Employment Status in Howard County, Iowa (County)

Employment Status#1

Percentage of population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Iowa and Howard County
Howard County
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther20.040967%0.069239%0.040967%0.0%362.938686%64.530160%62.938686%62.9%4,6092.389731%3.061037%2.389731%2.4%17534.630616%32.339564%34.630616%34.6%2,536

Employment Status By Sex#2

Percentage of male and female population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Iowa and Howard County
Howard County
Iowa
50%0%50%FMArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther2-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.082599%0.000000%0.082599%0.082599%0.1%03-56.082363%-56.082363%-56.082363%56.1%56.082363%13.824025%56.082363%13.824025%69.906388%69.9%2,0702,539-2.329992%-2.329992%-2.329992%2.3%2.329992%0.120449%2.329992%0.120449%2.450441%2.5%8689-27.560573%-14.027073%-27.560573%-14.027073%-41.587646%41.6%27.560573%27.560573%27.560573%27.6%1,5351,001

Employment Status by Age#3

Employment status composition of the given age cohorts.
Scope: population of Howard County
Armed Forces
Employed
Unemployed
Not in Labor Force
75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-190.000000%8.553971%9%0.000000%91.446029%91%840.000000%24.129353%24%0.000000%75.870647%76%970.000000%34.911243%35%3.747535%61.341223%61%1770.000000%68.000000%68%0.000000%32.000000%32%2210.000000%59.090909%59%0.000000%40.909091%41%1300.000000%79.779917%80%3.851444%16.368638%16%5800.000000%82.841181%83%2.234637%14.924182%15%1,0380.000000%81.540084%82%2.953586%15.506329%16%7730.000000%83.130435%83%0.521739%16.347826%16%4780.630252%83.823529%84%7.563025%8%7.983193%8%4020.000000%84.642857%85%0.000000%15.357143%15%2370.000000%63.535912%64%3.867403%32.596685%33%1150.000000%62.639821%63%5.816555%31.543624%32%2800%20%40%60%80%100%Count

Employment by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of population employed by sex and age cohort.
Scope: population of Howard County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-195.059%5.06%13.882%13.9%23.045%23.0%25.786%25.8%38.496%38.5%32.028%32.0%45.455%45.5%88.304%88.3%47.059%47.1%66.667%66.7%75.269%75.3%84.507%84.5%75.490%75.5%89.860%89.9%72.809%72.8%89.264%89.3%76.950%77.0%89.078%89.1%91.244%91.2%78.764%78.8%74.324%74.3%96.212%96.2%74.737%74.7%51.163%51.2%57.078%57.1%67.982%68.0%

Employment Sex Ratio by Age#5

Percentage more males or females employed by age cohort.
Scope: population of Iowa and Howard County
More Females More Males
Iowa
Howard County
50%0%50%100%M:FFM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-1980.000000%36.906176%80.000000%80.0%1.8001.803054-36.585366%-36.585366%36.6%38.486584%0.7320.7356413.448276%20.255956%3.448276%3.4%1.0341.038790115.714286%16.124494%115.714286%115.7%2.1572.1670151125.000000%16.076335%125.000000%125.0%2.2502.2540907.142857%6.471559%7.142857%7.1%1.0711.0728030024.675325%7.768164%24.675325%24.7%1.2471.2546257638.580247%14.398353%38.580247%38.6%1.3861.3932444920.276498%14.818668%20.276498%20.3%1.2031.202172613.030303%11.726892%3.030303%3.0%1.0301.0319820415.454545%1.214202%15.454545%15.5%1.1551.15110127-61.363636%-61.363636%61.4%1.226485%0.6200.627144-8.534009%24.000000%24.000000%24.0%1.2401.24125155

Male Employment by Age#6

Percentage of male population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the counties in Iowa.
Scope: population of Iowa, Howard County, and selected other counties in Iowas
Howard County
Iowa
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-1913.882%13.9%25.786%25.8%32.028%32.0%88.304%88.3%66.667%66.7%84.507%84.5%89.860%89.9%89.264%89.3%89.078%89.1%78.764%78.8%96.212%96.2%51.163%51.2%67.982%68.0%

