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Ci of Elk River Housin' Plan U•dated Januar 2003 • Table 8 shows covered employment by industry for Sherburne County. This table represents the number of jobs in Sherburne County, regardless of where the individual resides. Some categories such as some agricultural workers, railroad workers, student workers, and elected officials are not included in the data. All industries have increased in size between 1990 and 1999. The only sector to experience some loss in the latter half of the 1990s was the Transportation and Public Utilities sector which declined by 18 jobs. The sector with the largest increase between 1990 and 1999 was the Trade sector which added 2,380 positions for a 93.7% increase. The Trade sector includes wholesale and retail trade and would include such businesses as general merchandise stores, building materials, food stores, automotive dealers and service stations, apparel and accessory stores, furniture and home furnishing stores, and eating and drinking places. The second largest increase was found in the Services sector which increased by 1,516 jobs for a 91.2% increase. The Services sector includes a wide range of businesses with some of the largest being business services, health services, legal services, social services(excluding government), and numerous other services. The largest percentage increase was found in the Construction sector. Between 1990 and 1999 it increased by 138.5%by adding 763 jobs. The second largest percentage increase was found in the Finance, Insurance and Real Estate sector which increased by 121.1%with the addition of 310 new jobs. • The City of Elk River completed an analysis of local industrial firms and found that the largest employment by industry was in the industrial machinery sector at 28%. Fabricated metal and electronic equipment were also large employers at 22% each. Table 8 Sherburne County Covered Employment by Industry 1990 1995 1999 1990-1999 1995-1999 Construction 551 820 1,314 763 138.5% 494 60.2% Manufacturing 1,442 2,452 2,848 1,406 97.5% 396 16.2% Transportation and Public Utilities 1,296 1,579 1,561 265 20.4% -18 -1.1% Trade 2,539 3,708 4,919 2,380 93.7% 1,211 32.7% Finance, Insurance and Real Estate 256 383 566 310 121.1% 183 47.8% Services 1,663 2,476 3,179_ 1,516 91.2% 703 28.4% Government 1,892 2,631 3,096_ 1,204 63.6% 465 17.7% Total 9,639 14,049 17,483 7,844 81.4% 3,434 24.4% • Source: Minnesota Department of Economic Security 19