• Iowa is home to approximately 5,980 manufacturing firms.

• Manufacturing contributed $27.6 billion to Iowa’s economy in 2011, representing 18.6 percent of the state’s total GDP.

• Iowa ranks sixth among all states in its percentage of GDP from manufacturing.

• The manufacturing sector’s 211,998 jobs accounted for 10.8 percent of Iowa’s total employment in 2011.

• More than half (53.4 percent) of Iowa’s manufacturing jobs are located in its non-metropolitan counties.

• The average manufacturing job in Iowa paid $51,120 in wages and salaries in 2011.

• Manufacturing accounts for 12.7 percent of total earnings in Iowa’s metropolitan areas and 19.4 percent of total earnings in non-metropolitan regions.

• Iowa exported $11.7 billion worth of manufactured goods to other countries in 2011.

D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 2

MANUFACTURING IN IOWA 

I N S I D E :

S E C T O R S I Z E 2

C O M P O S I T I O N 4

A V E R A G E E A R N I N G S 5

E X P O R T S 6

R E C E N T T R E N D S 7

S T A T E R A N K I N G S 9

C O U N T Y D E P E N D E N C E 1 0

H I G H L I G H T S

Iowa is home to approximately 5,980

manufacturing firms operating from 6,440

physical establishments throughout the state.

• A large fraction of Iowa’s manufacturing

firms are small proprietorships or

partnerships with no paid employees

other than the principals. Known as

“nonemployer firms,” these

establishments comprise 47.6 percent of

Iowa’s manufacturing firms.

• 47.5 percent of Iowa’s manufacturing

firms are owned by small or medium-sized

enterprises (SMEs) with fewer than 500

paid employees.

• Large manufacturing enterprises, with

500 or more employees, account for 4.9

percent of Iowa’s manufacturing firms.

N U M B E R O F F I R M S

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G R O S S D O M E S T I C P R O D U C T

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

Note: Agriculture and related industries include production agriculture, agricultural services, forestry, fishing, hunting, and mining. Activities such as grain processing, ethanol production, meat slaughtering and processing, agricultural chemical and fertilizer production, and agricultural equipment manufacturing are classified within the manufacturing sector, per national industrial accounting standards.

Gross domestic product (GDP) measures

the contributions of labor and capital to

the market value of goods and services

produced in a state. The total GDP for

Iowa’s industries in 2011 was $149.0

billion.

The manufacturing sector contributed

$27.6 billion to Iowa’s economy in 2011,

representing 18.6 percent of the state’s

total GDP. Iowa ranks sixth among all

states in the percentage of GDP derived

from the manufacturing sector.

When measured by GDP size,

manufacturing ranks first among Iowa’s

major economic sectors. Manufacturing

ranks third in GDP size among major

economic sectors in the United States.

N U M B E R O F I O W A M A N U F A C T U R I N G F I R M S B Y E M P L O Y M E N T S I Z E O F T H E P A R E N T E N T E R P R I S E

P E R C E N T A G E O F I O W A G D P B Y M A J O R S E C T O R

2,845

1,097

518400

561

266 293

1–4 5–9 10–19 20–99 100–499 500+

Nonemployer Firms

Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Large Enterprises

18.6%

1.7%

2.7%

3.2%

3.3%

5.1%

6.3%

6.6%

7.8%

9.5%

11.3%

11.4%

12.6%

Utilities and mining

Information

Construction

Transportation

Recreational, personal and other svcs.

Professional and administrative  services

Agriculture and related

Educational and health care services

Real estate

Government

Trade

Finance and insurance

Manufacturing

Iowa’s manufacturing sector had

211,998 jobs in 2011, accounting for

10.8 percent of the state’s total

employment. In the United States,

manufacturing accounted for 7.0

percent of total employment.

Measured by employment size,

manufacturing ranks fifth among Iowa’s

major economic sectors. Manufacturing

ranks sixth among major sectors in the

United States.

More than half (53.4 percent) of Iowa’s

manufacturing jobs are located in non-

metropolitan areas. By county,

manufacturing employment ranges from

a low in Ringgold (66 jobs) to a high in

Linn (19,831 jobs).