Female Employment by Age#7

Percentage of female population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the counties in Iowa.
Scope: population of Iowa, Howard County, and selected other counties in Iowas
Howard County
Iowa
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-195.059%5.06%23.045%23.0%38.496%38.5%45.455%45.5%47.059%47.1%75.269%75.3%75.490%75.5%72.809%72.8%76.950%77.0%91.244%91.2%74.324%74.3%74.737%74.7%57.078%57.1%

Employment among the Married#8

Selected family employment structures as a percentage of all married couple households.
Scope: households in Iowa and Howard County
Howard County
Iowa
0%10%20%30%CountBoth Parents Work1Stay at Home Moms1Stay at Home Dads1Neither Parent WorksNeither Parent Wo…1Both Work, No Kids2Ladies Who Lunch2Gents Who Lunch2Neither Works, No KidsNeither Works, No …231.829328%29.952397%31.829328%31.8%6497.748897%7.115330%7.748897%7.7%1580.539480%1.096159%0.539480%0.5%110.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.407163%026.336439%29.315251%26.336439%26.3%53712.849436%9.661848%12.849436%12.8%2625.590976%6.080246%5.590976%5.6%11415.105444%16.371606%15.105444%15.1%308

Employment among the Married With Children#9

Selected employment arrangements as a percentage of married couples with children under 18 present in the house.
Scope: households in Iowa and Howard County
Howard County
Iowa
0%20%40%60%CountBoth WorkStay at Home MomsStay at Home DadsNeither Work79.339853%77.655126%79.339853%79.3%64919.315403%18.447335%19.315403%19.3%1581.344743%2.841921%1.344743%1.3%110.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.055618%0

Employment among the Married Without Children#10

Selected employment arrangements as a percentage of married couples without children under 18 present in the house.
Scope: households in Iowa and Howard County
Howard County
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%CountBoth WorkLadies Who LunchGents Who LunchNeither Work43.980344%47.722206%43.980344%44.0%53721.457821%15.728493%21.457821%21.5%2629.336609%9.898014%9.336609%9.3%11425.225225%26.651287%25.225225%25.2%308

Employment by Educational Attainment#11

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Iowa and Howard County
Howard County
Iowa
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma390.937997%87.334886%90.937997%90.9%57282.420749%81.551556%82.420749%82.4%1,43078.002183%74.589506%78.002183%78.0%1,42958.231707%60.138856%58.231707%58.2%191

The Non-Working by Race#12

Percentage of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age that is either unemployed or not in the labor force.
Scope: population of Iowa and Howard County
Female Male
Iowa
Howard County
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100%50%0%50%100%%AsianHispanic1BlackMixedOtherWhite-21.428571%-27.458094%-11.887432%-21.428571%21.4%21.428571%78.571429%27.458094%100.000000%100.0%54.167%54.2%-29.411765%-58.088235%-23.715520%-12.743114%-87.500000%87.5%29.411765%23.715520%29.411765%29.4%53.448%53.4%-0.000000%-37.705679%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%100.000000%37.705679%0.276903%100.000000%100.0%88.462%88.5%-0.000000%-100.000000%-33.975251%-100.000000%100.0%0.000000%33.975251%0.599861%0.000000%0.0%33.333%33.3%-0.000000%-25.858606%-12.464091%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%100.000000%25.858606%100.000000%100.0%15.385%15.4%-14.688645%-12.728831%-20.172292%-4.424894%-27.417476%27.4%14.688645%20.172292%14.688645%14.7%20.867%20.9%

Unemployment by Race#13

Percentage unemployed of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age.
Scope: population of Iowa and Howard County
Female Male
Iowa
Howard County
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0%20%40%60%%BlackWhiteHispanic1AsianMixedOther-0.000000%-7.987194%-0.289743%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%78.260870%7.987194%78.260870%78.3%69.231%69.2%-2.161172%-0.906789%-2.922388%-3.067961%3.1%2.161172%2.922388%0.848542%2.161172%2.2%2.601%2.60%-0.000000%-4.635991%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%4.635991%2.211037%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-3.479178%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%3.479178%0.411240%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-6.318114%-0.367103%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%6.318114%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-6.351677%-0.171884%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%6.351677%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%

