Sioux City MSA (IA-NE-SD) Laborshed Analysis

A Study of Workforce Characteristics 2012 Laborshed Studies A Laborshed is defined as the area or region from which an employment center draws its commuting workers. To determine the approximate boundaries of the Siouxland Laborshed area, local employers supplied the ZIP code listings of where each of their employees reside. This Laborshed analysis addresses underemployment, the availability and willingness of current and prospective employees to change employment within the workforce, current and desired occupations, wages, hours worked and distance willing to commute to work. Employment Status* 100% Quick Facts Percent Willing to Change/Accept Employment (Employed ‐ willing to change employment) 80%  11.3% are working multiple jobs 73.7% 62.9%  Currently working an average of 41 hours 60% per week  Average age is 45 years old 38.1%  30.6% currently working within the 40% 28.3% professional, paraprofessional & technical 25.9% occupational category followed by 17.7% 20% within the production, construction & material handling occupational category 10.3% 7.0% 9.0%  Most frequently identified job search 0% Employed Unemployed Voluntarily Not Retired sources: Employed/Not Retired  Internet *Employment status is self‐identified by the survey respondent. The unemployment www.monster.com percentage above does not reflect the unemployment rate published by the U.S. www.careerbuilder.com Bureau of Labor Statistics, which applies a stricter definition.  Local/Regional newspapers Total Potential Labor Force: 203,963 (entire Laborshed Area) Sioux City Journal Estimated Number of Individuals Very Likely or Somewhat Likely to The Argus Leader ‐ Sioux Falls, SD Change or Accept Employment (53,000)  Networking through friends, family and acquaintances  43,358 Employed  Local IowaWORKS Centers  2,765 Unemployed  2,370 Voluntarily Not Employed, Not Retired  4,507 Retired Underemployment The underemployed are composed of individuals who are working fewer than 35 hours per week but desire more hours; who are working at wages equal to or less than the national poverty level; and/or who are working in positions that do not meet their skill or education levels, or worked for higher wages at previous employment.

 2.0% Inadequate hours (867 people)  4.5% Mismatch of skills (1,951 people)  1.0% Low income (434 people)  6.2% Total estimated underemployment (2,688 people) Individuals may be underemployed for more than one reason, but are counted only once for total estimated underemployment. Industrial Classification of the Employed % Willing to % of # of % % Industry Cha nge Laborshed Employed Employed Unemployed Employment Education 20.3% 30,515 82.0% 23.3% 2.2% Healthcare & Social Services 15.9% 23,901 86.4% 24.6% 4.5% Manufacturing 12.8% 19,241 70.8% 34.8% 10.8% Wholesale & Retail Trade 11.1% 16,686 60.6% 37.5% 12.1% Public Administration & Government 7.8% 11,725 71.8% 32.1% 7.7% Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 7.0% 10,522 73.5% 36.0% 2.9% Transportation, Communication & Utilities 6.7% 10,071 80.0% 20.8% 13.3% Professional Services 5.6% 8,418 60.6% 30.0% 21.2% Agriculture, Forestry & Mining 5.0% 7,516 90.0% 11.1% 10.0% Personal Services 4.2% 6,313 62.5% 26.7% 8.3% Construction 2.2% 3,307 57.1% 25.0% 42.9% Entertainment & Recreation 1.1% 1,654 * * * Active Military Duty 0.3% 451 * * * * Insufficient survey data/refused Survey respondents from the Siouxland Laborshed area were asked to identify the industry in which they are currently working. The largest concentration of workers are employed in the education industry. Siouxland Laborshed Area SON HANSON MC COOK MINNEHAHA ROCK NOBLES JACKSON Sioux FallsSioux Falls M Sioux Falls Area Shown Tea Commuter Concentration by Place of Residence (per ZIP Code) Commuting Statistics HUTCHINSON LYON OSCEOLA Lennox DICKINSON TURNER Zone 3 (1 - 80) EM ut18 LINCOLN Zone 2 (81 - 1,752) The map at the left represents commuting Zone 1 (1,753 - 5,263) Sheldon patterns into Siouxland with the concentration per ZIP code represented in Beresford SIOUX Sioux Center ut60 BON HOMME YANKTON Hawarden Hospers CLAY PALO Alcester Hawarden Orange City OBRIEN the legend. Maurice Ireton Alton 71 Yankton CLAY Hawarden ut75 ut Gayville Yankton Those who are willing to change/accept Akron Vermillion Saint Helena UNION Akron Burbank Brunsville Meriden employment in the Siouxland Laborshed Aurelia Le Mars Remsen Wynot MarcusCleghorn Elk Point PLYMOUTH CHEROKEE Cherokee area are willing to commute an average of Westfield Merrill BUENA VISTA KNOX POCAH Newcastle Hartington 22 miles one way for employment CEDAR Hinton Quimby JeffersonSioux City Ponca Kingsley Washta opportunities. Sioux City t81 Sioux City u Coleridge North Sioux City[_ Pierson DIXON Sioux City Dixon [_ Lawton Holstein Galva Laurel Jackson Schaller Allen South Sioux City [_ Waterbury Moville Correctionville ut20 Bronson Cushing Concord Dakota City[_[_ Sergeant Bluff Legend HubbardDAKOTA Anthon IDA SAC CA WOODBURY PIERCE Homer Salix Battle Creek [_ Siouxland Laborshed Node Community Wakefield Emerson Oto Ida Grove

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Education and Median Wage Characteristics by Industry Education Median Wages Industry Some Level Beyond Associate Undergraduate Salary Wages Non‐Salary High School Degree Degree or Higher (per yea r) Wages (per hour) Agriculture 60.0% 10.0% 35.0% $45,000 * Construction 71.4% 21.4% 7.1% * $15.00 Manufacturing 69.2% 15.4% 33.9% $64,500 $15.41 Transportation, Communication & Utilities 73.3% 30.0% 16.7% $51,000 $24.00 Wholesale & Retail Trade 59.1% 13.6% 13.7% $50,000 $9.00 Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 76.5% 11.8% 50.0% $55,000 $13.20 Healthcare & Social Services 80.3% 16.7% 39.4% $66,250 $15.61 Personal Services 70.8% 8.3% 29.2% $35,000 $8.00 Entertainment & Recreation * * * * * Professional Services 54.5% 9.1% 39.4% $68,500 $10.00 Public Administration & Government 61.5% 20.5% 28.2% $42,250 $16.85 Education 84.3% 3.4% 78.7% $53,000 $12.50 This table includes all respondents without consideration of employment status or willingness to change/enter employment. *Insufficient survey data/refused Unemployed

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