E M P L O Y M E N T

10.8%

0.6%

1.6%

3.1%

3.7%

5.2%

5.4%

6.5%

9.1%

12.8%

13.1%

13.6%

14.6%

Utilities and mining

Information

Real estate

Transportation

Construction

Agriculture and related

Finance and insurance

Professional and administrative  services

Manufacturing

Recreational, personal and other svcs.

Educational and health care services

Government

Trade

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P E R C E N T A G E O F I O W A J O B S B Y M A J O R S E C T O R

N U M B E R O F F U L L - T I M E A N D P A R T - T I M E M A N U F A C T U R I N G J O B S B Y C O U N T Y

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

Note: These employment statistics count the number of full-time and part-time jobs, as opposed to the number of employed persons.

Dickinson1,896

Allamakee1,120

Winneshiek1,395

Howard1,213

Osceola389

Emmet832

Kossuth1,121

Lyon620 Mitchell

1,001

Winnebago807

Worth421

Sioux5,342

O'Brien590

CerroGordo2,822

Hancock2,829

Clay1,031

PaloAlto391

Chickasaw1,237

Floyd989

Fayette541

Clayton1,007Cherokee

1,160Plymouth

2,306

BuenaVista3,105

Pocahontas478 Wright

1,207Franklin

739

Humboldt971 Butler

928

Bremer1,674

Dubuque8,393

Delaware1,496Webster

2,150

Buchanan1,099

BlackHawk

14,812Woodbury

4,782Ida

1,126Sac451

Calhoun176

Hamilton996

Hardin672

Grundy470

Jackson851Benton

726

Linn19,831

Tama330

Jones923Monona

118Crawford

2,460Carroll1,384 Marshall

5,170Boone590

Greene602

Story4,038 Clinton

4,946Cedar678Harrison

301Shelby

567Dallas2,037

Polk16,582

Audubon223

Guthrie260

Jasper1,782

Iowa3,531

Poweshiek1,577

Johnson5,580

Scott11,769

Muscatine6,702

Warren525

Madison298

Washington965

Keokuk202

Mahaska1,419

Marion6,068

Pottawattamie4,582

Cass613

Adair432 Louisa

1,451Jefferson

1,002 Henry1,868

Wapello3,741

Clarke955

Monroe1,269

Lucas169

Mills261

Montgomery526

Adams156

Union1,750 Des

Moines4,311

Fremont1,079

Page925

VanBuren637

Taylor484

Davis246

Ringgold66

Decatur148

Appanoose792

Wayne527 Lee

4,188

Number of jobs

Below 500

500 - 2,500

More than 2,500

I O W A ’ S D I V E R S E M A N U F A C T U R I N G S E C T O R

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2010 GDP Location($ mill ions) GDP Jobs Establishments GDP Jobs Establishments Quotient

Machinery................................................................. 6,451 25.1% 18.3% 8.5% 8.2% 8.9% 6.4% 2.05 Food and beverages............................................... 6,275 24.5% 24.6% 13.7% 12.2% 13.8% 10.9% 1.79 Chemicals................................................................. 3,304 12.9% 4.5% 3.7% 13.3% 6.5% 3.9% 0.69 Computers and electronics................................... 1,565 6.1% 6.4% 1.8% 15.6% 9.1% 3.7% 0.70 Fabricated metals................................................... 1,331 5.2% 8.9% 15.6% 7.1% 11.3% 15.1% 0.78 Plastics and rubber products................................ 1,046 4.1% 4.7% 3.2% 3.9% 5.2% 2.9% 0.89 Transportation equipment..................................... 825 3.2% 7.2% 3.2% 7.4% 11.4% 3.0% 0.63 Paper.......................................................................... 726 2.8% 1.8% 0.9% 3.3% 3.2% 1.0% 0.56 Furniture and related products............................. 715 2.8% 3.2% 5.3% 1.7% 3.1% 5.5% 1.02 Primary metals......................................................... 630 2.5% 3.8% 1.6% 2.5% 3.2% 1.4% 1.19 Electrical equipment and appliances.................. 621 2.4% 2.8% 1.4% 2.6% 3.1% 2.1% 0.90 Wood products......................................................... 507 2.0% 4.1% 7.7% 1.3% 3.1% 6.2% 1.31 Nonmetallic mineral products.............................. 503 2.0% 2.4% 5.9% 2.1% 3.2% 4.1% 0.75 Miscellaneous.......................................................... 456 1.8% 2.4% 13.1% 5.2% 5.5% 15.6% 0.43 Printing and related................................................. 442 1.7% 3.6% 8.0% 1.9% 4.4% 9.1% 0.81 Petroleum and coal................................................. 145 0.6% 0.2% 0.4% 10.1% 0.9% 0.7% 0.23 Textile and textile product mills........................... 63 0.2% 0.5% 2.1% 0.9% 2.1% 2.3% 0.23 Apparel...................................................................... 55 0.2% 0.8% 3.9% 0.7% 1.9% 6.1% 0.40

