2004 Annual County Profile
Clay
Executive Summary As of 2003, Clay County’s largest private sector was Trade, representing 23.67 percent (2,200) of the county’s total covered employment of 9,294. Over 75 percent of the employment in this sector was in the Retail Trade industry. The county’s total employment increased by 0.23 percent since 2002 and the average annual wage increased by 4.30 percent to $26,912 for all industries. Clay County’s average weekly wage for all industries was $518 for 2003. This was an increase of 4.44 percent since 2002. The highest average weekly wage for a private sector was Manufacturing, averaging $681 with gross total wages of $51.6 million. Ag/Natural Resources & Mining had the largest percentage increase in average weekly wage of 25.16 percent ($119) since 2002.
State of Iowa
Clay County
2003 Industry Breakout by Employment in Clay County
Government 1,546 Other Services 366 Leisure 743 Natural Resources 188 Construction 403 Manufacturing 1,458
Quick Facts
Covered Employment (2003)
%
Total Employment Average Weekly Wage Largest Private Sector:
9,294 0.66¹ $518 87.7²
Edu/Health Services 861 Professional Services 625 FIRE 341 Transportation 361 Information 204
Trade 2,200
Wholesale & Retail Trade
2,200 0.89³
¹ Percent is based on statewide covered employment of 1,404,476 ² Percent is based on statewide average weekly wage of $591 ³ Percent is based on statewide covered sector employment
Note: Government includes public education and health institutions
Census Statistics Ten Largest Employers by Employment
Based on Annual 2003 Employment by Private Industry Rank
2003 Population Growth % since 1990 2003 Unemployment Rate 2002 Per Capita Personal Income 2000 Median Household Income
17,073 -2.9% 4.0% $27,061 $35,799
43 64 58 31 56
Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Name of Company Eaton Hydraulics Wal-Mart Stores Perry Judds Heartland Division Employment Connections St Luke Lutheran Home Verco Seal Co Longhouse Northshire Morton Buildings United Parcel Service Hy-Vee Food Stores
Industry Manufacturing Retail Trade Manufacturing Business Services Health Services Manufacturing Health Services Manufacturing Transport./Warehousing Retail Trade
Ranking based on Iowa’s 99 counties
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2004 Quarterly Census OF Employment and Wages Profile
2003 Covered Employment and Reporting Units by Industry in Clay County
Reporting Units 2002 729 672 27 59 36 193 61 132 39 15 59 65 59 61 60 57 13 31 13 2003 % Change 725 -0.55% Total All Industries 667 -0.74% Private Business 23 60 37 200 60 140 37 18 55 62 56 62 58 58 14 33 12 -14.81% 1.69% 2.78% 3.63% -1.64% 6.06% -5.13% 20.00% -6.78% -4.62% -5.08% 1.64% -3.33% Ag/Natural Resources & Mining Construction Manufacturing Trade Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Transportation & Utilities Information Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate Professional & Business Services Education & Health Services Leisure & Hospitality Other Services 2002 9,273 7,780 248 350 1,426 2,170 556 1,614 387 193 335 678 902 723 369 1,493 93 1,311 89 Employment 2003 % Change 9,294 0.23% 7,748 -0.41% 188 403 1,458 2,200 548 1,652 361 204 341 625 861 743 366 1,546 103 1,359 85 -24.19% 15.14% 2.24% 1.38% -1.44% 2.35% -6.72% 5.70% 1.79% -7.82% -4.55% 2.77% -0.81% 3.55% 10.75% 3.66% -4.49%
1.75% Government State 7.69% Local 6.45% Federal -7.69%
Reporting Units by Industry in 2003 in Clay County
Quick Facts
250
A Unit is Defined as a Worksite
Trade 200
Construction 60
Government 58
100
50
Leisure & Hospitality 62
0
Trade - Wholesale & Retail Trade F.I.R.E. - Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate;
Natural Resources - Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Mining.
