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annual rate of 1.61 percent. Employment declined to 150,589 in 2010, a decline of 7.8 percent,
<br /> 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 Table 3-3. The largest industries in Anoka County are the same as the MSA
<br /> and include Health Care; Government; Retail; and Manufacturing. Anoka County experienced
<br /> the largest employment growth in the Health Care (2,933) and Finance and Insurance industries
<br /> (1,897). Other employment categories recording steadily increasing employment
<br /> notwithstanding the recession include: Professional, Scientific, and Tech Services (1,417); Real
<br /> Estate and Rental and Leasing (1,832); Management of Companies and Enterprises (283); and
<br /> Administrative Services (864). The changes in employment in Anoka County were similar to the
<br /> 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 Table A-4.
<br /> Employment increased from 28,577 in 2001 to 33,918 in 2007, an annual growth rate of 2.90
<br /> 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 3-5. 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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