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CURRENT
EMPLOYMENT
STATISTICS
+300
over the month change
TOTAL NON-FARM EMPLOYMENT
JANUARY-TO-FEBRUARY
Featured Occupational Wage
FOOD COOKING MACHINE OPERATORS AND TENDERS
MEDIAN HOURLY WAGE:
$23.25
TOTAL ANNUAL OPENINGS: 195
2021
STATEWIDE
LABORSHED STUDY
75.4%
OF THOSE EMPLOYED FULL-TIME IN MANUFACUTRING in iowa HAVE AN EDUCATION BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL
FEBRUARY 2023 Statewide Labor Force
LABOR FORCE:
EMPLOYMENT:
UNEMPLOYMENT:
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE:
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE*:
1,721,200
1,671,200
50,100
2.9%
68.1%
*The percentage of the population ages 16 and older that is in the labor force (either working or actively seeking work).
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REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM
WELDERS WHO COMPLETED THE RA PROGRAM IN 2015
WERE EARNING A MEDIAN ANNUAL INCOME OF
$91,304
FOUR YEARS AFTER COMPLETION (2019).