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CURRENT
EMPLOYMENT
STATISTICS
+2,400
over the month change
TOTAL NON-FARM EMPLOYMENT
JULY-TO-AUGUST
Featured Occupational Wage
FOOD COOKING MACHINE OPERATORS AND TENDERS
MEDIAN HOURLY WAGE:
$23.25
TOTAL ANNUAL OPENINGS: 195
2022
STATEWIDE
LABORSHED STUDY
30.9%
OF THOSE EMPLOYED in iowa are likely to change their job for a new opportunity
AUGUST 2023 Statewide Labor Force
LABOR FORCE:
EMPLOYMENT:
UNEMPLOYMENT:
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE:
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE*:
1,742,600
1,692,400
50,200
2.9%
68.7%
*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).