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Major Employers <br /> Approximate <br /> Number <br /> Employer Product/Service of Employees <br /> Independent School District No. 728 <br /> (Elk River) Education 916 <br /> Sherburne County County government 632* <br /> Guardian Angels Care Center Skilled nursing facility 374 <br /> Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Retail store 350* <br /> Great River Energy Electric power distributor 207 <br /> Sportech, Inc. Thermoformed plastic products 185 <br /> Menards Retail home improvement 170* <br /> Tescom Corporation Pressure control devices 161 <br /> Cornerstone Auto Group Automobile dealership 138* <br /> Coborn's Grocery store 125* <br /> Avalon Home Care Home healthcare service 120* <br /> Morrell Companies Freight trucking 115* <br /> E&O Tools & Plastics, Inc. Plastic injection molding manufacturer 105 <br /> Cub Foods Grocery store 100* <br /> Home Depot Retail home improvement 100* <br />' Includes full-and part-time employees. <br /> Source: This does not purport to be a comprehensive list and is based on a January 2014 telephone <br /> survey of individual employers. <br /> Labor Force Data <br /> Annual Average November <br /> 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 <br /> Labor Force: <br /> Sherburne County 49,460 49,246 49,357 49,556 49,794 <br /> State of Minnesota 2,952,963 2,966,097 2,970,653 2,969,607 2,969,149 <br /> Unemployment Rate: <br /> Sherburne County 9.4% 8.5% 7.3% 6.4% 4.5% <br /> State of Minnesota 8.0 7.4 6.5 5.6 4.1 <br /> Source: Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, <br /> http://www.positivelvminnesota.com. 2013 data are preliminary. <br /> Retail Sales and Effective Buying Income (EBI)for Sherburne County <br /> Total Retail Total Median <br /> Sales ($000) EBI ($000) Household EBI <br /> 2013 N/A $1,922,575 $56,306 <br /> 2012 $775,517 1,854,005 53,726 <br /> 2011 791,235 1,863,538 53,734 <br /> 2010 791,553 1,858,590 53,577 <br /> 2009 772,040 1,892,543 55,400 <br /> The 2013 Median Household EBI for the State of Minnesota was $48,180. <br /> Source: Claritas, Inc. <br /> - 26 - <br /> 107 <br />