Waterloo, Iowa Metro Area

MSA: Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
counties: Black Hawk, Bremer, Grundy

Population (2017 estimate): 170,000
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 3.2%

NFP Employment (2017): 91,000
Average Earnings (2017): $44,900

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,2.2000,1.7,
2013,0.4000,1.6,
2014,0.3000,1.9,
2015,-1.3000,2.1,
2016,-0.3000,1.8,
2017,-0.4000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,9.4000,2.3,
2013,-3.0000,2.0,
2014,5.0000,2.3,
2015,4.5000,2.4,
2016,3.9000,2.0,
2017,-2.0000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,5.1000,8.1000,
2013,4.9000,7.4000,
2014,4.7000,6.2000,
2015,4.4000,5.3000,
2016,4.4000,4.9000,
2017,3.6000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,41400.00,42068.00,
2013,40170.00,42900.00,
2014,42190.00,43888.00,
2015,44100.00,44928.00,
2016,45800.00,45812.00,
2017,44900.00,47112.00,

Click on an occupational group in the table below for data on specific occupations:

data source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Group	Total Employment	Jobs per 1000	Location Quotient	Median Annual Earnings
Management	4,510	51.1	1.0	$75,980
Business and Financial Operations	3,120	35.3	0.7	$54,170
IT and Mathematical	1,210	13.7	0.5	$63,460
Architecture and Engineering	1,430	16.2	0.9	$69,870
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	300	3.4	0.4	$51,510
Community and Social Services	1,250	14.1	1.0	$35,410
Legal and Judicial	440	4.9	0.7	$50,730
Education, Training, and Library	5,740	65.0	1.1	$46,210
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	960	10.9	0.8	$32,530
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	5,020	56.8	1.0	$52,800
Healthcare Support	2,320	26.2	0.9	$27,850
Protective Services	1,230	13.9	0.6	$35,160
Food Preparation and Serving Related	7,750	87.6	1.0	$18,880
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	2,730	30.8	1.0	$23,920
Personal Care and Services	2,630	29.7	0.9	$20,950
Sales and Related	9,040	102.3	1.0	$23,830
Office and Administrative Support	13,330	150.7	1.0	$31,850
Construction and Extraction	3,030	34.3	0.9	$39,080
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	3,620	40.9	1.1	$43,380
Production	11,510	130.2	2.0	$34,580
Transportation and Material Moving	7,050	79.7	1.2	$34,060