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Iowa Workforce Information Network	February 9, 2010

Career Information

Iowa's STEM Occupations
December 2009
Iowa's 2006-2016 STEM Occupations provides a listing of fast growing occupational groups requiring significant education and training in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. These highly sought occupations can be downloaded and printed on legal-sized (8.5" x 14") paper.

Career & Education Outlook 2006-2016
December 2009
The Career & Education Outlook provides a listing of Iowa's fastest growing occupations by educational achievement level. These high demand jobs can be dowloaded and printed on legal-sized (8.5" x 14") paper.

Career Clusters Posters
The 16 Career Clusters posters are a complement resource to the Iowa Career Resource Guide. The posters are a collaborative project by Iowa Workforce Development and Iowa Department of Education to provide current labor market information about career potential in Iowa. The posters are in color and available for downloading on 11"x17" paper. For more information, contact Brent Paulson, Iowa Workforce Development, 515-281-3439, or Linda Berg, Iowa Department of Education, 515-242-5032.

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Labor Market Information Publications

IWIN Guide
The IWIN Guide provides an overview of Iowa Workforce Development's labor market information website. Employers, professionals, career planners, and job seekers can view what is available by such subject headings as Business, Careers, Education, Industries, Jobs, Population, Publications, Unemployment, Wages and Income, and Youth. The Guide can be downloaded and printed on legal-sized (8.5" x 14") paper.

Commuting Patterns - 2000 Census
County to county Iowa commuting patterns.

Disability In Iowa
In 1990, President George Bush signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act, guaranteeing equal opportunity for people with disabilities in public accommodations, commercial facilities, employment, transportation, state and local government services and telecommunications.

Employment & Wages Covered by Unemployment Insurance
Employment and wage data by industry (tabulated from Quarterly Employer's Payroll and Contribution Report.)

Iowa Short-Term Industry Projections 2008 - 2010
Statewide Short Term Projected Industry Employment for 2008 - 2010
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Iowa Industry Projections 2006 - 2016
Statewide and Regional projected industry employment 2006 - 2016
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Iowa Short Term Occupational Projections 2008 - 2010
Short Term Occupational Projections are available for Iowa. The Occupational Projections provide detailed occupational information on the estimated activity for each occupation in the areas of employment, new jobs, replacements and total annual openings.
Oct-9-2009	Go To Article

Iowa Occupational Projections 2006-16
Occupational Projections are available for Iowa and each Iowa Workforce Development Region. The Occupational Projections provide detailed occupational information on the estimated activity for each occupation in the areas of employment, new jobs, replacements and total annual openings.
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Iowa Labor Force Summaries
These files contain data on labor force, employment, unemployment and unemployment rate for each Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), county, and city. MSA and county data also contain employment levels by industrial group within that MSA or county.

Iowa's Workforce and the Economy
The annual report provides information on the important trends in Iowa's economy and other relevant articles on our state.

Young Worker Profile 2008
Workers age 14 to 24 make up 17.0 percent of Iowa's covered workforce in 2007. Where do they work and how much do they make?

Jobseekers

Job Search Plan and Resource Guide
The Job Search Plan and Resource Guide provides an excellent overview of the "do's" and "don'ts" of the job process in easy to follow actionable steps. Supported with essential website resources, jobseeekers and career planners are equipped with the necessary tools of landing employment in today's challenging economy.

Iowa Hot Jobs 2006-16
Iowa Hot Jobs represents high demand, high wage occupations for Iowa and each IWD Region including information on employment, wages, education/training, and skills. Hot Jobs can be downloaded and printed on legal-sized (8.5" x 14") paper.
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Website Directory for Career Planners and Job Seekers
The Labor Market Information Reference Guide: A Website Directory for Career Planners & Job Seekers is your starting point for planning the career or finding the job that fits your profile. Inside this downloadable guide you will find essential websites or tools aimed at directing your career or job path towards professional fulfillment.

Nov-25-2009

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Iowa Licensed Occupations
Iowa Licensed Occupations is a biennial publication designed to provide job seekers, career counselors, and other interested individuals with information concerning occupations in Iowa that require a license, certificate, or commission issued at the state level.

Iowa Council of Nurses (ICON) Nursing Workforce Initiative
In 1999, the Iowa Council of Nurses (ICON), comprised of representatives of the Iowa Nurses Association, Iowa League for Nursing, Iowa Association of Colleges of Nursing, Iowa Community College Nursing Education Directors Association, Iowa Organization for Associate Degree Nurses and Iowa Organization of Nurse Leaders, voted to address the registered nurse and licensed practical nurse workforce through a formal initiative.

Iowa Wage Survey
Iowa wage estimates are based on May, 2006 wages which have been updated to 2007 using the Employment Cost Index.

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Employers

Website Directory for Employers and Professionals
The Labor Market Information Reference Guide: A Website Directory for Employers & Professionals is your starting point for planning a business activity or changing existing practices in your organization. Inside this downloadable guide you will find essential websites or tools aimed at directing your business needs or goals toward managed solutions.

Nov-25-2009

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Business Resource Guide
A three-page brochure listing contact information for and descriptions of Labor Market Information products and services best suited to the needs of Iowa businesses.

Census 2000 - Occupational Employment by Race and Gender (EEO-1 Categories)
Census 2000 - Occupational Employment by Race and Gender (EEO-1 Categories) is developed decennially to assist employers in evaluating the composition of women and minorities in their workforce and in establishing goals to improve such utilization. The files provide government and private sector entities with detailed occupational data (broken down by race and gender) for personnel recruitment and affirmative action programming planning.

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Reports & Analysis

Iowa's Changing Labor Force Dynamics
was prepared by Iowa Workforce Development as a follow-up to Governor Culver's Workforce Summit held in December of 2007. The report provides background information on Iowa's labor force, industries, occupations and wages that will be helpful in formulating solutions for the long-term and evolving labor shortage problems that Iowa will be facing.

Iowa's Workforce and the Economy
The annual report provides information on the important trends in Iowa's economy and other relevant articles on our state.

Laborshed Studies
A Laborshed is defined as the area or region from which an employment center draws its commuting workers regardless of natural or political boundaries. This study gives communities the ability to document and illustrate the characteristics of their labor force which in turn has proven to be a unique and effective tool for retaining and expanding their existing businesses while also attracting prospective new employers into the area.

WorkNet
Iowa's unemployment rate continued to rise in recent months, peaking at 6.7 percent in August, and averaging 6.6 percent for third quarter 2009. However, there was growing evidence that the worst of the recession was over, and that the Iowa economy was slowly taking a turn for the better.

Local Employment Dynamics for Iowa (LED)
Local Employment Dynamics (LED) is a voluntary partnership between state labor market information agencies and the U.S. Census Bureau to develop new information about local labor market conditions at low cost, with no added respondent burden, and with the same confidentiality protections afforded census and survey data.