The work force in the county is a dedicated, loyal
work force willing to go the extra mile to get the job done. This
trait has meant success for businesses and industries located in
the county. Over 77% of the area workers have worked for their
current employer for 2 years. 62% of them for 5 years.
| Resident labor force: |
3,720 |
| Resident unemployed: |
110 |
| Percent unemployed: |
2.9 |
| Resident total employment |
3,610 |
| Employment,
Data-Place of Work: |
| Nonagricultural wage and salary workers: |
2,200 |
| Manufacturing: |
590 |
| Non manufacturing: |
1,610 |
| Construction and mining: |
120 |
| Transportation, Communication and Public Utilities: |
110 |
| Wholesale and Retail Trade: |
450 |
| Wholesale Trade: |
140 |
| Retail Trade: |
320 |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate: |
110 |
| Services: |
460 |
| Government: |
360 |
| Hourly Wage
Rates: |
Occupation or Job Title |
Entry |
Average |
| Clerk General Office |
$5.15 |
$5.78 |
| Data Entry Operator |
5.15 |
5.75 |
| General Laborer |
5.15 |
5.61 |
| Machine Set-Up operator |
6.75 |
7.89 |
| Material handler |
5.50 |
6.74 |
| Production Assembler |
5.15 |
5.98 |
| Secretary |
5.15 |
6.83 |
| Welder Combination |
5.75 |
7.14 |
| Arc Welder |
6.20 |
7.14 |
| General Machinist |
6.60 |
8.25 |
| Production Foreman |
8.20 |
10.20 |
| Machine Set-up Operator |
5.60 |
6.75 |
| Tool and Die Worker |
5.70 |
8.60 |
| Factory Laborer |
5.15 |
6.30 |
| Estimated labor Force Available: |
| Male: |
478 |
Female: |
496 |
Total: |
974 |
|
Above statistics
accurate as of October 1998
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Osceola's residents are well educated. 95%
of them have a high school diploma. 63% have had at least
some college. |
| Workers in our are are willing to commute to work. Your labor pool can
be expanded to nearly 25,000 residents. All within a 25 mile radius. |
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| Population within 50 miles of communities: |
67,000
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| Primary and Secondary Skills
By Number of Persons. |
| Occupation: |
Primary
Skills: |
Secondary
Skills: |
| Sales |
88 |
25 |
Professional, Technical, and Managerial
(Example; doctor, dentist, lawyer, manager) |
183 |
79 |
| Clerical (Stenographer, typist) |
190 |
100 |
| Services (barber, guard, janitor, food server) |
150 |
44 |
Agriculture and Related Work (Grain
farmers, livestock farmers) |
66 |
30 |
Processing Occupations (Processors of
food, chemicals, wood, textiles) |
49 |
9 |
Machine Trades (Printer, lathe operator,
drill press operator) |
74 |
39 |
Bench work Occupations (Fabrication and
repair of plastics, wood, stone, textiles) |
21 |
15 |
Structural Work (Welder, painter, excavator,
construction worker) |
67 |
76 |
Miscellaneous (Truck driver, packager, utility
worker) |
47 |
48 |
A county labor survey is
Available
upon request.
More information is available on Economics and Demographics
through Iowa's PRO
Files. Also, you may want to visit the US Census Bureau's Osceola County, Iowa Pages.
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