Labor Force* The population within 45 minutes commuting time of Bremer County is over 240,000. * The area offers a highly qualified and productive work force - employers experience very low turnover rates.
* The Waverly Area Development Group Commuter Survey documents that almost half of Waverly's work force commute from a number of smaller communities. Workers from these communities have strong heritage work ethics, which add substantially to our qualified work force and equate to more profits for your company. * A client requested, Waverly Area Development Group to conduct a labor survey to find out how many people would be interested in assembly positions with a large manufacturer at $7.56/hour (after the training period). Our response was overwhelming: 3,400 people called into the Waverly Area Development Group office during a one-week time period. * Waverly Area Development Group recently conducted its own labor survey. Industries were asked to report how many active applications they had on file. One of Waverly's newest manufacturers (which pays average wage and provides excellent benefits) currently has over 1,000 active applications on file. |
