Out of the 6 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 5 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 1 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Taylor CountyOf the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the
Full-service restaurants industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 5 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the
Full-service restaurants industry make up 31.1 percent of the employment lost during the period in Taylor County, Iowa.
Top 1 Industries 1. Full-service restaurants (5 jobs lost)
In Taylor County, Iowa, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 100 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Taylor CountyOut of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the
General freight trucking industry has grown the most with 42 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the
General freight trucking industry makes up 100.8 percent of the growth in Taylor County.
Top 5 Industries 1. General freight trucking (42 new jobs)
2. Offices of physicians (14 new jobs)
3. Child day care services (12 new jobs)
4. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (7 new jobs)
5. Legal services (5 new jobs)
Taylor County Five-Year Percentage Decline in EmploymentThe
Other professional and technical services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 24.4 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Iowa, where the industry felt a gain of 2.2 percent. The losses in the
Other professional and technical services industry in Taylor County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 14.4 in percent of workers in the
Other professional and technical services industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Other professional and technical services (24.4 percent decline)
2. Building equipment contractors (16.7 percent decline)
3. Full-service restaurants (11.8 percent decline)
4. Limited-service eating places (4.4 percent decline)
5. Gasoline stations (3 percent decline)
Taylor County Five-Year Percentage Growth in EmploymentThe
General freight trucking industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 43.5 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Taylor County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Iowa, where the industry felt a gain of 12.2 percent. The
General freight trucking industry in Taylor County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 0.2 percent of the employment in this industry.
Top 1 Industries 1. General freight trucking (43.5 percent gain)
Employment for all industries has increased by 7.5 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in Iowa, experiencing a gain of 2.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.
