January Workforce Trends in Iowa
Iowa employment by top sectors
|
|
Jan. 2009* |
Jan. 2008 |
% change |
|
Total nonfarm |
1,509,200 |
1,526,700 |
-1.1 |
|
Trade & transportation |
312,000 |
310,500 |
0.5 |
|
Government |
253,400 |
251,200 |
0.9 |
|
Manufacturing |
219,100 |
230,900 |
-5.1 |
|
Education & health |
209,700 |
205,800 |
1.9 |
|
Leisure & hospitality |
135,200 |
136,100 |
-0.7 |
|
Professional & business services |
114,100 |
123,100 |
-7.3 |
|
Financial activities |
103,400 |
103,200 |
0.2 |
|
Construction |
69,600 |
72,500 |
-4 |
Total nonfarm employment for major areas in Iowa
|
|
Jan. 2009* |
Jan. 2008 |
% change |
|
Cedar Rapids |
136,600 |
137,100 |
-0.4 |
|
Des Moines |
316,100 |
320,300 |
-1.3 |
|
Dubuque |
54,200 |
54,800 |
-1.1 |
|
Iowa City |
87,900 |
88,400 |
-0.6 |
|
Sioux City |
74,900 |
74,700 |
0.3 |
|
Waterloo-Cedar Falls |
86,600 |
88,000 |
-1.6 |
|
Unemployment insurance claims |
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|
|
Jan. 2009 |
Jan. 2008 |
% change |
|
|
Initial Claims |
40,748 |
23,182 |
75.8 |
|
|
|
Continued payments |
|||
|
No. of claimants |
80,870 |
55,619 |
45.4 |
|
|
Weeks paid |
240,314 |
183,861 |
30.7 |
|
|
Amount Paid |
$73,109,255 |
$53,197,867 |
37.4 |
|
* Preliminary figures
Source: Iowa Workforce Development
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