73 manufacturing businesses in Iowa have 500 or more employees in 2016

By Local Labs News Service

Jan 1, 2020

There were 73 manufacturing businesses in Iowa that had 500 or more employees in 2016, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.

CBP data indicates that there are more establishments categorized as manufacturing businesses with 500 or more employees in Iowa than in any other category.

The following table shows how many manufacturing businesses with 500 or more employees were in Iowa during the period from 2012 to 2016.

Manufacturing businesses with 500 or more employees in Iowa (2012-2016)

Year

Total businesses

2012

297,221

2013

292,094

2014

292,543

2015

292,825