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Three other groups represented smaller percentages of total employment. Construction represented only 4 percent of jobs regionwide, but twice that percentage in Scott County. Most azeas had relatively small percentages of their jobs in transportation/communications and public utilities; the metropolitan azea's percentage was 5 percent. Finance, insurance, and real estate accounted for 7.6 percent of employment regionwide, less than 3 percent in Anoka and Scott counties, and more than 11 percent in Minneapolis. Government (12 percent in the Metropolitan area) was 17 percent of the total in Carver County and St. Paul The population of the Twin Cities metropolitan region (including Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington counties) grew from 1,985,873 in 1980 to 2,205,492 in 1988, representing an 11 percent increase. The development of major corridors in the region occurred to the west, along the interstate highway system, and near Lake Minnetonka, although new development occurs on a smaller scale throughout the region. Table I-1 shows a comparison of historical and projected data for employment and population in the Twin Cities area. 2. EXISTING AIRPORT SYSTEM The study azea's misting airport system consists of Minneapolis-St. Paul International, its seven designated reliever airports, and 14 other general aviation airports. The reliever airports in the metropolitan area are intended to reduce congestion at Minneapolis-St. Paul International by providing general aviation pilots with alternative landing and training azeas and quality facilities. The system airports are described in the following sections. (1) Minnegpolis-St. Paul International Airport An international hub and one of the busiest public-use airports in the United States, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport covers more than 3,000 acres. Maw azeas on the airport are currently being updated and improved by the MAC. I-7