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							County Business Patterns                                         1997
                                                                 Issued September 1999


                                                                 CBP/97-25




Minnesota




                       U.S. Department of Commerce
                       Economics and Statistics Administration
                       U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS


                  This report was prepared under the gen-       Steven McCraith, Chief, Quinquennial
                  eral direction of Carl A. Konschnik,          Surveys Branch, Economic Statistical Meth-
                  Assistant Division Chief for Research and     ods and Programming Division, assisted
                  Methodology, Economic Planning and            by Dan Vacca, supervised computer sup-
                  Coordination Division. Paul Hanczaryk,        port operations. Ed Carr was assigned
                  Chief, Register Analysis Branch, supervised   primary responsibility for programming
                  the preparation of this report and was        this report. Emory Fuller provided addi-
                  assisted by Phil Thompson, Thomas             tional support for computer operations.
                  Bell, and Gerald Feuer. Kasey Dicken-
                                                                David Chapman of the Economic Statisti-
                  son, Yolanda Funderburk, Mary Green,
                                                                cal Methods and Programming Division
                  Marilyn Italiano, Alan Pines, Mary
                                                                contributed to the editing system and pro-
                  Thomas, and Jon Youngman contributed
                                                                vided other methodological improve-
                  in resolving establishment processing
                                                                ments.
                  problems and in data analysis. Statistical
                  methodology and quality assurance opera-      The staff of the Administrative and Cus-
                  tions were performed by Ken Sausman,          tomer Services Division, Walter C. Odom,
                  Michael Kornbau, Thomas Cevis, Lind-          Chief, performed publication planning,
                  say Lovette, and Roberta Custard.             design, composition, editorial review, and
                                                                printing planning and procurement for
                  Mitchell L. Trager, Assistant Division
                                                                publications, Internet products, and
                  Chief for Evaluation and Information Sys-
                                                                reports forms. Barbara Abbott provided
                  tems, Governments Division, assisted by
                                                                publication coordination and editing.
                  John Sullivan, provided guidance for
                  computer processing. John Studds and
                  Glenn Eanes implemented these opera-
                  tions and provided general technical sup-
                  port.
County Business Patterns                       1997
                                               Issued September 1999


                                               CBP/97-1




          U.S. Department of Commerce
                      William M. Daley,
                               Secretary
                       Robert L. Mallett,
                         Deputy Secretary

                               Economics
                           and Statistics
                          Administration
                        Robert J. Shapiro,
                        Under Secretary for
                          Economic Affairs

                       U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
                           Kenneth Prewitt,
                                    Director
         SUGGESTED CITATION

           U.S. Census Bureau,
 County Business Patterns 1997
U.S. Government Printing Office,
          Washington, DC, 1999




                                         ECONOMICS
                                      AND STATISTICS
                                     ADMINISTRATION



                                   Economics
                                   and Statistics
                                   Administration
                                   Robert J. Shapiro,
                                   Under Secretary
                                   for Economic Affairs




                                   U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
                                   Kenneth Prewitt,
                                   Director
                                   William G. Barron,
                                   Deputy Director
                                   Paula J. Schneider,
                                   Principal Associate Director
                                   for Programs
                                   Frederick T. Knickerbocker,
                                   Associate Director
                                   for Economic Programs
                                   Thomas L. Mesenbourg,
                                   Assistant Director
                                   for Economic Programs
                                   John P. Govoni,
                                   Chief, Economic Planning and
                                   Coordination Division




                                   For sale by Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402.
CONTENTS




           General Explanation
                Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .    V
                Changes for Next Year . . . . . . . . .     .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .    V
                Data Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .    V
                Sources of Data . . . . . . . . . . . .     .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .    V
                Definitions of Basic Data Items . . . .     .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   VI
                Industry and Geography Classifications      .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   VI
                Comparability With Other Data . . . .       .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   VI
                Data Withheld From Publication . . . .      .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   VII
                Reliability of Data . . . . . . . . . . .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   VII
                Abbreviations and Symbols . . . . . .       .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   VII

           State Map     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                        IX
           Tables
           1a.       The State—Establishments, Employees, and Payroll, by Major Group:
                      1997 and 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                            1
           1b.       The State—Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry:
                      1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                           3
           1c.       The State—Employees and Annual Payroll by Employment-Size
                      Class: 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                           17
           1d.       The State—Establishments With 1,000 Employees or More by Major
                      Group and Employment-Size Class: 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                                 21
           1e.       The State—Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by County:
                      1997 and 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                           22
           2.        Counties—Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry:
                      1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                          23
           Description of Publications Issued in Previous Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside back cover




                                                                                                                                              III
General Explanation


INTRODUCTION                                                    state reports present payroll and employment data for the
                                                                state and counties by industry. The reports also include
    County Business Patterns is an annual series that pro-
                                                                the number of establishments by industry and employ-
vides subnational economic data by industry. The series is
                                                                ment size class.
useful for studying the economic activity of small areas;
                                                                   The United States report presents similar data for the
analyzing economic changes over time; and as a bench-
                                                                country as a whole. In addition, the U.S. report provides
mark for statistical series, surveys, and databases
                                                                employment and payroll data by employment size class
between economic censuses. The series serves various
                                                                for major industry groups.
business uses such as analyzing market potential, measur-
                                                                   Data for industries with fewer than 100 employees, as
ing the effectiveness of sales and advertising programs,
                                                                well as data for detailed industries withheld to avoid dis-
setting sales quotas, and developing budgets. The data
                                                                closing data for individual companies, are not shown in
also are used by government agencies for administration
                                                                the printed reports. However, these data are available on
and planning.
                                                                CD-ROM and other computer products. To order printed
    Most of the country’s economic activity is covered in
                                                                County Business Patterns reports, contact the Government
this series. Data are excluded for self-employed people,
                                                                Printing Office at 202-512-1800.
domestic service workers, railroad employees, agricultural
production workers, most government employees, and              Electronic Data Formats
employees on ocean-borne vessels or in foreign countries.
                                                                   County Business Patterns series data are available on
Data are provided by industry in the following economic
                                                                CD-ROM, computer tapes and diskettes. The CD-ROM con-
divisions: agricultural services, forestry, and fishing; min-
                                                                tains 1997 and 1996 County Business Patterns data and
ing; construction; manufacturing; transportation and pub-
                                                                menu-driven access software. The CD-ROM also includes
lic utilities; wholesale trade; retail trade; finance, insur-
                                                                software for creating County Business Patterns data files
ance, and real estate; and services. Data are tabulated by
                                                                compatible with popular database and spreadsheet soft-
industry as defined in the Standard Industrial Classifica-
                                                                ware. For information and to order other County Business
tion Manual: 1987.
                                                                Patterns data products, contact:
    This series has been published annually since 1964 and
at irregular intervals dating back to 1946. The comparabil-       Customer Services Branch
ity of data over time may be affected by definitional             Administrative and Customer Services Division
changes in establishments, activity status, and industrial        U.S. Census Bureau
classifications. For more details on these changes, see the       Washington, DC 20233
section ‘‘Comparability With Other Data.’’
                                                                  Telephone: 301-457-4100
                                                                  Internet address: http://www.census.gov/
CHANGES FOR NEXT YEAR
   The North American Industry Classification System            Special Tabulations
(NAICS) will replace the U.S. Standard Industrial Classifica-     Special tabulations, including data for ZIP Codes and
tion (SIC) system in Federal statistical programs. NAICS is     aggregated by firm, are available on a cost-reimbursable
an industry classification system that groups establish-        basis. For more information, contact:
ments into industries based on the activities in which they
                                                                  U.S. Census Bureau
are primarily engaged. The 1998 County Business Patterns
                                                                  Economic Planning and Coordination Division
program will tabulate on a NAICS basis. For more informa-
                                                                  Register Analysis Branch
tion on NAICS and changes from the 1987 SIC system, go
                                                                  Washington, DC 20233
to http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html.
                                                                  Telephone: 301-457-2580
DATA PRODUCTS                                                     Fax: 301-457-4433
                                                                  E-mail: cbp@census.gov
Printed Reports
  The County Business Patterns data series includes a           SOURCES OF DATA
separate printed report for each state, the District of            County Business Patterns basic data items are extracted
Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the United States. Individual        from the Standard Statistical Establishment List, a file of all

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U.S. Census Bureau
known single and multiestablishment employer companies          Mid-March Employment
maintained and updated by the U.S. Census Bureau. The
                                                                   Paid employment consists of full- and part-time employ-
annual Company Organization Survey provides individual
                                                                ees, including salaried officers and executives of corpora-
establishment data for multiestablishment companies.
                                                                tions, who are on the payroll in the pay period including
Data for single-establishment companies are obtained
                                                                March 12. Included are employees on paid sick leave, holi-
from various Census Bureau programs, such as the Annual
                                                                days, and vacations; not included are proprietors and part-
Survey of Manufactures and Current Business Surveys, as
                                                                ners of unincorporated businesses.
well as from administrative records of the Internal Rev-
enue Service and the Social Security Administration.
                                                                INDUSTRY AND GEOGRAPHY
                                                                CLASSIFICATIONS
DEFINITIONS OF BASIC DATA ITEMS
                                                                  The quinquennial economic censuses are the primary
Establishments                                                  source for industry and geography classifications. The
                                                                annual Company Organization Survey, Annual Survey of
    An establishment is a single physical location at which     Manufactures, Current Business Surveys, and other Census
business is conducted or services or industrial operations      Bureau programs provide regular updates.
are performed. It is not necessarily identical with a com-
pany or enterprise, which may consist of one or more            Industry Classification
establishments. When two or more activities are carried on
                                                                   Additional sources for assigning industry classifications
at a single location under a single ownership, all activities
                                                                are the Social Security Administration, the Internal Rev-
generally are grouped together as a single establishment.
                                                                enue Service, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. These
The entire establishment is classified on the basis of its
                                                                sources provide industry classification information for
major activity and all data are included in that classifica-
                                                                new businesses and businesses not canvassed in the Cen-
tion.
                                                                sus Bureau programs. Establishments without sufficient
    Administrative and auxiliary establishments primarily
                                                                industry information are tabulated in the ‘‘unclassified
manage, administer, service, or support the activities of
                                                                establishments’’ group.
other establishments of the same company rather than the
                                                                   In a few instances, the most detailed industry classifica-
establishments of other companies or the general public.
                                                                tions for which data are shown represent a combination of
Data for these establishments are shown separately by
                                                                more detailed SIC industries. The data for these establish-
industry division.
                                                                ments are included in the tabulations at a broader industry
    Establishment-size designations are determined by paid
                                                                level. For this reason, the sum of industry components
employment in the mid-March pay period. The size group
                                                                published in this series may not equal the total shown.
‘‘1 to 4’’ includes establishments that did not report any
                                                                   Industry classifications are explained in an appendix in
paid employees in the mid-March pay period but paid
                                                                the U.S. Summary. The industry titles used throughout this
wages to at least one employee at some time during the
                                                                series are the short SIC titles; complete descriptions are
year.
                                                                contained in the SIC manual.
    Establishment counts represent the number of locations
with paid employees any time during the year. This series       Geography Classification
excludes governmental establishments except for liquor
                                                                   Most geography codes are derived from the physical
stores (SIC 592), wholesale liquor establishments (SIC
                                                                location address reported in Census Bureau programs. The
518), depository institutions (SIC 60), Federal and
                                                                Internal Revenue Service provides supplemental address
Federally-sponsored credit agencies (SIC 611), and hospi-
                                                                information. Those employers without a fixed location
tals (SIC 806).
                                                                within a state (or of unknown county location) are
                                                                included under a ‘‘statewide’’ classification at the end of
Payroll
                                                                the county tables. This incomplete detail causes only
    Total payroll includes all forms of compensation, such      slight understatement of county employment. The inde-
as salaries, wages, reported tips, commissions, bonuses,        pendent cities in Virginia, and the cities of Baltimore, MD;
vacation allowances, sick-leave pay, employee contribu-         Carson City, NV; and St. Louis, MO, are treated as separate
tions to qualified pension plans, and the value of taxable      counties.
fringe benefits. For corporations, it includes amounts paid
to officers and executives; for unincorporated businesses,      COMPARABILITY WITH OTHER DATA
it does not include profit or other compensation of propri-
                                                                Earlier County Business Patterns
etors or partners. Payroll is reported before deductions for
Social Security, income tax, insurance, union dues, etc.           The comparability of data with previous County Busi-
First-quarter payroll consists of payroll during the January-   ness Patterns series may be affected by the following defi-
to-March quarter.                                               nitional changes:

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• The change from a ‘‘reporting unit’’ concept to establish-   RELIABILITY OF DATA
  ment based data in 1974

• The change in definition of ‘‘active’’ establishments in        All data are tabulated from universe files and are not
  1983                                                         subject to sampling errors. However, the data are subject
                                                               to nonsampling errors. Nonsampling errors can be attrib-
• The change in industrial classification definitions, the
                                                               uted to many sources: inability to identify all cases in the
  most recent occurring in 1988
                                                               universe; definition and classification difficulties; differ-
   A description of previous County Business Patterns pub-     ences in interpretation of questions; errors in recording or
lications is provided on the inside back cover.                coding the data obtained; and estimation of employers
                                                               who reported too late to be included in the tabulations
1997 Economic Census
                                                               and for records with missing or misreported data.
   Definitional and coverage differences may affect the
direct comparison of 1997 Economic Census and County              The accuracy of the data is determined by the joint
Business Patterns data. Definitions of an establishment,       effects of the various nonsampling errors. No direct mea-
employment, and payroll are detailed in the introductory       surement of these effects has been obtained; however,
text of each publication.                                      precautionary steps were taken in all phases of collection,
   The 1997 Economic Census generally uses respondent-         processing, and tabulation to minimize the effects of non-
reported data. The County Business Patterns uses adminis-      sampling errors.
trative record data for small establishments. Although
efforts are made to resolve significant differences in the
data, differences are known to exist.                          ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS
   Some large companies report different activities at the
same location as separate profit centers. The County Busi-
                                                                  The following abbreviations and symbols are used in
ness Patterns program treats each profit center as a sepa-
                                                               this publication:
rate establishment. The 1997 Economic Census may com-
bine the profit centers into one establishment. This results
                                                               –             Represents zero.
in establishment count differences.
                                                               A-C, E-M      Entered in place of employment data, repre-
DATA WITHHELD FROM PUBLICATION                                               sents an employment-size class as defined in
                                                                             the footnote of the tables.
   In accordance with U.S. Code, Title 13, Section 9, no
                                                               (D)           Withheld to avoid disclosing data for indi-
data are published that would disclose the operations of
                                                                             vidual companies; data are included in
an individual employer. However, the number of establish-
                                                                             broader industry totals.
ments in an industry classification and the distribution of
these establishments by employment-size class are not          n.e.c.        Not elsewhere classified.
considered to be disclosures, and so this information may      SIC           Standard Industrial Classification.
be released even though other information is withheld
from publications.




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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               IX
Table 1a.            The State Establishments, Employees, and Payroll, by Major Group:
                     1997 and 1996
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader
 industry totals. For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability, see introductory text]

                                                                                          1997                                                                  1996

 SIC                                                                            Number of            Payroll ($1,000)                                 Number of            Payroll ($1,000)
                            Major group                                         employees                                                             employees
code
                                                               Number of          for week                                           Number of          for week
                                                                establish        including             First                          establish        including             First
                                                                   ments         March 12            quarter             Annual          ments         March 12            quarter             Annual

                 Total                                           133 002        2 195 621        15 091 766       63 679 013           129 018        2 135 427        14 207 265       59 625 058

            Agricultural services, forestry, and fishing           1 996                 (I)              (D)                 (D)        1 894            8 833            34 307             188 046
07      Agricultural services                                      1 941            9 598            38 168             213 960          1 839            8 586            33 390             182 730
08      Forestry                                                      37              (C)               (D)                  (D)            35               (C)              (D)                  (D)
09      Fishing, hunting, and trapping                                17               (B)              (D)                  (D)            19               (B)              (D)                  (D)
––      Administrative and auxiliary                                   1               (A)              (D)                  (D)             1               (A)              (D)                  (D)

            Mining                                                    158           7 164            87 818             363 535            173            6 987            85 830             346 446
10      Metal mining                                                   15                (I)               (D)              (D)             17            5 969            78 496             294 712
13      Oil and gas extraction                                         20                53               331             1 943             25               (B)              (D)                  (D)
14      Nonmetallic minerals, except fuels                            119               (F)                (D)              (D)            125              898             6 253              47 463
––      Administrative and auxiliary                                    4               (A)                (D)              (D)              6               (B)              (D)                  (D)

            Construction                                          13 330           91 915           716 588        3 719 126            12 823           87 829           657 895        3 398 900
15      General contractors and operative builders                 3 724           21 338           172   169        805      235        3 620           22 056           165   622        765      721
16      Heavy construction, except building                          865           10 685            88   611        655      520          799            9 609            76   542        561      958
17      Special trade contractors                                  8 736           59 615           451   428      2 241      118        8 398           55 870           410   780      2 052      138
––      Administrative and auxiliary                                   5              277             4   380         17      253            6              294             4   951         19      083

            Manufacturing                                          8 800          436 321         4 075 698       16 846 344             8 694          430 192         3 848 907       15 887 768
20      Food and kindred products                                     542          44 543           295 506        1 283 825               548           44 581           285 297        1 229 624
21      Tobacco products                                                1              (A)               (D)              (D)                –                –                  –                –
22      Textile mill products                                          46             (G)                (D)              (D)               48              (G)                (D)              (D)
23      Apparel and other textile products                            261             (H)                (D)              (D)              275            3 599            15 342           66 392
24      Lumber and wood products                                      755          19 319           123 869          605 648               732           19 345           123 985          605 756

25      Furniture and fixtures                                       263            7   330          56   639        226      534          246            6   927          49   379        205      058
26      Paper and allied products                                    149           16   221         162   422        663      416          146           16   105         163   601        641      522
27      Printing and publishing                                    1 570           56   649         421   982      1 871      981        1 573           51   380         386   613      1 680      470
28      Chemicals and allied products                                215            8   387          81   935        347      656          220            8   676          81   222        336      577
29      Petroleum and coal products                                   29            1   989          24   105        107      846           23            1   883          22   232        101      618

30      Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products                    415          19 974           147 475          628 917               401           19 768           141 940          595 430
31      Leather and leather products                                   31             (G)                (D)              (D)               26              (G)                (D)              (D)
32      Stone, clay, and glass products                               325          10 227            91 471          439 636               331            9 817            83 824          397 772
33      Primary metal industries                                      115           7 911            66 673          287 158               110            7 479            60 699          257 479
34      Fabricated metal products                                     916          38 037           319 400        1 356 483               840           34 844           279 866        1 174 137

35      Industrial machinery and equipment                         1 569           64   785         618   346      2 622 958             1 599           63   703         576   869      2 385 495
36      Electronic and other electronic equipment                    402           33   457         280   637      1 178 721               405           34   888         277   403      1 141 680
37      Transportation equipment                                     204           12   789         112   761        427 945               192           12   517         109   992        391 317
38      Instruments and related products                             369           33   172         358   382      1 396 415               354           31   915         343   975      1 338 269
39      Miscellaneous manufacturing industries                       379            8   033          49   320        199 411               366            6   389          40   592        162 326
––      Administrative and auxiliary                                 244           46   411         821   615      3 014 979               259           53   061         782   221      3 074 391

            Transportation and public utilities                    6 192          122 869         1 023 991        4 266 008             6 013          117 746           965 922        3 875 750
41      Local and interurban passenger transit                       544           13 419            43   768        179      527          535           11 613            36   039        146      112
42      Trucking and warehousing                                   3 069           36 694           251   164      1 055      255        2 936           36 322           241   665      1 003      355
44      Water transportation                                         111              729             6   452         37      708          114              754             6   742         36      222
45      Transportation by air                                        187           24 265           234   774      1 060      777          182           22 849           219   222        888      525
46      Pipelines, except natural gas                                 17              301             4   179         16      180           19              325             4   132         15      949

47      Transportation services                                       922           7   839          49   931           208   807          883            8   425          53   273           221   624
48      Communication                                                 924          23   043         220   421           897   914          911           21   123         198   404           804   440
49      Electric, gas, and sanitary services                          394          14   816         192   587           726   777          403           14   983         190   421           699   332
––      Administrative and auxiliary                                   24           1   763          20   715            83   063           30            1   352          16   024            60   191

            Wholesale trade                                       11 073          155 365         1 440 742        6 017 764            11 044          150 261         1 343 618        5 730 687
50      Wholesale trade durable goods                              7 014           92 608           891 022        3 744 334             6 962           87 562           829 646        3 548 944
51      Wholesale trade nondurable goods                           3 948           54 033           434 310        1 800 851             3 967           53 752           400 203        1 696 607
––      Administrative and auxiliary                                 111            8 724           115 410          472 579               115            8 947           113 769          485 136

            Retail trade                                          28 938          448 880         1 544 435        6 518 170            28 632          442 046         1 497 956        6 310 338
52      Building materials and garden supplies                     1 725           18   746          88   774        387      833        1 581           16   833          73   635        320      748
53      General merchandise stores                                   585           49   579         133   835        574      340          642           49   692         135   078        549      242
54      Food stores                                                2 528           55   314         164   956        697      533        2 595           55   183         162   778        682      109
55      Automotive dealers and service stations                    4 093           51   591         247   058      1 094      392        4 026           50   110         236   271      1 046      775
56      Apparel and accessory stores                               1 959           18   330          49   236        212      324        2 104           18   416          47   849        204      254

57      Furniture and homefurnishings stores                       2 011           16   946          74   459        318      828        2 061           18   044          79   520        332 360
58      Eating and drinking places                                 8 436          148   377         306   041      1 322      345        8 122          142   191         288   173      1 252 015
59      Miscellaneous retail                                       7 291           63   763         223   971        955      917        7 182           67   561         239   264      1 024 263
––      Administrative and auxiliary                                 310           26   234         256   105        954      658          319           24   016         235   388        898 572

            Finance, insurance, and real estate                   12 890          157 601         1 748 703        6 653 655            12 497          151 464         1 643 508        6 123 958
60      Depository institutions                                    1 798           36   108         307   991      1 208      798        1 721           34   691         287   097      1 127      921
61      Nondepository institutions                                   822           11   896         122   250        509      663          782           11   772         130   745        494      888
62      Security and commodity brokers                               987           16   721         347   295      1 437      890          905           10   218         230   257        922      461
63      Insurance carriers                                           813           45   773         492   915      1 885      794          840           48   001         491   146      1 863      141
64      Insurance agents, brokers, and service                     3 409           15   205         124   862        518      355        3 273           14   521         131   604        506      463

65      Real estate                                                4 596           24 041           125 581             537 191          4 485           23 486           116 891             513 302
67      Holding and other investment offices                         443            5 917           101 816             357 044            475            7 376           173 603             550 362
––      Administrative and auxiliary                                  22            1 940           125 993             198 920             16            1 399            82 165             145 420

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.


COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS                                                                                                                                                MINNESOTA                    1
U.S. Census Bureau
Table 1a.           The State Establishments, Employees, and Payroll, by Major Group:
                    1997 and 1996 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader
 industry totals. For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability, see introductory text]

                                                                                          1997                                                                  1996

 SIC                                                                            Number of            Payroll ($1,000)                                 Number of            Payroll ($1,000)
                           Major group                                          employees                                                             employees
code
                                                               Number of          for week                                           Number of          for week
                                                                establish        including             First                          establish        including             First
                                                                   ments         March 12            quarter            Annual           ments         March 12            quarter            Annual

            Services                                              48 986          765 312        4 413 924        19 066 605            46 765          739 585         4 127 816       17 753 299
70      Hotels and other lodging places                            1   434         29   982          92   756        400   562           1   435         24   481          71   205        315   709
72      Personal services                                          3   812         25   517          83   903        366   625           3   835         30   624         106   316        470   974
73      Business services                                          8   751        162   552         965   913      4 279   477           7   896        145   371         817   512      3 562   788
75      Auto repair, services, and parking                         3   403         22   257         114   891        488   428           3   241         19   910          93   318        395   181
76      Miscellaneous repair services                              1   308          7   236          48   753        203   354           1   320          7   312          49   409        206   173

78      Motion pictures                                              888            8   520         24    800        108   952             857            8   398          26   436        112   803
79      Amusement and recreation services                          2 218           33   638        130    837        546   328           2 186           33   284         123   596        567   021
80      Health services                                            7 684          244   449      1 662    840      7 097   911           6 948          235   553       1 591   458      6 762   620
81      Legal services                                             2 410           16   826        173    927        838   611           2 346           16   915         168   577        794   105
82      Educational services                                         966           37   991        161    120        693   322             930           37   956         159   157        673   796

83      Social services                                            3 730           55   463         188   100        782   306           3 754           60   186         197   189        817   824
84      Museums, botanical, zoological gardens                       168            2   090           9   887         41   693             162            1   930           9   531         41   027
86      Membership organizations                                   6 094           55   784         166   252        689   485           6 169           56   873         163   832        675   298
87      Engineering and management services                        5 589           48   841         432   318      1 904   818           5 133           45   035         384   722      1 708   448
89      Services, n.e.c.                                             318            1   477          12   758         58   079             347            1   766          16   843         83   151
––      Administrative and auxiliary                                 213           12   689         144   869        566   654             206           13   991         148   715        566   381

            Unclassified establishments                                639              (E)               (D)              (D)               483              484           1 506             9 866

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.




