In Union County, jobs in the electronic markets and agents and brokers pay the highest wages

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Employment in the electronic markets and agents and brokers industry reported the top wages in Union County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Union County was paid an annual wage of $105,401 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry wage rate in Iowa of $53,843 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $67,074.

Top-pay jobs in Union County, Iowa may be found in management and technical consulting services ($80,844), offices of physicians ($46,848), outpatient care centers ($41,765) and depository credit intermediation ($37,855) industries. Note: Click Graph Above for Detail 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.

Union County Wages have increased by 23.7% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Union County, Iowa by a total of 23.7%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for Iowa and greater than the growth in industry wages for the nation as a whole.

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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.

Union County Industry Wages Lag Behind Iowa, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The average total wages in all industries in Union County, Iowa when analyzed can be understood as being medium-low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 20.5 percent lower than the with an state average of $32,587. The average pay was less than the industry average in the US of $40,259.

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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.

Union County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Out of the 27 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 12 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 15 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Union County

The Full-service restaurants industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 68 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 56.7 percent of the employment lost during the period in Union County, Iowa.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (68 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (18 jobs lost)
3. Limited-service eating places (8 jobs lost)
4. Other professional and technical services (7 jobs lost)
5. Electronics and appliance stores (5 jobs lost)

In Union County, Iowa, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 297 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Union County

The Residential mental health facilities industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 119 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Residential mental health facilities industry makes up 53.2 percent of the total employment growth in Union County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential mental health facilities (119 new jobs)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (25 new jobs)
3. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (18 new jobs)
4. Automobile dealers (16 new jobs)
5. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (9 new jobs)

Union County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 152.0 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Union County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Iowa, where it saw a gain of 31.9 percent. The Other specialty trade contractors industry in Union County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 22.3 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (152.0 percent gain)
2. Management and technical consulting services (100.0 percent gain)
3. Residential mental health facilities (94.7 percent gain)
4. Lessors of real estate (52.6 percent gain)
5. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (46.7 percent gain)

Total employment has decreased by 5.9 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in Iowa, which saw a gain of 2.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Union County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 35.8 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Iowa, where the it saw a gain of 16.5 percent. The losses in the Full-service restaurants industry in Union County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 13.2 percent in terms of employment in the Full-service restaurants industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (35.8 percent decline)
2. Other professional and technical services (31.3 percent decline)
3. Electronics and appliance stores (27.6 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (19.3 percent decline)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (14.1 percent decline)





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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.

Union County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Union County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Personal care services industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 22.5 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Iowa, where the industry felt a loss of 0.4 percent. The losses in the Personal care services industry in Union County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 2.3 in percent of jobs in the Personal care services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Personal care services (22.5 percent decline)
2. Lessors of real estate (21.6 percent decline)
3. Limited-service eating places (16.1 percent decline)
4. Offices of physicians (12.7 percent decline)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (12.2 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 0.4 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are less than growth in Iowa, experiencing a gain of 1.8 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Union County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 46.7 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Union County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Iowa, where the industry felt a gain of 4.5 percent. The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry in Union County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 5.9 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (46.7 percent gain)
2. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (37.9 percent gain)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (26.4 percent gain)
4. Automobile dealers (18.4 percent gain)
5. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (10.0 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Union County

The Limited-service eating places industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 37 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 50.2 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Union County, Iowa.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (37 jobs lost)
2. Offices of physicians (11 jobs lost)
3. Lessors of real estate (5 jobs lost)
4. Personal care services (5 jobs lost)
5. Full-service restaurants (5 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Union County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Automobile dealers industry has grown the most with 11 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Automobile dealers industry makes up 23.9 percent of the total number of new jobs in Union County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Automobile dealers (11 new jobs)
2. Residential mental health facilities (8 new jobs)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (6 new jobs)
4. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (5 new jobs)
5. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (4 new jobs)

In Union County, Iowa, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 18 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Of the 28 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 11 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 16 industries reported employment loss in the period.





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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 Union County, Iowa

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Union County, Iowa can be understood to have a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 11.4 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 36.8 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Union County, with 34.8 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Hispanic Householders in Union County, Iowa , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $33,638, this income level is 9.9 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. In Union County, Iowa White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $37,329 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was only slightly equal to the median in 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $67,693. This median income level is 81.3 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Union County accounted a medium-low median income for households of $37,329 (2005 Dollars). This median is 23.7 percent lower than the median in Iowa of $46,179 and the median is 31.6 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Union County, Iowa

Union County, Iowa can be considered to have a moderately-educated working age population, with 14.8 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Union is reported having a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Iowa's proportion of 21.2 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Union County, Iowa, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 44.6 percent achieving this level. The female population in Union have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 14.6 percent (Men) versus 14.8 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 42 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In Union County, Iowa according the 2000 Decennial Census, 14.8 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 41.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.





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

Demographic Profile for Union County, Iowa

Union County, Iowa had a total estimated population of 11,972 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased, from the population in the year 2000 of 12,281. The decline shows a decrease of -2.5 percent. Union ranks 62 of 99 counties by growth in total population in Iowa and the county ranks 2,525 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

When calculating the total land area, Union covers a total land area of 424 total square miles. The area has a low average population density of 28 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Madison, TX (28 per sq. mile ), La Plata, CO (28 per sq. mile ), Clark, WI (28 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Marion, AR (28 per sq. mile ), Lawrence, SD (28 per sq. mile ), Holmes, MS (28 per sq. mile ).

From 2000, a low number of individual migrated to the Union from another country. The international migration into Union accounts for 0.1 percent of all immigration into Iowa. This amount of international migration is low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Union County, Iowa has a population base that is comprised of 97.9 percent White, 0.3 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 1.1 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 1.8 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Iowa percent of 7.3. Since 2000, Union has increased the level of diversity when 1.6 percent of the total population were minorities.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Union County, Iowa to be 43.3 years of age. The median age in Union is greater than the median age for the State of Iowa of 38.6. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 40.3 years old. With a total of 21.2 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Union can be understood as being made up of a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 59.8 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 19 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the population.

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

Housing Report for Union County, Iowa

Union County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $55,600, according to the Decennial Census. This is less than the Iowa 2000 home value of $82,500 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

In the State of Iowa, Union County is positioned 51 of 99 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 2,037 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

According to the data, there is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Union County, Iowa. In 2000, 93.8 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

In Union County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 5,788 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding in all 106 residential structures since 2001, a change of 1.9 percent.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Union County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 27.9 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 1,281 people employed. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance industries make up 17.7 and 14.1 percent of industry employment.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Union County. The sector faced a loss of 210 jobs during the period, or 14.1 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 41.3 percent of all employment losses in the county.

In Union County, Utilities, Manufacturing and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Utilities industry has an LQ of 3.32. The percent of employment in the Utilities sector is 3.32 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Union County may specialize, or be an exporter of Utilities.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Union County, averaging 85 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the Iowa establishments size average of 54 for the Manufacturing industry.

Union County ranks 53 of 99 total Counties compared to other Counties in 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 47 of 99 Counties.

Real estate and rental and leasing is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Union County, moving a total of 75.8 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 4.3 percent. The State of Iowa had an industry job change of 0.9 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.





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