5,500 new jobs
Create 5,500 net, new jobs to bring our workforce to a record of 61,800* by December of 2012. Job growth will be tracked by utilizing the Iowa Department of Workforce Development’s official, monthly statistics.(*Job numbers are periodically bench-marked by the Iowa Workforce Development and may change the base number.)
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$16+ wage levels
Targeted wages for new jobs will be $16+ per hour or an average annual income of $33,280. Dubuque County wage levels will be monitored using the official data released by the Iowa Department of Workforce Development and the Iowa Department of Economic Development.
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$300 million commercial construction
$300 million in new commercial construction projects in Dubuque County. We will track construction using the official information that is provided by the City of Dubuque’s Building and Permits Department and Dubuque County Assessor’s office.
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Six percent (6%) population growth
Grow the Dubuque County projected population by 6 percent (5,357) from 89,143in 2000 to 94,500 in 2012. The official population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau and Claritas will be used to monitor Dubuque County’s population growth.
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