2      MINNESOTA                                                                                                                              COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS
                                                                                                                                                                                U.S. Census Bureau
Table 1b.            The State                    Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability,
 see introductory text]

                                                                                   Payroll ($1,000)                                     Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                              Number of                                           Total
 SIC                                                          employees                                         number
                                Industry                        for week                                              of                                                                                 1,000
code
                                                               including                                      establish      1 to       5 to     10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to       or
                                                               March 12      First quarter        Annual         ments          4          9       19        49        99      249      499      999     more

                   Total                                      2 195 621      15 091 766       63 679 013       133 002     70 937    25 445    17 595    11 518     4 004    2 488      661      217       137
            Agricultural services, forestry, and
             fishing                                                   (I)             (D)              (D)      1 996      1 425       294       191         70        12        4        –       –         –
07      Agricultural services                                      9 598          38 168        213 960          1 941      1 385       286       186         68        12        4       –        –         –
071       Soil preparation services                                  154             777          4 263             33         18        11         4          –         –        –       –        –         –
072       Crop services                                              352           1 706          9 042             79         59        11         5          4         –        –       –        –         –
074       Veterinary services                                      3 553          15 429         70 879            431        174       120       104         33         –        –       –        –         –
075       Animal services, except veterinary                         819           2 456         11 102            230        176        35        14          4         1        –       –        –         –
076       Farm labor and management services                          (B)             (D)            (D)            16         15         1         –          –         –        –       –        –         –
0761        Farm labor contractors                                    (A)             (D)            (D)             1          1         –         –          –         –        –       –        –         –
0762        Farm management services                                   32            317            778             13         12         1         –          –         –        –       –        –         –
078       Landscape and horticultural services                     4 673          17 455        117 612          1 137        928       108        59         27        11        4       –        –         –
08      Forestry                                                      (C)              (D)              (D)          37       27           5         4         1         –        –       –        –         –
09      Fishing, hunting, and trapping                                (B)              (D)              (D)          17       13           2         1         1         –        –       –        –         –
––      Administrative and auxiliary                                  (A)              (D)              (D)           1        –           1         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
            Mining                                                 7 164          87 818        363 535             158       83          32        20        12         2        3       2        2         2
10      Metal mining                                                   (I)             (D)              (D)          15        4           1         1         –         –        3       2        2         2
101      Iron ores                                                     (I)             (D)              (D)          11        1           1         1         –         –        2       2        2         2
108       Metal mining services                                       (C)              (D)              (D)           3        2           –         –         –         –        1       –        –         –
109       Miscellaneous metal ores                                    (A)              (D)              (D)           1        1           –         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
1099        Metal ores, n.e.c.                                        (A)              (D)              (D)           1        1           –         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
13      Oil and gas extraction                                         53              331            1 943          20       17           2         –         1         –        –       –        –         –
131       Crude petroleum and natural gas                             (B)               (D)             (D)          10        8           1         –         1         –        –       –        –         –
138       Oil and gas field services                                  (B)               (D)             (D)          10        9           1         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
1381         Drilling oil and gas wells                               (A)               (D)             (D)           8        7           1         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
1389         Oil and gas field services, n.e.c.                       (A)               (D)             (D)           2        2           –         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
14      Nonmetallic minerals, except fuels                             (F)             (D)              (D)         119       58          29        19        11         2        –       –        –         –
141       Dimension stone                                             (B)              (D)              (D)           4        –           2         1         1         –        –       –        –         –
142       Crushed and broken stone                                    (E)              (D)              (D)          27        9           8         3         6         1        –       –        –         –
1422        Crushed and broken limestone                              (C)              (D)              (D)          20        8           6         3         2         1        –       –        –         –
1423        Crushed and broken granite                                (B)              (D)              (D)           4        –           1         –         3         –        –       –        –         –
1429        Crushed and broken stone, n.e.c.                          (B)              (D)              (D)           3        1           1         –         1         –        –       –        –         –
144       Sand and gravel                                             515          4 137         29 477              78       43          16        14         4         1        –       –        –         –
1442        Construction sand and gravel                               (E)           (D)            (D)              75       42          16        14         2         1        –       –        –         –
1446        Industrial sand                                            (B)           (D)            (D)               3        1           –         –         2         –        –       –        –         –
145       Clay, ceramic, and refractory minerals                      (A)              (D)              (D)           1        1           –         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
1459        Clay and related minerals, n.e.c.                         (A)              (D)              (D)           1        1           –         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
147       Chemical and fertilizer minerals                            (A)              (D)              (D)           1        1           –         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
1479        Chemical and fertilizer mining, n.e.c.                    (A)              (D)              (D)           1        1           –         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
148       Nonmetallic minerals services                               (A)              (D)              (D)           3        2           –         1         –         –        –       –        –         –
149       Miscellaneous nonmetallic minerals                          (B)              (D)              (D)           5        2           3         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
––      Administrative and auxiliary                                  (A)              (D)              (D)           4        4           –         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
            Construction                                          91 915        716 588        3 719 126        13 330      9 218     2 020     1 195       646       159       71       19        –         2
15      General contractors and operative builders                21 338        172 169         805 235          3 724      2 788       481       275       131         29      16        3        –         1
151       General building contractors                            19 480        155 507         733 509          3 426      2 584       434       250       114         25      15        3        –         1
153       Operative builders                                       1 857          16 659         71 617             289      195          47        25        17         4        1       –        –         –

16      Heavy construction, except building                       10 685          88 611        655 520             865      481        156       126         70        20        6       5        –         1
161       Highway and street construction                          3 271          27 024        273 610             288      148          63        34        32         8        2       1        –         –
162       Heavy construction, except highway                       7 414          61 587        381 910             577      333          93        92        38        12        4       4        –         1

17      Special trade contractors                                 59 615        451 428        2 241 118         8 736      5 949     1 383       791       445       109       48       11        –         –
171       Plumbing, heating, air conditioning                     14 584        127 269         571 376          1 577       941        296       184       111         28      13        4        –         –
172       Painting and paper hanging                               3 004          17 770        100 102             674      522          84        47        13         6        2       –        –         –
173       Electrical work                                         12 356        107 034         479 656          1 395       865        266       134         93        20      14        3        –         –
174       Masonry, stonework, and plastering                       8 140          59   623      298    900       1 086       738        160         92        71        15        8       2        –         –
1741       Masonry and other stonework                             3 430          22   483      119    899         584       410         95         37        32         8        2       –        –         –
1742       Plastering, drywall, and insulation                     4 063          32   491      156    888         396       241         57         50        36         6        4       2        –         –
1743       Terrazzo, tile, marble, mosaic work                       647           4   649       22    113         106        87          8          5         3         1        2       –        –         –
175       Carpentry and floor work                                 4 994          28 902        138 881          1 266      1 011       146         68        29        10        2       –        –         –
1751       Carpentry work                                          3 810          21 840        104 317          1 029        839       106         53        22         8        1       –        –         –
1752       Floor laying and floor work, n.e.c.                     1 184           7 062         34 553            234        169        40         15         7         2        1       –        –         –
176       Roofing, siding, and sheet metal work                    4 169          27 089        145 287             572      367          92        60        39        11        3       –        –         –
177       Concrete work                                            3 477          19 964        154 895             751      549        104         62        30         6        –       –        –         –
178       Water well drilling                                         667          3 779         18 067             120       73          31         9         7         –        –       –        –         –
179       Misc. special trade contractors                          8 224          59   998      333    913       1 292       880        204       135         52        13        6       2        –         –
1791        Structural steel erection                              1 144          11   594       59    570          65        33          7        14          6         2        2       1        –         –
1793        Glass and glazing work                                   593           4   395       21    816          79        44         22         9          2         1        1       –        –         –
1794        Excavation work                                        2 086          12   294       93    543         580       450         83        34          9         4        –       –        –         –
1795        Wrecking and demolition work                             137           1   131        6    508          13         7          2         1          3         –        –       –        –         –
1796        Installing building equipment, n.e.c.                  1 229          12   508       58    623          88        35         14        24         11         2        2       –        –         –
1799        Special trade contractors, n.e.c.                      3 035          18   076       93    819         464       308         76        53         21         4        1       1        –         –
––      Administrative and auxiliary                                 277           4   380       17    253           5         –          –         3          –         1        1       –        –         –

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.

COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS                                                                                                                                                          MINNESOTA                 3
U.S. Census Bureau
Table 1b.           The State                 Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability,
 see introductory text]

                                                                                    Payroll ($1,000)                                    Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                              Number of                                               Total
 SIC                                                          employees                                             number
                             Industry                           for week                                                  of                                                                             1,000
code
                                                               including                                          establish     1 to    5 to     10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to       or
                                                               March 12       First quarter        Annual            ments         4       9       19        49        99      249      499      999     more

            Manufacturing                                        436 321       4 075 698       16 846 344            8 800     3 030   1 496    1 338     1 339       682      578      208       87        42
20      Food and kindred products                                 44   543       295    506     1 283      825          542     117       67      100         96        50      59       37       13         3
201       Meat products                                           15   063        83    159       389      490           77      19        9        7          8         4       8       14        5         3
2011        Meat packing plants                                    5   443        28    758       166      087           32      10        7        3          3         1       3        3        –         2
2013        Sausages and other prepared meats                      1   885        12    937        51      786           19       6        –        1          5         1       1        5        –         –
2015        Poultry slaughtering and processing                    7   735        41    464       171      617           26       3        2        3          –         2       4        6        5         1
202       Dairy products                                           7   360        56    788       225      382           82       9       12       13         14        10      16        6        2         –
2021        Creamery butter                                             (E)              (D)                (D)           3       –        –        –          1         1       1        –        –         –
2022        Cheese, natural and processed                          3   710         22   248       92       935           23       2        1        1          3         3       8        4        1         –
2023        Dry, condensed, evaporated products                    1   856         19   895       70       355           20       1        3        4          4         3       3        1        1         –
2024        Ice cream and frozen desserts                               (C)              (D)                (D)           3       1        1        –          –         –       1        –        –         –
2026        Fluid milk                                             1   277         10   845       44       758           33       5        7        8          6         3       3        1        –         –
203       Preserved fruits and vegetables                          3   864         23   650      118       928           49       9        4        9          8         7       9        2        1         –
2032        Canned specialties                                          (E)              (D)                (D)           4       –        –        –          1         2       1        –        –         –
2033        Canned fruits and vegetables                           1   148          6   745       43       120           19       5        2        2          3         2       5        –        –         –
2034        Dehydrated fruits, vegetables, soups                        (B)              (D)                (D)           3       –        1        2          –         –       –        –        –         –
2035        Pickles, sauces, and salad dressings                        (C)              (D)                (D)           4       1        –        1          1         1       –        –        –         –
2037        Frozen fruits and vegetables                               463          2   130       11       563            5       1        –        2          1         –       –        1        –         –
2038        Frozen specialties, n.e.c.                             1   700         11   104       48       980           14       2        1        2          2         2       3        1        1         –
204       Grain mill products                                      4   387         37   229      160       168          119      24       21       30         29         6       7        –        2         –
2041        Flour and other grain mill products                        650          5   907       24       590           18       1        4        1          8         3       1        –        –         –
2043        Cereal breakfast foods                                 1   061         10   348       45       566            6       –        2        1          –         –       2        –        1         –
2044        Rice milling                                                 58             194        1       001            4       –        –        3          1         –       –        –        –         –
2045        Prepared flour mixes and doughs                            931          7   261       33       237           13       6        –        2          3         –       1        –        1         –
2046        Wet corn milling                                           258          2   728        9       192            3       –        –        2          –         –       1        –        –         –
2047        Dog and cat food                                           331          1   973        8       325            8       2        2        1          1         –       2        –        –         –
2048        Prepared feeds, n.e.c.                                 1   098          8   818       38       257           67      15       13       20         16         3       –        –        –         –
205       Bakery products                                          3   233         19   208       72       119           54      10        3       18         12         4       3        3        1         –
2051        Bread, cake, and related products                           (H)              (D)                (D)          43       7        3       14         11         3       1        3        1         –
2052        Cookies and crackers                                         67             361            1   650            4       1        –        2          1         –       –        –        –         –
2053        Frozen bakery products, except bread                        (E)              (D)                (D)           7       2        –        2          –         1       2        –        –         –
206       Sugar and confectionery products                         3   195         22   535       92       506           25       4        5        2          1         2       6        4        1         –
2063        Beet sugar                                                 (G)               (D)                (D)           4       –        –        –          –         –       –        4        –         –
2064        Candy and other confectionery products                     (G)               (D)                (D)          14       2        2        2          1         1       5        –        1         –
2066        Chocolate and cocoa products                                (A)              (D)                (D)           2       1        1        –          –         –       –        –        –         –
2068        Salted and roasted nuts and seeds                           (C)              (D)                (D)           5       1        2        –          –         1       1        –        –         –
207       Fats and Oils                                            1   039          8   295       33       592           19       4        2        2          1         8       2        –        –         –
2075        Soybean oil mills                                           (C)              (D)                (D)           2       –        –        –          –         2       –        –        –         –
2076        Vegetable oil mills, n.e.c.                                 (B)              (D)                (D)           1       –        –        –          –         1       –        –        –         –
2077        Animal and marine fats and oils                             (E)              (D)                (D)          12       3        2        2          1         4       –        –        –         –
2079        Edible fats and oils, n.e.c.                               427          3   476       14       098            4       1        –        –          –         1       2        –        –         –
208       Beverages                                                2   381         19   861       85       167           39      10        6        4         10         2       4        2        1         –
2082        Malt beverages                                              (F)              (D)                (D)          10       3        3        –          2         –       1        1        –         –
2083        Malt                                                        (E)              (D)                (D)           8       2        –        2          2         2       –        –        –         –
2084        Wines, brandy, and brandy spirits                           (C)              (D)                (D)           5       2        1        1          –         –       1        –        –         –
2085        Distilled and blended liquors                               (C)              (D)                (D)           1       –        –        –          –         –       1        –        –         –
2086        Bottled and canned soft drinks                         1   165         10   064       44       967           11       3        –        1          4         –       1        1        1         –
2087        Flavoring extracts and syrups, n.e.c.                       (B)              (D)                (D)           4       –        2        –          2         –       –        –        –         –
209       Misc. food and kindred products                          4   021         24   781      106       473           78      28        5       15         13         7       4        6        –         –
2092        Fresh or frozen prepared fish                               (F)              (D)                (D)           5       2        –        –          –         1       1        1        –         –
2095        Roasted coffee                                               70             487            1   891            7       3        1        2          1         –       –        –        –         –
2096        Potato chips and similar snacks                             (F)              (D)                (D)           6       2        1        –          1         –       –        2        –         –
2097        Manufactured ice                                             74             294            2   069           12      10        –        1          –         1       –        –        –         –
2098        Macaroni and spaghetti                                      (A)              (D)                (D)           3       2        –        1          –         –       –        –        –         –
2099        Food preparations, n.e.c.                              2   496         15   333       65       802           45       9        3       11         11         5       3        3        –         –
21      Tobacco products                                               (A)              (D)                (D)            1       1        –         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
214       Tobacco stemming and redrying                                (A)              (D)                (D)            1       1        –         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
22      Textile mill products                                          (G)              (D)                (D)           46      22        6         5         5         4        3       1        –         –
221       Broadwoven fabric mills, cotton                              (A)              (D)                (D)            2       1        1         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
222       Broadwoven fabric mills, manmade                             (C)              (D)                (D)            5       2        1         –         1         –        1       –        –         –
223       Broadwoven fabric mills, wool                                (C)             (D)           (D)                  2       –        –         –         1         –        1       –        –         –
225       Knitting mills                                               747          3 682         18 169                  9       2        –         2         3         –        1       1        –         –
2253        Knit outerwear mills                                        (F)            (D)           (D)                  6       1        –         2         1         –        1       1        –         –
2257        Weft knit fabric mills                                      (B)            (D)           (D)                  2       –        –         –         2         –        –       –        –         –
2258        Lace and warp knit fabric mills                             (A)            (D)           (D)                  1       1        –         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
226       Textile finishing, except wool                                 68           336          1 569                 14       9        3         2         –         –        –       –        –         –
2261        Finishing plants, cotton                                    (B)            (D)           (D)                 11       7        2         2         –         –        –       –        –         –
2262        Finishing plants, manmade                                   (A)            (D)           (D)                  2       1        1         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
2269        Finishing plants, n.e.c.                                    (A)            (D)           (D)                  1       1        –         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
227       Carpets and rugs                                              (B)            (D)           (D)                  4       2        1         1         –         –        –       –        –         –
229       Miscellaneous textile goods                                  (E)              (D)                (D)           10       6        –         –         –         4        –       –        –         –
2295        Coated fabrics, not rubberized                             (B)              (D)                (D)            1       –        –         –         –         1        –       –        –         –
2297        Nonwoven fabrics                                           (B)              (D)                (D)            2       1        –         –         –         1        –       –        –         –
2298        Cordage and twine                                          (B)              (D)                (D)            3       2        –         –         –         1        –       –        –         –
2299        Textile goods, n.e.c.                                      (B)              (D)                (D)            4       3        –         –         –         1        –       –        –         –

23      Apparel and other textile products                             (H)              (D)                (D)          261     111       63        38        34        11        3       1        –         –
231       Men’s and boys’ suits and coats                              (B)              (D)                (D)            1       –        –         –         1         –        –       –        –         –
232       Men’s and boys’ furnishings                                  380          1 338              5 340             14       4        1         1         6         2        –       –        –         –
2321       Men’s and boys’ shirts                                       (B)           (D)                (D)              1       –        –         –         1         –        –       –        –         –
2326       Men’s and boys’ work clothing                                (A)           (D)                (D)              1       1        –         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
2329       Men’s and boys’ clothing, n.e.c.                             (E)           (D)                (D)             12       3        1         1         5         2        –       –        –         –
233       Women’s and misses’ outerwear                                377          1 158              5 339             26      16        3         1         4         1        1       –        –         –
2331       Women’s and misses’ blouses and shirts                       (A)            (D)               (D)              1       1        –         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
2335       Women’s, junior’s, and misses’ dresses                       (A)            (D)               (D)              1       1        –         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
2337       Women’s and misses’ suits and coats                          (C)            (D)               (D)              4       1        1         –         1         1        –       –        –         –
2339       Women’s and misses’ outerwear, n.e.c.                       262            642              2 866             20      13        2         1         3         –        1       –        –         –

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.

4      MINNESOTA                                                                                                                                    COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS
                                                                                                                                                                                          U.S. Census Bureau
Table 1b.              The State              Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability,
 see introductory text]

                                                                                   Payroll ($1,000)                                     Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                              Number of                                              Total
 SIC                                                          employees                                            number
                             Industry                           for week                                                 of                                                                              1,000
code
                                                               including                                         establish    1 to      5 to     10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to       or
                                                               March 12      First quarter        Annual            ments        4         9       19        49        99      249      499      999     more

            Manufacturing Con.
23      Apparel and other textile products Con.
234       Women’s and children’s undergarments                        (B)               (D)               (D)            2      –          –         1         –         1        –       –        –         –
2341        Women’s and children’s underwear                          (B)               (D)               (D)            2      –          –         1         –         1        –       –        –         –
235       Hats, caps, and millinery                                  202               853            6   608            5      1          –         2         –         2        –       –        –         –
236       Girls’ and children’s outerwear                             (A)               (D)               (D)            1      –          –         1         –         –        –       –        –         –
2361        Girls’ and children’s dresses, blouses                    (A)               (D)               (D)            1      –          –         1         –         –        –       –        –         –
237       Fur goods                                                   (A)               (D)               (D)            1      –          1         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
238       Miscellaneous apparel and accessories                      112               290            1   396           10      3          2         3         2         –        –       –        –         –
2381        Fabric dress and work gloves                              (A)               (D)               (D)            1      –          1         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
2384        Robes and dressing gowns                                  (B)               (D)               (D)            2      –          1         –         1         –        –       –        –         –
2385        Waterproof outerwear                                      (B)               (D)               (D)            3      1          –         1         1         –        –       –        –         –
2389        Apparel and accessories, n.e.c.                           (B)               (D)               (D)            4      2          –         2         –         –        –       –        –         –
239       Misc. fabricated textile products                        2 435          11   399       46       601          201     87         56        29        21         5        2       1        –         –
2391        Curtains and draperies                                   144           1   423        3       126           19      8          6         4         1         –        –       –        –         –
2392        Housefurnishings, n.e.c.                                 485           1   892        8       599            9      2          1         1         3         1        –       1        –         –
2393        Textile bags                                              (C)               (D)                (D)          12      7          2         1         1         1        –       –        –         –
2394        Canvas and related products                              189               998            4   119           23     11          3         7         2         –        –       –        –         –
2395        Pleating and stitching                                   377           1   645            7   013           37     20         11         3         1         1        1       –        –         –
2396        Automotive and apparel trimmings                          786          3 583         15 044                 70     27         24         7        10         1        1       –        –         –
2397        Schiffli machine embroideries                              (B)           (D)            (D)                  4      1          1         2         –         –        –       –        –         –
2399        Fabricated textile products, n.e.c.                       296          1 325          6 021                 27     11          8         4         3         1        –       –        –         –
24      Lumber and wood products                                  19 319        123 869         605 648                755    368       152         96        72        33      26        5        1         2
241       Logging                                                    934          5 064          18 127                223    144        60         18         1         –       –        –        –         –
242       Sawmills and planing mills                               1 820         10 642          46 837                 91     41        16         15         8         7       4        –        –         –
2421        Sawmills and planing mills, general                      (G)             (D)             (D)                73     33        12         15         6         7       –        –        –         –
2426        Hardwood dimension and flooring mills                     (F)            (D)             (D)                16      8         3          –         1         –       4        –        –         –
2429        Special product sawmills, n.e.c.                          (B)            (D)             (D)                 2      –         1          –         1         –       –        –        –         –
243       Millwork, plywood and structural members                11 380         76 596         409 023                240    106        46         33        24        13      12        3        1         2
2431        Millwork                                               6 824         50 180         290 644                 56     20        14          4         9         3       4        –        –         2
2434        Wood kitchen cabinets                                  3 295         18 180          77 550                154     78        31         25         9         2       5        3        1         –
2435        Hardwood veneer and plywood                              103            511           2 178                  8      4         –          2         1         1       –        –        –         –
2439        Structural wood members, n.e.c.                        1 158          7 725          38 651                 22      4         1          2         5         7       3        –        –         –
244       Wood containers                                          1 042           3 705         15 288                 68     27         11        10        16         3        1       –        –         –
2441       Nailed wood boxes and shook                                (C)            (D)            (D)                  4      3          –         –         –         –        1       –        –         –
2448       Wood pallets and skids                                    767           2 804         12 420                 58     23         10         9        15         1        –       –        –         –
2449       Wood containers, n.e.c.                                    (C)            (D)            (D)                  6      1          1         1         1         2        –       –        –         –
245       Wood buildings and mobile homes                          1 176           7 550         34 077                 21      3          5         1         5         3        4       –        –         –
2451       Mobile homes                                              687           4 074         18 338                  4      –          –         –         –         1        3       –        –         –
2452       Prefabricated wood buildings                              489           3 476         15 739                 17      3          5         1         5         2        1       –        –         –
249       Miscellaneous wood products                              2 960          20   289       82       225          110     46         13        19        18         7        5       2        –         –
2491        Wood preserving                                          192           1   278        5       918           14      5          2         3         4         –        –       –        –         –
2493        Reconstituted wood products                            1 304          12   362       47       189           12      2          –         1         1         2        5       1        –         –
2499        Wood products, n.e.c.                                  1 464           6   649       29       118           84     39         11        15        13         5        –       1        –         –