Armed Forces by Race#14

Percentage of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age in the armed forces.
Scope: population of Iowa and Howard County
Female Male
Iowa
Howard County
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0.1%0.0%0.1%0.2%%WhiteHispanic1BlackAsianMixedOther-0.000000%-0.015000%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.109890%0.015000%0.139335%0.109890%0.11%0.057%0.06%-0.000000%-0.047696%-0.007151%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.047696%0.000000%0.00%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.099522%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.099522%0.063260%0.000000%0.00%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.062547%0.000000%0.00%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.163829%0.000000%0.00%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.141817%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.141817%0.129322%0.000000%0.00%0.000%0%

Employment by Race#15

Percentage employed of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age.
Scope: population of Iowa and Howard County
Female Male
Iowa
Howard County
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100%50%0%50%100%%WhiteBlackMixedOtherHispanic1Asian-72.582524%-75.402814%-72.582524%72.6%72.582524%12.728831%75.402814%4.424894%85.311355%85.3%79.133%79.1%-0.000000%-100.000000%-62.017418%-0.276903%-100.000000%100.0%0.000000%62.017418%0.000000%0.0%11.538%11.5%-0.000000%-65.424888%-0.599861%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%100.000000%65.424888%100.000000%100.0%66.667%66.7%-0.000000%-100.000000%-61.677303%-100.000000%100.0%0.000000%61.677303%12.464091%0.000000%0.0%84.615%84.6%-12.500000%-63.541366%-12.500000%12.5%12.500000%58.088235%63.541366%12.743114%70.588235%70.6%46.552%46.6%-0.000000%-78.571429%-60.654475%-78.571429%78.6%0.000000%60.654475%11.887432%0.000000%0.0%45.833%45.8%

Employment Status by Place in Howard County

There are 6 places that are fully or partially contained within Howard County (4 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 6 of those to each other, Howard County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Howard County.

Employed Working-Age Men by Place#20

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Howard County, selected places in Howard County, and entities that contain Howard County
0%50%100%Count#ElmaLime SpringsCrescoHoward CountyHowardIowaWest North CentralMidwestUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRicevilleProtivinChester100.000000%100.000000%100.0%331100.000000%100.000000%100.0%23292.771084%92.771084%92.8%154389.264414%89.264414%89.3%44988.798739%88.798739%88.8%163,950164k87.200783%87.200783%87.2%1,108,7101.11M84.507990%84.507990%84.5%3,510,6363.51M83.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.783784%83.783784%83.8%31477.777778%77.777778%77.8%7568.750000%68.750000%68.8%116

Employment Status by County Subdivision in Howard County

There are 12 county subdivisions in Howard County. This section compares all 12 of those to each other, Howard County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Howard County.

Employed Working-Age Men by County Subdivision#25

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Howard County, selected county subdivisions in Howard County, and entities that contain Howard County
0%50%100%Count#Afton TownshipAftonHoward TownshipHowardJamestown TownshipJamestownAlbion TownshipAlbionSaratoga TownshipSaratogaParis TownshipParisOak Dale TownshipOak DaleNew Oregon TownshipNew OregonVernon Springs TownshipVernon SpgsHoward CountyHowardIowaWest North CentralMidwestUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesChester TownshipChesterForest City TownshipFrst CityHoward Center TownshipHoward Ctr100.000000%100.000000%100.0%591100.000000%100.000000%100.0%622100.000000%100.000000%100.0%363100.000000%100.000000%100.0%124100.000000%100.000000%100.0%85100.000000%100.000000%100.0%186100.000000%100.000000%100.0%41792.592593%92.592593%92.6%25890.058480%90.058480%90.1%154989.264414%89.264414%89.3%44988.798739%88.798739%88.8%163,950164k87.200783%87.200783%87.2%1,108,7101.11M84.507990%84.507990%84.5%3,510,6363.51M83.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M68.750000%68.750000%68.8%111043.396226%43.396226%43.4%23110.000000%0.000000%0.0%012

Employment Status by County in Iowa

There are 99 counties in Iowa. This section compares Howard County to the 50 most populous counties in Iowa and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Howard County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 15,552.

