Iowa's Creative Corridor 2012 Regional Laborshed Analysis Purpose of a Laborshed Gives communities the ability to document and illustrate the characteristics of their labor force. Has proven to be a unique and effective tool for retaining and expanding their existing businesses while also attracting prospective new employers into the area. 1
What is a Laborshed? Commuting patterns based on employer survey data Telephone survey Random sample, Ages 18 to 64 Results of survey are projected to the Laborshed Iowa’s Creative Corridor Regional Laborshed £ ¤ Sumner Waverly Legend Legend CLAYTON FAYETTE BREMER Area Shown Strawberry PointEdgewood Guttenberg GRANT Oelwein FRANKLIN BUTLER Denver _ ^ ^ _ LAFAYETTE Fairbank Colesburg Iowa's Creative Corridor Node Communities Iowa's Creative Corridor Node Communities Greeley Janesville Hazleton Dundee New Vienna Dunkerton Iowa City Laborshed Iowa City Laborshed Area Area Waterloo Dubuque Evansdale Manchester Cedar Falls Earlville Dyersville DUBUQUE Independence £ ¤ Mississippi River Mississippi River Epworth £ ¤ DELAWARE 20 BLACK HAWK BUCHANAN Dubuque 20 Winthrop STEPHENSON Farley Interstates Interstates Waterloo Jesup Quasqueton Peosta GRUNDY Masonville Delhi JO DAVIESS Ryan HARDIN Rowley Worthington La Motte 4-Lane Highways 4-Lane Highways ReinbeckHudson Brandon Hopkinton La Porte City £ Coggon ¤ Zwingle £ Walker ¤ £ Cascade ¤ 151 218 Bernard US Highways US Highways 13 Buckingham Monticello JACKSON Garrison Center Point Mount Auburn Monmouth Traer Central City £ ¤ State Highways State Highways ^ _ § ¨ ¦ Anamosa £ Dysart Alburnett Onslow 52 ¤ 380 Baldwin Garrison Maquoketa 63 Palo _ ^ LINN JONES Illinois County Illinois County Vinton £ ¤ TAMA Center Junction CARROLL Robins Martelle 61 Garwin Clutier BENTON Marion Shellsburg Palo Hiawatha Wyoming Marshalltown Toledo Keystone Iowa County Iowa County MARSHALL Van Horne Cedar Rapids Springville Elberon Olin Oxford Junction ^ _ Newhall Atkins Clarence Lost Nation Wisconsin County Wisconsin County £ ¤ Luzerne Mount Vernon Mechanicsville CLINTON 330 Watkins Clinton Tama Blairstown £ Fairfax Lisbon ¤ Grand Mound Chelsea Norway 30 Ely Stanwood Wheatland Belle Plaine De Witt Swisher _ ^ Solon Lowden Calamus Amana ^ _ Clarence South Amana ^ _ North Liberty WHITESIDE CEDAR Malcom Marengo ^ _ Tipton Brooklyn Coralville New Liberty Grinnell Ladora ^ _ Bennett § § ¦ ¨ Homestead ¦ ¨ Victor ^ _^ Tiffin _ ^ West Branch 80 Eldridge 88 POWESHIEK _ Stockton JASPER IOWA Le Claire Oxford Guernsey Williamsburg Moscow Walcott Davenport Iowa City Bettendorf ¤ £ JOHNSON ^ _ Atalissa Wilton SCOTT 6 Bettendorf Montezuma Millersburg Parnell Hills Davenport Davenport Deep River North English West Liberty Durant Kalona Riverside _ ^ Moscow Muscatine Blue Grass Moline Keswick Wellman Lone Tree Nichols § ¦ ¨ Webster £ ¤ MUSCATINE ROCK ISLAND 80 5 Conesville Muscatine £ What Cheer South English £ ¤ ¤ West Chester HENRY 163 61 Rose Hill WASHINGTON Ainsworth MARION Sigourney _ ^ Letts § MAHASKA Harper Keota Columbus Junction ¦ ¨ Delta Washington 74 KEOKUK LOUISA Columbus Junction Oskaloosa Ollie Fremont Richland Crawfordsville MERCER Wapello Hedrick £ ¤ Brighton 218 Winfield Packwood Wayland STARK JEFFERSON Mount Union Fairfield Ottumwa Batavia Mediapolis LUCAS MONROE £ ¤ HENRY WAPELLO KNOX 34 Mount Pleasant DES MOINES WARREN Lockridge PEORIA Libertyville New London HENDERSON WAYNE APPANOOSE DAVIS VAN BUREN Danville Burlington 2
Laborshed Addresses Availability & willingness to change/accept employment Occupations (previous/current) Wages (current/desired) Benefits (traditional/non-traditional) Distance willing to commute Out commute Education/training needs Underemployment Employment Status Employment Status of Survey Respondents* Type of Employment 100% Percent Willing to Change/Accept Employment 80% 77.7% 61.0% 60% 39.5% 40% 24.4% 21.8% 20% 9.1% 6.8% 6.4% 0% Employed Unemployed* Voluntarily Not Retired Employed/Not Retired *Employment status is self ‐ identified by the survey respondent. The unemployment percentage above does not reflect the unemployment rate published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which applies a stricter definition. 3