25      Furniture and fixtures                                     7 330          56 639        226 534                263    110         32        43        45        18      11        3        1         –
251       Household furniture                                      1 402           7 288         32 465                 89     53         12        10         9         3        1       1        –         –
2511       Wood household furniture                                  438           1 515          6 831                 57     39          8         3         5         2        –       –        –         –
2512       Upholstered household furniture                            (B)            (D)            (D)                  6      4          –         2         –         –        –       –        –         –
2514        Metal household furniture                                 (E)            (D)            (D)                  5      1          1         –         2         –        –       1        –         –
2515        Mattresses and bedsprings                                 (E)            (D)            (D)                 17      6          3         4         2         1        1       –        –         –
2517        Wood TV and radio cabinets                                (A)            (D)            (D)                  1      1          –         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
2519        Household furniture, n.e.c.                               (B)            (D)            (D)                  3      2          –         1         –         –        –       –        –         –
252       Office furniture                                             (F)           (D)            (D)                 33     16          2         3         5         5        2       –        –         –
2521        Wood office furniture                                     525          3 178         13 694                 23     13          1         3         3         2        1       –        –         –
2522        Office furniture, except wood                              (E)           (D)            (D)                 10      3          1         –         2         3        1       –        –         –
253       Public building and related furniture                        (F)             (D)                (D)            5      1          1         1         –         –        1       1        –         –
254       Partitions and fixtures                                  3 423          30 081        112 627                114     33         16        26        24         9        4       1        1         –
2541        Wood partitions and fixtures                           1 710          12 500         53 152                 90     28         15        23        15         6        3       –        –         –
2542        Partitions and fixtures, except wood                   1 713          17 581         59 475                 24      5          1         3         9         3        1       1        1         –
259       Miscellaneous furniture and fixtures                        958          7 642         32 277                 21      6          1         3         7         1        3       –        –         –
2591        Drapery hardware and blinds and shades                     (B)           (D)            (D)                  5      2          –         2         1         –        –       –        –         –
2599        Furniture and fixtures, n.e.c.                             (F)           (D)            (D)                 16      4          1         1         6         1        3       –        –         –

26      Paper and allied products                                 16 221        162 422         663 416                149     21         13        22        17        31      35        3        4         3
261       Pulp mills                                                  (A)              (D)                (D)            1      1          –         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
262       Paper mills                                              5 040          64 659        263 139                  7      –          –         –         –         –        1       1        3         2
263       Paperboard mills                                            (E)              (D)                (D)            3      –          –         –         –         2        –       1        –         –
265       Paperboard containers and boxes                            (H)              (D)            (D)                59      5          3         8        12        10      20        1        –         –
2652        Setup paperboard boxes                                   (C)              (D)            (D)                 3      –          –         –         2         –       1        –        –         –
2653        Corrugated and solid fiber boxes                       3 095          26 445        108 736                 37      3          2         3         8         6      14        1        –         –
2655        Fiber cans, drums and similar products                     56            347          1 917                  4      –          –         4         –         –       –        –        –         –
2656        Sanitary food containers                                  (A)             (D)            (D)                 1      1          –         –         –         –       –        –        –         –
2657        Folding paperboard boxes                               1 117          10 599         43 905                 14      1          1         1         2         4       5        –        –         –
267       Misc. converted paper products                           6 265          54 904        222 789                 79     15         10        14         5        19      14        –        1         1
2671        Paper coated and laminated, packaging                    812           7 287         27 818                  8      1          –         –         –         3       4        –        –         –
2672        Paper coated and laminated, n.e.c.                     2 025          22 630         87 948                 15      4          3         2         2         1       2        –        –         1
2673        Bags: plastics, laminated, and coated                    657           6 125         23 987                 16      2          3         3         2         4       2        –        –         –
2674        Bags: uncoated paper and multiwall                        (C)            (D)             (D)                 2      –          1         –         –         –       1        –        –         –
2675        Die cut paper and board                                1 144           7 322         35 666                  8      1          –         3         –         2       1        –        1         –

2676        Sanitary paper products                                    (C)           (D)            (D)                  3      1          –         –         –         2        –       –        –         –
2677        Envelopes                                                 697          6 753         27 238                  8      –          1         1         –         3        3       –        –         –
2678        Stationery products                                        (E)           (D)            (D)                  5      1          –         2         –         1        1       –        –         –
2679        Converted paper products, n.e.c.                          318          1 736          7 040                 14      5          2         3         1         3        –       –        –         –

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.

COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS                                                                                                                                                          MINNESOTA                 5
U.S. Census Bureau
Table 1b.           The State                 Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability,
 see introductory text]

                                                                                   Payroll ($1,000)                                     Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                              Number of                                           Total
 SIC                                                          employees                                         number
                               Industry                         for week                                              of                                                                                 1,000
code
                                                               including                                      establish      1 to       5 to     10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to       or
                                                               March 12      First quarter        Annual         ments          4          9       19        49        99      249      499      999     more

            Manufacturing Con.
27      Printing and publishing                                   56 649        421 982       1 871 981          1 570       610        348       215       199         96      63       25        9         5
271       Newspapers                                               8 663          61 583        251 477             285      103          64        53        44        11        6       2        1         1
272       Periodicals                                              1 983          15 548         65 758             130       72          29         8         8         9        3       1        –         –
273       Books                                                    8 460          52 474        342 309              86       45          11         5        12         6        6       –        –         1
2731        Book publishing                                        7 763          46 810        317 227              70       41          11         4         6         3        4       –        –         1
2732        Book printing                                            697           5 664         25 082              16        4           –         1         6         3        2       –        –         –
274       Miscellaneous publishing                                    (G)              (D)              (D)         101       49          22         9        13         6        2       –        –         –
275       Commercial printing                                     28 888        222 184         934    483          805      288        191       116         97        48      38       18        7         2
2752        Commercial printing, lithographic                     24 123        186 923         788    049          625      228        152        86         70        35      29       17        6         2
2754        Commercial printing, gravure                              53            331           1    970            6        2          2         1          1         –       –        –        –         –
2759        Commercial printing, n.e.c.                            4 712         34 930         144    464          174       58         37        29         26        13       9        1        1         –
276       Manifold business forms                                  2 470          21 416         66 161              23        3           4         2         4         6        2       1        –         1
277       Greeting cards                                              (B)              (D)              (D)           5        2           2         1         –         –        –       –        –         –
278       Blankbooks and bookbinding                               2 100          13 887         59 012              61       21          10        10         9         7        1       3        –         –
2782        Blankbooks and looseleaf binders                       1 375           9 820         40 366              14        1           1         3         4         1        1       3        –         –
2789        Bookbinding and related work                             725           4 067         18 646              47       20           9         7         5         6        –       –        –         –
279       Printing trade services                                  2 545          25 197        111 364              73       26          15        11        12         3        5       –        1         –
2791        Typesetting                                            1 708          15 915         73 964              43       20           7         7         4         1        3       –        1         –
2796        Platemaking services                                     837           9 282         37 400              30        6           8         4         8         2        2       –        –         –

28      Chemicals and allied products                              8 387          81 935        347 656             215       67          32        36        49        12      11        6        2         –
281       Industrial inorganic chemicals                              (C)              (D)              (D)          13        6           3         2         1         1        –       –        –         –
2813        Industrial gases                                          (B)              (D)              (D)           5        2           1         –         1         1        –       –        –         –
2816        Inorganic pigments                                        (A)              (D)              (D)           1        –           –         1         –         –        –       –        –         –
2819        Industrial inorganic chemicals, n.e.c.                    (B)              (D)              (D)           7        4           2         1         –         –        –       –        –         –
282       Plastics materials and synthetics                           230          2 407         10 771               7        2           –         1         3         –        1       –        –         –
2821        Plastics materials and resins                             230          2 407         10 771               7        2           –         1         3         –        1       –        –         –
283       Drugs                                                    2 323          21 183         84 084              42       10           4        10        10         1        3       4        –         –
2833        Medicinals and botanicals                                 (F)            (D)            (D)               9        1           3         2         1         1        –       1        –         –
2834        Pharmaceutical preparations                              652           6 067         24 532              15        5           –         2         6         –        1       1        –         –
2835        Diagnostic substances                                    532           5 340         19 888               8        1           –         3         2         –        1       1        –         –
2836        Biological products except diagnostic                     (F)            (D)            (D)              10        3           1         3         1         –        1       1        –         –
284       Soap, cleaners, and toilet goods                         3 634          37 116        161 964              55       23           5         7         9         4        3       2        2         –
2841        Soap and other detergents                                 (E)            (D)             (D)             15        5           1         2         6         –        1       –        –         –
2842        Polishes and sanitation goods                             (E)            (D)             (D)             22       14           2         2         1         2        1       –        –         –
2843        Surface active agents                                     (F)            (D)             (D)              3        –           –         2         –         –        –       –        1         –
2844        Toilet preparations                                    1 855          17 646         78 605              15        4           2         1         2         2        1       2        1         –
285       Paints and allied products                                  (E)              (D)              (D)          17        5           3         2         4         1        2       –        –         –
286       Industrial organic chemicals                                439          3 311         16 082              20        5           1         3         9         2        –       –        –         –
2865        Cyclic crudes and intermediates                            (A)           (D)            (D)               3        2           –         1         –         –        –       –        –         –
2869        Industrial organic chemicals, n.e.c.                       (E)           (D)            (D)              17        3           1         2         9         2        –       –        –         –
287       Agricultural chemicals                                      (C)               (D)             (D)          18        7           6         3         2         –        –       –        –         –
2873        Nitrogenous fertilizers                                   (A)               (D)             (D)           1        1           –         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
2875        Fertilizers, mixing only                                   94              595            2 961          13        5           5         2         1         –        –       –        –         –
2879        Agricultural chemicals, n.e.c.                            (B)               (D)             (D)           4        1           1         1         1         –        –       –        –         –
289       Miscellaneous chemical products                             972         10   383       44    421           43        9          10         8        11         3        2       –        –         –
2891        Adhesives and sealants                                    177          1   703        7    149            8        2           1         1         3         1        –       –        –         –
2892        Explosives                                                 90          1   181        5    270            5        1           –         2         2         –        –       –        –         –
2893        Printing ink                                              461          4   733       20    102           13        2           4         1         3         1        2       –        –         –
2899        Chemical preparations, n.e.c.                             244          2   766       11    900           17        4           5         4         3         1        –       –        –         –

29      Petroleum and coal products                                1 989          24 105        107 846              29        8           3         7         4         1        3       2        1         –
291       Petroleum refining                                          (G)              (D)              (D)           2        –           –         –         –         –        –       1        1         –
295       Asphalt paving and roofing materials                         (F)           (D)            (D)              22        5           3         7         2         1        3       1        –         –
2951        Asphalt paving mixtures and blocks                         (C)           (D)            (D)              16        4           3         7         2         –        –       –        –         –
2952        Asphalt felts and coatings                                661          5 748         25 118               6        1           –         –         –         1        3       1        –         –
299       Misc. petroleum and coal products                           (B)              (D)              (D)           5        3           –         –         2         –        –       –        –         –
2992        Lubricating oils and greases                              (B)              (D)              (D)           5        3           –         –         2         –        –       –        –         –

30      Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products                19 974        147 475         628 917             415      111          55        70        80        43      41       13        2         –
301       Tires and inner tubes                                       (A)              (D)              (D)           1        1           –         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
305       Hose and belting and gaskets and packing                   (G)              (D)           (D)              23        7           2         5         4         1        3       1        –         –
3052        Rubber and plastics hose and belting                      (B)             (D)           (D)               4        2           –         2         –         –        –       –        –         –
3053       Gaskets, packing, and sealing devices                   1 221           8 954         36 297              19        5           2         3         4         1        3       1        –         –
306       Fabricated rubber products, n.e.c.                       1 787          14 115         58 649              37        6           6         7         7         7        3       1        –         –
3061        Mechanical rubber goods                                  853           5 751         24 320              16        3           1         –         5         5        2       –        –         –
3069        Fabricated rubber products, n.e.c.                       934           8 364         34 329              21        3           5         7         2         2        1       1        –         –
308       Miscellaneous plastics products, n.e.c.                 16 930        124    140      532    857          354       97          47        58        69        35      35       11        2         –
3081        Unsupported plastics film and sheet                    1 729         12    322       50    124           27        7           2         4         6         3       4        –        1         –
3082        Unsupported plastics profile shapes                      286          2    357        9    769           17        4           5         3         4         1       –        –        –         –
3083        Laminated plastics plate and sheet                       412          2    747       11    739           22       12           1         5         3         –       1        –        –         –
3084        Plastics pipe                                            194          1    224        6    186            5        –           1         1         –         3       –        –        –         –
3085        Plastics bottles                                         124               670        2    778            4        –           –         1         3         –       –        –        –         –

3086        Plastics foam products                                   623           5 403         23    288           21        5           2         5         5         2       2        –        –         –
3087        Custom compound purchased resins                         605           5 602         25    071           18        9           3         3         –         2       –        1        –         –
3088        Plastics plumbing fixtures                                69             313          1    654           10        6           1         1         2         –       –        –        –         –
3089        Plastics products, n.e.c.                             12 888          93 502        402    248          230       54          32        35        46        24      28       10        1         –

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.




6      MINNESOTA                                                                                                                                    COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS
                                                                                                                                                                                          U.S. Census Bureau
Table 1b.          The State                 Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability,
 see introductory text]

                                                                                   Payroll ($1,000)                                     Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                              Number of                                          Total
 SIC                                                          employees                                        number
                             Industry                           for week                                             of                                                                                  1,000
code
                                                               including                                     establish       1 to       5 to     10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to       or
                                                               March 12      First quarter        Annual        ments           4          9       19        49        99      249      499      999     more

            Manufacturing Con.
31      Leather and leather products                                  (G)               (D)            (D)          31        16           5         3         2         1        2       1        –         1
311       Leather tanning and finishing                               (E)               (D)            (D)           4         2           –         –         –         1        –       1        –         –
313       Footwear cut stock                                          (A)               (D)            (D)           1         –           1         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
314       Footwear, except rubber                                     (G)               (D)            (D)           7         4           –         –         1         –        1       –        –         1
3143        Men’s footwear, except athletic                           (G)               (D)            (D)           6         4           –         –         –         –        1       –        –         1
3144        Women’s footwear, except athletic                         (B)               (D)            (D)           1         –           –         –         1         –        –       –        –         –
315       Leather gloves and mittens                                  (A)               (D)            (D)           1         –           –         1         –         –        –       –        –         –
316       Luggage                                                      24              121            518            5         2           2         1         –         –        –       –        –         –
317       Handbags and personal leather goods                         (B)               (D)            (D)           3         1           1         –         1         –        –       –        –         –
3171        Women’s handbags and purses                               (A)               (D)            (D)           1         –           1         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
3172        Personal leather goods, n.e.c.                            (B)               (D)            (D)           2         1           –         –         1         –        –       –        –         –
319       Leather goods, n.e.c.                                       (E)               (D)            (D)          10         7           1         1         –         –        1       –        –         –
32      Stone, clay, and glass products                           10 227          91 471        439 636            325       120          67        56        49        13      14        3        1         2
322       Glass and glassware, pressed or blown                       (E)             (D)            (D)             4         1           1         –         1         –       –        1        –         –
3221        Glass containers                                          (E)             (D)            (D)             1         –           –         –         –         –       –        1        –         –
3229        Pressed and blown glass, n.e.c.                            31              89           396              3         1           1         –         1         –       –        –        –         –
323       Products of purchased glass                              2 468          17 974         80 247             26        13           3         2         1         1       5        –        –         1
324       Cement, hydraulic                                            25              98           874              4         2           –         2         –         –       –        –        –         –
325       Structural clay products                                    (B)             (D)            (D)             4         2           –         1         –         1       –        –        –         –
3251        Brick and structural clay tile                            (B)             (D)            (D)             2         –           –         1         –         1       –        –        –         –
3253        Ceramic wall and floor tile                               (A)             (D)            (D)             2         2           –         –         –         –       –        –        –         –
326       Pottery and related products                               124             395          1 662             24        17           2         3         2         –       –        –        –         –
3264        Porcelain electrical supplies                             (A)             (D)            (D)             1         –           1         –         –         –       –        –        –         –
3269        Pottery products, n.e.c.                                  (C)             (D)            (D)            23        17           1         3         2         –       –        –        –         –
327       Concrete, gypsum, and plaster products                   3 761          28 134        169 251            221        69          56        41        40         9       6        –        –         –
3271        Concrete block and brick                                 511           3 752         21 383             30         9           4         8         7         1       1        –        –         –
3272        Concrete products, n.e.c.                              1 694          14 915         76 917             75        20          25         9        13         4       4        –        –         –
3273        Ready mixed concrete                                   1 556           9 467         70 951            116        40          27        24        20         4       1        –        –         –
328       Cut stone and stone products                               (G)              (D)            (D)            23        10           2         3         3         2       2        –        1         –
329       Misc. nonmetallic mineral products                         (G)              (D)            (D)            19         6           3         4         2         –       1        2        –         1
3291        Abrasive products                                        (G)              (D)            (D)             5         1           1         –         –         –       1        1        –         1
3292        Asbestos products                                         (A)             (D)            (D)             1         –           –         1         –         –       –        –        –         –
3295        Minerals, ground or treated                                64            461          2 105              6         2           1         2         1         –       –        –        –         –
3296        Mineral wool                                              (F)             (D)            (D)             3         1           –         –         1         –       –        1        –         –
3299        Nonmetallic mineral products, n.e.c.                       21              41           171              4         2           1         1         –         –       –        –        –         –
33      Primary metal industries                                   7 911          66 673        287 158            115        24          14         8        28        17      17        6        1         –
331       Blast furnace and basic steel products                   1 073          11 185         50 171             14         2           6         –         2         2       –        2        –         –
3312         Blast furnaces and steel mills                           (F)            (D)             (D)             6         –           3         –         1         1       –        1        –         –
3315         Steel wire and related products                          (A)            (D)             (D)             2         1           1         –         –         –       –        –        –         –
3316         Cold finishing of steel shapes                           (A)            (D)             (D)             1         –           1         –         –         –       –        –        –         –
3317         Steel pipe and tubes                                     (F)            (D)             (D)             5         1           1         –         1         1       –        1        –         –
332       Iron and steel foundries                                 1 691          13 190         57 011             24         3           1         1         9         3       7        –        –         –
3321         Gray and ductile iron foundries                       1 205           9 390         40 952             14         1           1         –         4         2       6        –        –         –
3324         Steel investment foundries                               (C)            (D)             (D)             3         1           –         –         1         1       –        –        –         –
3325         Steel foundries, n.e.c.                                  (E)            (D)             (D)             7         1           –         1         4         –       1        –        –         –
334       Secondary nonferrous metals                                279           3 149         11 279              7         2           2         1         –         1       1        –        –         –
335       Nonferrous rolling and drawing                              717          4 970         22 006             14         5           1         2         1         3        1       1        –         –
3351       Copper rolling and drawing                                  (A)           (D)            (D)              1         1           –         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
3353        Aluminum sheet, plate, and foil                            (A)           (D)            (D)              2         2           –         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
3354        Aluminum extruded products                                 (E)           (D)            (D)              2         –           –         –         –         –        1       1        –         –
3355        Aluminum rolling and drawing, n.e.c.                       (A)           (D)            (D)              1         1           –         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
3356        Nonferrous rolling and drawing, n.e.c.                     (B)           (D)            (D)              1         –           –         –         1         –        –       –        –         –
3357        Nonferrous wiredrawing and insulating                     248          1 867          8 173              7         1           1         2         –         3        –       –        –         –
336       Nonferrous foundries (castings)                          3 507          28 453        124 065             36         7           3         2         7         6        7       3        1         –
3363        Aluminum die castings                                    664           5 629         26 277              8         –           1         –         1         3        3       –        –         –
3364        Nonferrous die casting except aluminum                    (E)            (D)             (D)             5         –           –         –         2         2        –       1        –         –
3365        Aluminum foundries                                     2 275          18 414         79 292             17         4           2         1         2         1        4       2        1         –
3366        Copper foundries                                          (B)            (D)             (D)             5         2           –         1         2         –        –       –        –         –
3369        Nonferrous foundries, n.e.c.                              (A)            (D)             (D)             1         1           –         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
339       Miscellaneous primary metal products                        644          5 726         22 626             20         5           1         2         9         2        1       –        –         –
3398        Metal heat treating                                       500          4 809         18 344             13         1           1         2         7         1        1       –        –         –
3399        Primary metal products, n.e.c.                            144            917          4 282              7         4           –         –         2         1        –       –        –         –

34      Fabricated metal products                                 38 037        319 400       1 356 483            916       245        147       155       194         90      63       13        6         3
341       Metal cans and shipping containers                          (G)              (D)            (D)            9         –           –         1         –         2        6       –        –         –
3411       Metal cans                                                  (F)             (D)            (D)            8         –           –         1         –         1        6       –        –         –
3412       Metal barrels, drums, and pails                            (B)              (D)            (D)            1         –           –         –         –         1        –       –        –         –
342       Cutlery, handtools, and hardware                         3 259          26 939        103 056             58        19           9         7        10         7        3       1        2         –
3421        Cutlery                                                   (A)            (D)             (D)             1         –           1         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
3423        Hand and edge tools, n.e.c.                            1 988          17 154         64 577             33         8           5         3         7         6        3       –        1         –
3425        Saw blades and handsaws                                   (B)            (D)             (D)             5         2           1         1         1         –        –       –        –         –
3429        Hardware, n.e.c.                                       1 222           9 230         37 083             19         9           2         3         2         1        –       1        1         –
343       Plumbing and heating, except electric                       (F)              (D)            (D)           27        10           8         2         2         1        3       1        –         –
3432        Plumbing fixture fittings and trim                        (A)              (D)            (D)            1         –           1         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
3433        Heating equipment, except electric                        (F)              (D)            (D)           26        10           7         2         2         1        3       1        –         –
344       Fabricated structural metal products                     8 657          68   649      300   183          288        85          39        59        56        30      15        3        1         –
3441        Fabricated structural metal                              774           6   150       27   000           48        20           4        12         9         2       1        –        –         –
3442        Metal doors, sash, and trim                              959           6   613       30   691           25         5           3         6         7         2       1        1        –         –
3443        Fabricated plate work (boiler shops)                   2 415          20   225       84   251           51        17           4        10        10         2       5        2        1         –
3444        Sheet metalwork                                        3 713          29   368      127   795          108        22          13        23        21        22       7        –        –         –
3446        Architectural metal work                                 287           2   052        9   085           30        12          10         4         3         1       –        –        –         –
3448        Prefabricated metal buildings                            227           1   507        6   602           16         7           4         2         2         1       –        –        –         –
3449        Miscellaneous metal work                                 282           2   734       14   759           10         2           1         2         4         –       1        –        –         –

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.

COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS                                                                                                                                                          MINNESOTA                 7
U.S. Census Bureau
Table 1b.          The State                 Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability,
 see introductory text]

                                                                                   Payroll ($1,000)                                     Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                              Number of                                          Total
 SIC                                                          employees                                        number
                             Industry                           for week                                             of                                                                                  1,000
code
                                                               including                                     establish       1 to       5 to     10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to       or
                                                               March 12      First quarter        Annual        ments           4          9       19        49        99      249      499      999     more

            Manufacturing Con.
34     Fabricated metal products Con.
345      Screw machine products, bolts, etc.                       3 810          31   965      143   250          107         9          18        25        32        14       8        1        –         –
3451       Screw machine products                                  3 484          28   938      130   772           98         9          17        21        29        14       7        1        –         –
3452       Bolts, nuts, rivets, and washers                          326           3   027       12   478            9         –           1         4         3         –       1        –        –         –
346      Metal forgings and stampings                              6 862          54   405      229   750           92        15          16         7        21        12      17        2        1         1
3462       Iron and steel forgings                                    (B)              (D)             (D)           3         1           1         –         –         1       –        –        –         –
3463       Nonferrous forgings                                        (B)              (D)             (D)           1         –           –         –         1         –       –        –        –         –
3465       Automotive stampings                                       (E)              (D)             (D)           4         2           –         –         1         –       –        1        –         –
3469       Metal stampings, n.e.c.                                 6 452          52   423      221   651           84        12          15         7        19        11      17        1        1         1
347      Metal services, n.e.c.                                    4 062          26   334      115   281          160        46          26        31        38        13       5        1        –         –
3471       Plating and polishing                                   2 211          14   790       64   715           84        28          14        14        18         6       3        1        –         –
3479       Metal coating and allied services                       1 851          11   544       50   566           76        18          12        17        20         7       2        –        –         –
348      Ordnance and accessories, n.e.c.                          4 025          47   615      199   020            8         3           1         1         –         –       –        –        1         2
3482       Small arms ammunition                                      (F)              (D)             (D)           3         2           –         –         –         –       –        –        1         –
3483       Ammunition, exc. for small arms, n.e.c.                   (G)               (D)             (D)           2         1           –         –         –         –       –        –        –         1
3484       Small arms                                                 (B)              (D)             (D)           2         –           1         1         –         –       –        –        –         –
3489       Ordnance and accessories, n.e.c.                          (G)               (D)             (D)           1         –           –         –         –         –       –        –        –         1
349      Misc. fabricated metal products                           5 329          44   559      183   205          167        58          30        22        35        11       6        4        1         –
3491       Industrial valves                                       1 308          12   664       49   029            9         1           1         1         1         2       1        1        1         –
3492       Fluid power valves and hose fittings                    1 366          13   036       53   716           19         5           3         1         4         1       3        2        –         –
3493       Steel springs, except wire                                 (B)               (D)            (D)           4         –           –         3         1         –       –        –        –         –
3494       Valves and pipe fittings, n.e.c.                           (B)               (D)            (D)           2         –           1         –         1         –       –        –        –         –
3495       Wire springs                                               (B)               (D)            (D)           5         2           1         –         1         1       –        –        –         –
3496        Misc. fabricated wire products                         1 147           8 061         34 472             34        12           5         3         9         2        2       1        –         –
3498        Fabricated pipe and fittings                             324           2 493         10 888             15         4           4         3         2         2        –       –        –         –
3499        Fabricated metal products, n.e.c.                        989           6 907         29 026             79        34          15        11        16         3        –       –        –         –
35     Industrial machinery and equipment                         64 785        618 346       2 622 958         1 569        583        267       270       218       108       77       27       15         4
351      Engines and turbines                                        114            866           3 494             6          1          2         2         –         1        –        –        –         –
3511       Turbines and turbine generator sets                        (B)            (D)             (D)            3          1          1         1         –         –        –        –        –         –
3519       Internal combustion engines, n.e.c.                        (B)            (D)             (D)            3          –          1         1         –         1        –        –        –         –
352      Farm and garden machinery                                 4 864         29 964         126 792            94         26         14        15        20         8        6        3        2         –
3523       Farm machinery and equipment                            3 619         22 156          96 531            83         22         12        15        19         7        5        2        1         –
3524       Lawn and garden equipment                               1 245          7 808          30 261            11          4          2         –         1         1        1        1        1         –
353      Construction and related machinery                        5 361          45 599        194 365            108        33          12        15        17        17      10        2        2         –
3531      Construction machinery                                   3 328          29 804        120 240             39         7           6         4         6         8       4        2        2         –
3532      Mining machinery                                            (B)            (D)             (D)             4         3           –         1         –         –       –        –        –         –
3533       Oil and gas field machinery                                (A)            (D)             (D)             1         –           1         –         –         –       –        –        –         –
3534       Elevators and moving stairways                             (C)            (D)             (D)             6         1           –         3         –         1       1        –        –         –
3535       Conveyors and conveying equipment                         761           5 473         25 537             28        10           2         3         8         3       2        –        –         –
3536       Hoists, cranes, and monorails                             277           1 895          8 389             10         6           1         –         1         1       1        –        –         –
3537       Industrial trucks and tractors                            766           6 418         31 308             20         6           2         4         2         4       2        –        –         –
354      Metalworking machinery                                    7 266          65   858      291   064          318       108          58        72        47        20        9       3        1         –
3541      Machine tools, metal cutting types                         775           6   570       28   542            9         –           1         2         2         2        1       1        –         –
3542      Machine tools, metal forming types                         172           1   130        5   457            4         –           –         –         3         1        –       –        –         –
3543      Industrial patterns                                        147           1   614        6   927           18         8           4         4         2         –        –       –        –         –
3544      Special dies, tools, jigs and fixtures                   4 333          41   725      180   722          224        74          42        55        35        12        4       1        1         –
3545      Machine tool accessories                                 1 063           8   540       39   917           42        19          10         6         –         3        4       –        –         –

3546        Power driven handtools                                     (C)           (D)            (D)              6         2           1         2         –         1        –       –        –         –
3547        Rolling mill machinery                                     (A)           (D)            (D)              1         1           –         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
3548        Welding apparatus                                         400          2 599         13 083              5         2           –         2         –         –        –       1        –         –
3549        Metalworking machinery, n.e.c.                            262          2 806         12 556              9         2           –         1         5         1        –       –        –         –
355      Special industry machinery                                3 746          33 683        145 627            119        43          17        18        20        11        9       1        –         –
3552       Textile machinery                                          (B)            (D)             (D)             2         1           –         –         1         –        –       –        –         –
3553       Woodworking machinery                                     655           5 777         24 837             11         4           1         –         3         1        2       –        –         –
3554       Paper industries machinery                                 (B)            (D)             (D)             4         1           1         –         2         –        –       –        –         –
3555       Printing trades machinery                                 445           3 662         15 038             17         6           4         2         3         1        1       –        –         –
3556       Food products machinery                                   771           6 610         29 599             22         7           2         2         7         1        3       –        –         –
3559       Special industry machinery, n.e.c.                      1 778          16 684         72 260             63        24           9        14         4         8        3       1        –         –
356      General industrial machinery                              7 938          73 520        306 178            127        34          18        26        13        14      14        5        3         –
3561      Pumps and pumping equipment                              1 454          18 089         72 514             10         3           2         1         –         1       1        1        1         –
3562      Ball and roller bearings                                    (A)             (D)            (D)             2         1           1         –         –         –       –        –        –         –
3563      Air and gas compressors                                    763           6 582         30 104             11         3           2         2         2         –       –        2        –         –
3564      Blowers and fans                                           511           3 689         16 222             18         6           2         4         3         2       1        –        –         –
3565      Packaging machinery                                      2 278          19 051         77 287             29         7           2         6         2         4       6        1        1         –

3566        Speed changers, drives, and gears                        544           4 613         19 608              9         1           1         3         –         2        2       –        –         –
3567        Industrial furnaces and ovens                            589           5 820         24 387              8         1           –         3         1         1        2       –        –         –
3568        Power transmission equipment, n.e.c.                      (C)            (D)            (D)              5         –           –         2         2         1        –       –        –         –
3569        General industrial machinery, n.e.c.                   1 627          13 911         58 241             34        11           8         5         3         3        2       1        1         –
357      Computer and office equipment                            17 913        218 763         901 202             71        20           9        11         7         7        7       4        2         4
3571       Electronic computers                                    2 235         30 743         119 463             16         5           2         4         2         –        2       –        –         1
3572       Computer storage devices                                7 598         78 227         314 877             13         2           1         1         2         1        2       1        1         2
3575       Computer terminals                                         (C)            (D)             (D)             4         2           –         –         1         –        1       –        –         –
3577       Computer peripheral equipment, n.e.c.                   7 317        101 728         433 959             28        11           3         5         –         4        –       3        1         1
3578       Calculating and accounting equipment                       (C)            (D)             (D)             5         –           1         1         2         1        –       –        –         –
3579       Office machines, n.e.c.                                   407          3 358          14 391              5         –           2         –         –         1        2       –        –         –
358      Refrigeration and service machinery                       6 287          57 002        251 664             66        17           6        11        12         3        9       4        4         –
3581       Automatic vending machines                                 (E)            (D)             (D)             8         2           1         2         2         –        –       1        –         –
3582       Commercial laundry equipment                               (A)            (D)             (D)             1         1           –         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
3585       Refrigeration and heating equipment                     3 276          31 259        127 612             17         2           1         2         2         –        6       2        2         –
3586       Measuring and dispensing pumps                             (B)            (D)             (D)             2         1           –         –         1         –        –       –        –         –
3589       Service industry machinery, n.e.c.                        (H)             (D)             (D)            38        11           4         7         7         3        3       1        2         –
359      Industrial machinery, n.e.c.                             11 296          93 091        402 572            660       301        131       100         82        27      13        5        1         –
3592       Carburetors, pistons, rings, valves                        (F)            (D)             (D)             5         2          –         –          1         1       –        –        1         –
3593       Fluid power cylinders and actuators                       819           7 470         32 091              9         2          1         1          –         2       2        1        –         –
3594       Fluid power pumps and motors                              326           2 536         10 952              5         1          1         1          –         1       1        –        –         –
3596       Scales and balances, exc. laboratory                       (F)            (D)             (D)             4         1          –         –          1         1       –        1        –         –
3599       Industrial machinery, n.e.c.                            9 021          73 712        319 420            637       295        129        98         80        22      10        3        –         –

         Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J   10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.

8      MINNESOTA                                                                                                                                    COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS
                                                                                                                                                                                          U.S. Census Bureau
Table 1b.           The State                 Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability,
 see introductory text]

                                                                                   Payroll ($1,000)                                     Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                              Number of                                         Total
 SIC                                                          employees                                       number
                              Industry                          for week                                            of                                                                                   1,000
code
                                                               including                                    establish        1 to       5 to     10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to       or
                                                               March 12      First quarter        Annual       ments            4          9       19        49        99      249      499      999     more

            Manufacturing Con.
36      Electronic and other electronic equipment                 33 457        280 637       1 178 721           402         92          46        51        80        44      57       21        8         3
361       Electric distribution equipment                              572         4 423         18 883            24          5           6         5         6         1        1       –        –         –
3612        Transformers, except electronic                            106           607          2 738             9          3           2         1         3         –        –       –        –         –
3613        Switchgear and switchboard apparatus                       466         3 816         16 145            15          2           4         4         3         1        1       –        –         –
362       Electrical industrial apparatus                          5 219          49 986        207 973            73         17          13         7        16         4      12        3        –         1
3621        Motors and generators                                  2 676          28 787        123 001            20          3           4         1         5         1       3        2        –         1
3624        Carbon and graphite products                              (A)            (D)             (D)            1          –           –         1         –         –       –        –        –         –
3625        Relays and industrial controls                         2 214          19 014         75 055            43         11           7         5         9         3       7        1        –         –
3629        Electrical industrial apparatus, n.e.c.                   (E)            (D)             (D)            9          3           2         –         2         –       2        –        –         –
363       Household appliances                                     1 915          11 252         51 269             8          4           –         –         –         2        1       –        –         1
3632       Household refrigerators and freezers                      (G)             (D)            (D)             2          1           –         –         –         –        –       –        –         1
3634        Electric housewares and fans                             (C)             (D)            (D)             4          2           –         –         –         1        1       –        –         –
3635        Household vacuum cleaners                                 (A)            (D)            (D)             1          1           –         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
3639        Household appliances, n.e.c.                              (B)            (D)            (D)             1          –           –         –         –         1        –       –        –         –
364       Electric lighting and wiring equipment                   2 392          25 484        101 721            23          8           2         2         5         –        5       –        –         1
3643        Current carrying wiring devices                          251           1 262          5 766             8          3           –         2         2         –        1       –        –         –
3644        Noncurrent carrying wiring devices                       (G)             (D)             (D)            3          –           1         –         –         –        1       –        –         1
3645        Residential lighting fixtures                             (B)            (D)             (D)            2          1           –         –         1         –        –       –        –         –
3646        Commercial lighting fixtures                             187           1 272          5 328             7          3           1         –         2         –        1       –        –         –
3647        Vehicular lighting equipment                              (A)            (D)             (D)            1          1           –         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
3648        Lighting equipment, n.e.c.                                (E)            (D)             (D)            2          –           –         –         –         –        2       –        –         –
365       Household audio and video equipment                          600         4 079         19 174            17          8           –         1         3         3        2       –        –         –
3651       Household audio and video equipment                         193         1 174          4 872            11          7           –         –         3         1        –       –        –         –
3652       Prerecorded records and tapes                               407         2 905         14 302             6          1           –         1         –         2        2       –        –         –
366       Communications equipment                                 4   578        35   751      157   882          45         13           4         4         6         5        5       7        1         –
3661       Telephone and telegraph apparatus                       1   579        15   006       59   489          19          5           3         –         4         3        2       2        –         –
3663       Radio and TV communications equipment                   1   805        11   183       55   082          14          4           –         2         2         1        1       3        1         –
3669       Communications equipment, n.e.c.                        1   194         9   562       43   311          12          4           1         2         –         1        2       2        –         –
367       Electronic components and accessories                   16 060        121 278         506 217           174         28          17        27        35        22      28       11        6         –
3671        Electron tubes                                            (A)            (D)             (D)            2          1           1         –         –         –       –        –        –         –
3672        Printed circuit boards                                 5 399         40 782         166 611            61         11           4        11         9         8      13        4        1         –
3674        Semiconductors and related devices                     2 009         20 965          94 885            16          1           2         2         7         –       1        1        2         –
3676        Electronic resistors                                      (E)            (D)             (D)            3          –           –         –         –         1       2        –        –         –
3677        Electronic coils and transformers                         (E)            (D)             (D)           11          3           1         1         4         1       1        –        –         –
3678        Electronic connectors                                    456          4 138          16 576            11          1           2         1         5         1       1        –        –         –
3679        Electronic components, n.e.c.                          7 481         49 372         208 482            70         11           7        12        10        11      10        6        3         –
369       Misc. electrical equipment and supplies                  2 121          28 384        115 602            38          9           4         5         9         7        3       –        1         –
3691        Storage batteries                                         (B)            (D)             (D)            2          –           –         –         2         –        –       –        –         –
3692        Primary batteries, dry and wet                            (A)            (D)             (D)            1          1           –         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
3694        Engine electrical equipment                              (C)             (D)             (D)            5          1           1         2         –         1        –       –        –         –
3695        Magnetic and optical recording media                     (G)             (D)             (D)            8          2           –         –         3         1        1       –        1         –
3699        Electrical equipment and supplies, n.e.c.                 (F)            (D)             (D)           22          5           3         3         4         5        2       –        –         –

37      Transportation equipment                                  12 789        112 761         427 945           204         79          32        26        26        18      12        7        1         3
371       Motor vehicles and equipment                             5 613          53 522        221 281            91         35          12        14        11         9        4       5        –         1
3711       Motor vehicles and car bodies                             (G)             (D)             (D)            7          4           –         1         1         –        –       –        –         1
3713       Truck and bus bodies                                       (E)            (D)             (D)           17          6           1         4         1         5        –       –        –         –
3714       Motor vehicle parts and accessories                       (H)             (D)             (D)           58         22          10         8         7         3        4       4        –         –
3715       Truck trailers                                             (E)            (D)             (D)            7          2           1         1         1         1        –       1        –         –
3716       Motor homes                                                (B)            (D)             (D)            2          1           –         –         1         –        –       –        –         –
372       Aircraft and parts                                           (F)             (D)            (D)          20          6           4         2         4         2        2       –        –         –
3721        Aircraft                                                   (A)             (D)            (D)           1          –           1         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
3724        Aircraft engines and engine parts                          (C)             (D)            (D)           2          –           –         –         –         2        –       –        –         –
3728        Aircraft parts and equipment, n.e.c.                       (E)             (D)            (D)          17          6           3         2         4         –        2       –        –         –
373       Ship and boat building and repairing                         (G)             (D)            (D)          37         15           4         5         4         2        4       2        1         –
3731        Ship building and repairing                                (A)             (D)            (D)           2          1           1         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
3732        Boat building and repairing                                (G)             (D)            (D)          35         14           3         5         4         2        4       2        1         –
374       Railroad equipment                                           (C)             (D)            (D)           3          –           1         –         1         1        –       –        –         –
375       Motorcycles, bicycles, and parts                             (C)             (D)            (D)          12          7           2         –         2         –        1       –        –         –
379       Miscellaneous transportation equipment                       (H)             (D)            (D)          41         16           9         5         4         4        1       –        –         2
3792        Travel trailers and campers                                (E)             (D)            (D)           8          4           1         –         2         –        1       –        –         –
3799        Transportation equipment, n.e.c.                           (H)             (D)            (D)          33         12           8         5         2         4        –       –        –         2

38      Instruments and related products                          33 172        358 382       1 396 415           369        105          49        44        59        40      42       14       10         6
381       Search and navigation equipment                              (G)             (D)            (D)           9          2           2         1         –         1        –       1        1         1
382       Measuring and controlling devices                        9 744        100 637         424 615           120         36          21         8        23        10      15        3        2         2
3821       Laboratory apparatus and furniture                         (E)            (D)             (D)            7          2           –         2         2         –       1        –        –         –
3822       Environmental controls                                    (G)             (D)             (D)            9          3           3         –         –         –       2        –        –         1
3823       Process control instruments                             2 895         27 121         120 455            35         12           8         3         4         3       2        1        1         1
3824       Fluid meters and counting devices                          (C)            (D)             (D)            4          –           1         –         2         –       1        –        –         –
3825       Instruments to measure electricity                        723          7 549          34 538            18          5           4         –         3         2       4        –        –         –

3826        Analytical instruments                                   780           8 333         36 572            10          4           2         –         1         1        –       2        –         –
3827        Optical instruments and lenses                            (E)            (D)             (D)           11          4           –         –         4         3        –       –        –         –
3829        Measuring and controlling devices, n.e.c.              2 029          25 138        100 640            26          6           3         3         7         1        5       –        1         –
384       Medical instruments and supplies                        18 958        210 777         785 257           202         58          23        30        28        24      20        9        7         3
3841       Surgical and medical instruments                        8 966        101 235         395 538            78         23          11        13         7         8       5        5        4         2
3842       Surgical appliances and supplies                        6 215         46 812         196 386            80         19           5        10        18        12      10        4        2         –
3843       Dental equipment and supplies                              (E)            (D)             (D)           20          7           7         4         1         –       1        –        –         –
3844       X ray apparatus and tubes                                  (A)            (D)             (D)            1          1           –         –         –         –       –        –        –         –
3845       Electromedical equipment                                3 485         59 743         180 614            23          8           –         3         2         4       4        –        1         1
385       Ophthalmic goods                                         1 550           9 483         37 799            16          2           –         2         3         2        6       1        –         –
386       Photographic equipment and supplies                          479         4 417         17 407            18          6           2         3         4         2        1       –        –         –
387       Watches, clocks, watchcases, and parts                       (C)             (D)            (D)           4          1           1         –         1         1        –       –        –         –

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.

COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS                                                                                                                                                          MINNESOTA                 9
U.S. Census Bureau
Table 1b.            The State                    Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability,
 see introductory text]

                                                                                   Payroll ($1,000)                                     Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                              Number of                                           Total
 SIC                                                          employees                                         number
                                Industry                        for week                                              of                                                                                 1,000
code
                                                               including                                      establish      1 to       5 to     10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to       or
                                                               March 12      First quarter        Annual         ments          4          9       19        49        99      249      499      999     more

            Manufacturing Con.
39      Miscellaneous manufacturing industries                     8 033          49 320        199 411             379      182          72        56        30        21      12        5        1         –
391       Jewelry, silverware, and plated ware                        465          2 782         10 994              26        8          11         3         2         1        1       –        –         –
3911        Jewelry, precious metal                                    (E)           (D)            (D)              22        7           9         3         2         –        1       –        –         –
3914        Silverware and plated ware                                 (B)           (D)            (D)               1        –           –         –         –         1        –       –        –         –
3915        Jewelers’ materials and lapidary work                      (A)           (D)            (D)               3        1           2         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
393       Musical instruments                                         (B)             (D)               (D)          18       13           4         1         –         –        –       –        –         –
394       Toys and sporting goods                                  2 593          16 946         67 268              99       47          13        17         7         9        3       3        –         –
3942        Dolls and stuffed toys                                   (C)             (D)            (D)               8        2           1         3         1         1        –       –        –         –
3944        Games, toys, and children’s vehicles                     (C)             (D)            (D)              20       14           1         3         –         2        –       –        –         –
3949        Sporting and athletic goods, n.e.c.                    2 202          14 361         56 079              71       31          11        11         6         6        3       3        –         –
395       Pens, pencils, office, and art supplies                      96             383             1 779          17        8           6         3         –         –        –       –        –         –
3951        Pens and mechanical pencils                               (A)              (D)              (D)           1        1           –         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
3952        Lead pencils and art goods                                (A)              (D)              (D)           3        2           1         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
3953        Marking devices                                            82             314             1 381          12        4           5         3         –         –        –       –        –         –
3955        Carbon paper and inked ribbons                            (A)              (D)              (D)           1        1           –         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
396       Costume jewelry and notions                                 (B)             (D)               (D)          14       11           2         1         –         –        –       –        –         –
3961        Costume jewelry                                           (A)             (D)               (D)           6        5           –         1         –         –        –       –        –         –
3965        Fasteners, buttons, needles, and pins                     (B)             (D)               (D)           8        6           2         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
399       Miscellaneous manufactures                               4 786         28 872         117 297             202       92          36        31        21        11       8        2        1         –
3991        Brooms and brushes                                        (E)            (D)             (D)              3        –           –         –         1         1       1        –        –         –
3993        Signs and advertising specialities                     2 568         17 230          74 974             130       61          23        19        14         8       4        1        –         –
3995        Burial caskets                                            (B)            (D)             (D)              2        1           –         –         1         –       –        –        –         –
3999        Manufacturing industries, n.e.c.                       1 916          9 331          33 914              67       30          13        12         5         2       3        1        1         –
––      Administrative and auxiliary                              46 411        821 615       3 014 979             244       38          26        37        52        31      27       15       11         7

            Transportation and public utilities                  122 869      1 023 991       4 266 008          6 192     3 463      1 019       723       603       201      130       35       11         7
41      Local and interurban passenger transit                    13 419          43 768        179 527             544      156          97      104       118         37      29        3        –         –
411       Local and suburban transportation                        4 035          15 878         68 300             195       65          31        43        38        10        8       –        –         –
4111        Local and suburban transit                               558           2 247          8 934              20        5           3         5         3         3        1       –        –         –
4119        Local passenger transportation, n.e.c.                 3 477          13 631         59 366             175       60          28        38        35         7        7       –        –         –
412       Taxicabs                                                    428          1 307              5 216          47       22          13         5         6         –        1       –        –         –
413       Intercity and rural bus transportation                      (C)             (D)               (D)          12        6           1         3         1         –        1       –        –         –
414       Bus charter service                                         792          2 443         10 888              47       11          13         7        11         5        –       –        –         –
4141        Local bus charter service                                 295          1 087          4 378              15        4           2         4         3         2        –       –        –         –
4142        Bus charter service, except local                         497          1 356          6 510              32        7          11         3         8         3        –       –        –         –
415       School buses                                             7 964          23 102         91 022             242       52          39        45        62        22      19        3        –         –
417       Bus terminal and service facilities                         (A)             (D)               (D)           1        –           –         1         –         –        –       –        –         –

42      Trucking and warehousing                                  36 694        251 164       1 055 255          3 069     2 084        419       242       206         69      34       11        1         3
421       Trucking and courier services, except air               35 546        244 274       1 025 658          2 933     1 995        399       229       195         68      32       11        1         3
422       Public warehousing and storage                           1 148           6 886         29 573             134       87          20        13        11         1        2       –        –         –
4221        Farm product warehousing and storage                      (B)            (D)            (D)               9        6           1         2         –         –        –       –        –         –
4222        Refrigerated warehousing and storage                      (E)            (D)            (D)              25       11           5         3         6         –        –       –        –         –
4225        General warehousing and storage                          605           2 974         13 751              93       69          10         8         4         1        1       –        –         –
4226        Special warehousing and storage, n.e.c.                   (C)            (D)            (D)               7        1           4         –         1         –        1       –        –         –

44      Water transportation                                          729          6 452         37 708             111       77          19         8         6         –        1       –        –         –
441       Deep sea foreign transportation of freight                  (A)             (D)               (D)           4        4           –         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
442       Deep sea domestic transportation of freight                 (B)             (D)               (D)           1        –           –         –         1         –        –       –        –         –
443       Freight transportation on the Great Lakes                   (C)             (D)               (D)           1        –           –         –         –         –        1       –        –         –
444       Water transportation of freight, n.e.c.                      47             690             2 451           5        3           –         1         1         –        –       –        –         –
448       Water transportation of passengers                          (B)             (D)               (D)          13       11           2         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
4482       Ferries                                                    (A)             (D)               (D)           1        1           –         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
4489       Water passenger transportation, n.e.c.                     (B)             (D)               (D)          12       10           2         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
449       Water transportation services                               419          2 229         14 486              87       59          17         7         4         –        –       –        –         –
4491       Marine cargo handling                                      125            920          6 667              11        4           2         3         2         –        –       –        –         –
4492       Towing and tugboat service                                  (B)            (D)           (D)               6        4           1         1         –         –        –       –        –         –
4493       Marinas                                                    227          1 034          6 176              59       42          13         3         1         –        –       –        –         –
4499       Water transportation services, n.e.c.                       (B)            (D)           (D)              11        9           1         –         1         –        –       –        –         –

45      Transportation by air                                     24 265        234 774       1 060 777             187       82          34        22        24         8      11        3        1         2
451       Air transportation, scheduled                           22 671        224 560       1 021 106              76       19          13        10        15         6        8       2        1         2
452       Air transportation, nonscheduled                            (E)             (D)               (D)          36       22           5         4         3         –        2       –        –         –
458       Airports, flying fields, and services                       (G)             (D)               (D)          75       41          16         8         6         2        1       1        –         –

46      Pipelines, except natural gas                                 301          4 179         16 180              17        8           1         4         2         1        1       –        –         –
461       Pipelines, except natural gas                               301          4 179         16 180              17        8           1         4         2         1        1       –        –         –
4619        Pipelines, n.e.c.                                          (B)           (D)            (D)              11        7           1         2         1         –        –       –        –         –

47      Transportation services                                    7 839          49 931        208 807             922      519        230       105         50        12        5       –        1         –
472       Passenger transportation arrangement                     5 338          28 945        119 309             629      347        175         73        22         7        4       –        1         –
4724        Travel agencies                                        3 745          21 219         88 287             548      296        160         64        19         6        3       –        –         –
4725        Tour operators                                           (G)             (D)             (D)             69       45         14          6         2         –        1       –        1         –
4729        Passenger transport arrangement, n.e.c.                  (C)             (D)             (D)             12        6          1          3         1         1        –       –        –         –
473       Freight transportation arrangement                       2 243          19 362         82 210             257      150          50        26        25         5        1       –        –         –
474       Rental of railroad cars                                     (A)             (D)               (D)           2        1           –         1         –         –        –       –        –         –
478       Miscellaneous transportation services                       (C)             (D)               (D)          33       20           5         5         3         –        –       –        –         –

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.