% of Iowa Manufacturing Totals Comparative U.S. Percentages

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and County Business Patterns, U.S. Census Bureau

I O W A ’ S M A N U F A C T U R I N G I N D U S T R I E S R A N K E D B Y G D P

D U R A B L E A N D N O N D U R A B L E G O O D S

Industries within the manufacturing sector are frequently grouped into two

broad categories: durable goods and nondurable goods. Durable goods are

tangible products that can be stored or inventoried and that have an average

life of at least three years. Nondurable goods have an average life of less

than three years.

Durable goods production accounts for a slightly larger share of Iowa’s

manufacturing activity, both in terms of GDP and employment. Durable goods

production accounts for 54.0 percent of Iowa’s manufacturing GDP and 59.4

percent of its manufacturing jobs. Nationally, durable goods production

accounts for 53.9 percent of manufacturing GDP and 62.0 percent of

manufacturing jobs.

S P E C I A L I Z A T I O N B Y I N D U S T R Y

Areas of relative industrial specialization within the manufacturing sector may

be identified using “location quotients,” which divide a state’s percentage of

employment in a given industry by that same industry’s percentage of U.S.

employment. A location quotient greater than one indicates specialization

and suggests the state has a relative competitive advantage in that industry.

Iowa demonstrates relative specialization in the following manufacturing

industries: machinery, food and beverages, wood products, primary metals,

and furniture and related products.

Machinery.................................................. 38,710 Fabricated metals.................................... 18,795 Transportation equipment...................... 15,322 Computers and electronics.................... 13,547 Wood products.......................................... 8,753 Primary metals.......................................... 8,153 Furniture and related products.............. 6,746 Electrical equipment and appliances... 5,837 Miscellaneous........................................... 5,070 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,987 Total, durable goods............................... 125,920

Food and beverages................................ 52,203 Plastics and rubber products................. 9,888 Chemicals.................................................. 9,544 Printing and related.................................. 7,579 Paper........................................................... 3,782 Apparel....................................................... 1,617 Textile and textile product mills............ 1,011 Petroleum and coal.................................. 454 Total, non-durable goods....................... 86,078

D U R A B L E G O O D S E M P L O Y M E N T

N O N D U R A B L E G O O D S E M P L O Y M E N T

• Iowa’s manufacturing workers earned an average of $51,120 in wages

and salaries in 2011. Workers across all sectors of Iowa’s economy

earned an average of $38,390 in wages and salaries per job.

• Average earnings per job in Iowa’s manufacturing sector were 84.9

percent of the U.S. average for manufacturing jobs. Iowa’s all-sector

average earnings per job were 79.5 percent of the U.S. average.

• Manufacturing ranked third among Iowa’s major sectors in average

wage and salary earnings per job.

• By detailed manufacturing industry, average earnings were highest in

Computers and electronics manufacturing, at $77,561 per job.

• Manufacturing wages vary across the state, with higher levels typically

found in and near metropolitan areas and larger cities. In 2011, the

top three counties by average manufacturing wages and salaries per

job were Linn ($75,929), Black Hawk ($61,857), and Monroe

($57,201).

• Manufacturing jobs in 18 of Iowa’s 99 counties paid more than the

statewide average of $51,120 in wages and salaries per job in 2011.

Manufacturing pay levels were below 80 percent of the statewide

average in 45 counties.

