7,500 employees, while the Methodist Health System has 6,200 as the fifth-largest employer. Other major employers include the Offutt Air Base with 10,500 employees, the Omaha Public Schools district with 7,040, and First Data Corp. with 7,000. First Data Corp. provides point-of-sale devices to companies, as well as many other financial transaction services and products.

As of February 2005, Omaha's unemployment rate was 5.0%, and the median household income was $49,747.