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iov� <br />Employment <br />Job growth has accompanied the community's population <br />growth with the number of jobs growing by nearly 30% or <br />1,900 jobs in the last 10 years. Manufacturing makes up <br />17% of Elk River's employment base with 1,858 jobs. The <br />Manufacturing sector also grew by 592 jobs between 2008 <br />and 2017.Other industries that have experienced growth <br />since 2008 include Retail Trade (+476 jobs), Construction <br />(+395 jobs), and Educational Services (+360 jobs). The <br />Educational Services and Retail Trade sectors are the <br />City's second largest industry sectors by employment both <br />representing 14% of the employment base and roughly <br />1,550 employees each. <br />Elk River job Growth <br />(2008-2017) <br />-46 <br />Health Care and Social Assistance <br />Educational Services <br />360 <br />Administration & Support, WM and <br />' I $ <br />Remediation <br />Management of Companies and <br />193 <br />Enterprises <br />Retail Trade <br />476 <br />38 <br />c Wholesale Trade <br />592 <br />Manufacturing <br />Construction <br />395 <br />-100 <br />0 100 200 300 400 500 600 <br />Number of Jobs <br />Source: U.S. Census Bureau; OnTheMap2008-2017 <br />Elk River Total Primary jobs <br />11,500 <br />10,816 10,928 <br />11,000 10,750 <br />10,500 10,414 <br />0 10,707 <br />0 10,000 9,585 <br />v 9,796 <br />9,500 9,208 <br />E <br />z 9,000 8,803 4000000 <br />8,500 <br />8,000 8,434 <br />2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 <br />Year <br />Source: U.S. Census Bureau; OnTheMap2008-2017 <br />T <br />Elk River Comprehensive Plan • Community Context <br />91IMAad101A00IMATKO101wo <br />9 <br />