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Workforce

 

Civilian Labor Force
 
Civilian Labor Force
Employment
Unemployed
Unemployment Rate
2004
5,360
5,230
130
2.40%
2003
5,070
4,900
170
3.40%
2002
5,360
5,180
180
3.30%
2001
5,270
5,060
210
3.90%
2000
5,100
5,000
100
2.00%
1999
5,380
5,250
130
2.40%

Data Source: Iowa Workforce Development

 

Employment By Industry
 
2000
2001
1999
2006 (Projection)
Agriculture & Mining
506 / 7.80%
62 / 1.56%
95 / 2.22%
0 / 0.00%
Construction
234 / 3.61%
85 / 2.14%
19 / 0.44%
0 / 0.00%
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
181 / 2.79%
216 / 5.43%
175 / 4.10%
0 / 0.00%
Government
129 / 1.99%
175 / 4.40%
92 / 2.15%
0 / 0.00%
Manufacturing
790 / 12.17%
311 / 7.81%
315 / 7.38%
0 / 0.00%
Retail Trade
422 / 6.50%
627 / 15.75%
773 / 18.10%
0 / 0.00%
Service
3,743 / 57.67%
1,946 / 48.89%
2,028 / 47.48%
0 / 0.00%
Transportation & Public Utilities
319 / 4.92%
414 / 10.40%
669 / 15.66%
0 / 0.00%
Wholesale Trade
166 / 2.56%
144 / 3.62%
105 / 2.46%
0 / 0.00%
Total
6,490 / 100.01%
3,980 / 100.00%
4,271 / 99.99%
0 / 0.00%
Data Source: US Census and Applied Geogrphic Solutions

 

Employment By Occupation
 
2000
2001
1999
2006 (Projection)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance
490 / 9.98%
0 / 0.00%
0 / 0.00%
0 / 0.00%
Executive and Managerial
0 / 0.00%
381 / 9.57%
411 / 9.22%
0 / 0.00%
Farming, fishing, and forestry
99 / 2.02%
0 / 0.00%
0 / 0.00%
0 / 0.00%
Laborers
0 / 0.00%
124 / 3.12%
148 / 3.32%
0 / 0.00%
Management, professional, and related
1,554 / 31.64%
0 / 0.00%
0 / 0.00%
0 / 0.00%
Production and Materials Handlers
0 / 0.00%
720 / 18.09%
858 / 19.24%
0 / 0.00%
Production, transportation, and material moving
932 / 18.97%
0 / 0.00%
0 / 0.00%
0 / 0.00%
Professional
0 / 0.00%
874 / 21.96%
952 / 21.35%
0 / 0.00%
Sales and Clerical
0 / 0.00%
1,096 / 27.54%
1,181 / 26.48%
0 / 0.00%
Sales and office
1,023 / 20.83%
0 / 0.00%
0 / 0.00%
0 / 0.00%
Service
814 / 16.57%
0 / 0.00%
0 / 0.00%
0 / 0.00%
Services, Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing
0 / 0.00%
785 / 19.72%
910 / 20.40%
0 / 0.00%
Total
4,912 / 100.01%
3,980 / 100.00%
4,460 / 100.01%
0 / 0.00%
Data Source: US Census and Applied Geogrphic Solutions

 

Employed Residents Working Outside County of Residence
Year: 200 Count: 1,152 Percent: 0.24%
Data Source: US Census

 

Commute Times
Time Interval 2000
Under 15 Minutes 2,618 / 58.7%
15 - 29 Minutes 2,676 / 25.7%
Over 30 Minutes 696 / 15.6%
Mean Commute Time (Minutes) 15.0
Data Source: US Census

 

Participation Rates
  2000
Civilian Labor Force - Male 2,608 / 69.70%
Civilian Labor Force - Female 2,410 / 59.50%
Civilian Non-Institutional Population 16 and Over - Male 3,741 / 48.02%
Civilian Non-Institutional Population 16 and Over - Female 4,049 / 51.98%
Data Source: U.S. Census Data

 

Education - Enrollment and Graduates
2004 Enrollment Graduates
High School - Public 622 165
High School - Private 0 0
High School Students
Enrolling in College
142  
Data Source: Iowa Department of Education; High School Students Enrolling in College is for public high schools only.

 

Employment and Average Salary by Major Industry
 
Number of Employees (2000)
Average Annual Salary (2000)
Natural Resources & Mining
213
$ 27,144
Construction
60
$ 18,512
Manufacturing
409
$ 26,728
Wholesale Trade
254
$ 28,860
Retail Trade
423
$ 15,444
Transportation & Utilities
85
$ 28,392
Information
106
$ 20,020
F.I.R.E.
131
$ 30,472
Professional & Business Services
114
$ 23,036
Education & Health Services
514
$ 19,292
Leisure & Hospitality
264
$ 6,292
Other Services
43
$ 23,920
Government
1,056
$ 27,144
Overall Average
282
$ 22,712
Data Source: Iowa Workforce Development

 

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