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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

A V E R A G E W A G E A N D S A L A R Y E A R N I N G S P E R J O B I N I O W A

( $ 0 0 0 S )

A V E R A G E M A N U F A C T U R I N G E A R N I N G S P E R J O B

A V E R A G E M A N U F A C T U R I N G W A G E S B Y C O U N T Y

Manufacturing wages as a %of Iowa's manufacturing average

Below 80 percent80 to 100 percentAbove 100 percent

Average for all sectors................................ 38.4

Utilities and mining..................................... 71.5Finance and insurance............................... 61.2Manufacturing.............................................. 51.1Information................................................... 46.7Construction................................................. 45.1Transportation.............................................. 41.3Professional and administrative svcs..... 41.1Real estate................................................... 39.3Government.................................................. 39.1Educational and health care services..... 35.1Trade.............................................................. 31.7Agriculture and related............................... 29.6Recreational, personal and other svcs... 19.3

Computers and electronics....................... 77.6Machinery..................................................... 61.8Chemicals..................................................... 59.0Primary metals............................................. 56.0Petroleum and coal..................................... 53.7Paper.............................................................. 52.5Electrical equipment and appliances...... 50.2Plastics and rubber products.................... 48.0Fabricated metals....................................... 45.2Food............................................................... 44.9Nonmetallic minerals................................. 44.7Furniture and related.................................. 43.4Wood products............................................. 42.4Miscellaneous.............................................. 40.8Beverage and tobacco............................... 38.2Printing and related..................................... 38.0Textile mills................................................... 33.9Apparel.......................................................... 32.8Leather and allied products...................... 31.7Textile product mills.................................... 26.3Transportation equipment......................... (N/A)

By Manufacturing Industry

By Major Sector

B Y T Y P E O F G O O D

In 2011, the state of Iowa was the

transportation origin for $13.3 billion worth

of tangible merchandise exports including

agricultural commodities, raw materials,

and manufactured goods. Manufactured

goods accounted for 88 percent of the

state’s total exports.

With $11.7 billion worth of manufactured

exports in 2011, Iowa ranked 28th among

all states on this measure (see Export Data

Notes for information about export

measurement).

Iowa’s single largest manufacturing export

industry was Machinery manufacturing,

which accounted for 32.6 percent of the

state’s total manufacturing exports.

B Y D E S T I N A T I O N

The greatest share (45.2 percent) of Iowa’s

manufactured exports are shipped to its

trading partners in North America. Asia

and Europe follow as the top importers of

manufactured goods from Iowa.

Canada was the top destination country for

Iowa’s manufactured exports in 2011,

followed by Mexico and Japan.

E X P O R T S F R O M I O W A

D E S T I N A T I O N S O F I O W A M A N U F A C T U R I N G E X P O R T S

I O W A ’ S T O P 1 0 M A N U F A C T U R I N G E X P O R T I N D U S T R I E S

Origin of Movement

It is important to note that the value of agricultural and other goods that were originally produced in Iowa but

ultimately exported from other states are not reflected in Iowa’s export totals. The trade statistics on this page are

based on origin of movement (OM) data from the U.S. Department of Commerce. These data credit exports to the

state where the goods began their final journey to the point of exit from the United States, as specified on official U.S.

export declarations filed by shippers. The place from which merchandise began its export journey is not necessarily

the place where the merchandise was produced. In many cases, the OM is the location of a distributor, warehouse, or

cargo processing facility. Consequently, OM cannot be used to reliably describe the production origin of U.S. exports.

Source: ITA Trade Stats Express, Office of Trade and Industry Information, International Trade Administration, U.S.

Department of Commerce

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T O P 1 0 D E S T I N A T I O N C O U N T R I E S F O R I O W A

M A N U F A C T U R I N G E X P O R T S

278

299

315

366

507

638

849

1,175

2,945

3,819

Miscellaneous

Plastics & Rubber

Electrical equipment and appliances

Fabricated metals

Computers and electronics

Primary metals

Transportation equipment

Chemicals

Processed Foods

Machinery 

Value of manufacturing  exports in $ millions

Canada............................ 3,988 Mexico............................. 1,301 Japan............................... 957 Germany.......................... 583 Brazil................................ 523 China................................ 449 Australia.......................... 432 South Korea.................... 306 France.............................. 285 Russian Federation....... 273

Exports ($ mill ions)

