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The Midwest > Iowa > Labor

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Apparel manufacturing > Number of employees 2,013 [16th of 28]
    Apparel manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 0.679 per 1,000 people [13th of 28]
Apparel manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 1,442 [17th of 28]
    Apparel manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 4.861 per 10,000 people [12th of 28]
Apparel manufacturing > Production workers hours 2,736,000 [19th of 28]
    Apparel manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 0.922 per capita [15th of 28]
Beverage & tobacco product manufacturing > Number of employees 1,828 [20th of 28]
    Beverage & tobacco product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 6.162 per 10,000 people [6th of 28]
Beverage & tobacco product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 494 [25th of 28]
    Beverage & tobacco product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 1.665 per 10,000 people [20th of 28]
Beverage & tobacco product manufacturing > Production workers hours 1,135,000 [20th of 28]
    Beverage & tobacco product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 3.826 per 10 people [13th of 28]
Canada–US relations > US Jobs Supported 55,000 [30th of 51]
Chemical manufacturing > Number of employees 6,429 [25th of 44]
    Chemical manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 21.673 per 10,000 people [23rd of 44]
Chemical manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 4,146 [24th of 44]
    Chemical manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 13.977 per 10,000 people [21st of 44]
Chemical manufacturing > Production workers hours 8,759,000 [23rd of 44]
    Chemical manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 29.528 per 10 people [20th of 44]
Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Number of employees 10,119 [23rd of 46]
    Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 3.411 per 1,000 people [16th of 46]
Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 3,086 [31st of 46]
    Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 10.403 per 10,000 people [31st of 46]
Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Production workers hours 5,268,000 [32nd of 46]
    Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 17.759 per 10 people [33rd of 46]
Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Number of employees 10,704 [15th of 40]
    Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 3.608 per 1,000 people [3rd of 40]
Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 7,806 [14th of 40]
    Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 26.315 per 10,000 people [4th of 40]
Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Production workers hours 1,395,000 [38th of 40]
    Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 4.703 per 10 people [34th of 40]
Employed 1,369,000 [29th of 50]
Employment Ratio 76.1 [6th of 51]
Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Number of employees 19,804 [23rd of 48]
    Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 6.676 per 1,000 people [11th of 48]
Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 15,355 [20th of 48]
    Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 5.176 per 1,000 people [10th of 48]
Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Production workers hours 31,041,000 [20th of 48]
    Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 10.464 per capita [8th of 48]
Food manufacturing > Number of employees 49,239 [9th of 49]
    Food manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 16.599 per 1,000 people [2nd of 49]
Food manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 39,085 [7th of 49]
    Food manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 131.762 per 10,000 people [3rd of 49]
Food manufacturing > Production workers hours 85,003,000 [6th of 49]
    Food manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 28.656 per capita [3rd of 49]
Furniture & related product manufacturing > Number of employees 8,257 [19th of 46]
    Furniture & related product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 27.836 per 10,000 people [8th of 46]
Furniture & related product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 6,628 [19th of 46]
    Furniture & related product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 2.234 per 1,000 people [8th of 46]
Furniture & related product manufacturing > Production workers hours 14,776,000 [16th of 46]
    Furniture & related product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 4.981 per capita [6th of 46]
Machinery manufacturing > Number of employees 31,014 [11th of 47]
    Machinery manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 10.455 per 1,000 people [2nd of 47]
Machinery manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 20,233 [12th of 47]
    Machinery manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 6.821 per 1,000 people [1st of 47]
Machinery manufacturing > Production workers hours 41,213,000 [13th of 47]
    Machinery manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 13.894 per capita [1st of 47]
Mean Travel Time to Work 18.2 [44th of 51]
Miscellaneous manufacturing > Number of employees 4,865 [32nd of 47]
    Miscellaneous manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 1.64 per 1,000 people [31st of 47]
Miscellaneous manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 3,416 [31st of 47]
    Miscellaneous manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 1.152 per 1,000 people [27th of 47]
Miscellaneous manufacturing > Production workers hours 693,000 [45th of 47]
    Miscellaneous manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 0.234 per capita [46th of 47]
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Number of employees 6,461 [24th of 46]
    Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 21.781 per 10,000 people [5th of 46]
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 5,229 [24th of 46]
    Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 1.763 per 1,000 people [4th of 46]
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Production workers hours 11,436,000 [23rd of 46]
    Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 38.553 per 10 people [4th of 46]
Occupational Fatalities > Assaults and violent acts 5 [34th of 41]
    Occupational Fatalities > Assaults and violent acts (per capita) 0.169 per 100,000 people [37th of 41]
Occupational Fatalities > Contact with objects and equipment 26 [14th of 42]