Where Are The Employed Working? Occupational Categories Employed Percent of Potential Total Occupational Category Respondents in Region Professional, Paraprofessional & Technical 35.3% 176,431 Managerial/Administrative 19.4% 96,962 Production, Construction, Operating, 17.5% 87,466 Maintenance & Material Handling Clerical/Administrative Support 14.3% 71,472 Service 7.1% 35,486 Sales 4.8% 23,991 Agriculture 1.6% 7,997 Total 100% 499,804 4
Wages Employed Current Median Those Likely Those Unlikely All Employed Wage/Salary to Change to Change Hourly Wage $ 16.05 $ 13.87 $ 17.00 Yearly Salary $ 56,000 $ 51,500 $ 57,000 Wage Threshold*: $16.00 to $18.10 per hour or $60,000 to $70,000 per year *Range to attract 66% to 75% of the most qualified individuals Current Median Hourly Wages & Annual Salaries by Industry Employed Salary (per hour) (per year) Salary Non Industry Agriculture $ 15.63 $ 50,000 Construction $ 22.00 $ 40,000 Manufacturing $ 18.35 $ 70,000 Transportation, Communication & Utilities $ 19.23 $ 64,000 Wholesale & Retail Trade $ 11.33 $ 53,500 Finance, Insurance & Real Estate $ 14.25 $ 61,000 Professional Services $ 13.00 $ 64,500 Healthcare & Social Services $ 18.65 $ 59,000 Entertainment, Recreation & Personal Services $ 11.35 $ 42,500 Government & Public Administration $ 20.05 $ 59,000 Education $ 13.75 $ 55,000 5
Current Median Hourly Wages & Annual Salaries by Occupational Category Employed Salary (per hour) (per year) Salary Non Occupational Category Managerial/Administrative $ 17.71 $ 65,000 Professional, Paraprofessional & Technical $ 20.00 $ 58,000 Sales $ 11.08 $ 50,000 Clerical/Administrative Support $ 15.00 $ 44,250 Service $ 11.00 $ 38,000 Agriculture * * Production, Construction, Operating, $ 18.00 $ 51,000 Maintenance & Material Handling * Insufficient survey data/refused Current Benefits Employed Health/Medical Insurance 91.9% Pension/Retirement Options 68.6% Dental Coverage 58.5% 51.9% Paid Vacation 34.4% Paid Sick Leave 30.9% Paid Holidays 29.5% Life Insurance 21.6% Disability Insurance 21.6% Vision Coverage 14.1% Prescription Drug Coverage 5.7% Paid Time Off 2.2% Tuition Assistance/Reimbursement 1.8% Stock Options 1.7% Flextime 1.5% Incentive Reward Programs 0.7% Health Club/Fitness Memberships 0.6% Flex Spending Accounts 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 6
Education Levels Employed, Willing to Change Employment 75.9% some level beyond high school 16.6% associate degree 27.2% undergraduate degree 10.0% postgraduate/professional degree Additional Education/Training 49.6% require additional education/training 43.6% start/finish college degree 21.6% attend computer courses 9.5% obtain continuing education units 4.5% trade certification Reason Not to Change Employment Reason for Employed Not to Change Employment Job satisfaction – 50.7% Age near retirement – 22.2% Benefits – 16.1% Good relationship with current employer – 15.0% Seniority/length of service – 9.6% Job security – 7.2% Flexibility – 6.6% Family reasons – 4.3% 7
Out Commuters Live in one community, but work for an employer in another community Out Commute % Estimated # of Community of Residence Top Employment Destinations (Rank Order) Out Commuters Amanas 30.4% 650 Cedar Rapids, Iowa City Anamosa 53.9% 1,502 Cedar Rapids, Coralville, Marion Cedar Rapids (Hiawatha, Marion, Robins) 13.3% 9,432 Iowa City, Amanas Iowa City (Coralville) 14.5% 6,718 Cedar Rapids, Mount Vernon, West Branch Kalona 65.2% 1,459 Iowa City, Coralville North Liberty 81.7% 5,401 Iowa City, Cedar Rapids Solon 82.7% 2,031 Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, Coralville, North Liberty Tiffin 91.0% 925 Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, North Liberty Tipton 50.0% 1,071 Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, Coralville, Muscatine Vinton 53.3% 1,505 Cedar Rapids, Coralville, Waterloo Washington 25.0% 866 Iowa City, Coralville, Hills, Kalona West Branch 76.7% 1,475 Iowa City, Coralville, North Liberty West Liberty 66.1% 1,298 Iowa City, Coralville, Muscatine Wages & Education of the Unemployed Willing to Accept Employment Wages Previous median hourly wage: $11.00 per hr Lowest median hourly wage willing to accept: $10.00 per hr Wage Threshold*: $10.00 to $12.00 per hr *Range to attract 66% to 75% of the most qualified individuals Education 59.5% some level beyond high school 0.9% are trade certified 9.9% associate degree 21.6% undergraduate degree 4.5% postgraduate/professional degree 8
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