10       MINNESOTA                                                                                                                                  COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS
                                                                                                                                                                                          U.S. Census Bureau
Table 1b.           The State                  Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability,
 see introductory text]

                                                                                   Payroll ($1,000)                                     Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                              Number of                                         Total
 SIC                                                          employees                                       number
                              Industry                          for week                                            of                                                                                   1,000
code
                                                               including                                    establish        1 to       5 to     10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to       or
                                                               March 12      First quarter        Annual       ments            4          9       19        49        99      249      499      999     more

            Transportation and public utilities     Con.
48      Communication                                             23 043        220    421      897   914         924        392        146       173       122         45      33        7        6         –
481       Telephone communication                                 14 304        155    367      624   908         584        303         83        85        58         28      18        3        6         –
4812        Radiotelephone communications                          2 172         23    007       87   047          98         51         13        11        13          7       2        –        1         –
4813        Telephone communications, exc. radio                  12 132        132    360      537   861         486        252         70        74        45         21      16        3        5         –
482       Telegraph and other communications                         239          1    592        6   964           7          4          –         –         2          –       1        –        –         –
483       Radio and television broadcasting                        5 771         40    476      167   976         197         31         35        59        48         14       8        2        –         –
484       Cable and other pay TV services                          2 150          17 411         70 957            92         31          20        22        10         2        5       2        –         –
489       Communication services, n.e.c.                               579         5 575         27 108            43         22           8         7         4         1        1       –        –         –

49      Electric, gas, and sanitary services                      14 816        192 587         726 777           394        137          68        61        74        28      12       11        2         1
491       Electric services                                        8 643        118 159         444 020           130         25          14        20        43        13        6       7        1         1
492       Gas production and distribution                          2 081          26 056         96 154            82         17          30        19         8         4        2       2        –         –
493       Combination utility services                                 (G)             (D)            (D)          22          3           2         4         4         2        4       2        1         –
4931        Electric and other services combined                       (G)             (D)            (D)          17          1           1         2         4         2        4       2        1         –
4932        Gas and other services combined                            (A)             (D)            (D)           2          1           –         1         –         –        –       –        –         –
4939        Combination utilities, n.e.c.                              (B)             (D)            (D)           3          1           1         1         –         –        –       –        –         –
494       Water supply                                                 (B)             (D)            (D)           8          4           –         4         –         –        –       –        –         –
495       Sanitary services                                            (G)             (D)            (D)         143         84          22        13        16         8        –       –        –         –
496       Steam and air conditioning supply                            (C)             (D)            (D)           7          2           –         1         3         1        –       –        –         –
497       Irrigation systems                                          (A)            (D)            (D)             1          1           –         –         –         –        –       –        –         –
––      Administrative and auxiliary                               1 763          20 715         83 063            24          8           5         4         1         1        4       –        –         1

            Wholesale trade                                      155 365      1 440 742       6 017 764       11 073      5 484       2 266     1 644     1 156       311      162       32       14         4
50      Wholesale trade durable goods                             92 608        891 022       3 744 334        7 014      3 494       1 457     1 038       720       190       90       17        6         2
501       Motor vehicles, parts, and supplies                     11   742        83   265      346   246         994        436        260       166         95        24      11        2        –         –
5012       Automobiles and other motor vehicles                    3   132        24   587      108   421         152         73         18        21         24        10       5        1        –         –
5013       Motor vehicle supplies and new parts                    6   617        46   257      183   352         634        277        191        98         51        11       5        1        –         –
5014       Tires and tubes                                         1   094         7   968       35   331          78         19         22        22         12         2       1        –        –         –
5015       Motor vehicle parts, used                                   899         4   453       19   142         130         67         29        25          8         1       –        –        –         –
502       Furniture and homefurnishings                            3 784          33 268        156 115           387        251          55        40        26         9        6       –        –         –
5021        Furniture                                              1 940          18 085         86 577           191        127          26        21         7         6        4       –        –         –
5023        Homefurnishings                                        1 844          15 183         69 538           196        124          29        19        19         3        2       –        –         –
503       Lumber and construction materials                        5 109          45   014      214   893         393        189          77        52        58        14        2       1        –         –
5031        Lumber, plywood, and millwork                          3 439          30   676      142   501         200         87          40        20        39        11        2       1        –         –
5032        Brick, stone, and related materials                      579           4   859       27   912          71         40          13        10         7         1        –       –        –         –
5033        Roofing, siding, and insulation                          732           6   790       31   686          63         25          14        13         9         2        –       –        –         –
5039        Construction materials, n.e.c.                           359           2   689       12   794          59         37          10         9         3         –        –       –        –         –
504       Professional and commercial equipment                   24 571        284    361    1 124   850      1 142         555        219       152       126         48      30        7        4         1
5043        Photographic equipment and supplies                      433          4    338       18   406         25          10          1         5         7          2       –        –        –         –
5044        Office equipment                                       3 267         34    617      137   438        123          46         34        16        17          5       2        2        1         –
5045        Computers, peripherals and software                   12 949        148    781      586   339        500         231        100        75        57         18      12        4        2         1
5046        Commercial equipment, n.e.c.                           1 546         12    808       53   855        125          69         21        14        13          5       3        –        –         –
5047        Medical and hospital equipment                         4 587         68    967      273   752        254         139         42        30        20         12       9        1        1         –
5048        Ophthalmic goods                                         724          5    278       18   596         39          20          6         3         6          1       3        –        –         –
5049        Professional equipment, n.e.c.                         1 065          9    572       36   464         76          40         15         9         6          5       1        –        –         –
505       Metals and minerals, except petroleum                    3 230          33 116        131 864           195        101          34        26        15        11        8       –        –         –
5051       Metals service centers and offices                      3 161          32 307        128 165           185         97          30        25        14        11        8       –        –         –
5052       Coal and other minerals and ores                           69             809          3 699            10          4           4         1         1         –        –       –        –         –
506       Electrical goods                                        11   314      124    936      522   103         917        462        195       133         92        20      13        1        1         –
5063        Electrical apparatus and equipment                     4   039       40    695      176   946         384        200         77        64         30         7       6        –        –         –
5064        Electrical appliances, TV and radios                   1   139       10    718       43   809          70         30         14         8         13         2       3        –        –         –
5065        Electronic parts and equipment                         6   136       73    523      301   348         463        232        104        61         49        11       4        1        1         –
507       Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment                 5 671          49   420      212   000         520        258        112         85        44        15        5       1        –         –
5072        Hardware                                               2 480          20   447       88   588         211        103         45         32        21         8        1       1        –         –
5074        Plumbing and hydronic heating supplies                 2 136          18   073       77   281         205         96         49         37        16         5        2       –        –         –
5075        Warm air heating and air conditioning                    920           9   253       39   974          77         41         13         13         6         2        2       –        –         –
5078        Refrigeration equipment and supplies                     135           1   647        6   157          27         18          5          3         1         –        –       –        –         –
508       Machinery, equipment, and supplies                      19   677      182    049      794   465      1 723         797        379       292       207         36        8       3        –         1
5082       Construction and mining machinery                       2   086       22    997       92   769        119          43         22        26        21          6        –       1        –         –
5083       Farm and garden machinery                               5   314       36    941      158   691        481         165        128       114        67          4        3       –        –         –
5084       Industrial machinery and equipment                      7   086       70    873      329   884        656         367        128        79        63         14        3       1        –         1
5085       Industrial supplies                                     3   646       37    682      158   397        317         137         75        54        42          6        2       1        –         –
5087       Service establishment equipment                         1   071        9    925       40   417        105          59         18        14        10          4        –       –        –         –
5088       Transportation equipment and supplies                       474        3    631       14   284         44          25          8         5         4          2        –       –        –         –
509       Miscellaneous durable goods                              7 510          55   593      241   798         743        445        126         92        57        13        7       2        1         –
5091        Sporting and recreational goods                        2 652          22   480       98   431         198        116         38         23        14         2        3       1        1         –
5092        Toys and hobby goods and supplies                        416           2   975       12   353          76         47         18          6         5         –        –       –        –         –
5093        Scrap and waste materials                              2 036          14   665       65   004         182         80         34         39        21         7        1       –        –         –
5094        Jewelry and precious stones                              788           3   292       13   829          77         59          7          4         5         1        –       1        –         –
5099        Durable goods, n.e.c.                                  1 618          12   181       52   181         210        143         29         20        12         3        3       –        –         –

51      Wholesale trade nondurable goods                          54 033        434 310       1 800 851        3 948      1 958         795       586       412       116       66       11        4         –
511       Paper and paper products                                 5 265          43   257      175   294         373        194          62        42        52        13      10        –        –         –
5111        Printing and writing paper                               770           9   886       38   823          50         33           4         2         5         5       1        –        –         –
5112        Stationery and office supplies                         3 330          22   175       90   766         226        114          34        27        39         5       7        –        –         –
5113        Industrial and personal service paper                  1 140          11   016       45   202          96         47          24        13         7         3       2        –        –         –
512       Drugs, proprietaries, and sundries                       3 112          30 979        122 332           120         64          15        12        11        10        7       1        –         –
513       Apparel, piece goods, and notions                        1 841          12   988       53   105         258        167          39        31        15         5        1       –        –         –
5131        Piece goods and notions                                  497           3   299       13   045          64         36          13         7         7         1        –       –        –         –
5136        Men’s and boys’ clothing                                 567           5   181       20   476          87         58          12        11         4         2        –       –        –         –
5137        Women’s and children’s clothing                          609           2   974       12   692          86         57          13        10         4         1        1       –        –         –
5139        Footwear                                                 168           1   534        6   892          21         16           1         3         –         1        –       –        –         –

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.

COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS                                                                                                                                                       MINNESOTA                  11
U.S. Census Bureau
Table 1b.             The State                 Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability,
 see introductory text]

                                                                                   Payroll ($1,000)                                     Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                              Number of                                           Total
 SIC                                                          employees                                         number
                              Industry                          for week                                              of                                                                                 1,000
code
                                                               including                                      establish      1 to       5 to     10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to       or
                                                               March 12      First quarter        Annual         ments          4          9       19        49        99      249      499      999     more

            Wholesale trade Con.
51      Wholesale trade nondurable goods Con.
514      Groceries and related products                           15 699        129    704      551    355          670      306        114         90        94        34      23        6        3         –
5141       Groceries, general line                                 3 455         31    591      136    136           55       30          6          3         5         6       –        2        3         –
5142       Packaged frozen foods                                   1 472         14    349       56    185           70       31         14         11         7         2       5        –        –         –
5143       Dairy products, exc. dried or canned                    1 016          8    872       35    779           75       38         17         12         3         1       4        –        –         –
5144       Poultry and poultry products                              288          2    627       12    187           21        9          2          5         5         –       –        –        –         –
5145       Confectionery                                           1 572         11    313       47    330           55       23         10          8         8         2       2        2        –         –

5146        Fish and seafoods                                         92             621          2    732           11        5           3         2         1         –        –       –        –         –
5147        Meats and meat products                                  843           6 563         27    644           57       31           7         5        10         2        2       –        –         –
5148        Fresh fruits and vegetables                            1 564          10 907         52    611           79       32          15        12        11         7        2       –        –         –
5149        Groceries and related products, n.e.c.                 5 397          42 861        180    737          246      106          40        32        44        14        8       2        –         –
515       Farm product raw materials                               5 291          41   335      165    749          543      242        150         89        51         9        1       1        –         –
5153        Grain and field beans                                  4 510          36   963      150    848          430      175        134         68        43         8        1       1        –         –
5154        Livestock                                                671           2   718       10    731           91       56          9         17         8         1        –       –        –         –
5159        Farm product raw materials, n.e.c.                       110           1   654        4    170           22       11          7          4         –         –        –       –        –         –
516       Chemicals and allied products                            3 354          31 114        135 960             276      140          41        45        38         8        4       –        –         –
5162       Plastics materials and basic shapes                     1 203           9 559         42 447             101       59          16         7        12         6        1       –        –         –
5169       Chemicals and allied products, n.e.c.                   2 151          21 555         93 512             174       80          25        38        26         2        3       –        –         –
517       Petroleum and petroleum products                         3 325          22 644         85 669             326      136          79        70        31         8        2       –        –         –
5171        Petroleum bulk stations and terminals                  2 835          17 341         69 438             259       95          66        64        24         8        2       –        –         –
5172        Petroleum products, n.e.c.                               490           5 303         16 231              67       41          13         6         7         –        –       –        –         –
518       Beer, wine, and distilled beverages                      2 233          19 549         82 629             103       27          16        34        21         –        4       1        –         –
5181        Beer and ale                                           1 423          11 630         48 974              77       13          15        27        20         –        2       –        –         –
5182        Wine and distilled beverages                             810           7 919         33 655              26       14           1         7         1         –        2       1        –         –
519       Misc. nondurable goods                                  13 913        102    740      428    758       1 279       682        279       173         99        29      14        2        1         –
5191        Farm supplies                                          6 099         41    091      173    927         646       290        187       106         52         6       4        1        –         –
5192        Books, periodicals, and newspapers                     2 463         22    885       92    517          92        51          9        10         11         7       3        –        1         –
5193        Flowers and florists’ supplies                           892          4    370       21    380          84        45          9        14         13         3       –        –        –         –
5194        Tobacco and tobacco products                           1 171          8    618       35    888          27         4          6         4          6         4       2        1        –         –
5198        Paints, varnishes, and supplies                          264          2    384       10    148          42        19         16         6          1         –       –        –        –         –
5199        Nondurable goods, n.e.c.                               3 024         23    391       94    887         385       270         52        33         16         9       5        –        –         –
––      Administrative and auxiliary                               8 724        115    410      472    579         111        32         14        20         24         5       6        4        4         2

            Retail trade                                         448 880      1 544 435       6 518 170         28 938     11 090     7 182     5 448     3 485     1 119      503       88       15         8
52      Building materials and garden supplies                    18 746          88 774        387 833          1 725       717        517       309       127         25      30        –        –         –
521       Lumber and other building materials                     11 025          63 063        265 493             718      277        203       133         57        19      29        –        –         –
523       Paint, glass, and wallpaper stores                           994         4 695         19 886             158       81          48        20         8         1        –       –        –         –
525       Hardware stores                                          4 835          14 443         65 009             545      192        182       123         44         3        1       –        –         –
526       Retail nurseries and garden stores                       1 531           4 646         26 495             246      146          56        25        17         2        –       –        –         –
527       Mobile home dealers                                          361         1 927         10 948              57       20          28         8         1         –        –       –        –         –

53      General merchandise stores                                49 579        133 835         574 340             585      136          92        62        63        41     135       50        4         2
531       Department stores                                       43 620        116 483         501 180             221        9           –         –         –        30     126       50        4         2
533       Variety stores                                           1 251           2 525         10 600             133       42          41        32        17         1        –       –        –         –
539       Misc. general merchandise stores                         4 708          14 827         62 558             230       84          51        30        46        10        9       –        –         –

54      Food stores                                               55 314        164 956         697 533          2 528       897        626       442       274       146      126       17        –         –
541       Grocery stores                                          49 516        150 935         637 250          1 697       517        357       304       235       141      126       17        –         –
542       Meat and fish markets                                        961         3 111         13 749             156       77          53        23         2         1        –       –        –         –
543       Fruit and vegetable markets                                  82              212            1 114          19       14           2         2         1         –        –       –        –         –
544       Candy, nut, and confectionery stores                         474             840            3 260          83       30          45         8         –         –        –       –        –         –
545       Dairy products stores                                        65              123             517           28       24           2         1         1         –        –       –        –         –
546       Retail bakeries                                          3 283           7 735         33 106             392      162        110         86        30         4        –       –        –         –
549       Miscellaneous food stores                                    933         2 000              8 524         152       72          57        18         5         –        –       –        –         –

55      Automotive dealers and service stations                   51 591        247 058       1 094 392          4 093      1 251     1 188     1 072       411       129       41        1        –         –
551       New and used car dealers                                20 141        141 519         636 161             552       88          59      103       150       113       38        1        –         –
552       Used car dealers                                         1 000           4 734         21 558             312      241          57        11         3         –        –       –        –         –
553       Auto and home supply stores                              5 019          23 044        101 323             617      216        211       160         27         2        1       –        –         –
554       Gasoline service stations                               22 594          63 598        267 860          2 240       533        752       742       199         12        2       –        –         –
555       Boat dealers                                             1 081           5 251         26 054             132       62          35        21        12         2        –       –        –         –
556       Recreational vehicle dealers                                 648         3 332         16 889              84       36          29        11         8         –        –       –        –         –
557       Motorcycle dealers                                           485         2 676         12 476              52       21          14        11         6         –        –       –        –         –
559       Automotive dealers, n.e.c.                                   623         2 904         12 071             104       54          31        13         6         –        –       –        –         –

56      Apparel and accessory stores                              18 330          49 236        212 324          1 959       732        675       377       146         21        7       –        1         –
561       Men’s and boys’ clothing stores                          1 192           4 213         17 528             166       55          72        31         8         –        –       –        –         –
562       Women’s clothing stores                                  5 258          11 953         50 672             636      185        249       167         34         –        1       –        –         –
563       Women’s accessory and specialty stores                       984         2 612         11 740             135       62          42        20        11         –        –       –        –         –
564       Children’s and infants’ wear stores                          496         1 062              4 384          64       20          25        18         1         –        –       –        –         –
565       Family clothing stores                                   6 716          18 968         83 504             378      119          81        71        84        18        4       –        1         –
566       Shoe stores                                              2 745           7 911         34 550             454      218        168         59         7         2        –       –        –         –
569       Misc. apparel and accessory stores                           939         2 517              9 946         126       73          38        11         1         1        2       –        –         –

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.

12       MINNESOTA                                                                                                                                  COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS
                                                                                                                                                                                          U.S. Census Bureau
Table 1b.           The State                Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability,
 see introductory text]

                                                                                   Payroll ($1,000)                                     Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                              Number of                                           Total
 SIC                                                          employees                                         number
                              Industry                          for week                                              of                                                                                 1,000
code
                                                               including                                      establish      1 to       5 to     10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to       or
                                                               March 12      First quarter        Annual         ments          4          9       19        49        99      249      499      999     more

            Retail trade     Con.
57      Furniture and homefurnishings stores                      16   946        74   459      318    828       2 011     1 046        534       276       104         31      20        –        –         –
571       Furniture and homefurnishings stores                     9   081        42   140      181    016       1 160       589        313       170        73          9       6        –        –         –
5712        Furniture stores                                       5   184        26   426      111    607         547       246        159        90        40          7       5        –        –         –
5713        Floor covering stores                                  1   494         7   837       36    324         285       184         61        30         9          1       –        –        –         –
5714        Drapery and upholstery stores                              105             323        1    383          31        22          9         –         –          –       –        –        –         –
5719        Misc. homefurnishings stores                           2   298         7   554       31    702         297       137         84        50        24          1       1        –        –         –
572       Household appliance stores                               1   366         6   462       27    123         243       131         73        32         6          1       –        –        –         –
573       Radio, television, and computer stores                   6   499        25   857      110    689         608       326        148        74        25         21      14        –        –         –
5731        Radio, TV, and electronic stores                       3   838        13   142       56    830         257       127         65        29        11         12      13        –        –         –
5734        Computer and software stores                           1   199         6   816       30    228         148        94         27        12         9          5       1        –        –         –
5735        Record and prerecorded tape stores                         782         2   620        9    463         111        62         31        13         3          2       –        –        –         –
5736        Musical instrument stores                                  680         3   279       14    168          92        43         25        20         2          2       –        –        –         –
58      Eating and drinking places                               148 377        306 041       1 322 345          8 436     2 529      1 505     1 851     1 867       590       90        3        1         –
5812        Eating places                                        139 379        289 240       1 252 509          7 289     1 927      1 200     1 703     1 793       576       88        1        1         –
5813        Drinking places                                        8 939         16 703          69 401          1 131       590        303       147        73        14        2        2        –         –
59      Miscellaneous retail                                      63 763        223  971        955    917       7 291     3 700      1 982     1 009       447       111       34        3        4         1
591       Drug stores and proprietary stores                      12 688         39  838        167    051         757       182        183       187       154        43        8        –        –         –
592       Liquor stores                                            7 156         19  389         83    560         966       383        379       177        17         7        3        –        –         –
593       Used merchandise stores                                  1 977          5  690         30    530         353       224         84        26        17         –        2        –        –         –
594       Miscellaneous shopping goods stores                     18 136         51  921        226    828       2 462     1 258        698       341       127        30        8        –        –         –
5941        Sporting goods and bicycle shops                       5 013         14  699         67    171         603       334        141        80        27        17        4        –        –         –
5942        Book stores                                            2 195          5  258         22    325         194        68         64        33        24         3        2        –        –         –
5943        Stationery stores                                        221             677          2    389          29        17          7         3         1         1        –        –        –         –
5944        Jewelry stores                                         2 243          10 470         43    444         420       223        134        56         6         1        –        –        –         –
5945        Hobby, toy, and game shops                             2 096           5 266         24    146         216        93         66        26        27         4        –        –        –         –
5946        Camera and photographic supply stores                    439          2 029           8    702          52        20         21         7          3         –       1        –        –         –
5947        Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops                      4 650          9 478          43    634         780       437        211       101         27         3       1        –        –         –
5948        Luggage and leather goods stores                         227            832           3    559          33        14         14         4          –         1       –        –        –         –
5949        Sewing, needlework, and piece goods                    1 052          3 212          11    458         135        52         40        31         12         –       –        –        –         –
596       Nonstore retailers                                      11 444         65 380         267    992         845       573        107        85         46        16      11        3        3         1
5961        Catalog and mail order houses                          6 535         37 515         151    798         260       169         38        28          9         4       7        1        3         1
5962        Merchandising machine operators                        1 716          8 053          33    919         156       113         15         9          9         8       1        1        –         –
5963        Direct selling establishments                          3 193         19 812          82    275         429       291         54        48         28         4       3        1        –         –
598       Fuel dealers                                             1 790          9 096          37    149         234       104         81        32         14         2       1        –        –         –
5983        Fuel oil dealers                                         702          3 015          13    457          84        49         16        10          7         1       1        –        –         –
5984        Liquefied petroleum gas dealers                        1 057          6 020          23    432         146        55         62        21          7         1       –        –        –         –
5989        Fuel dealers, n.e.c.                                      31             61                260           4         –          3         1          –         –       –        –        –         –
599       Retail stores, n.e.c.                                   10 572         32 657         142    802       1 672       974        450       161         72        13       1        –        1         –
5992        Florists                                               3 183          7 188          31    027         507       272        157        57         14         6       1        –        –         –
5993        Tobacco stores and stands                                261            580           2    894          60        36         17         5          2         –       –        –        –         –
5994        News dealers and newsstands                              130            369           1    493          18         5         10         2          1         –       –        –        –         –
5995        Optical goods stores                                   1 760          7 322          28    937         345       221         78        37          8         1       –        –        –         –
5999        Miscellaneous retail stores, n.e.c.                    5 238         17 198          78    451         742       440        188        60         47         6       –        –        1         –
––      Administrative and auxiliary                              26 234        256 105         954    658         310        82         63        50         46        25      20       14        5         5
            Finance, insurance, and real estate                  157 601      1 748 703       6 653 655         12 890     8 588      1 944     1 187       717       249      123       46       20        16
60      Depository institutions                                   36 108        307 991       1 208 798          1 798       444        430       511       308         66      25        8        4         2
601       Central reserve depository                                 (G)             (D)             (D)             1         –          –         –         –          –       –        –        –         1
602       Commercial banks                                        27 635        235 603         934 149          1 311       267        299       405       262         47      22        4        4         1
603       Savings institutions                                       (G)             (D)             (D)           147        29         47        44        22          3       1        1        –         –
606       Credit unions                                            2 797         16 811          69 346            284       126         73        53        20         12       –        –        –         –
608       Foreign bank and branches and agencies                      (A)            (D)             (D)             1         1          –         –         –          –       –        –        –         –
609       Functions closely related to banking                     2 366         25 252          86 713             54        21         11         9         4          4       2        3        –         –
61      Nondepository institutions                                11 896        122    250      509    663          822      480        173         83        46        24        7       7        2         –
611       Federal and Federally sponsored credit                     870         13    514       45    790           39       16         12          5         3         2        –       1        –         –
614       Personal credit institutions                             1 794         15    381       68    409          188      110         53         10         9         3        2       1        –         –
615       Business credit institutions                             2 324         31    323      120    902          139       85         23         10         9         8        3       1        –         –
616       Mortgage bankers and brokers                             6 908          62 032        274 562             456      269          85        58        25        11        2       4        2         –

62      Security and commodity brokers                            16 721        347 295       1 437 890             987      704        109         61        59        26      18        6        2         2
621       Security brokers and dealers                             8 555        165 262         686 653             546      374          60        34        43        16      12        5        2         –
622       Commodity contracts brokers, dealers                         (C)             (D)              (D)          44       36           3         3         2         –        –       –        –         –
623       Security and commodity exchanges                             (B)             (D)              (D)           1        –           –         –         –         1        –       –        –         –
628       Security and commodity services                          7 922        179 355         739 946             396      294          46        24        14         9        6       1        –         2

63      Insurance carriers                                        45 773        492 915       1 885 794             813      421        130         76        68        53      28       17        8        12
631       Life insurance                                          16 900        202 756         750 867             212       82          31        33        29        16      11        2        3         5
632       Medical service and health insurance                    11 603        107 503         435 628              74       21          12         7         7        10        3       7        3         4
6321       Accident and health insurance                             986          9 217          36 172              19        9           4         –         2         2        –       2        –         –
6324       Hospital and medical service plans                     10 617         98 286         399 456              55       12           8         7         5         8        3       5        3         4
633       Fire, marine, and casualty insurance                    14 601        160 752         607 786             381      248          52        19        22        17      13        5        2         3
635       Surety insurance                                             59              775            3 429          13        7           4         2         –         –        –       –        –         –
636       Title insurance                                          1 034           9 547         38 881              45       19          13         3         3         5        1       1        –         –
637       Pension, health, and welfare funds                       1 447          10 006         42 582              82       41          17        12         6         4        –       2        –         –
639       Insurance carriers, n.e.c.                                   129         1 576              6 621           6        3           1         –         1         1        –       –        –         –

64      Insurance agents, brokers, and service                    15 205        124 862         518 355          3 409     2 800        374       119         76        26      12        1        1         –

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.

COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS                                                                                                                                                       MINNESOTA                  13
U.S. Census Bureau
Table 1b.          The State                 Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability,
 see introductory text]

                                                                                   Payroll ($1,000)                                     Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                              Number of                                         Total
 SIC                                                          employees                                       number
                             Industry                           for week                                            of                                                                                   1,000
code
                                                               including                                    establish        1 to       5 to     10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to       or
                                                               March 12      First quarter        Annual       ments            4          9       19        49        99      249      499      999     more

            Finance, insurance, and real estate Con.
65     Real estate                                                24   041      125    581      537   191      4 596      3 435         666       294       130         48      20        3        –         –
651      Real estate operators and lessors                         7   728       31    116      130   753      1 694      1 261         279        90        47         16       1        –        –         –
653      Real estate agents and managers                          13   467       75    871      320   233      2 339      1 770         296       158        69         26      17        3        –         –
654      Title abstract offices                                    1   763       11    725       50   895        212        112          53        33         9          3       2        –        –         –
655      Subdividers and developers                                1   083        6    869       35   199        347        288          38        13         5          3       –        –        –         –
6552        Subdividers and developers, n.e.c.                         587        4    770       25   412        199        163          24        10         1          1       –        –        –         –
6553        Cemetery subdividers and developers                        496        2    099        9   779        147        124          14         3         4          2       –        –        –         –
67     Holding and other investment offices                        5 917        101 816         357 044           443        298          59        41        26         5      10        1        3         –
671      Holding offices                                           3 863         84 382         284 739           164         90          25        24        16         –       5        1        3         –
672      Investment offices                                           (C)            (D)             (D)            4          2           1         –         –         –       1        –        –         –
673      Trusts                                                       (F)            (D)             (D)          146        115          14        11         4         1       1        –        –         –
6732       Educational, religious, etc. trusts                        (F)            (D)             (D)          122         94          14        10         3         –       1        –        –         –
6733       Trusts, n.e.c.                                            118            836           4 243            24         21           –         1         1         1       –        –        –         –
679      Miscellaneous investing                                   1 218         10 364          41 021           129         91          19         6         6         4       3        –        –         –
6792       Oil royalty traders                                        (A)            (D)             (D)            6          4           1         1         –         –       –        –        –         –
6794       Patent owners and lessors                                 827          7 119          27 627            40         18           9         3         5         3       2        –        –         –
6798       Real estate investment trusts                              (C)            (D)             (D)            9          5           2         1         –         –       1        –        –         –
6799       Investors, n.e.c.                                          (C)            (D)             (D)           74         64           7         1         1         1       –        –        –         –
––     Administrative and auxiliary                                1 940        125 993         198 920            22          6           3         2         4         1       3        3        –         –
            Services                                             765 312      4 413 924      19 066 605       48 986     27 936       9 178     5 845     3 490     1 268      914      231       68        56
70     Hotels and other lodging places                            29 982          92 756        400   562      1 434         788        154       209       159         54      49       15        4         2
701      Hotels and motels                                        28 718          89 402        379   986      1 051         487        109       184       147         54      49       15        4         2
702      Rooming and boarding houses                                 326             788          3   583         63          38         13        10         2          –       –        –        –         –
703      Camps and recreational vehicle parks                        843           2 389         16   336        292         245         22        15        10          –       –        –        –         –
7032       Sporting and recreational camps                           690           1 852         12   507        193         151         20        15         7          –       –        –        –         –
7033       Trailer parks and campsites                               153             537          3   829         99          94          2         –         3          –       –        –        –         –
704      Membership basis organization hotels                         95             177              656         27          17         10         –         –          –       –        –        –         –
72     Personal services                                          25 517          83 903        366   625      3 812      2 308         849       451       162         26      14        1        –         1
721      Laundry, cleaning, and garment services                   6 991          24 361        109   902        741        388         176        99        58         12       7        1        –         –
7211       Power laundries, family and commercial                    255             805          3   213         22          8          10         2         1          –       1        –        –         –
7212       Garment pressing and cleaners’ agents                     189             430          1   819         28         15           7         5         1          –       –        –        –         –
7213       Linen supply                                              829           4 405         19   110         19          8           1         1         4          3       1        1        –         –
7215       Coin operated laundries and cleaning                      714           1 355          5   915        159         98          41        18         2          –       –        –        –         –
7216       Drycleaning plants, except rug                          2 819           7 517         33   153        275         96          81        60        32          6       –        –        –         –
7217       Carpet and upholstery cleaning                            741           2 159         10   744        147         107         23         6         10         1        –       –        –         –
7218       Industrial launderers                                   1 155           6 748         32   272         19           1          2         4          5         2        5       –        –         –
7219       Laundry and garment services, n.e.c.                      289             942          3   672         71          54         11         3          3         –        –       –        –         –
722      Photographic studios, portrait                            2 161           8 957         44   792        305         238         45        13          8         –        –       –        –         1
723      Beauty shops                                             10 393          31 803        134   918      1 659         935        400       235         79         8        2       –        –         –
724      Barber shops                                                122             537          2   344         35          28          3         4          –         –        –       –        –         –
725      Shoe repair and shoeshine parlors                           112             293          1   249         35          28          5         1          1         –        –       –        –         –
726      Funeral service and crematories                           1 575           9 041         40   659        330         202         86        37          4         1        –       –        –         –
729      Miscellaneous personal services                           4 154           8 888         32   633        703         486        133        62         12         5        5       –        –         –
7291       Tax return preparation services                         2 211           4 767         14   363        320         249         42        19          3         2        5       –        –         –
7299       Miscellaneous personal services, n.e.c.                 1 943           4 121         18   270        383         237         91        43          9         3        –       –        –         –
73     Business services                                         162 552        965    913    4 279   477      8 751      5 654       1 095       753       650       299      207       61       17        15
731      Advertising                                               6 461         61    363      271   579        514        321          82        54        35        11        6        4        1         –
7311       Advertising agencies                                    3 684         47    712      203   546        321        211          52        29        18         5        3        2        1         –
7312       Outdoor advertising services                              276          2    206        9   647         44         28           3        10         2         1        –        –        –         –
7313       Radio, TV, publisher representatives                      646          4    806       28   194         64         34          13         7         7         3        –        –        –         –
7319       Advertising, n.e.c.                                     1 855          6    639       30   184         84         47          14         8         8         2        3        2        –         –
732      Credit reporting and collection                           3 969         25    789      106   939        157         61          40        19        22         4        7        4        –         –
7322       Adjustment and collection services                      3 326         21    979       90   996        126         47          35        15        15         4        7        3        –         –
7323       Credit reporting services                                 643          3    810       15   943         31         14           5         4         7         –        –        1        –         –
733      Mailing, reproduction, stenographic                       8 275         53    672      228   481        961        687         127        57        58        18       11        2        1         –
7331       Direct mail advertising services                        2 362         16    161       67   566         86         43          11         8        12         5        6        –        1         –
7334       Photocopying and duplicating services                   2 020          9    855       37   287         88         38          13         7        21         5        3        1        –         –
7335       Commercial photography                                    900          5    011       22   875        125         95          21         3         3         1        1        1        –         –
7336       Commercial art and graphic design                       2 029         18    673       83   255        463        347          67        28        17         4        –        –        –         –
7338       Secretarial and court reporting                           964          3    972       17   498        199        164          15        11         5         3        1        –        –         –
734      Services to buildings                                    14 974         39    504      179   057      1 141        694         173       143        87        29       12        1        –         2
7342       Disinfecting and pest control services                    430          3    137       14   808         45         29           5         7         2         1        1        –        –         –
7349       Building maintenance services, n.e.c.                  14 544         36    367      164   245      1 095        664         168       136        85        28       11        1        –         2
735      Misc. equipment rental and leasing                        2 842         20    458       97   232        329        178          65        51        30         2        3        –        –         –
7352       Medical equipment rental                                  413          2    708       11   491         34         15           7         7         3         1        1        –        –         –
7353       Heavy construction equipment rental                       368          2    890       14   371         47         28           7         6         6         –        –        –        –         –
7359       Equipment rental and leasing, n.e.c.                    2 061         14    860       71   370        248        135          51        38        21         1        2        –        –         –
736      Personnel supply services                                57 926        225    918    1 024   469        842        319          78        70       125       124       87       26        6         7
7361       Employment agencies                                     3 412         19    612       89   020        300        194          47        27        21         7        2        1        1         –
7363       Help supply services                                   54 514        206    306      935   449        542        125          31        43       104       117       85       25        5         7
737      Computer and data processing services                    34 152        390    807    1 685   890      3 041      2 293         262       191       168        59       48       13        5         2
7371       Computer programming services                          10 045        124    259      547   159      1 063        854          65        52        53        20       13        4        2         –
7372       Prepackaged software                                    3 669         51    908      229   866        281        162          35        39        33         5        6        1        –         –
7373       Computer integrated systems design                      4 001         46    209      190   545        217        121          37        26        12        13        6        1        1         –
7374       Data processing and preparation                         6 377         55    757      235   341        158         70          24        21        21         8        8        4        –         2
7375       Information retrieval services                            802          8    526       41   535         81         50          10        11         8         1        1        –        –         –
7376        Computer facilities management                         1 275          17   000       50   404         22          12           3         1         3         1       1        –        1         –
7377        Computer rental and leasing                              323           5   714       23   222         28          18           4         1         2         3       –        –        –         –
7378        Computer maintenance and repair                        2 823          27   714      115   086        113          76          11         9         9         3       2        2        1         –
7379        Computer related services, n.e.c.                      4 834          53   700      252   709      1 076         928          73        31        27         5      11        1        –         –

         Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J   10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.


14      MINNESOTA                                                                                                                                   COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS
                                                                                                                                                                                          U.S. Census Bureau
Table 1b.           The State                  Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability,
 see introductory text]

                                                                                   Payroll ($1,000)                                     Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                              Number of                                         Total
 SIC                                                          employees                                       number
                                Industry                        for week                                            of                                                                                   1,000
code
                                                               including                                    establish        1 to       5 to     10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to       or
                                                               March 12      First quarter        Annual       ments            4          9       19        49        99      249      499      999     more

            Services     Con.
73      Business services Con.
738       Miscellaneous business services                         33 921        148 331         685   325      1 747      1 085         267       166       125         52      33       11        4         4
7381        Detective and armored car services                    11 103         37 250         169   249        157         71          14        23        25          7       7        6        2         2
7382        Security systems services                              1 185          7 296          30   664         61         27           9        13         5          3       4        –        –         –
7383        News syndicates                                          115            891           3   807         11          7           –         –         4          –       –        –        –         –
7384        Photofinishing laboratories                            5 163         25 595         125   655        123         54          35        16        10          4       3        –        –         1
7389        Business services, n.e.c.                             16 355         77 299         355   950      1 395        926         209       114        81         38      19        5        2         1
75      Auto repair, services, and parking                        22 257        114 891         488 428        3 403      2 061         816       365       121         26      13        –        1         –
751       Automotive rentals, no drivers                           2 715         22 667          92 441          151         74          44        18         5          6       3        –        1         –
7513        Truck rental and leasing, no drivers                      (F)            (D)             (D)          79         43          24         9         2          1       –        –        –         –
7514        Passenger car rental                                   1 150          4 886          22 258           47         19          14         5         2          4       3        –        –         –
7515        Passenger car leasing                                  1 047         13 674          53 346           20          8           5         4         1          1       –        –        1         –
7519        Utility trailer rental                                    (A)            (D)             (D)           5          4           1         –         –          –       –        –        –         –
752       Automobile parking                                       1 503          4 820          19 829          143         70          29        24        14          5       1        –        –         –
753       Automotive repair shops                                 12 380         72 919         318 369        2 601      1 688         622       229        56          4       2        –        –         –
7532        Top and body repair and paint shops                    4 116         26 183         110 473          762        473         174        88        25          1       1        –        –         –
7533        Auto exhaust system repair shops                         312          1 873           8 390           84         53          30         1         –          –       –        –        –         –
7534        Tire retreading and repair shops                           92           485           2 198           15          9           4         1         1          –       –        –        –         –
7536        Automotive glass replacement shops                       854          5 557          26 382          137         69          39        25         3          1       –        –        –         –
7537        Automotive transmission repair shops                     418          2 740          11 546          101         62          35         3         1          –       –        –        –         –
7538        General automotive repair shops                        5 950         32 573         143 768        1 352        925         296       104        24          2       1        –        –         –
7539        Automotive repair shops, n.e.c.                          638          3 508          15 602          147         94          44         7         2          –       –        –        –         –
754       Automotive services, except repair                       5 657         14 478          57 761          507        228         121        94        46         11       7        –        –         –
7542        Carwashes                                              3 185          6 651          25 847          225        117          41        26        24         11       6        –        –         –
7549        Automotive services, n.e.c.                            2 472          7 827          31 897          281        110          80        68        22          –       1        –        –         –
76      Miscellaneous repair services                              7 236          48   753      203   354      1 308         953        216         84        42         6        6       1        –         –
762       Electrical repair shops                                  1 771          12   387       55   113        306         216         55         21        11         1        2       –        –         –
7622        Radio and television repair                              602           4   068       17   068        129          92         24         10         2         1        –       –        –         –
7623        Refrigeration service and repair                         279           2   662       12   052         55          39          9          3         4         –        –       –        –         –
7629        Electrical repair shops, n.e.c.                          890           5   657       25   993        122          85         22          8         5         –        2       –        –         –
763       Watch, clock, and jewelry repair                            95               570        2   306         22          17          2          2         1         –        –       –        –         –
764       Reupholstery and furniture repair                          369           1   525        7   169        114          87         21          5         1         –        –       –        –         –
769       Miscellaneous repair shops                               5 000          34   265      138   760        865         632        138         56        29         5        4       1        –         –
7692        Welding repair                                           562           3   154       13   121        106          84         13          5         3         –        1       –        –         –
7694        Armature rewinding shops                                 290           2   589       10   600         32          18          4          5         5         –        –       –        –         –
7699        Repair services, n.e.c.                                4 148          28   522      115   039        727         530        121         46        21         5        3       1        –         –
78      Motion pictures                                            8 520          24 800        108 952           888        357        183       271         62        10        5       –        –         –
781      Motion picture production and services                    1 733          12 035         53 815           240        171         32        23          8         2        4       –        –         –
7812        Motion picture and video production                      587           5 099         23 446           127         96         14        13          3         –        1       –        –         –
7819        Services allied to motion pictures                     1 146           6 936         30 369           113         75         18        10          5         2        3       –        –         –
782      Motion picture distribution and services                    347           2 632         12 344            25         11          4         4          4         2        –       –        –         –
7822        Motion picture and tape distribution                      (E)            (D)             (D)           24         10          4         4          4         2        –       –        –         –
7829        Motion picture distribution services                      (A)            (D)             (D)            1          1          –         –          –         –        –       –        –         –
783      Motion picture theaters                                   2 649           3 817         16 408           142         28          7        60         40         6        1       –        –         –
7832        Motion picture theaters, except drive in               2 646           3 798         16 236           138         24          7        60         40         6        1       –        –         –
7833        Drive in motion picture theaters                            3             19            172             4          4          –         –          –         –        –       –        –         –
784      Video tape rental                                         3 791           6 316         26 385           481        147        140       184         10         –        –       –        –         –
79      Amusement and recreation services                         33 638        130 837         546 328        2 218      1 279         356       272       187         58      51       13        1         1
791       Dance studios, schools, and halls                            786         1   323        5   336        118          70         21        21         5          –       1        –        –         –
792       Producers, orchestras, entertainers                      5   044        18   229       76   191        330         227         38        23        21          6      10        5        –         –
7922        Theatrical producers and services                      3   783        11   417       46   751        180         111         21        17        14          5       8        4        –         –
7929        Entertainers and entertainment groups                  1   261         6   812       29   440        150         116         17         6         7          1       2        1        –         –
793       Bowling centers                                          2   930         6   163       22   839        191          58         37        47        37         11       1        –        –         –
794       Commercial sports                                            800        34   851      106   263         76          58          8         3         2          1       4        –        –         –
7941        Sports clubs, managers, and promoters                      517        34   065      101   456         46          32          6         3         2          1       2        –        –         –
7948        Racing, including track operation                          283             786        4   807         30          26          2         –         –          –       2        –        –         –
799       Misc. amusement, recreation services                    24   078        70   271      335   697      1 502         865        252       178       122         40      35        8        1         1
7991        Physical fitness facilities                            4   990        11   781       49   833        161          58         26        30        25          9      11        1        1         –
7992        Public golf courses                                    1   128         3   788       32   490        234         166         33        25         9          1       –        –        –         –
7993        Coin operated amusement devices                        2   102         5   550       22   241         87          42         22         8         7          4       1        3        –         –
7996        Amusement parks                                            185         1   399       12   266         31          23          4         1         2          1       –        –        –         –
7997        Membership sports and recreation clubs                 7   515        20   109      105   500        338         150         49        54        43         22      18        2        –         –
7999        Amusement and recreation, n.e.c.                       8   158        27   644      113   367        651         426        118        60        36          3       5        2        –         1
80      Health services                                          244 449      1 662    840    7 097 911        7 684      3 202       1 955     1 125       586       334      343       84       29        26
801       Offices and clinics of medical doctors                  31 711        364    319    1 630 281        1 346        496         247       250       223        72       47        9        –         2
802       Offices and clinics of dentists                         12 725         82    785      391 697        2 015        836         840       295        42         1        1        –        –         –
803       Offices of osteopathic physicians                          132          1    071        4 578           23         13           5         4         1         –        –        –        –         –
804       Offices of other health practitioners                    8 445         48    071      216 270        1 764      1 229         358       139        28         7        2        1        –         –
8041        Offices and clinics of chiropractors                   3 117         13    495       62 976          891        670         179        37         5         –        –        –        –         –
8042        Offices and clinics of optometrists                    1 312          6    602       30 095          270        157          80        31         2         –        –        –        –         –
8043        Offices and clinics of podiatrists                       227          1    462        6 555           59         42          12         5         –         –        –        –        –         –
8049        Offices of health practitioners, n.e.c.                3 789         26    512      116 644          544        360          87        66        21         7        2        1        –         –
805       Nursing and personal care facilities                    62 598        243    573      997 853        1 350        243         309       290       136       149      188       31        4         –
806       Hospitals                                               82 105        599    872    2 461 131          156          4           1         –         6        25       49       32       19        20
807       Medical and dental laboratories                          2 098         17    970       81 095          188        105          36        19        19         6        3        –        –         –
8071        Medical laboratories                                     843         10    490       49 549           60         27          10        11         9         2        1        –        –         –
8072        Dental laboratories                                    1 255          7    480       31 546          128         78          26         8        10         4        2        –        –         –
808       Home health care services                               17 840         56    753      235 369          349         92          39        53        69        46       37        9        3         1
809       Health and allied services, n.e.c.                      26 795        248 426       1 079 627           491        182        120         75        62        28      16        2        3         3

81      Legal services                                            16 826        173 927         838 611        2 410      1 670         418       180         91        31      14        5        1         –

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.


COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS                                                                                                                                                       MINNESOTA                  15
U.S. Census Bureau
Table 1b.             The State               Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability,
 see introductory text]

                                                                                  Payroll ($1,000)                                      Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                              Number of                                          Total
 SIC                                                          employees                                        number
                                 Industry                       for week                                             of                                                                                  1,000
code
                                                               including                                     establish       1 to       5 to     10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to       or
                                                               March 12     First quarter         Annual        ments           4          9       19        49        99      249      499      999     more

            Services      Con.
82      Educational services                                      37 991        161 120         693 322            966       421        133       130       157         68      30       13        6         8
821       Elementary and secondary schools                        12 823         53 596         224 855            359        63          44        70      104         49      25        4        –         –
822       Colleges and universities                               20 938         86 305         370 668             63        14           5         3         8         7        3       9        6         8
823       Libraries                                                   118             632            2 646          14         8           3         1         2         –        –       –        –         –
824       Vocational schools                                       1 756          9 954          45 743            134        81          17        11        15         8        2       –        –         –
829       Schools and educational services, n.e.c.                 2 356         10 633          49 394            395       254          64        45        28         4        –       –        –         –

83      Social services                                           55 463        188 100         782 306         3 730     1 817         608       609       482       132       66       12        4         –
832       Individual and family services                          23 239         84 051         349 919         1 347        663        226       172       172         66      43        5        –         –
833       Job training and related services                        9 229         23 908          99 927            242        94          31        32        40        26      12        4        3         –
835       Child day care services                                 10 443         29 842         121 716         1 242        690        161       217       165          7        2       –        –         –
836       Residential care                                         8 172         29 446         122 812            489       126        116       137         76        27        5       2        –         –
839       Social services, n.e.c.                                  4 380         20 853          87 930            409       243          74        51        29         6        4       1        1         –

84      Museums, botanical, zoological gardens                     2 090          9 887          41 693            168       119          32         6         5         1        2       3        –         –
841       Museums and art galleries                                1 935          9 525          39 987            157       111          30         6         5         1        1       3        –         –
842       Botanical and zoological gardens                            155             362            1 706          11         8           2         –         –         –        1       –        –         –

86      Membership organizations                                  55 784        166 252         689 485         6 094     3 123       1 510       866       461         88      39        6        1         –
861       Business associations                                    1 961         13 579          56 542            377       268          65        27        12         5        –       –        –         –
862       Professional organizations                                  879         6 018          25 646            142        96          24        14         6         2        –       –        –         –
863       Labor organizations                                      4 879         16 174          69 581            402       173        107         67        41         8        5       1        –         –
864       Civic and social associations                           12 860         24 784         104 547         1 244        518        293       252       161         11        9       –        –         –
865       Political organizations                                     238         1 289              5 540          40        34           2         1         1         2        –       –        –         –
866       Religious organizations                                 33 034         95 184         388 757         3 709     1 927         988       480       229         58      21        5        1         –
869       Membership organizations, n.e.c.                         1 933          9 224          38 872            180       107          31        25        11         2        4       –        –         –

87      Engineering and management services                       48 841        432 318       1 904 818         5 589     3 877         791       469       269       111       58       12        1         1
871       Engineering and architectural services                  13 849        136   295       616   623       1 446        909        226       160         95        36      18        2        –         –
8711        Engineering services                                   9 401         95   317       424   593         951        607        122       111         74        24      12        1        –         –
8712        Architectural services                                 3 745         35   706       167   330         379        228         76        40         18        11       5        1        –         –
8713        Surveying services                                       691          5   178        24   162         112         71         28         8          3         1       1        –        –         –
872       Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping                   11 191         85 952         362 491         1 408        949        266       116         42        16      13        6        –         –
873       Research and testing services                            5 069         39   203       172   036          383       206          59        51        36        26        5       –        –         –
8731        Commercial physical research                           1 169         11   619        53   441          116        71          15        17         6         6        1       –        –         –
8732        Commercial nonphysical research                        2 127         12   907        59   678          135        66          17        19        18        14        1       –        –         –
8733        Noncommercial research organizations                     675          6   401        25   196           43        27           8         2         2         2        2       –        –         –
8734        Testing laboratories                                   1 098          8   276        33   721           89        42          19        13        10         4        1       –        –         –
874       Management and public relations                         18 732        170   868       753   668       2 352     1 813         240       142         96        33      22        4        1         1
8741       Management services                                     8 505         65   388       275   619         507       321          70        47         42        15      10        –        1         1
8742       Management consulting services                          6 873         79   810       359   247       1 231       996         116        57         40        11       8        3        –         –
8743       Public relations services                                 881          8   194        38   180         127        90          17        12          5         1       2        –        –         –
8744       Facilities support services                             1 053          6   252        28   403          53        36           5         3          4         2       2        1        –         –
8748       Business consulting, n.e.c.                             1 420         11   224        52   219         434       370          32        23          5         4       –        –        –         –

89      Services, n.e.c.                                           1 477         12 758          58 079            318       255          25        19        16         2       1        –        –         –
––      Administrative and auxiliary                              12 689        144 869         566 654            213        52          37        36        40        22      16        5        3         2

            Unclassified establishments                               (E)             (D)              (D)         639       620          14         4         –         1        –        –       –         –

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.




16       MINNESOTA                                                                                                                                  COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS
                                                                                                                                                                                          U.S. Census Bureau
Table 1c.          The State                  Employees and Annual Payroll by Employment Size Class: 1997
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability,
 see introductory text]

                                                                                                                                Employment size class
 SIC                    Major group
code                                                                                                                                                                                                  1,000 or
                                                                  Total         1 to 4         5 to 9      10 to 19       20 to 49       50 to 99     100 to 249     250 to 499     500 to 999           more

                 Total number of employees                  2 195 621        116 309        169 518        236 607        346 427        276 680        374 800        224 968        148 059         302 253
                 Total payroll, annual ($1,000)           63 679 013       3 534 514     3 818 457      5 515 245      8 768 524      7 420 784     10 100 076      6 942 188      5 538 733      12 040 492


        AGRICULTURAL SERVICES,
         FORESTRY, AND FISHING
          Number of employees                                        (I)       1 715              (D)        2 572          2 096             (D)            (D)              –              –               –
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                                  (D)       51 854              (D)       53 797         44 153             (D)            (D)              –              –               –
07      Agricultural services
          Number of employees                                   9 598          1 657          1 932          2 506             (D)            (D)            (D)              –              –               –
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                            213 960         50 679         40 314         52 667             (D)            (D)            (D)              –              –               –
08      Forestry
          Number of employees                                       (C)            (D)            (D)           (D)            (D)              –              –              –              –               –
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                                  (D)            (D)            (D)           (D)            (D)              –              –              –              –               –
09      Fishing, hunting, and trapping
          Number of employees                                       (B)            (D)            (D)           (D)            (D)              –              –              –              –               –
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                                  (D)            (D)            (D)           (D)            (D)              –              –              –              –               –
––      Administrative and auxiliary
          Number of employees                                       (A)             –             (D)             –              –              –              –              –              –               –
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                                  (D)             –             (D)             –              –              –              –              –              –               –


        MINING
          Number of employees                                   7 164              (D)            (D)          246            366             (D)            (D)            (D)            (D)             (D)
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                            363 535              (D)            (D)       11 955         18 883             (D)            (D)            (D)            (D)             (D)
10      Metal mining
         Number of employees                                         (I)           (D)            (D)           (D)              –              –            (D)            (D)            (D)             (D)
         Payroll, annual ($1,000)                                   (D)            (D)            (D)           (D)              –              –            (D)            (D)            (D)             (D)
13      Oil and gas extraction
          Number of employees                                       53             (D)            (D)             –            (D)              –              –              –              –               –
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                               1 943             (D)            (D)             –            (D)              –              –              –              –               –
14      Nonmetallic minerals, except fuels
          Number of employees                                       (F)            (D)            (D)           (D)            (D)            (D)              –              –              –               –
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                                  (D)            (D)            (D)           (D)            (D)            (D)              –              –              –               –
––      Administrative and auxiliary
          Number of employees                                       (A)            (D)             –              –              –              –              –              –              –               –
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                                  (D)            (D)             –              –              –              –              –              –              –               –


        CONSTRUCTION
          Number of employees                                  91 915         13 595         13 208         15 992         19 601             (D)        10 177             (D)              –             (D)
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                          3 719 126        481 465        410 057        587 985        849 670             (D)       444 923             (D)              –             (D)
15      General contractors and operative builders
         Number of employees                                   21 338          4 082          3 128             (D)         3 914             (D)         2 366             (D)              –             (D)
         Payroll, annual ($1,000)                             805 235        121 496         83 311             (D)       162 467             (D)        99 322             (D)              –             (D)
16      Heavy construction, except building
          Number of employees                                  10 685            680          1 040             (D)         2 175          1 312             (D)         1 688               –             (D)
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                            655 520         63 510         60 238             (D)       161 349         94 581             (D)        79 080               –             (D)
17      Special trade contractors
          Number of employees                                  59 615          8 833          9 040         10 507         13 512          7 129          6 768          3 826               –               –
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                          2 241 118        296 459        266 508        356 854        525 854        322 418        292 118        180 907               –               –
––      Administrative and auxiliary
          Number of employees                                     277               –              –            (D)              –            (D)            (D)              –              –               –
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                             17 253               –              –            (D)              –            (D)            (D)              –              –               –


        MANUFACTURING
          Number of employees                                436 321           5 355          9 970         18 389        41 904         48 104         89 040         71 427         60 345          91 787
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                        16 846 344         174 564        267 245        555 124     1 404 233      1 665 948      3 041 300      2 463 808      2 456 571       4 817 551
20      Food and kindred products
          Number of employees                                  44 543            190            425          1 414          3 154             (D)         9 561         12 525          8 680              (D)
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                          1 283 825         19 467          9 144         33 885         98 443             (D)       268 869        333 871        255 996              (D)
21      Tobacco products
          Number of employees                                       (A)            (D)             –              –              –              –              –              –              –               –
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                                  (D)            (D)             –              –              –              –              –              –              –               –
22      Textile mill products
          Number of employees                                      (G)             38             (D)           (D)            (D)            (D)           433             (D)              –               –
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                                 (D)            811             (D)           (D)            (D)            (D)        11 885             (D)              –               –
23      Apparel and other textile products
          Number of employees                                       (H)          178            426             (D)         1 127            761             (D)            (D)              –               –
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                                  (D)        3 192          7 550             (D)        19 964         18 458             (D)            (D)              –               –
24      Lumber and wood products
          Number of employees                                  19 319            678          1 013          1 298          2 084          2 298          4 117          1 512             (D)             (D)
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                            605 648         15 801         19 413         25 193         48 621         57 342        124 341         38 563             (D)             (D)
25      Furniture and fixtures
          Number of employees                                   7 330              (D)            (D)          610          1 353          1 246          1 992          1 052             (D)               –
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                            226 534              (D)            (D)       17 489         38 401         35 729         66 872         36 001             (D)               –

26      Paper and allied products
          Number of employees                                  16 221             33             92            324            539          2 194          4 992          1 005          3 248           3 794
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                            663 416          1 175          2 118          8 283         14 982         81 295        176 182         39 165        156 692         183 524

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.


COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS                                                                                                                                                       MINNESOTA                  17
U.S. Census Bureau
Table 1c.           The State                  Employees and Annual Payroll by Employment Size Class: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability,
 see introductory text]

                                                                                                                                Employment size class
 SIC                    Major group
code                                                                                                                                                                                                  1,000 or
                                                                  Total         1 to 4         5 to 9      10 to 19       20 to 49       50 to 99     100 to 249     250 to 499     500 to 999           more

        MANUFACTURING Con.
27      Printing and publishing
          Number of employees                                  56 649          1 178          2 306          2 889          6 100          6 690          9 144          8 580          6 107          13 655
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                          1 871 981         27 389         51 586         72 860        179 236        211 049        323 981        289 988        198 937         516 955
28      Chemicals and allied products
          Number of employees                                   8 387              (D)          212            487          1 469             (D)         1 686          1 920             (D)               –
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                            347 656              (D)        7 523         17 450         53 216             (D)        71 395         70 726             (D)               –
29      Petroleum and coal products
          Number of employees                                   1 989              11             (D)           (D)            (D)            (D)            (D)            (D)            (D)               –
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                            107 846             661             (D)           (D)            (D)            (D)            (D)            (D)            (D)               –

30      Rubber and miscellaneous plastics
         products
          Number of employees                                  19 974              (D)          363            946          2 576          3 085          6 793          4 505             (D)               –
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                            628 917              (D)       10 231         27 873         78 875         97 209        187 226        157 321             (D)               –

31      Leather and leather products
          Number of employees                                      (G)             (D)            (D)           (D)            (D)            (D)            (D)            (D)              –             (D)
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                                 (D)             (D)            (D)           (D)            (D)            (D)            (D)            (D)              –             (D)

32      Stone, clay, and glass products
          Number of employees                                  10 227              (D)          454            720          1 496            864          2 078          1 119             (D)             (D)
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                            439 636              (D)       17 451         28 022         66 891         32 583         78 315         46 266             (D)             (D)

33      Primary metal industries
          Number of employees                                   7 911              (D)            (D)          115             (D)         1 185          2 745          2 095             (D)               –
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                            287 158              (D)            (D)        3 756             (D)        36 270         98 355         91 941             (D)               –

34      Fabricated metal products
          Number of employees                                  38 037            444            988          2 228          5 994          6 507          9 079          4 315          4 285           4 197
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                          1 356 483         15 022         27 315         66 628        193 609        223 722        332 447        147 786        147 116         202 838

35      Industrial machinery and equipment
          Number of employees                                  64 785            982          1 806          3 671          6 892          7 497         12 122          9 147          9 661          13 007
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                          2 622 958         34 219         54 592        125 624        257 616        288 799        449 310        311 971        399 276         701 551

36      Electronic and other electronic equipment
          Number of employees                                  33 457            157            299            686          2 649          3 113          8 668          8 251          5 359           4 275
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                          1 178 721          4 921          9 341         19 342         86 501         92 875        270 903        262 084        244 464         188 290

37      Transportation equipment
          Number of employees                                  12 789              (D)            (D)          363             (D)         1 304          1 881          2 373             (D)          5 156
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                            427 945              (D)            (D)        9 019             (D)        43 512         53 453         74 407             (D)        199 358

38      Instruments and related products
          Number of employees                                  33 172              (D)            (D)           (D)         1 705          2 951          6 269          4 870          7 514           8 741
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                          1 396 415              (D)            (D)           (D)        58 088        117 771        227 165        183 893        336 594         428 504

39      Miscellaneous manufacturing industries
          Number of employees                                   8 033              (D)          467            784            889          1 534          2 130          1 393             (D)               –
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                            199 411              (D)       11 046         19 832         23 418         48 150         46 443         38 502             (D)               –

––      Administrative and auxiliary
          Number of employees                                  46 411             72            185            528          1 659          2 053          4 342          5 207          7 814         24 551
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                          3 014 979          3 504         12 400         38 205        109 212        124 552        226 964        288 974        420 301      1 790 867


        TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC
         UTILITIES
          Number of employees                                 122 869          5 338          6 716          9 878         18 242         13 385         19 400         11 991          7 750         30 169
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                          4 266 008        157 031        171 323        284 208        532 390        427 398        657 237        438 271        309 348      1 288 802

41      Local and interurban passenger transit
          Number of employees                                  13 419             248             (D)           (D)         3 416          2 505          4 272             (D)              –               –
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                            179 527           4 429             (D)           (D)        38 313         36 985         68 743             (D)              –               –

42      Trucking and warehousing
          Number of employees                                  36 694          2 907          2 729          3 284          6 144          4 358          5 125             (D)            (D)             (D)
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                          1 055 255         71 687         61 930         89 247        173 529        127 328        186 706             (D)            (D)             (D)

44      Water transportation
         Number of employees                                      729             115           127            105             (D)              –            (D)              –              –               –
         Payroll, annual ($1,000)                              37 708           5 631         4 232          4 224             (D)              –            (D)              –              –               –

45      Transportation by air
          Number of employees                                  24 265             143             (D)           (D)           786             (D)            (D)            (D)            (D)             (D)
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                          1 060 777           4 019             (D)           (D)        22 264             (D)            (D)            (D)            (D)             (D)

46      Pipelines, except natural gas
          Number of employees                                     301              20             (D)           (D)            (D)            (D)            (D)              –              –               –
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                             16 180           1 014             (D)           (D)            (D)            (D)            (D)              –              –               –

47      Transportation services
          Number of employees                                   7 839            985          1 530          1 345          1 479            806             (D)              –            (D)               –
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                            208 807         30 390         37 437         37 943         47 401         19 885             (D)              –            (D)               –

48      Communication
          Number of employees                                  23 043            655              (D)        2 475          3 851          3 161          5 242             (D)         4 358                –
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                            897 914         31 748              (D)       84 011        137 815        141 315        199 846             (D)       191 791                –

49      Electric, gas, and sanitary services
          Number of employees                                  14 816             248             (D)          841          2 318          1 885          1 698          3 906             (D)             (D)
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                            726 777           7 392             (D)       36 601        103 127         82 810         93 867        202 773             (D)             (D)

––      Administrative and auxiliary
          Number of employees                                   1 763              17             (D)           55             (D)            (D)           456               –              –             (D)
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                             83 063             721             (D)        4 115             (D)            (D)        22 171               –              –             (D)

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.


18       MINNESOTA                                                                                                                                  COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS
                                                                                                                                                                                          U.S. Census Bureau
Table 1c.          The State                   Employees and Annual Payroll by Employment Size Class: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability,
 see introductory text]

                                                                                                                                Employment size class
 SIC                    Major group
code                                                                                                                                                                                                  1,000 or
                                                                  Total         1 to 4         5 to 9      10 to 19       20 to 49       50 to 99     100 to 249     250 to 499     500 to 999           more

        WHOLESALE TRADE
          Number of employees                                 155 365          9 823         15 140         22 222        34 800          21 535         24 518         11 046          9 386           6 895
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                          6 017 764        377 645        521 044        793 393     1 287 682         832 580        967 067        519 809        419 087         299 457

50      Wholesale trade durable goods
         Number of employees                                   92 608          6 239          9 801         14 064         21 637         13 071         13 793          5 463             (D)             (D)
         Payroll, annual ($1,000)                           3 744 334        248 594        358 191        531 036        860 472        527 139        608 860        292 211             (D)             (D)

51      Wholesale trade nondurable goods
         Number of employees                                   54 033          3 506          5 240          7 853         12 438          8 130          9 807          4 163          2 896                –
         Payroll, annual ($1,000)                           1 800 851        124 912        156 558        245 725        389 927        279 573        323 328        158 713        122 115                –

––      Administrative and auxiliary
          Number of employees                                   8 724             78             99            305            725            334            918          1 420             (D)             (D)
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                            472 579          4 139          6 295         16 632         37 283         25 868         34 879         68 885             (D)             (D)


        RETAIL TRADE
          Number of employees                                 448 880         20 387         48 537         73 215       104 129         75 628         74 274          27 957             (D)             (D)
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                          6 518 170        381 542        613 075        891 363     1 263 740      1 092 732      1 160 841         449 877             (D)             (D)

52      Building materials and garden supplies
          Number of employees                                  18 746          1 484          3 481          4 120          3 545          1 767          4 349               –              –               –
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                            387 833         36 676         63 502         83 833         84 538         37 994         81 290               –              –               –

53      General merchandise stores
         Number of employees                                   49 579             247           619            826          1 903             (D)        21 680         15 861             (D)             (D)
         Payroll, annual ($1,000)                             574 340           8 386         5 969          7 677         22 953             (D)       231 701        186 895             (D)             (D)

54      Food stores
          Number of employees                                  55 314          1 665          4 235          5 883          8 440         10 282         19 736          5 073               –               –
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                            697 533         21 966         39 008         57 862         95 159        134 088        277 858         71 592               –               –

55      Automotive dealers and service stations
          Number of employees                                  51 591          2 434          8 274         14 285         11 777          9 024             (D)            (D)              –               –
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                          1 094 392         55 002        124 950        215 438        233 357        282 739             (D)            (D)              –               –

56      Apparel and accessory stores
          Number of employees                                  18 330          1 533          4 530          4 832          4 392             (D)            (D)              –            (D)               –
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                            212 324         21 707         49 954         50 580         48 006             (D)            (D)              –            (D)               –

57      Furniture and homefurnishings stores
          Number of employees                                  16 946          2 119          3 503          3 565          2 880          2 138          2 741               –              –               –
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                            318 828         40 738         60 689         65 975         62 628         40 415         48 383               –              –               –

58      Eating and drinking places
          Number of employees                                 148 377          3 884         10 362         25 846         56 508         38 513         11 813             (D)            (D)               –
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                          1 322 345         74 489         81 264        198 699        462 587        363 117        122 682             (D)            (D)               –

59      Miscellaneous retail
          Number of employees                                  63 763          6 839         13 114         13 157         13 211          7 413          4 514             (D)         3 059              (D)
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                            955 917        111 565        169 209        181 021        184 304         93 615         87 626             (D)        55 299              (D)

––      Administrative and auxiliary
          Number of employees                                  26 234            182            419            701          1 473          1 768          3 039          4 710          3 448          10 494
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                            954 658         11 013         18 530         30 278         70 208         80 852        128 693        131 194        136 093         347 797


        FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL
         ESTATE
          Number of employees                                 157 601         13 966         12 780         16 016         20 973         17 285         18 074         16 441         13 377         28 689
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                          6 653 655        601 527        391 005        558 283        791 259        690 068        737 765        823 820        739 330      1 320 598

60      Depository institutions
          Number of employees                                  36 108          1 054          2 975          7 143          8 819          4 197          3 621          2 989             (D)             (D)
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                          1 208 798         45 115         77 259        196 919        255 851        133 994        121 974        123 307             (D)             (D)

61      Nondepository institutions
          Number of employees                                  11 896            841          1 137             (D)         1 286          1 884          1 291          2 641             (D)               –
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                            509 663         44 190         44 906             (D)        61 420         91 296         52 320         99 404             (D)               –

62      Security and commodity brokers
          Number of employees                                  16 721          1 139            692            796          1 865          1 862          2 820          1 900             (D)             (D)
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                          1 437 890        220 541         47 987         80 744        157 214        153 870        190 569        145 597             (D)             (D)

63      Insurance carriers
          Number of employees                                  45 773            722            884          1 060          2 126          3 761          3 938          6 112          5 116          22 054
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                          1 885 794         33 999         33 689         45 241         84 237        146 581        148 639        239 123        195 652         958 633

64      Insurance agents, brokers, and service
          Number of employees                                  15 205          4 510          2 371          1 511          2 289             (D)         1 712             (D)            (D)               –
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                            518 355        113 140         74 316         61 994        101 419             (D)        68 413             (D)            (D)               –

65      Real estate
          Number of employees                                  24 041          5 249          4 303          3 838          3 697             (D)         2 831             (D)              –               –
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                            537 191        119 759         93 253         90 568         83 612             (D)        68 671             (D)              –               –

67      Holding and other investment offices
          Number of employees                                   5 917            433            398             (D)           782             (D)         1 386             (D)         1 689                –
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                            357 044         23 596         18 648             (D)        43 016             (D)        67 873             (D)       144 273                –

––      Administrative and auxiliary
          Number of employees                                   1 940             18              20            (D)           109             (D)           475             (D)              –               –
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                            198 920          1 187             947            (D)         4 490             (D)        19 306             (D)              –               –

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.

COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS                                                                                                                                                       MINNESOTA                  19
U.S. Census Bureau
Table 1c.          The State                 Employees and Annual Payroll by Employment Size Class: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability,
 see introductory text]

                                                                                                                                Employment size class
 SIC                    Major group
code                                                                                                                                                                                                  1,000 or
                                                                  Total         1 to 4         5 to 9      10 to 19       20 to 49       50 to 99     100 to 249     250 to 499     500 to 999           more

        SERVICES
          Number of employees                                765 312          45 868        60 888         78 017        104 316         89 254        138 085         78 899         45 162         124 823
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                        19 066 605       1 294 081     1 392 391      1 778 200      2 576 514      2 185 101      3 051 031      1 889 086      1 287 203       3 612 998

70      Hotels and other lodging places
          Number of employees                                  29 982            842          1 053          2 879          4 550          3 910          7 104          4 993             (D)             (D)
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                            400 562         21 687          9 898         27 611         46 195         42 427        102 267         66 895             (D)             (D)

72      Personal services
          Number of employees                                  25 517          4 125          5 502          5 959          4 549             (D)         2 248             (D)              –             (D)
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                            366 625         59 002         67 071         76 518         63 155             (D)        38 064             (D)              –             (D)

73      Business services
          Number of employees                                 162 552          7 324          7 273         10 098         20 063         21 289         31 837         22 275         10 916          31 477
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                          4 279 477        312 502        225 341        308 722        625 259        566 941        792 751        533 050        319 128         595 783

75      Auto repair, services, and parking
          Number of employees                                  22 257          3 757          5 408          4 763          3 531          1 740             (D)              –            (D)               –
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                            488 428         83 631        124 041        101 070         75 561         30 980             (D)              –            (D)               –

76      Miscellaneous repair services
          Number of employees                                   7 236          1 621          1 427          1 134          1 255             (D)           968             (D)              –               –
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                            203 354         32 010         33 811         30 490         41 108             (D)        27 431             (D)              –               –

78      Motion pictures
         Number of employees                                    8 520            584          1 229          3 478          1 794            663            772               –              –               –
         Payroll, annual ($1,000)                             108 952         13 011         15 089         34 252         20 890         12 019         13 691               –              –               –

79      Amusement and recreation services
         Number of employees                                   33 638          1 774          2 375          3 693          5 609          4 038          7 311             (D)            (D)             (D)
         Payroll, annual ($1,000)                             546 328         45 746         27 981         39 482         64 974        113 834        117 832             (D)            (D)             (D)

80      Health services
          Number of employees                                 244 449          6 481         13 023         14 922         17 752         24 274        52 338          27 671         19 693         68 295
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                          7 097 911        238 920        379 088        494 568        602 764        584 409     1 039 519         669 528        569 972      2 519 143

81      Legal services
          Number of employees                                  16 826          2 908          2 758          2 309          2 586          2 095          2 059             (D)            (D)               –
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                            838 611         89 046        102 171        103 891        144 792        129 600        127 196             (D)            (D)               –

82      Educational services
          Number of employees                                  37 991            618            916          1 734          4 752          4 633          4 443          3 927          4 172          12 796
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                            693 322         21 692         19 414         30 841         86 655         72 340         93 851         75 184        110 504         182 841

83      Social services
          Number of employees                                  55 463          3 172          4 186          8 297         14 188          9 246          9 934          3 826          2 614                –
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                            782 306         56 269         69 244        131 171        214 292        136 280        117 443         33 129         24 478                –

84      Museums, botanical, zoological gardens
         Number of employees                                    2 090            210            211             68            112             (D)            (D)            (D)              –               –
         Payroll, annual ($1,000)                              41 693          3 643          3 185          1 217          2 732             (D)            (D)            (D)              –               –

86      Membership organizations
         Number of employees                                   55 784          6 525          9 923         11 618         13 628          5 977          5 474             (D)            (D)               –
         Payroll, annual ($1,000)                             689 485         72 494        106 059        129 409        161 741         92 474         79 853             (D)            (D)               –

87      Engineering and management services
          Number of employees                                  48 841          5 535          5 183          6 348          8 155          7 549          8 691             (D)            (D)             (D)
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                          1 904 818        221 603        193 665        243 766        333 301        297 604        372 775             (D)            (D)             (D)

89      Services, n.e.c.
          Number of employees                                   1 477            287              (D)          240            545             (D)            (D)              –              –               –
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                             58 079         14 792              (D)        7 420         24 637             (D)            (D)              –              –               –

––      Administrative and auxiliary
          Number of employees                                  12 689            105              (D)          477          1 247          1 501          2 288          1 891          1 982              (D)
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                            566 654          8 033              (D)       17 772         68 458         60 998         93 626         80 745        101 223              (D)


        UNCLASSIFIED
         ESTABLISHMENTS
          Number of employees                                       (E)            (D)            (D)            60              –            (D)              –              –              –               –
          Payroll, annual ($1,000)                                  (D)            (D)            (D)           937              –            (D)              –              –              –               –

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.




