Employment Report for Muscatine County, Iowa -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Muscatine County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Administrative and waste services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 38.5 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 7,818 employees. The Retail Trade and Administrative and waste services industries make up 10.7 and 10.1 percent of total employment, respectively.
Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Muscatine County. The industry was hit with a loss of 740 employees during the period, or 8.6 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 69.9 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.
In Muscatine County, Manufacturing, Utilities and Administrative and waste services industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 3. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Manufacturing industry is 3 times greater than the national average, signifying that Muscatine specializes in Manufacturing.
Administrative and waste services is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Muscatine County, increasing by 39 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 4.5 percent. The State of Iowa faced a industry job change of 1.9 percent, in the last 5 years.
Manufacturing has the largest employers in Muscatine County, with the industry averaging 93 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the State of Iowa typical size of 54 for the Manufacturing industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Muscatine County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Administrative and waste services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 38.5 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 7,818 employees. The Retail Trade and Administrative and waste services industries make up 10.7 and 10.1 percent of total employment, respectively.
Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Muscatine County. The industry was hit with a loss of 740 employees during the period, or 8.6 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 69.9 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.
In Muscatine County, Manufacturing, Utilities and Administrative and waste services industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 3. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Manufacturing industry is 3 times greater than the national average, signifying that Muscatine specializes in Manufacturing.
Administrative and waste services is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Muscatine County, increasing by 39 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 4.5 percent. The State of Iowa faced a industry job change of 1.9 percent, in the last 5 years.
Manufacturing has the largest employers in Muscatine County, with the industry averaging 93 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the State of Iowa typical size of 54 for the Manufacturing industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