Employed Working-Age Men by County#30

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Howard County, selected other counties in Iowa, and entities that contain Howard County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Dickinson CountyDickinsonSioux CountySiouxDelaware CountyDelawareClay CountyClayCrawford CountyCrawfordMadison CountyMadisonDallas CountyDallasBremer CountyBremerIowa CountyIowaBuchanan CountyBuchananWinneshiek CountyWinneshiekStory CountyStoryHardin CountyHardinCedar CountyCedarMuscatine CountyMuscatineMarion CountyMarionPlymouth CountyPlymouthWarren CountyWarrenJohnson CountyJohnsonClayton CountyClaytonWoodbury CountyWoodburyPolk CountyPolkDubuque CountyDubuqueBuena Vista CountyBuena VistaHoward CountyHowardBoone CountyBooneBenton CountyBentonCarroll CountyCarrollIowaLinn CountyLinnClinton CountyClintonBlack Hawk CountyBlack HawkFayette CountyFayetteMahaska CountyMahaskaTama CountyTamaWashington CountyWashingtonPoweshiek CountyPoweshiekWest North CentralScott CountyScottPottawattamie CountyPottawattamieMidwestFloyd CountyFloydDes Moines CountyDes MoinesCerro Gordo CountyCerro GordoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWapello CountyWapelloPage CountyPageMarshall CountyMarshallLee CountyLeeJackson CountyJacksonJasper CountyJasperHenry CountyHenryJefferson CountyJeffersonJones CountyJonesWebster CountyWebster97.749196%97.749196%97.7%912197.678019%97.678019%97.7%1,893296.327387%96.327387%96.3%918396.030043%96.030043%96.0%895495.823096%95.823096%95.8%780595.689655%95.689655%95.7%999695.508784%95.508784%95.5%5,763795.151954%95.151954%95.2%1,315893.898656%93.898656%93.9%908993.198381%93.198381%93.2%1,1511092.755005%92.755005%92.8%9731192.687704%92.687704%92.7%4,2591292.567568%92.567568%92.6%8221392.437722%92.437722%92.4%1,0391491.388124%91.388124%91.4%2,3241591.237113%91.237113%91.2%1,7701690.965949%90.965949%91.0%1,3091790.804598%90.804598%90.8%2,6861890.634262%90.634262%90.6%7,6451990.096878%90.096878%90.1%8372089.925252%89.925252%89.9%5,5342189.878840%89.878840%89.9%28,11528.1k2289.521468%89.521468%89.5%4,7332389.376218%89.376218%89.4%9172489.264414%89.264414%89.3%44989.057559%89.057559%89.1%1,4082588.948069%88.948069%88.9%1,3362688.858940%88.858940%88.9%9892788.798739%88.798739%88.8%163,950164k88.632314%88.632314%88.6%12,43612.4k2888.546752%88.546752%88.5%2,3582987.899823%87.899823%87.9%6,4583087.661692%87.661692%87.7%8813187.658938%87.658938%87.7%1,1723287.355111%87.355111%87.4%8293387.337662%87.337662%87.3%1,0763487.282609%87.282609%87.3%8033587.200783%87.200783%87.2%1,108,7101.11M86.361543%86.361543%86.4%9,3783684.986401%84.986401%85.0%4,6873784.507990%84.507990%84.5%3,510,6363.51M84.412470%84.412470%84.4%7043884.368120%84.368120%84.4%1,9163984.329349%84.329349%84.3%1,9054083.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.824929%83.824929%83.8%1,7624183.105023%83.105023%83.1%9104282.561798%82.561798%82.6%1,8374381.669151%81.669151%81.7%1,6444480.131827%80.131827%80.1%8514580.033628%80.033628%80.0%1,9044678.114478%78.114478%78.1%9284777.967626%77.967626%78.0%8674873.230088%73.230088%73.2%9934969.011407%69.011407%69.0%1,45250

Employment Status by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Howard County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Howard County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Employed Working-Age Men by County#35