E X P O R T D A T A N O T E S

North America (NAFTA), 5,289

Asia, 2,927

Europe, 1,949

Other Americas, 937Australia, 432

All Other, 170

Value of manufacturing 

exports in $ millions

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M A N U F A C T U R I N G G D P

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

M A N U F A C T U R I N G J O B S

I O W A E M P L O Y M E N T G A I N S A N D L O S S E S I N T H O U S A N D S O F J O B S ,

2 0 0 1 - 2 0 1 1

B Y M A J O R S E C T O R

B Y D E T A I L E D M A N U F A C T U R I N G

I N D U S T R Y

Education & health services 34.3Professional & administrative svcs. 27.7Finance & insurance 27.3Other services 14.7Real estate 13.7Government 10.9Transportation 9.4Mining & utilities 0.1Construction (0.4)Information (9.0)Agriculture & related (10.1)Trade (15.7)Manufacturing (33.4)

Durable GoodsMachinery 2.9Primary metals (0.2)Computers and electronics (0.3)Nonmetallic mineral products (2.6)Furniture and related products (3.1)Fabricated metals (3.7)Wood products (3.9)Transportation equipment (4.5)Electrical equipt. & appliances (7.0)

Nondurable GoodsChemicals 2.2Petroleum and coal (0.1)Textile and textile product mills (0.2)Food and beverages (0.3)Paper (1.5)Apparel (2.1)Printing and related (2.7)Plastics and rubber products (5.0)

Miscellaneous Manufacturing (1.6)

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Durable 149.8 139.7 134.7 139.4 144.3 146.9 145.9 142.7 121.7 120.2 125.9

Non‐durable 95.6 93.2 90.8 89.3 90.6 90.4 90.0 90.6 88.0 86.5 86.1

Thousandsof jobs

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Durable 10.0 10.7 10.6 12.9 13.7 14.1 14.1 12.7 10.2 13.0 14.0

Non‐durable 9.3 9.4 10.3 10.1 9.5 10.5 10.8 10.5 9.8 10.2 10.4

RealGDP

in 2005$billions

80%

85%

90%

95%

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

%ofU.S.

average

Durable Non‐durable

I O W A M A N U F A C T U R I N G E A R N I N G S P E R J O B C O M P A R E D T O U . S . A V E R A G E S

R E C E N T T R E N D S I N I O W A M A N U F A C T U R I N G

Manufacturing has accounted for a declining share of U.S. GDP in recent

decades, with the manufacturing sector’s contribution falling from 24.4

percent to 11.8 percent between 1970 and 2010. In 2011, the national

percentage increased modestly to 12.3 percent.

In Iowa, the share of total GDP contributed by the manufacturing sector fell

from 22.1 percent in 1970 to 18.2 percent by 2010. The share climbed to

18.6 percent in 2011.

Manufacturing activity also requires a smaller share of jobs compared to

decades past. Manufacturing jobs accounted for 21.6 percent of total U.S.

jobs in 1970, compared to 7.0 percent in 2010. The share was unchanged at

7.0 percent in 2011. In Iowa, manufacturing jobs now account for 10.8

percent of total employment, compared to 10.6 percent in 2010 and 17.1

percent in 1970.

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M A N U F A C T U R I N G S E C T O R P E R C E N T A G E S H A R E S O F G D P A N D E M P L O Y M E N T

I O W A ’ S H I S T O R I C A L M A N U F A C T U R I N G E M P L O Y M E N T

R E C E N T M A N U F A C T U R I N G J O B T R E N D S I N I O W A

175,000

200,000

225,000

250,000

Jan‐07

Apr‐07

Jul‐0

7

Oct‐07

Jan‐08

Apr‐08

Jul‐0

8

Oct‐08

Jan‐09

Apr‐09

Jul‐0

9

Oct‐09

Jan‐10

Apr‐10

Jul‐1

0

Oct‐10

Jan‐11

Apr‐11

Jul‐1

1

Oct‐11

Official U.S. Recession Period

Iowa Manufacturing Jobs

22.1%24.8% 25.9%

21.0%18.2%

1970* 1980* 1990* 2000 2010

GDP %

17.1% 16.2%14.8%

13.3%

10.6%

1970* 1980* 1990* 2000 2010

Jobs %

U.S. Iowa

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

*SIC and NAICS

The North American Industry

Classification System (NAICS) is

used by Federal statistical

agencies in classifying business

establishments for the purpose of

collecting, analyzing, and

publishing statistical data. NAICS

replaced the Standard Industrial

Classification (SIC) system in

1997. Historical data compiled

under the SIC system, indicated

with an asterisk (*) on this page,

are not directly comparable to

data compiled on a NAICS basis.

