Statewide Laborshed study underway

The Iowa Workforce Development is conducting its most recent statewide Laborshed study, the last one being conducted in 2021. 

A Laborshed is defined as the area from which an employment center attracts its workers, usually a larger metropolitan area that draws employees from outlying areas. Commuting patterns are determined and surveys help measure the availability and characteristics of labor within those areas.

“Local economic…