In Monroe County, jobs in the other professional and technical services pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the other professional and technical services industry wages were the highest in Monroe County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Monroe County was paid an annual wage of $32,480 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Iowa of $21,768 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $33,154.

Top-pay jobs in Monroe County, Iowa can be found in misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers ($31,855), insurance agencies, brokerages, and related ($31,487), offices of other health practitioners ($30,510) and offices of dentists ($30,149) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed Comparison

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

Monroe County Wages have decreased by ( 1.4%) Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages decreased in Monroe County, Iowa by a total of ( 1.4%). This is less than the growth in average industry wages for Iowa and less than the growth in average wages for the US.

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

Monroe County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Monroe County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 25.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Iowa, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 16.5 percent. The losses in the Full-service restaurants industry in Monroe County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 13.2 percent in terms of employees in the Full-service restaurants industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (25.5 percent decline)
2. Legal services (20 percent decline)
3. Grocery stores (6.9 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 8.1 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of Iowa, which saw a gain of 2.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Monroe County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 300.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Monroe County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Iowa, where it saw a gain of 31.9 percent. The Other specialty trade contractors industry in Monroe County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 22.3 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (300.0 percent gain)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (67.7 percent gain)
3. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (43.2 percent gain)
4. Gasoline stations (37.4 percent gain)
5. Other miscellaneous store retailers (24.1 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Monroe County

The Full-service restaurants industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 16 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 64.0 percent of the total employment decline in Monroe County, Iowa.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (16 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (8 jobs lost)
3. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (28 jobs lost)
4. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (12 jobs lost)
5. Automobile dealers (10 jobs lost)

Out of the 13 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 4 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 9 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Monroe County, Iowa, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 206 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Monroe County

The Gasoline stations industry has added the most employment with 23 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Gasoline stations industry makes up 40.2 percent of the growth in Monroe County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (23 new jobs)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (15 new jobs)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (7 new jobs)
4. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (5 new jobs)





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

Monroe County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Monroe County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 24.2 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 felt in the State of Iowa, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 4.3 percent. The losses in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry in Monroe County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 0.2 in percent of workers in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (24.2 percent decline)
2. Offices of other health practitioners (16 percent decline)
3. Grocery stores (10.1 percent decline)
4. Individual and family services (3.3 percent decline)
5. Gasoline stations (3 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 29.3 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than percent in the State of Iowa, experiencing a gain of 1.8 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Monroe County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Offices of dentists industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 16.7 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Monroe County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Iowa, where the industry felt a gain of 1.8 percent. The Offices of dentists industry in Monroe County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 1.8 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of dentists (16.7 percent gain)
2. Limited-service eating places (16.3 percent gain)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (15.4 percent gain)
4. Other professional and technical services (13.6 percent gain)
5. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (1.9 percent gain)

In Monroe County, Iowa, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 529 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

From the 14 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 6 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 5 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Monroe County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 8 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 51.1 percent of the total number of new jobs in Monroe County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (8 new jobs)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (3 new jobs)
3. Other professional and technical services (2 new jobs)
4. Offices of dentists (2 new jobs)
5. Other amusement and recreation industries (19 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Monroe County

The Grocery stores industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 12 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Grocery stores industry make up 53.0 percent of the total job loss in Monroe County, Iowa.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (12 jobs lost)
2. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (5 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (3 jobs lost)
4. Offices of other health practitioners (1 jobs lost)
5. Building finishing contractors (4 jobs lost)





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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 Monroe County, Iowa

Hispanic households in Monroe County, Iowa , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $36,563, this median is 10.4 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. In Monroe County, Iowa White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $40,887 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.2 percent greater than the median in 2000. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 2.2 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $39,905. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Monroe County had a median income of $44,850, this level was 9.9 percent greater than the median level for total households in the area.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Monroe County, Iowa can be understood to have a rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 9.0 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 38.2 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 6 to 11 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Monroe County, having 14.5 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Monroe County reported a medium-high household income of $40,806 (2005 Dollars). This median is 13.2 percent lower than the median income in State of Iowa of $46,179 and the median household income is 20.4 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Monroe County, Iowa

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Monroe County, Iowa, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 46.8 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Monroe on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 12.8 percent (Men) versus 12.4 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 42 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

In Monroe County, Iowa as reported in the 2000 Census, 12.8 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Monroe County, Iowa is made up of a moderately-educated working age population, with 12.6 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Monroe has a lower percent of population with this high education level than the State of Iowa's proportion of 21.2 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Monroe County, Iowa

In terms of total land area, Monroe encompasses a total area of 433 square miles. This area has a very low density of 18 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Jefferson, MS (18 per sq. mile ), Redwood, MN (18 per sq. mile ), Lowndes, AL (18 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Scurry, TX (18 per sq. mile ), Brown, KS (18 per sq. mile ), Madison, AR (18 per sq. mile ).

Monroe County, Iowa has a population that is made of 98.4 percent White, 0.2 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 0.6 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 1.2 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Iowa percent of 7.3. Since 2000, Monroe has increased in diversity when 1.1 percent of the population were minorities.

Estimated since the year 2000, a very low number of individual migrated to the Monroe internationally. The migration from outside the US into Monroe totals 0 percent of all immigration into Iowa. This percent of immigration can be considered very low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Monroe County, Iowa to be 41.5 years old. The median age in Monroe is greater than the median age in Iowa of 38.6. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, when it was 39.8 years old. With a total of 22.8 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Monroe can be described as being made up of a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 58.3 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 18.9 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high percent of the population.

Monroe County, Iowa had a total estimated population of 7,835 in 2005. The total population has decreased, from the population in the year 2000 of 7,996. The decline signifies a decrease of -2 percent. Monroe ranks 50 of 99 counties when analyzing total population change in Iowa and the county ranks 2,248 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Housing Report for Monroe County, Iowa

Monroe County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $52,400, according to the Decennial Census. This is less than the overall Iowa 2000 home value of $82,500 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

In the State of Iowa, Monroe County is positioned 86 of 99 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 2,869 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

In Monroe County, there were a total of 3,609 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding all together 19 homes since 2001, or 0.5 percent.

There seems to be a large amount of housing that is affordable in Monroe County, Iowa. In 2000, 94.1 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Monroe County, Iowa -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

The Manufacturing industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Monroe County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 40.9 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 29.3 percent of total employment in the year 2005.

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Monroe County, averaging 28 jobs per establishment, which is less than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and less than the State of Iowa average of 54 for the Manufacturing industry.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Monroe County. The industry lost a total of 485 jobs, or 47.8 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 54.7 percent of all employment losses in the county.

In Monroe County, Manufacturing, Other services, except public administration and Retail Trade industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Manufacturing sector has a United State LQ of 2.28. The percent of employment in the Manufacturing sector is 2.28 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Monroe County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Manufacturing.

Other services, except public administration saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Monroe County, with an industry growth of 102 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 2.8 percent. The State of Iowa saw a change in employment in the sector of -0.1 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.

In Monroe County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 29.3 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 529 individuals. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance industries make up 17.6 and 15.3 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Monroe County is ranked number 90 of 99 Counties in the State of Iowa in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 80 of 99 Counties.



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