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to the Twin Cities metropolitan area, but will occ~u natiomvide. Only unprecedented in- <br />migration tothe Twin Cities (or increased birth rates) could maintain historic growth levels.` <br />The shift in character of the Twin Cities population will be reflected in the <br />composition of the future work force. Those people in the prime working ages of 20 to 60 <br />will continue to increase in each decade from now unti12010. The relationship between <br />age and employment is depicted in I.:htbit I 2, which shows the percentage of people in <br />each age group who are working or looking for work. This is the labor force participation <br />rate. It is shown sepazately for men and women due to differences between the employment <br />rates for each sex The ratio of full-time to part-time workers reflects preferences of <br />workers of different ages and economic forces. Given the major shifts in age composition <br />anticipated in the future, this ratio bears close watching. <br />Employment by county within the Twia Cities metropolitan azea is as follows: <br /> 1987 EMPLOYMEN'T' <br /> <br />• <br /> <br />~Y <br />IYttmhst pent <br />Qf.Ss~4n 12 <br />$412ffi Perxnt <br />of Regj~n <br />Anoka 68,523 5.7% 10,178 6.4% <br />Carver 12,436 1.0 2,582 1.6 <br />Dakota 83,485 7.0 21,657 13.6 <br />Suburban <br />Hennepin 413,074 34.4 85,454 53.7 <br />Minneapolis 282,262 23S 16,786 10.6 <br />Suburban <br />Ramsey 106,290 8.9 9,575 6.0 <br />St. Paul 179,865 15.0 328 0.2 <br />Scott 16,548 1.4 3,520 2.2 <br />Washington 36,791 3.1 9,082 5.7 <br />Metropolitan 1,199,274 100.0% 159,162 100.0% <br />` Metropolitan Council, "'fhe Aging of the Baby-Boom Generation in the Twin Cities <br />Metropolitan Area," February 1986. <br />. =Metropolitan Council, "Employment trends in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area <br />1980-1987," Mazch 1989. <br />I-4 <br />