Poweshiek County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Given the 42 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 24 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 17 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Poweshiek County, Iowa, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 343 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Poweshiek County

Given the industries in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 32 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 17.6 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Poweshiek County, Iowa.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (32 jobs lost)
2. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (26 jobs lost)
3. Offices of other health practitioners (22 jobs lost)
4. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (12 jobs lost)
5. Specialized freight trucking (9 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Poweshiek County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 22 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 15.2 percent of the total growth in Poweshiek County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (22 new jobs)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (22 new jobs)
3. Nonresidential building construction (20 new jobs)
4. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (18 new jobs)
5. Business support services (16 new jobs)

The total number of jobs has increased by 3.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in the State of Iowa, which experienced a gain of 1.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Poweshiek County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Business support services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 169.0 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Poweshiek County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Iowa, where the industry took a gain of 4.3 percent. The Business support services industry in Poweshiek County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 2 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (169.0 percent gain)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (84.6 percent gain)
3. Nonresidential building construction (34.3 percent gain)
4. Building finishing contractors (30.4 percent gain)
5. Electronics and appliance stores (25.6 percent gain)

Poweshiek County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Newspaper, book, and directory publishers industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 36.5 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Iowa, where the industry felt a gain of 3 percent. The losses in the Newspaper, book, and directory publishers industry in Poweshiek County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 1.5 in percent of jobs in the Newspaper, book, and directory publishers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (36.5 percent decline)
2. Specialized freight trucking (35 percent decline)
3. Lessors of real estate (34 percent decline)
4. Personal care services (26.7 percent decline)
5. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (24.5 percent decline)





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 Poweshiek County, Iowa

The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Poweshiek County had a median income of $14,288, this was 67.7 percent less than the areas median level for all households. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $25,926. This income level is 41.4 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. In Poweshiek County, Iowa White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $44,462 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.4 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 156.7 percent greater than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $113,620. Hispanic households in Poweshiek County, Iowa recorded a median income of $29,782, this median household income is 32.7 percent less than the areas median income level for all households.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Poweshiek County accounted a medium-high median household income of $44,268 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 4.3 percent lower than the median in State of Iowa of $46,179 and the income level is 11 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Poweshiek County, Iowa may be understood as having a medium-low rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 9.8 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 37.8 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 6 to 11 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Poweshiek County, having 13.6 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.







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