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Information 18
Professional Services 62
Natural Resources 23
Manufacturing 37
Wholesale & Retail Trade 200
Transportation & Utilities 37
150
Education & Health Services 56
Clay County’s Largest Industries by Worksites Number of Units
200
Professional Services 62
Leisure & Hospitality 62
Other Services 58
FIRE 55
2004 Quarterly Census OF Employment and Wages Profile
2003 Average Annual and Weekly Wage by Industry in Clay County
Average Annual Wage $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 2002 25,802 24,925 24,577 30,013 33,176 21,225 29,365 18,421 29,687 28,491 29,708 19,620 34,119 8,683 18,030 30,372 39,666 29,060 39,980 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 2003 % Change 26,912 4.30% Total All Industries 26,153 4.93% Private Business 30,778 32,676 35,401 22,248 30,418 19,538 31,875 29,545 30,058 21,443 33,629 8,478 18,236 30,716 41,267 29,408 38,478 25.23% 8.87% 6.71% 4.82% 3.59% 6.06% 7.37% 3.70% 1.18% 9.30% -1.44% -2.35% 1.14% Ag/Natural Resources & Mining Construction Manufacturing Trade Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Transportation & Utilities Information Finance, Insurance, Real Estate Professional & Business Services Education & Health Services Leisure & Hospitality Other Services $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Average Weekly Wage 2002 496 479 473 577 638 408 565 354 571 548 571 377 656 167 347 584 763 559 769 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 2003 % Change 518 4.44% 503 5.01% 592 628 681 428 585 376 613 568 578 412 647 163 351 591 794 566 740 25.16% 8.84% 6.74% 4.90% 3.54% 6.21% 7.36% 3.65% 1.23% 9.28% -1.37% -2.40% 1.15% 1.20% 4.06% 1.25% -3.77%
1.13% Government State 4.04% Local 1.20% Federal -3.76%
2003 Average Weekly Wage for All Industries by County
Lyon Osceola
426
Sioux
452
O'Brien
Dickinson
Emmet
Winnebago
Worth
494
Clay
483
Kossuth Palo Alto
432 481
Hancock
445 535
Mitchell
Howard Winneshiek
Quick Facts
Allamakee
472
Floyd
476
Chickasaw
508
Cerro Gordo
430 480 468
Fayette Bremer Clayton
484
Plymouth
415
518
Buena Vista
439
Humboldt
564
Wright Franklin
560
Woodbury
Cherokee
489
Ida
461
Pocahontas
449
Sac Calhoun
479
Webster
Butler
443
472
502
Hamilton
503
Hardin
435
Grundy
529
Black Hawk Delaware Dubuque Buchanan
Average Weekly Wage Comparisons
580
551
Monona
516
Crawford
425
Carroll
407
564
528
Boone Story
490
521
Tama
592
485
Benton Linn
513
Jones
Jackson
Greene
413
Harrison
505
456
473
526
Marshall
611
Polk
564
Jasper
466
495
692
475
Cedar
420
Clinton
Clay $518 Rank Among All 99 Iowa Counties -33Statewide $591 Nation* $726
521
Scott
437
Shelby Audubon Guthrie
438
426
Dallas
Poweshiek
Iowa
Johnson
464
Muscatine
449
Adair
580
730
627
Marion
571
Mahaska
579
643 659
Louisa
597
Pottawattamie
Cass
527
Mills
461
481
Madison
Warren
469
Union Clarke
499
588
507
Keokuk
Washington
463
467
482 539 572 Des Moines 557
Lee
520
Fremont
Montgomery Adams
461
Page
Lucas
Monroe
Wapello
Jefferson Henry
461
Taylor
464
474
501 405
591
518 448
539
470
403
Ringgold Decatur
Wayne Appanoose Davis
Van Buren
411
398
475
460
Legend $398 $481.00 $398.00-- $481
$481.01-- $564 $482 $564.00
566
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$564.01 - $647.00 $565 $647 $647.01 - $730.00
$648 - $730
* preliminary data
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2004 Quarterly Census OF Employment and Wages Profile
2003 Size of Firm in Clay County
Contact Info
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250 to 499 100 to 249
3 7 23 71 94
Number of Employees
50 to 99 20 to 49 10 to 19 5 to 9 0 to 4 0
Number of Employees 0 to 4 5 to 9 10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 249 250 to 499 Total
Number of Employers 362 171 94 71 23 7 3 731
Employment 652 1,166 1,291 2,148 1,517 1,089 1,150 9,013
Size of firm based on employment as of March 2003
171 362 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
Number of Employers
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