2004 Annual County Profile
Lee
Executive Summary As of 2003, Lee County’s largest private industry was Manufacturing, representing 25.78 percent (4,197) of the county’s total covered employment of 16,278. Over 25 percent of this sector’s employment is in the Food Manufacturing industry. Although the county’s total employment decreased by 2.19 percent since 2002, the average annual wage increased by 5.75 percent to $29,418 for all industries. Lee County’s average weekly wage for all industries was $566 for 2003. This was an increase of 5.79 percent since 2002. The highest average weekly wage for a sector was in Transportation & Utilities, averaging $714 with gross total wages of $21.2 million. Between 2002 and 2003, the Professional & Business Services sector had the largest percentage increase in average weekly wage of 11.02 percent ($39).
State of IOWA
Lee County
2003 Industry Breakout by Employment in Lee County
Government 2,373 Other Services 451 Natural Resources 73 Construction 719
Quick Facts
Covered Employment (2003)
%
Manufacturing 4,197
Total Employment Average Weekly Wage Largest Private Sector: Manufacturing
16,278 1.16¹ $566 95.8²
Leisure 1,572
4,197 1.91³
Edu/Health Services 2,314
Professional Services 941
FIRE 555
Trade 2,354 Transportation 572 Information 159
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
36,714 -5.1% 8.3% $24,455 $36,193
19 78 3 76 52
Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Name of Company The Dial Corporation Metzeler Auto Profile Sys Iowa Keokuk Area Hospital Roquette America Hy-Vee Food Stores Catfish Bend Casinos Keokuk Steel Castings Co Wal-Mart Stores Amsted Industries E.I. Dupont De Nemours & Co
Industry Manufacturing Manufacturing Health Services Manufacturing Retail Trade Arts and Entertainment Manufacturing Retail Trade Manufacturing Manufacturing
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 Lee County
Reporting Units 2002 1,094 1,004 13 111 75 214 48 166 46 12 97 99 121 120 99 90 16 65 9 2003 % Change 1,099 0.46% Total All Industries 1,010 0.60% Private Business 13 111 75 217 48 169 46 12 101 96 122 118 99 89 16 65 8 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 1.40% 0.00% 1.81% 0.00% 0.00% 4.12% -3.03% 0.83% -1.67% 0.00% 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 16,643 14,291 88 741 4,379 2,385 362 2,022 558 149 532 907 2,362 1,722 469 2,352 606 1,634 112 Employment 2003 % Change 16,278 -2.19% 13,905 -2.70% 73 719 4,197 2,354 350 2,004 572 159 555 941 2,314 1,572 451 2,373 656 1,609 108 -17.05% -2.97% -4.16% -1.30% -3.31% -0.89% 2.51% 6.71% 4.32% 3.75% -2.03% -8.71% -3.84% 0.89% 8.25% -1.53% -3.57%
-1.11% Government State 0.00% Local 0.00% Federal -11.11%
Reporting Units by Industry in 2003 in Lee County
Quick Facts
Education & Health Services 122 250
A Unit is Defined as a Worksite
200
Leisure & Hospitality 118
Trade 217
Number of Units
Professional Services 96
Lee County’s Largest Industries by Worksites
Construction 111
Other Services 99
Government 89
150
50
Leisure & Hospitality 118
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Trade - Wholesale & Retail Trade F.I.R.E. - Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate; Natural Resources - Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Mining.
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Information 12
Education & Health Services 122
Natural Resources 13
Wholesale & Retail Trade 217
100
Transportation & Utilities 46
Manufacturing 75
FIRE 101
2004 Quarterly Census OF Employment and Wages Profile
2003 Average Annual and Weekly Wage by Industry in Lee County
Average Annual Wage $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 2002 27,819 27,225 18,516 34,829 41,126 19,561 28,877 17,902 36,750 20,800 25,307 18,390 23,972 10,609 13,317 31,431 38,307 28,348 39,207 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 2003 % Change 29,418 5.75% Total All Industries 28,833 5.91% Private Business 17,652 34,512 44,665 20,625 31,708 18,689 37,133 20,905 26,818 20,455 24,506 10,981 13,626 32,843 40,774 29,120 40,137 -4.67% -0.91% 8.60% 5.44% 9.80% 4.39% 1.04% 0.50% 5.97% 11.23% 2.23% 3.51% 2.32% 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 535 524 356 670 791 376 555 344 707 400 487 354 461 204 256 604 737 545 754 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 2003 % Change 566 5.79% 554 5.73% 339 664 859 397 610 359 714 402 516 393 471 211 262 632 784 560 772 -4.78% -0.90% 8.60% 5.59% 9.91% 4.36% 0.99% 0.50% 5.95% 11.02% 2.17% 3.43% 2.34% 4.64% 6.38% 2.75% 2.39%
4.49% Government State 6.44% Local 2.72% Federal 2.37%
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
Lee $566 Rank Among All 99 Iowa Counties -16Statewide $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 Lee County
Contact Info
Iowa Workforce Development, Employment Statistics Bureau Number of Employees 1000 E Grand Ave Des Moines, IA 50319 800-532-1249; Fax: 515-281-8195
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250 to 999 100 to 249 50 to 99 20 to 49 10 to 19 5 to 9 0 to 4 0
7 23 40 85 149
Number of Employees 0 to 4 5 to 9 10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 249 250 to 999 Total
Number of Employers 571 217 149 85 40 23 7 1,092
Employment 1,075 1,417 1,971 2,585 2,711 3,301 3,247 16,307
Size of firm based on employment as of March 2003
217 571 100 200 300 400 500 600
Number of Employers
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