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Frequently Asked Questions

Occupations, Jobs, Wages:

Where can I find information on licensed occupations in Iowa?
Where can I find information on affirmative action plans?
- Figures for females, minorities, Hispanics in the labor force are found in Table 3 for a specified area.
- Information on occupations of minorities and females by EE0-1 category are found in Table 2.
- Assistance with compliance issues and how to prepare a company’s affirmative action plan should be directed to the Office of Federal Contract Compliance in Omaha at 401-221-3381.
Where can I find wages for various occupations?
What will be the demand for my occupation in my area?
Are job openings listed on the Web?
Where can I find information on occupations by education level?
What is the Iowa Wage Survey?
Are there resources to assist employers and educators with providing work-related activities to youth?
Does Iowa have prevailing wages information for contractors?
The State of Iowa does not have its own prevailing wage; therefore, no prevailing wage rates for contractors are available. However, contractors involved in federally-funded constructions projects must pay the Davis-Bacon wages rates.
What is Iowa's current minimum wage?
The current minimum wages is $5.15 per hour.
Where can I find cost of living information? The cost of living is based upon the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and is available through the U.S. Department of Labor or the Iowa Trends Web site. (The CPI is available for the U.S. or by region only.)
Where can I find information on benefits?
Iowa Workforce Development does not survey employers on benefit information. However, national information is available on the U.S. Department of Labor Web site.
Where can I find information on workers rights?

Industry, Employers, and Employment:

Where can I obtain a multiple worksite report?
What is NAICS (North American Industry Classification System)?
What is the unemployment rate for my area?
Where can I find employment for a specific industry?
Who are the largest employers in Iowa or in my county?
Who is counted as unemployed?
Anyone who is without a job, who is available for work and who is making an active search for work is counted is unemployed.
What type of data can I get from the CES (Current Employment Statistics) Survey?
Where can I get current hours and earnings data?
Where can I find historical labor force information?
Where can I find information on the new MSAs (Metropolitan Statistical Areas)?
Which industries are in my county?
Where can I find information on the number of employers and employees in my area?
What is the seasonal adjustment?
Seasonal adjustment is a statistical technique which eliminates the influences of weather, holidays, the opening and closing of schools, and other recurring seasonal events from economic time series. This permits easier observation and analysis of cyclical, trend, and other non-seasonal movements in the data.
What is the difference between CES and LAUS?

Laborsheds

What is a Laborshed?
How can I get Laborshed performed in my area?

Economic News and Trends

How much has the Consumer Price Index (CPI) changed over the past year? Information on CPI can be obtain through at the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The CPI is only available for the U.S. and regions.
What is Iowa's Gross State Product?
Where can I find information about Iowa's economy?