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Iowa’s workforce is highly educated and productive, giving businesses here a competitive advantage. Learn more about the area’s workforce through the research below.
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Overall view of labor characteristics, including worker availability, for the Des Moines employment center. For the full study, please contact the Partnership research director.
Approximately 69,615 people in the Des Moines laborshed are available for work in manufacturing.
Labor characteristics and availability for the Des Moines employment center.
Labor characteristics for call centers in the Des Moines employment center.
Labor characteristics, including availability, for financial services in the Des Moines employment center.
Labor characteristics and availability for the food processing in the Des Moines laborshed area.
Available labor force and characteristics for the Des Moines employment center.
May unemployment rate for the metro: 3.7%, not seasonally adjusted.
Employment and unemployment information by place of residence and place of work for Greater Des Moines, courtesy of Iowa Workforce Development. Single-month data for January through December, plus 2007 summary.
Third Quarter 2008 Greater Des Moines Employment Outlook – courtesy of Manpower, Inc. of Des Moines.
Iowa Workforce Development link to the Greater Des Moines information on occupational wages. The 2006 data have been aged to Second Quarter 2007 using the Employment Cost Index.
Greater Des Moines-area employers report on the types of benefits they offer to employees. Detailed by type of benefit, industry sector and full- or part-time employee status.
Compare us to 37 states in job creation, turnover, and other workforce factors. Check back frequently for new states.
Where Greater Des Moines area residents live vs. where they work, organized by county. 2000 Census data; includes Polk, Dallas, Warren, Guthrie and Madison counties.
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