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and increased to 153,523 in 2011. In that year, Anoka County represented 7.1 percent of the
<br />MSA employment. Manufacturing is the largest industry in Anoka County with 21,084 jobs in
<br />2011, as shown in Appendix Table A-2. The largest industries in Anoka County are the same as
<br />the MSA and include Health Care; Government; Retail; and Manufacturing. Anoka County
<br />experienced the largest employment growth in the Health Care (2,933) and Finance and
<br />Insurance industries (1,897). Other employment categories recording steadily increasing
<br />employment notwithstanding the recession include: Professional, Scientific, and Tech Services
<br />(1,417); Real Estate and Rental and Leasing (1,832); Management of Companies and Enterprises
<br />(283); and Administrative Services (864). The changes in employment in Anoka County were
<br />similar to the changes experienced by the MSA as a whole. The largest decline was recorded in
<br />Manufacturing, which lost 4,142 jobs between 2001 and 2011.
<br />Sherburne County employment trends are similar to Anoka County, as shown in Appendix Table
<br />A-3. Employment increased from 28,577 in 2001 to 33,918 in 2007, an annual growth rate of
<br />2.90 percent. Employment declined to 32,329 in 2010, a decrease of 4.7 percent. Employment
<br />increased to 32,931 in 2011, which represented 1.5 percent of MSA employment. Major
<br />employers in Sherburne County in 2011 were Health Care; Government; Retail Trade; and
<br />Manufacturing. Health Care is also the largest industry in Sherburne County and accounted for
<br />over 44 percent of the new jobs created in the county. Employment categories that recorded
<br />generally increasing employment trends between 2001 and 2010 included: Finance and
<br />Insurance (350); Real Estate and Rental and Leasing (698); Professional, Scientific, and
<br />Technical Services (395); Management of Companies and Enterprises (224); and Administrative
<br />Services (291) to name a few. The Construction and Retail Trade industries lost 429 and 523
<br />jobs, respectively, between 2001 and 2011.
<br />Corridor Employment
<br />Corridor cities have experienced differing employment trends over the past decade, as shown in
<br />Table 3-2. In most corridor cities (Coon Rapids, Anoka, Ramsey, Elk River, and Big Lake),
<br />employment increased between 2000 and 2007 or 2008 when the great recession caused
<br />employment to decline. In each city, except Elk River, employment declined through 2010 and
<br />then recovered in 2011. In four corridor cities (Coon Rapids, Ramsey, Elk River, and Big Lake),
<br />employment in 2011 was higher than in 2000. Elk River and Coon Rapids had the largest
<br />increases in employment of the corridor cities increasing by 2,360 and 2,086 jobs, respectively,
<br />in the past decade. Ramsey grew by 1,141 and Big Lake employment increased by 332.
<br />Fridley and Anoka recorded generally declining employment trends. In Fridley, employment
<br />was in a downward trend from 2000 to 2006. Employment increased in 2007, and then declined
<br />during the recession, and then recovered in 2011. Over this period, Fridley lost 4,356 jobs.
<br />Anoka employment fluctuated in a narrow range between 2000 and 2006, increased to 13,674 in
<br />2008, and ended at 12,826 for a net loss of 471 jobs.
<br />Minneapolis, the terminal city for the Northstar Corridor, has experienced a steadily declining
<br />employment trend. Employment declined from 308,758 in 2000 to 285,883 in 2004, increased to
<br />294,370 in 2006, and then declined to 280,899 in 2009. By 2011, employment had recovered to
<br />287,640 jobs. Minneapolis has 21,118 fewer jobs in 2011 than in 2000. As the destination for
<br />most Northstar Corridor commuters, employment trends in Minneapolis are important.
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