Quality Workforce Engineered for High Performance
The Quad City Region has a quality, high performance workforce . . . and can prove it! In the most recent Labor Market Study conducted by Iowa Workforce Development, out of the entire labor force of 336,373, a total of 125,125 are likely to change or accept employment. Other facts from the Laborshed Study indicate employees are willing to travel an average of 25 miles one way, the average wage threshold is $10/hr. and 66.1% of the workforce has some education beyond high school. The tables below are a sample of the data available in the Laborshed Report.
Employed Workforce
Employed / Willing to Change Employment
Median Hourly Wages of Employed
Detailed Information in Adobe Acrobat PDF format:
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Description of Data |
| WORKFORCE SIZE |
Shows the size of the Quad City workforce by industry sector (updated monthly).
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| QUALITY OF THE WORKFORCE |
Shows the education, achievement and quality of the workforce. |
| PRODUCTIVITY |
Shows the productivity and absentee rates of the workforce. |
| LABORSHED STUDY |
Executive Summary of a 2007 study showing distribution of Quad City workers, underemployment, current & desired wages, and willingness to commute. The full 69 page report is available upon request.
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| LOGISTICS LABORSHED |
Summary report of labor availability for the logistics & warehousing industry |
| FOOD INDUSTRY LABORSHED |
Summary report of labor availability for the food industry |
| FINANCIAL / IT LABORSHED |
Summary report of labor availability for the financial industry |
| ADVANCED MANUFACTURING LABORSHED |
Summary report of labor availability for the advanced manufacturing industry
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| AGENCY LINK |
Link to Associated Employers of the Quad Cities - a local employer agency |