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Howard County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Howard County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Fairfax CountyFairfaxMontgomery CountyMontgomeryWake CountyWakeTravis CountyTravisSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraSalt Lake CountySalt LakeHennepin CountyHennepinNassau CountyNassauMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgOakland CountyOaklandKing CountyKingHoward CountyHowardFairfield CountyFairfieldMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexTarrant CountyTarrantIowaContra Costa CountyContra CostaOrange CountyOrangeWestchester CountyWestchesterHarris CountyHarrisHonolulu CountyHonoluluSuffolk CountySuffolkAlameda CountyAlamedaSt. Louis CountySt. LouisQueens CountyQueensDallas CountyDallasWest North CentralAllegheny CountyAlleghenyBroward CountyBrowardHillsborough CountyHillsboroughMaricopa CountyMaricopaFranklin CountyFranklinNew York CountyNew YorkPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesBexar CountyBexarSan Diego CountySan DiegoOrange CountyOrangeCook CountyCookMidwestKings CountyKingsMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesFulton CountyFultonClark CountyClarkRiverside CountyRiversideMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaPima CountyPimaSacramento CountySacramentoSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoBronx CountyBronxFresno CountyFresnoWayne CountyWaynePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphia94.524869%94.524869%94.5%77,31077.3k192.050507%92.050507%92.1%63,35163.4k291.661578%91.661578%91.7%69,05669.1k390.993453%90.993453%91.0%84,91684.9k490.376879%90.376879%90.4%129,398129k590.106681%90.106681%90.1%71,28771.3k689.855361%89.855361%89.9%72,12672.1k789.706083%89.706083%89.7%72,24372.2k889.514827%89.514827%89.5%66,53166.5k989.506093%89.506093%89.5%69,62569.6k1089.338108%89.338108%89.3%141,466141k1189.264414%89.264414%89.3%44989.156303%89.156303%89.2%53,12253.1k1289.065096%89.065096%89.1%91,65691.7k1388.966990%88.966990%89.0%117,077117k1488.798739%88.798739%88.8%163,950164k88.435355%88.435355%88.4%64,30464.3k1588.354538%88.354538%88.4%184,585185k1688.213162%88.213162%88.2%54,39454.4k1788.195388%88.195388%88.2%280,292280k1888.144143%88.144143%88.1%55,91655.9k1988.038411%88.038411%88.0%82,14682.1k2087.789361%87.789361%87.8%103,494103k2187.773225%87.773225%87.8%48,62948.6k2287.683423%87.683423%87.7%143,173143k2387.352998%87.352998%87.4%153,163153k2487.200783%87.200783%87.2%1,108,7101.11M87.130266%87.130266%87.1%61,09461.1k2586.496700%86.496700%86.5%105,513106k2686.483820%86.483820%86.5%76,27776.3k2786.214096%86.214096%86.2%233,310233k2885.856101%85.856101%85.9%70,48770.5k2985.725962%85.725962%85.7%102,788103k3085.404950%85.404950%85.4%68,94468.9k3185.363719%85.363719%85.4%596,024596k3285.262543%85.262543%85.3%103,646104k3385.057132%85.057132%85.1%184,164184k3485.024210%85.024210%85.0%74,27874.3k3584.548679%84.548679%84.5%296,984297k3684.507990%84.507990%84.5%3,510,6363.51M84.123947%84.123947%84.1%145,081145k3783.832044%83.832044%83.8%158,264158k3883.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.095443%83.095443%83.1%59,84759.8k3982.916675%82.916675%82.9%122,686123k4081.469653%81.469653%81.5%119,894120k4181.460511%81.460511%81.5%47,62147.6k4280.465452%80.465452%80.5%56,80756.8k4380.317421%80.317421%80.3%45,74845.7k4479.754814%79.754814%79.8%75,92175.9k4578.590614%78.590614%78.6%105,335105k4677.746048%77.746048%77.7%65,61365.6k4776.464015%76.464015%76.5%45,16545.2k4874.070240%74.070240%74.1%77,99378.0k4973.120938%73.120938%73.1%66,83466.8k50

Definitions

  • Armed Forces: persons on active duty in the Armed Forces
  • Employed: persons who did any work for pay during the survey week, those who did at least 15 hours of unpaid work in a family-owned enterprise operated by someone in their household, and those who were temporarily absent from their regular jobs
  • Unemployed: persons are classified as unemployed if they do not have a job, have actively looked for work in the prior 4 weeks, and are currently available for work
  • Not in Labor Force: not in the labor force are those who are not classified as employed or unemployed during the survey reference week
  • Working-Age Men: males aged 35 to 44 years old, the national peak employment age

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