Labor Force

Union County Employment Rate

December 2009 - 92.8 %

December 2008 - 94.7 %

Union County Development Association has utilized the Iowa Workforce Development to complete a Laborshed employment study for the Union County area. The study will assist you in better understanding the area's labor force and its characteristics. The results of the study are below.

Union County Laborshed Analysis

Union County Executive Summary - 2009

Union County Laborshed Full Report - 2009

Advanced Manufacturing Labor Availability

Agriculture Labor Availability

Biotechnology Labor Availability

Education Labor Availability

Finance, Insurance, Real Estate Labor Availability

Government Labor Availability

Health Care Labor Availability

IT & Customer Service Labor Availability

Metal Manufacturing Labor Availability

Plastics Labor Availability

Telecommunications Labor Availability

Warehouse-Distribution Labor Availability

Wholesale-Retail Labor Availability

South Central Iowa Laborshed Analysis

South Central Iowa Executive Summary

Regional Telecommunications Labor Availability

Workforce Needs Assessment - SCIAP