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Labor Availability
Labor Force Summary

Region Available Labor Force Number Employed Number Unemployed Unemployment Rate
United States 153,887,000 140,790,000 13,097,000 8.5%
Iowa 1,657,000 1,572,000 95,000 5.7%
DM-WDM MSA 314,300 296,700 16,500 5.3%
Dallas County 34,400 32,900 1,500 4.2%

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Labor Availability
View summary analyses of laborshed studies of greater Dallas County communities. Laborshed studies show distribution of workers, underemployment, the availability and willingness of current and prospective employees to change employment, current and desired occupations, wages, hours worked and distance willing to commute to work.

Adel Laborshed summary
Perry Laborshed summary
Urbandale Laborshed summary
Waukee Laborshed summary
West Des Moines Laborshed summary
Greater Des Moines Region Laborshed summary

Fringe Benefit Profile
View information on employer benefit packages in the Greater Des Moines region, including the greater Dallas County region.

Greater DM Fringe Benefit Profile

Occupational Wage Survey
View Occupational Employment Statistics Wage Surveys showing employment and wage estimates by occupation.

Occupational Wage and Employment graph showing an overview of common occupations and corresponding average hourly wages in Dallas County, Des Moines-West Des Moines MSA, statewide, and nationally.

Average Hourly Wages by Occupation
  Dallas County DM-WDM MSA Iowa United States
Chief Executive $81.28 $82.59 $69.60 $80.43
Marketing Manager $52.82 $49.55 $42.06 $57.73
Financial Manager $60.29 $50.58 $44.30 $54.68
Industrial Production Manager $37.74 $45.34 $48.50 $45.03
Accountant / Auditor $27.73 $30.13 $27.20 $32.42
Computer Programmer $33.70 $34.12 $29.93 $35.91
Public Relation Specialists $18.42 $24.80 $23.22 $28.55
Sales Representative, Wholesale $58.50 $48.01 $35.45 $39.12
Telemarketer na $12.03 $10.75 $11.90
Executive Secretary / Assistant $19.99 $21.56 $18.01 $21.16
Secretary $13.15 $15.10 $13.53 $14.93
Office Clerk, General $13.64 $14.37 $13.17 $13.32
Production Supervisor $24.60 $29.09 $25.47 $26.51
Welder $15.02 $17.77 $15.98 $17.61
Team Assembler $11.63 $13.90 $14.45 $13.87
Truck Drivers, Light $13.77 $15.29 $13.81 $14.96
Truck Drivers, Heavy $23.87 $19.91 $17.87 $18.87
Source: Occupational Employment Statistics & Iowa Workforce Development Wage Survey, May 2009

Statewide Iowa Wage Survey 
Dallas County, Iowa Wage Survey
DM-WDM MSA Occupational Wage and Employment Data

Quarterly Workforce Indicators
View demographic employment information from the Local Employment Dynamics Program including quarterly data on job creation, turnovers, and average earnings.
Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWI)

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For more information contact:
Linda Schaut, CEcD
Executive Director
515.987.2020

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