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Des Moines, Iowa economic and social conditions

View all the most actual economic data do Des-Moines, Iowa stated below. The economic profile of Des-Moines, Iowa looks the following way: relatively low overall cost of living of 86 points from 100 with 90 points for food, 107 for health and 96 for transportation, 59 for housing and 131 for utilities. Iowa unemployment rank is only 4.9%, which gives us permission to call Des-Moines, Iowa a stable region. Iowa ranks 43 among the other 50 states.

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In the past 12 months the median family income in Iowa was $48,075.
Iowa Cost of living City (2006)
Cost of Living Indexes Des Moines (IA) USA
Overall 86.00 100
Food 90.00 100
Housing 59.00 100
Utilities 131.0 100
Health 107.00 100
Miscellaneous 100.00 100
Transportation None 100
Top Highest-Paid States (2006 Year)
Rank State The mean hourly wage The mean annual wage
1 District of Columbia $30 $61,500
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42 South Carolina $16 $33,400
43 Iowa $16 $33,250
44 Louisiana $16 $32,900
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54 Puerto Rico $11 $23,190
 
Jobs/Salaries in Iowa (2006 Year)
Rank State Jobs Hourly Annualy
1 WA Earth drillers, except oil and gas 25 None
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9 NY Earth drillers, except oil and gas 21 None
10 IA Earth drillers, except oil and gas 21 None
11 MA Earth drillers, except oil and gas 20 None
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49 AK Earth drillers, except oil and gas None None
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Employed/Unemployed Stats (2000 Year)
Rank Location: Employed
(in thousands)		 Unemployed
(in thousands)		 Unemployed Rate
1 Jefferson Parish, LA None None None%
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1727 Grant County, AR 8,350 432 4.9%
1728 Polk County, AR 8,421 432 4.9%
1729 Searcy County, AR 3,349 173 4.9%
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3218 Wade Hampton Census Area, AK 2,026 528 20.7%


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