    Occupational Fatalities > Contact with objects and equipment (per capita) 0.877 per 100,000 people [3rd of 42]
Occupational Fatalities > Falls 14 [19th of 41]
    Occupational Fatalities > Falls (per capita) 0.472 per 100,000 people [7th of 41]
Occupational Fatalities > Totals 82 [26th of 51]
    Occupational Fatalities > Totals (per capita) 0.276 per 10,000 people [13th of 51]
Occupational Fatalities > Transportation incidents 33 [30th of 49]
    Occupational Fatalities > Transportation incidents (per capita) 1.112 per 100,000 people [23rd of 49]
Paper manufacturing > Number of employees 3,894 [24th of 40]
    Paper manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 13.127 per 10,000 people [22nd of 40]
Paper manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 3,088 [24th of 40]
    Paper manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 10.41 per 10,000 people [20th of 40]
Paper manufacturing > Production workers hours 6,435,000 [26th of 40]
    Paper manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 2.169 per capita [22nd of 40]
Percent of Civilian Employed People in Management, Business and Financial Occupations 13.8 % [23rd of 51]
Percent of Civilian Employed People in Professional and Related Occupations 18.4 % [40th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Employed People in Service Occupations 15 % [41st of 51]
Percent of Civilian Employed People in the Information Industry 2.3 % [23rd of 51]
Percent of Civilian Employed People in the Manufacturing Industry 15.9 % [8th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Employed People Who are Private Wage and Salary Workers 76.2 % [32nd of 51]
Percent of People Who are in the Labor Force (Including Armed Forces) 69.8 % [13th of 51]
Percent of Workers Who Traveled to Work by Car, Truck, or Van Alone 80.3 % [26th of 51]
Percent of Workers Who Traveled to Work by Carpool 9.6 % [32nd of 51]
Percent of Workers Who Traveled to Work by Public Transportation 1 % [34th of 51]
Percent of Workers Who Worked Outside County of Residence 23.1 % [31st of 51]
Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Number of employees 15,004 [20th of 44]
    Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 50.581 per 10,000 people [5th of 44]
Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 12,168 [20th of 44]
    Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 4.102 per 1,000 people [5th of 44]
Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Production workers hours 24,628,000 [16th of 44]
    Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 83.025 per 10 people [4th of 44]
Primary metal manufacturing > Number of employees 8,078 [14th of 38]
    Primary metal manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 2.723 per 1,000 people [9th of 38]
Primary metal manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 6,312 [15th of 38]
    Primary metal manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 21.279 per 10,000 people [9th of 38]
Primary metal manufacturing > Production workers hours 14,294,000 [15th of 39]
    Primary metal manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 48.187 per 10 people [9th of 39]
Printing & related support activities > Number of employees 10,665 [19th of 43]
    Printing & related support activities > Number of employees (per capita) 3.595 per 1,000 people [4th of 43]
Printing & related support activities > Production workers (average per year) 6,379 [20th of 43]
    Printing & related support activities > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 2.15 per 1,000 people [9th of 43]
Printing & related support activities > Production workers hours 11,341,000 [21st of 44]
    Printing & related support activities > Production workers hours (per capita) 38.232 per 10 people [11th of 44]
Textile product mills > Number of employees 1,161 [28th of 32]
    Textile product mills > Number of employees (per capita) 0.391 per 1,000 people [18th of 32]
Textile product mills > Production workers (average per year) 739 [29th of 32]
    Textile product mills > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 2.491 per 10,000 people [20th of 32]
Textile product mills > Production workers hours 103,000 [32nd of 32]
    Textile product mills > Production workers hours (per capita) 0.347 per 10 people [30th of 32]
Total Manufacturing > Number of employees 217,229 [23rd of 51]
    Total Manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 7.323 per 100 people [3rd of 51]
Total Manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 157,675 [20th of 51]
    Total Manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 5.315 per 100 people [3rd of 51]
Total Manufacturing > Production workers hours 326,297,000 [21st of 51]
    Total Manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 110 per capita [4th of 51]
Transportation equipment manufacturing > Number of employees 1,641 [42nd of 46]
    Transportation equipment manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 0.553 per 1,000 people [44th of 46]
Transportation equipment manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 13,196 [20th of 46]
    Transportation equipment manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 4.449 per 1,000 people [9th of 46]
Transportation equipment manufacturing > Production workers hours 26,441,000 [25th of 46]
    Transportation equipment manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 89.137 per 10 people [13th of 46]
Unemployment > Rate 3.9% [33rd of 50]
Unemployment Rate > 2004 4.8 [32nd of 51]
Unemployment Rate > January, 2006 4.1 [33rd of 51]
Union affiliation > Percent Represented by Unions 13.5 [21st of 50]
Union affiliation > Percent Union Members 11.5 [24th of 50]
US minimum wages > State > Level $7.25 [14th of 50]
Wood product manufacturing > Number of employees 10,578 [18th of 45]
    Wood product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 35.66 per 10,000 people [8th of 45]
Wood product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 8,322 [19th of 45]
    Wood product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 2.805 per 1,000 people [11th of 45]
Wood product manufacturing > Production workers hours 18,834,000 [17th of 45]
    Wood product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 6.349 per capita [11th of 45]

SOURCES: Annual Survey of Manufactures, 2004 ; Wikipedia: Canada–United States relations; Wikipedia: Union affiliation by U.S. state; American Community Survey 2004 ; US Department of Labor, 2004.; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by unemployment rate; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by unemployment rate ; Wikipedia: List of U.S. minimum wages

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