Employment Report for Pottawattamie County, Iowa -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Management of companies and enterprises from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Pottawattamie County, moving a total of 80 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 1.6 percent. The State of Iowa underwent a employment change in the industry of 67.5 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.
In Pottawattamie County, Arts, entertainment, and recreation, Accommodation and food services and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Arts, entertainment, and recreation sector has a United State LQ of 1.84. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Arts, entertainment, and recreation industry is 1.84 times greater than the national average, signifying that Pottawattamie may be an exporter of products or services of Arts, entertainment, and recreation.
Arts, entertainment, and recreation since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Pottawattamie County. The sector dealt with a loss of 269 total jobs during the period, accounting for 21 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 36 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.
In Pottawattamie County, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Manufacturing sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 18.6 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 6,060 people employed. The Accommodation and food services and Manufacturing industries total 17.1 and 15.1 percent of all employment.
Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Pottawattamie County, with the industry averaging 73 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the Iowa establishments size average of 54 for the Manufacturing industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Management of companies and enterprises from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Pottawattamie County, moving a total of 80 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 1.6 percent. The State of Iowa underwent a employment change in the industry of 67.5 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.
In Pottawattamie County, Arts, entertainment, and recreation, Accommodation and food services and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Arts, entertainment, and recreation sector has a United State LQ of 1.84. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Arts, entertainment, and recreation industry is 1.84 times greater than the national average, signifying that Pottawattamie may be an exporter of products or services of Arts, entertainment, and recreation.
Arts, entertainment, and recreation since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Pottawattamie County. The sector dealt with a loss of 269 total jobs during the period, accounting for 21 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 36 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.
In Pottawattamie County, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Manufacturing sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 18.6 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 6,060 people employed. The Accommodation and food services and Manufacturing industries total 17.1 and 15.1 percent of all employment.
Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Pottawattamie County, with the industry averaging 73 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the Iowa establishments size average of 54 for the Manufacturing industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
