The decline in percent of total local employment provided by manufacturing is similar to the national trend for manufacturing. Nationally, the industry group share of total employment declined about six percent. The agricultural services group continues to maintain a higher percent within the local employment market than it does in the national market. This is attributed to a large number of persons employed in the landscape and horticultural services sector. However, the agricultural industry group provides less than one percent of local employment.
Mining is insignificant in local employment.
It currently provides less than one percent of employment in both the local and national employment markets. However, it did experience an increase in the number of jobs in the local market over the last ten years which occurred primarily in the mining of construction sand and gravel. Three major industry groups, wholesale trade, retail trade and services, have location quotients of approximately 1.0. Four industry groups, agricultural Services, construction, TPCU and FIRE, have location quotients greater than 1.0. Two industry groups, manufacturing and mining have location quotients under 1.0.