Clinton County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total employment has increased by 1.2 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are less than growth in the State of Iowa, which experienced a gain of 1.8 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Clinton County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 82.1 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Iowa, where the industry reported a loss of 3.5 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Clinton County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 1.9 in percent of workers in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (82.1 percent decline)
2. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (56.2 percent decline)
3. Outpatient care centers (55.8 percent decline)
4. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (54.2 percent decline)
5. Electric goods merchant wholesalers (36.8 percent decline)

Clinton County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Nonresidential building construction industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 117.4 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Clinton County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Iowa, where it saw a gain of 8.6 percent. The Nonresidential building construction industry in Clinton County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 6.1 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (117.4 percent gain)
2. Computer systems design and related services (72.5 percent gain)
3. Consumer goods rental (64.7 percent gain)
4. Business support services (58.8 percent gain)
5. Other heavy construction (52.1 percent gain)

In Clinton County, Iowa, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 247 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

From the 78 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 44 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 32 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Clinton County

Given the industries in the area, the Building equipment contractors industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 112 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Building equipment contractors industry make up 19.0 percent of the employment lost during the period in Clinton County, Iowa.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (112 jobs lost)
2. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (67 jobs lost)
3. Private households (57 jobs lost)
4. Outpatient care centers (47 jobs lost)
5. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (47 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Clinton County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Business support services industry has added the most employment with 304 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Business support services industry makes up 36.2 percent of the total employment growth in Clinton County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (304 new jobs)
2. Nonresidential building construction (173 new jobs)
3. Plastics product manufacturing (68 new jobs)
4. Home health care services (33 new jobs)
5. Gasoline stations (33 new jobs)





About: This report is part 1 of 6 in the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Income and Poverty in Clinton County, Iowa

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Clinton County, Iowa can be considered to have a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 10.2 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 32.4 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Clinton County, reporting 19.5 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Compared to counties across the United States, Clinton County reported a medium-high median income for households of $43,785 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 5.5 percent lower than the median income in State of Iowa of $46,179 and this is 12.2 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 25.6 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $32,581. Hispanic Householders in Clinton County, Iowa recorded a median income of $28,984, this income level is 33.8 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $117,995. This income level is 169.5 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. In Clinton County, Iowa White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $43,962 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.4 percent greater than the median income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Clinton County had a median household income level of $17,307, this median was 60.5 percent less than the median for all households.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.