150,000

200,000

250,000

300,000

1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

Number of jobs on SIC Basis* Number of jobs on NAICS Basis

I N D I C A T O R S O F I N N O V A T I O N P O T E N T I A L : W H E R E I O W A R A N K S A M O N G A L L S T A T E S

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

Oregon 28.8%Indiana 26.7%Louisiana 25.4%North Carolina 19.7%Wisconsin 19.6%Iowa 18.6%Ohio 16.7%Kentucky 16.5%South Carolina 16.0%Michigan 15.8%

T O P 1 0 S T A T E S B Y % O F G D P F R O M

M A N U F A C T U R I N G

Iowa’s economy employs 7.1 engineers for every thousand workers. The U.S. economy demands 11.2 engineers per thousand workers.

R E S E A R C H A N D T E C H N O L O G Y

Below 10 percent 10 to 15 percent Above 15 percent

P E R C E N T A G E O F S T A T E G D P F R O M M A N U F A C T U R I N G

W O R K F O R C E

7

29

36

43

Percentage of adults with high school diploma or higher....................................

Science & engineering degrees as % of higher education degrees conferred....

Percentage of adults with bachelor's degree or higher.......................................

Engineers as a percentage of the workforce......................................................

20

25

27

49

Academic R&D in science & engineering fields per $1 million in GDP................

Utility patents awarded per 1,000 jobs..............................................................

Business R&D performance as a percentage of private sector GDP.................

High-technology firms as a percentage of all business establishments..............

Sources: 2008-2011 American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau; Science & Engineering Indicators 2012, National Science Foundation; and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

• On average, manufacturing jobs account for

10.8 percent of total employment in Iowa.

This fraction is lower in the state’s

metropolitan counties (8.5 percent) and

higher in non-metropolitan counties (14.1

percent), according to data for 2011.

• Manufacturing accounts for 15.3 percent of

total worker earnings in Iowa. The sector’s

earnings percentage exceeds its

employment percentage because

manufacturing jobs tend to pay higher

wages than many other sectors.

• Manufacturing accounts for 12.7 percent of

total earnings in Iowa’s metropolitan areas

and 19.4 percent of total earnings in non-

metropolitan regions.

• Of Iowa’s 99 counties, 15 derive more than

one quarter of total worker earnings from

manufacturing jobs.

• The top three counties by percentage of total

earnings from manufacturing in 2011 were

Marion (46.2%), Monroe (43.2%), and Iowa

(41.3%).

Iowa State University does not discriminate on the

basis of race, color, age, religion, national origin, sexual

orientation, gender identity, genetic information, sex, marital

status, disability, or status as a U.S. veteran. Inquiries

can be directed to the Director of Equal Opportunity and

Compliance, 3280 Beardshear Hall, 515-294-7612.

The ISU Extension and Outreach Center for Industrial Research and Service

(CIRAS) provides applied research, education, and technical assistance to Iowa

industry through partnerships with Iowa's universities, community colleges, and

government agencies. Assistance is supported in part by the DoC/NIST Hollings

Manufacturing Extension Partnership, the DoD/DLA Procurement Technical

Assistance Program, the DoC/EDA University Center Program, and the USDA

BioPreferred Program. For additional information, contact Dr. Ronald Cox at

rcox@iastate.edu or 515-294-0099.

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C O N T R I B U T I O N S T O L O C A L E C O N O M I E S

The manufacturing sector contributes to local economies in Iowa in a number of ways. Manufacturing firms pay wages to

local workers, they purchase raw materials and services from local producers and firms, their profits accrue to local owners

and investors, and they pay taxes to local and state governments.

M A N U F A C T U R I N G P E R C E N T A G E O F T O T A L E A R N I N G S

Percentage oftotal earnings

Below 10 percent10 to 25 percentAbove 25 percent