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The Labor Force

  • A dedicated workforce committed to excellence

    Productivity and reliability are the trademarks of Iron County’s workforce. Iron County can provide your business with skilled, dedicated employees who come from a hard-working rural background…at some of the most competitive rates in Wisconsin!

    Businesses are finding Iron County will work for them. Job generation in 1988 exceeded growth rates for all other Wisconsin counties. Employment grew 13.3% from 1987 to 1988.

Labor Force
(2000 average)		 Iron County Greater Iron
County Area*
Total 3,240 NA
Employed 3,020 NA
Unemployed 220 NA
% Unemployed 6.7% NA

*Includes Gogebic County, Michigan

1999 Employment and Wages by Industry
Sector Employed Average
Annual Wage		 Number of
Establishments
Total 3,020 $14,793 205
Construction 244 $26,393 23
Manufacturing 430 $21,769 19
Trans. & Utilities 56 $13,628 9
Wholesale Trade 65 $28,900 7
Retail Trade 554 $11,098 57
Finance, Etc. 42 $17,859 14
Service 612 $15,572 49
Government 349 $26,946 23
Miscellaneous 668 $13,960 NA

Characteristics of Labor Force

    • Education*
      • High School Graduates 74.7%
      • College Graduates 10.5%

      Hours of Work

      • Full-time employed 76.0%
      • Part-time employed 24.0%

      Shift Distribution

      • First Shift 81.0%
      • Second Shift 15.6%
      • Third Shift 3.4%
Job Occupation
Employed*
Seekers
Executive, Administrative
& Management
7.2%
7.4%
Research & Development,
Health, Teachers
12.0%
11.8%
Technicians
l.8%
0%
Sales
10.2%
4.4%
Administrative Support (Clerical)
11.3%
16.2%
Service
20.0%
13.2%
Farming, Fishing, Forestry
3.1%
5.9%
Machinery Operator, Assembly
8.3%
20.6%
Transportation
6.5%
2.9%
Helpers & Laborers
5.1%
14.7%
Not classified
0.0%
2.9%
Numeric Total
2,451
68
  • Source: Wisconsin Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations, Job Service, except where noted. (*Bureau of the Census)
Largest Employers
Size Name Location Product or Business
250-499 Avanti Health Care Hurley Health Care
100-249 Art Unlimited Hurley Clothing Manufacture
  Action Floor Systems Mercer Hardwood Floor Systems
  Snow Belt/Snow Country Mercer Wood Manufacture/Wholesale
  School District of Hurley Hurley Education
  Wayne Nasi Construction Hurley Construction
50-99 Copps Corporation Grocery, Retail Grocery, Retail
  County of Iron Hurley Government
  Whitecap Mountain Hurley Ski Resort
20-49 Giovanoni True Hurley Hardware Retail
  Liberty Bell Chalet, Inc. Hurley Restaurant
  Midwest Timber Mercer Timber and Wood Product
  North Star Beverage Company Hurley Beverage Distribution
  Pelkola Enterprises Hurley Restaurant
  School District of Mercer Mercer Mercer School
  Great Northern Motel Mercer Hotel
10-19 Days Inn of Hurley Hurley Hotel
  Associated Bank Mercer Bank
  Associated Bank Hurley Bank
  Ave’s Sport Center Hurley Motor Vehicle Dealer
  City of Hurley Hurley Government
  Dairy Queen Hurley Restaurant
  Highline Corporation Hurley Rehabilitation
  Horse’s Corral Hurley Restaurant
  Hurley Transit, Inc. Gile
Iron County 		School Bus Operation
  Grand View Clinic Hurley Health Clinic
  Angelo Luppino, Inc. Iron Belt Construction
  Midland Services Hurley Gasoline Service Station
  Tom’s Country Café Mercer Restaurant
  John Wiia Insurance Agency Hurley Insurance Agency
  Marshfield Clinic Mercer Health Clinic
  Mercer Lumber Mercer Lumber Retail

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