20       MINNESOTA                                                                                                                                  COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS
                                                                                                                                                                                          U.S. Census Bureau
Table 1d.           The State Establishments With 1,000 Employees or More by Major Group and
                    Employment Size Class: 1997
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliabililty/comparability, see introductory text]

                                                                                                                                Number of establishments by employment size class
 SIC                                  Major group                                       Total number of
code
                                                                                         establishments           1,000 to 1,499          1,500 to 2,499          2,500 to 4,999           5,000 or more

                Total                                                                               137                       60                      42                      30                      5

           Mining                                                                                      2                       1                       1                       –                      –
10     Metal mining                                                                                    2                       1                       1                       –                      –

           Construction                                                                                2                       2                       –                       –                      –
15     General contractors and operative builders                                                      1                       1                       –                       –                      –
16     Heavy construction, except building                                                             1                       1                       –                       –                      –

           Manufacturing                                                                             42                       18                      15                       7                      2
20     Food and kindred products                                                                       3                       1                       2                       –                      –
24     Lumber and wood products                                                                        2                       –                       –                       2                      –
26     Paper and allied products                                                                       3                       2                       1                       –                      –
27     Printing and publishing                                                                         5                       1                       2                       1                      1
31     Leather and leather products                                                                    1                       1                       –                       –                      –

32     Stone, clay, and glass products                                                                 2                       2                       –                       –                      –
34     Fabricated metal products                                                                       3                       2                       1                       –                      –
35     Industrial machinery and equipment                                                              4                       –                       1                       3                      –
36     Electronic and other electronic equipment                                                       3                       2                       1                       –                      –
37     Transportation equipment                                                                        3                       –                       3                       –                      –
38     Instruments and related products                                                                6                       5                       1                       –                      –
––     Administrative and auxiliary                                                                    7                       2                       3                       1                      1

           Transportation and public utilities                                                         7                       4                       1                       –                      2
42     Trucking and warehousing                                                                        3                       2                       –                       –                      1
45     Transportation by air                                                                           2                       1                       –                       –                      1
49     Electric, gas, and sanitary services                                                            1                       –                       1                       –                      –
––     Administrative and auxiliary                                                                    1                       1                       –                       –                      –

           Wholesale trade                                                                             4                       3                       –                       1                      –
50     Wholesale trade durable goods                                                                   2                       1                       –                       1                      –
––     Administrative and auxiliary                                                                    2                       2                       –                       –                      –

           Retail trade                                                                                8                       4                       2                       2                      –
53     General merchandise stores                                                                      2                       2                       –                       –                      –
59     Miscellaneous retail                                                                            1                       1                       –                       –                      –
––     Administrative and auxiliary                                                                    5                       1                       2                       2                      –

           Finance, insurance, and real estate                                                       16                        7                       5                       4                      –
60     Depository institutions                                                                        2                        2                       –                       –                      –
62     Security and commodity brokers                                                                 2                        1                       –                       1                      –
63     Insurance carriers                                                                            12                        4                       5                       3                      –

           Services                                                                                  56                       21                      18                      16                      1
70     Hotels and other lodging places                                                                2                        2                       –                       –                      –
72     Personal services                                                                              1                        1                       –                       –                      –
73     Business services                                                                             15                        5                       5                       5                      –
79     Amusement and recreation services                                                              1                        –                       –                       1                      –
80     Health services                                                                               26                        8                       9                       8                      1

82     Educational services                                                                            8                       4                       3                       1                      –
87     Engineering and management services                                                             1                       –                       –                       1                      –
––     Administrative and auxiliary                                                                    2                       1                       1                       –                      –




COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS                                                                                                                                                   MINNESOTA                21
U.S. Census Bureau
Table 1e.           The State             Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by County: 1997 and 1996
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader
 industry totals. For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability, see introductory text]

                                                                                     1997                                                                      1996

                                                                            Number of             Payroll ($1,000)                                  Number of              Payroll ($1,000)
                     County                                                 employees                                                               employees
                                                          Number of           for week                                             Number of          for week
                                                           establish         including              First                           establish        including              First
                                                              ments          March 12             quarter            Annual            ments         March 12             quarter             Annual

         Total                                              133 002         2 195   621      15 091   766      63 679   013         129 018         2 135    427      14 207   265      59 625   058
Aitkin                                                          383             2   879          10   864          50   076             374             2    569           9   161          43   814
Anoka                                                         6 087            88   415         565   094       2 446   729           5 801            85    552         529   969       2 327   565
Becker                                                          919            10   113          41   515         187   595             887             8    280          34   134         152   694
Beltrami                                                        982            11   422          53   333         233   354             942            11    426          49   922         227   828
Benton                                                          674            10   350          52   841         234   585             610             9    688          47   630         206   106
Big Stone                                                       209             1   500           5   145          24   214             207             1    321           4   477          20   903
Blue Earth                                                    1 673            25   903         122   702         521   371           1 655            25    278         118   748         499   416
Brown                                                           755            12   993          62   163         268   142             755            12    037          57   052         246   039
Carlton                                                         679             7   967          51   530         216   238             646             8    240          51   547         223   710
Carver                                                        1 576            26   386         177   420         789   560           1 485            25    144         165   289         703   872
Cass                                                            734             4   613          16   031          77   378             705             3    731          12   640          60   677
Chippewa                                                        399             4   569          20   718          92   275             392             4    348          19   529          85   415
Chisago                                                         953             9   329          43   734         208   575             917             8    705          39   580         187   540
Clay                                                          1 119            14   613          55   117         254   145           1 102            13    985          51   999         234   963
Clearwater                                                      208             1   747           7   286          41   321             198             1    695           6   895          40   897
Cook                                                            259             1   780           6   515          30   878             257             1    766           6   301          28   378
Cottonwood                                                      391             3   800          15   533          64   179             392             3    722          14   066          61   399
Crow Wing                                                     1 738            18   457          90   850         404   036           1 682            17    447          80   430         368   490
Dakota                                                        7 891           128   572         812   009       3 586   600           7 448           121    280         771   020       3 360   242
Dodge                                                           396             3   225          17   742          75   751             368             3    285          17   059          72   563
Douglas                                                       1 149            12   528          57   589         263   339           1 087            12    175          53   513         237   774
Faribault                                                       512             5   041          21   487          95   429             505             4    925          20   243          90   805
Fillmore                                                        674             5   276          21   799          96   191             642             5    350          20   209          90   511
Freeborn                                                        905            11   325          56   944         238   775             882            11    199          52   098         219   958
Goodhue                                                       1 277            17   948          98   220         403   690           1 243            17    703          94   373         378   349
Grant                                                           223             1   645           5   926          27   802             213             1    743           6   084          28   861
Hennepin                                                     37 873           808   297       6 655   871      27 815   145          37 014           787    302       6 298   567      26 206   514
Houston                                                         424             4   283          16   250          71   803             419             3    952          14   703          64   848
Hubbard                                                         548             4   628          18   572          84   686             552             5    249          20   298          91   595
Isanti                                                          670             6   643          34   886         143   641             629             6    688          30   634         128   114
Itasca                                                        1 218            13   120          68   897         312   718           1 206            12    550          67   546         287   296
Jackson                                                         316             3   828          16   605          76   377             311             3    447          14   261          63   757
Kanabec                                                         283             3   564          16   256          68   517             276             3    337          14   845          62   745
Kandiyohi                                                     1 267            17   798          84   717         369   812           1 251            16    902          77   331         338   390
Kittson                                                         165             1   162           4   208          19   357             165             1    113           3   859          18   132
Koochiching                                                     452             5   105          29   059         122   037             438             4    986          28   313         119   227
Lac qui Parle                                                   257             2   183           9   404          40   902             251             2    194           8   671          37   721
Lake                                                            285             2   893          15   274          63   350             275             3    112          17   895          73   827
Lake of the Woods                                               158             1   139           4   631          19   387             163             1    140           4   300          17   396
Le Sueur                                                        663             8   285          40   915         187   822             640             8    252          40   104         178   751
Lincoln                                                         177             1   263           5   047          22   788             196             1    289           3   771          17   061
Lyon                                                            794            11   625          60   098         252   308             764            13    102          75   798         293   319
McLeod                                                          933            16   951         105   788         445   241             906            16    508          99   298         412   870
Mahnomen                                                        126                 847           3   122          15   497             121                  879           2   973          15   121
Marshall                                                        331             2   095           8   521          41   362             322              1   943           8   034          37   768
Martin                                                          684             8   305          40   959         176   741             679              8   199          36   385         159   686
Meeker                                                          578             5   855          27   424         120   510             546              5   571          25   890         112   088
Mille Lacs                                                      603             8   250          35   362         150   979             567              7   960          33   972         142   375
Morrison                                                        790             8   173          34   023         153   585             773              7   756          31   512         141   487
Mower                                                           918            12   316          57   573         295   593             892             12   000          59   427         276   345
Murray                                                          288             2   073           7   789          36   354             265              2   043           7   005          32   472
Nicollet                                                        592            10   613          57   697         240   699             580             10   913          55   536         234   246
Nobles                                                          669             8   622          39   315         163   210             670              8   693          39   084         160   098
Norman                                                          222             1   547           6   335          27   013             226              1   452           5   686          25   569
Olmsted                                                       2 893            66   026         458   591       2 005   112           2 788             62   446         451   335       1 868   550
Otter Tail                                                    1 573            17   346          76   172         330   019           1 523             17   374          70   263         309   527
Pennington                                                      360             6   574          28   395         130   629             355              5   934          26   087         117   792
Pine                                                            581             4   460          16   898          78   970             561              4   398          15   953          70   033
Pipestone                                                       347             3   354          12   823          56   081             342              3   394          12   197          57   432
Polk                                                            838             8   761          35   089         150   546             821              8   934          34   932         154   200
Pope                                                            346             3   124          13   573          63   495             348              3   322          13   948          62   655
Ramsey                                                       13 260           293   299       2 432   696       9 558   870          13 079            288   579       2 225   766       8 825   197
Red Lake                                                        124             1   075           5   655          24   985             124              1   095           5   385          22   984
Redwood                                                         588             5   471          24   774         108   509             588              5   393          23   184         100   927
Renville                                                        581             5   686          25   423         115   835             542              5   457          20   818          93   536
Rice                                                          1 316            19   502         107   898         485   351           1 273             19   276         104   900         465   942
Rock                                                            279             3   161          13   997          57   887             267              2   998          12   841          51   764
Roseau                                                          390             7   980          52   077         179   941             358              7   979          57   215         182   143
St. Louis                                                     5 561            75   632         422   200       1 802   125           5 432             73   630         398   216       1 691   157
Scott                                                         1 973            25   296         148   784         692   223           1 836             23   735         138   182         631   652
Sherburne                                                     1 129            12   289          69   382         304   529           1 014             12   092          64   568         275   320
Sibley                                                          347             3   109          14   963          59   107             342              3   089          14   257          57   007
Stearns                                                       3 715            62   977         330   984       1 441   140           3 638             63   767         318   954       1 376   885
Steele                                                          887            17   071         111   070         450   802             835             16   348         106   054         438   663
Stevens                                                         349             3   435          14   446          67   499             329              3   260          12   758          59   375
Swift                                                           330             3   315          13   751          60   545             334              3   166          12   346          54   976
Todd                                                            536             4   598          21   557          95   020             525              4   730          21   682          90   977
Traverse                                                        134                 936           3   535          16   042             133                  900           2   901          13   531
Wabasha                                                         573             5   801          27   742         126   185             553              5   594          24   826         109   502
Wadena                                                          302             4   251          16   065          72   504             297              4   203          14   989          69   567
Waseca                                                          476             7   029          34   285         162   189             450              7   056          37   041         167   645
Washington                                                    4 005            47   097         300   210       1 363   256           3 784             44   547         260   387       1 191   540
Watonwan                                                        326             3   440          14   537          62   110             320              3   642          14   183          61   466
Wilkin                                                          170             2   060           8   289          34   450             172              2   084           7   731          33   176
Winona                                                        1 262            22   176         114   408         484   938           1 255             21   502         105   967         446   984
Wright                                                        2 031            21   331         107   285         483   978           1 949             20   419          98   239         448   295
Yellow Medicine                                                 361             3   731          17   036          72   947             348              3   640          17   134          66   699
     Statewide                                                    10                369            2 471             11 532               11                 318           2 360              10 372

         Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J   10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.




22      MINNESOTA                                                                                                                            COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS
                                                                                                                                                                                 U.S. Census Bureau
Table 2.          Counties                 Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. Detailed industries with 100 or more employees are shown if industry was
 not a (D). For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability, see introductory text]

                                                                                   Payroll ($1,000)                                   Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                               Number of                                          Total
 SIC                                                           employees                                        number
                                Industry                         for week                                             of                                                                             1,000
code
                                                                including                                     establish     1 to      5 to    10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to      or
                                                                March 12     First quarter        Annual         ments         4         9      19        49        99      249      499      999    more

        AITKIN

                 Total                                             2 879          10 864         50 076             383     234        72        45        26         3       2        1        –        –

            Agricultural services, forestry, and fishing              (A)             (D)               (D)           5       5         –         –         –         –       –        –        –        –
            Mining                                                    (A)             (D)               (D)           1       1         –         –         –         –       –        –        –        –
            Construction                                              189             808             5 025          56      47         3         4         2         –       –        –        –        –
17      Special trade contractors                                     159             688             3 811          41      33         3         3         2         –       –        –        –        –

            Manufacturing                                             435          2 323              8 771          36      15         6         9         5         –       1        –        –        –
24      Lumber and wood products                                      200             717             2 508          17      12         1         2         1         –       1        –        –        –

35      Industrial machinery and equipment                            108             908             3 400           8       1         2         3         2         –       –        –        –        –

            Transportation and public utilities                       164             904             4 245          26      18         3         3         2         –       –        –        –        –
            Wholesale trade                                           138             733             3 782          18       8         7         1         2         –       –        –        –        –
            Retail trade                                              804          2 165              9 537         102      46        34        13         8         1       –        –        –        –
54      Food stores                                                   149             362             1 617          10       2         4         2         1         1       –        –        –        –

55      Automotive dealers and service stations                       137             514             2 221          17       6         7         3         1         –       –        –        –        –

58      Eating and drinking places                                    316             640             3 108          41      19        12         6         4         –       –        –        –        –
5812        Eating places                                             265             550             2 721          28      10         8         6         4         –       –        –        –        –

            Finance, insurance, and real estate                       119             742             2 883          21      13         4         3         1         –       –        –        –        –
            Services                                               1 019           3 167         15 609             117      80        15        12         6         2       1        1        –        –
80      Health services                                               492          1 966              9 206          14       4         5         –         3         –       1        1        –        –

83      Social services                                               143             221             1 013          13       9         –         1         2         1       –        –        –        –
832       Individual and family services                              125             148              663            8       5         –         –         2         1       –        –        –        –

            Unclassified establishments                               (A)             (D)               (D)           1       1         –         –         –         –       –        –        –        –



        ANOKA

                 Total                                            88 415        565 094       2 446 729          6 087     3 270   1 136        807      564       170      107       21        6        6

            Agricultural services, forestry, and fishing              429          1 887         12 342             105      75        17        11         2         –       –        –        –        –
07      Agricultural services                                          (E)            (D)               (D)         104      75        16        11         2         –       –        –        –        –
074       Veterinary services                                         172             754             3 529          20       7         6         6         1         –       –        –        –        –
078       Landscape and horticultural services                        188             753             6 851          71      58        10         2         1         –       –        –        –        –

            Construction                                           6 117          47 092        241 732          1 004      698       160        84        47       10        4        1        –        –
15      General contractors and operative builders                 1 253           9 854         43 978             263     204        32        16         7         3       1        –        –        –
151       General building contractors                                946          7 001         31 333             226     182        22        14         5         3       –        –        –        –
153       Operative builders                                          307          2 853         12 645              37      22        10         2         2         –       1        –        –        –

16      Heavy construction, except building                           458          5 172         32 366              37      25         3         5         1         1       2        –        –        –
161       Highway and street construction                             157          1 736         12 313               8       5         1         1         –         –       1        –        –        –
162       Heavy construction, except highway                          301          3 436         20 053              29      20         2         4         1         1       1        –        –        –

17      Special trade contractors                                  4 406          32 066        165 388             704     469       125        63        39         6       1        1        –        –
171       Plumbing, heating, air conditioning                         765          5 448         27 039             123      76        26        10        11         –       –        –        –        –
172       Painting and paper hanging                                  306          1 839              8 402          55      42         4         8         –         –       1        –        –        –
173       Electrical work                                             876          8 141         35 835              85      49        17        14         3         1       –        1        –        –
174       Masonry, stonework, and plastering                          776          5 380         28 176             114      75        20         8        10         1       –        –        –        –
1741       Masonry and other stonework                                380          2 485         14 107              55      38         8         3         5         1       –        –        –        –
1742       Plastering, drywall, and insulation                        361          2 696         13 124              50      31        10         4         5         –       –        –        –        –
175       Carpentry and floor work                                    450          2 676         13 679             122      92        19         7         4         –       –        –        –        –
1751       Carpentry work                                             324          2 098         10 631              83      62        12         6         3         –       –        –        –        –
1752       Floor laying and floor work, n.e.c.                        126            578          3 048              39      30         7         1         1         –       –        –        –        –
176       Roofing, siding, and sheet metal work                       247          1 791         10 122              50      36         8         4         1         1       –        –        –        –
177       Concrete work                                               340          2 213         16 400              63      43        12         3         4         1       –        –        –        –
179       Misc. special trade contractors                             627          4 472         25    246           89      55        17         9         6         2       –        –        –        –
1794        Excavation work                                           131            948          8    969           22      14         6         1         –         1       –        –        –        –
1796        Installing building equipment, n.e.c.                     100            807          3    584           10       4         3         2         1         –       –        –        –        –
1799        Special trade contractors, n.e.c.                         348          2 326         10    427           46      27         8         6         4         1       –        –        –        –

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.




COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS                                                                                                                                                    MINNESOTA                 23
U.S. Census Bureau
Table 2.          Counties                 Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. Detailed industries with 100 or more employees are shown if industry was
 not a (D). For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability, see introductory text]

                                                                                   Payroll ($1,000)                                   Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                               Number of                                          Total
 SIC                                                           employees                                        number
                                Industry                         for week                                             of                                                                             1,000
code
                                                                including                                     establish     1 to      5 to    10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to      or
                                                                March 12     First quarter        Annual         ments         4         9      19        49        99      249      499      999    more

        ANOKA Con.
            Manufacturing                                         25 182        240 162       1 024 124             612     209       114       106      101        40       25        9        4        4
20      Food and kindred products                                     420          3 076         13 467               6       1         1         1         2         –       –        1        –        –

23      Apparel and other textile products                            (C)              (D)              (D)          15       7         3         3         1         1       –        –        –        –

24      Lumber and wood products                                      389          2 253              9 422          28      11         7         5         3         1       1        –        –        –
243       Millwork, plywood and structural members                    248          1 373              5 777          20       9         6         4         –         –       1        –        –        –
2434        Wood kitchen cabinets                                     229          1 285              5 392          16       7         4         4         –         –       1        –        –        –

25      Furniture and fixtures                                        363          3 089         12 641              21       8         2         6         4         –       1        –        –        –
2542        Partitions and fixtures, except wood                      223          2 158          9 330               5       1         –         1         2         –       1        –        –        –

26      Paper and allied products                                     531          4 675         19 702              10       2         1         1         2         2       2        –        –        –

27      Printing and publishing                                    1 184          10 007         42 905              57      33         7         8         5         1       2        1        –        –
2752         Commercial printing, lithographic                       580           5 633         22 556              28      18         3         4         2         –       –        1        –        –

28      Chemicals and allied products                                 415          5 794         19 538              10       4         1         1         3         –       –        1        –        –

30      Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products                 1 683          12 213         51 319              33       9         2         4        10         1       5        2        –        –
308       Miscellaneous plastics products, n.e.c.                  1 280           9 004         37 010              28       7         2         4         8         1       5        1        –        –

32      Stone, clay, and glass products                               184          2 466         10 270               8       3         1         2         –         2       –        –        –        –

33      Primary metal industries                                      557          4 261         18 831              15       4         2         –         5         3       1        –        –        –
332       Iron and steel foundries                                    150          1 056              4 753           4       1         –         –         2         1       –        –        –        –
339       Miscellaneous primary metal products                        159          1 169              5 321           4       –         1         –         2         1       –        –        –        –

34      Fabricated metal products                                  6 034          56 765        248 875             114      28        25        19        24       11        3        1        2        1
344       Fabricated structural metal products                        576          5 176         22 298              33      10         7         7         7         1       1        –        –        –
3444        Sheet metalwork                                           460          4 434         18 929              19       4         4         3         6         1       1        –        –        –
345       Screw machine products, bolts, etc.                         726          6 101         27 458              19       2         5         5         3         3       –        1        –        –
346       Metal forgings and stampings                             1 347          10 861         48 026              13       1         1         1         4         3       2        –        1        –
3469       Metal stampings, n.e.c.                                 1 347          10 861         48 026              13       1         1         1         4         3       2        –        1        –
347       Metal services, n.e.c.                                      391          2   795       12    591           21       5         4         4         6         2       –        –        –        –
3471       Plating and polishing                                      190          1   514        7    033           12       4         2         2         3         1       –        –        –        –
3479       Metal coating and allied services                          201          1   281        5    558            9       1         2         2         3         1       –        –        –        –
3499       Fabricated metal products, n.e.c.                          197          1   844        6    007            7       –         3         2         –         2       –        –        –        –

35      Industrial machinery and equipment                         4 512          40 094        174 201             196      64        43        44        28       11        3        2        1        –
354       Metalworking machinery                                   1 035          10 460         44 842              53      12        18        12         7         3       –        1        –        –
3544       Special dies, tools, jigs and fixtures                    936           9 606         41 011              42       9        14         9         6         3       –        1        –        –
355       Special industry machinery                                  273          2 409         11 627              11       3         2         3         1         1       1        –        –        –
356       General industrial machinery                                371          3 320         12 911               8       2         1         2         –         2       1        –        –        –
357       Computer and office equipment                               116              753            3 500           6       3         1         1         –         1       –        –        –        –
359       Industrial machinery, n.e.c.                             1 831          14 747         66 770             106      39        20        24        18         3       1        1        –        –

36      Electronic and other electronic equipment                  4 255          43 887        189 706              24       6         2         2         6         2       2        1        1        2
367       Electronic components and accessories                    1 180           6 828         33 168              13       1         2         1         5         2       1        –        1        –
3679        Electronic components, n.e.c.                            840           4 548         23 510               8       1         2         1         2         1       –        –        1        –

37      Transportation equipment                                       (E)             (D)              (D)          14       7         5         1         –         –       1        –        –        –

38      Instruments and related products                           1 112          10 614         46 251              30       7         7         5         5         2       4        –        –        –
3829         Measuring and controlling devices, n.e.c.               253           2 766         10 587               4       –         1         1         1         –       1        –        –        –
384       Medical instruments and supplies                            508          5 152         23 996              17       4         3         4         3         2       1        –        –        –
3841       Surgical and medical instruments                           318          2 664         11 827              10       3         1         2         2         1       1        –        –        –

39      Miscellaneous manufacturing industries                        246          1 674              9 090          22      12         4         3         1         2       –        –        –        –
––      Administrative and auxiliary                                   (H)           (D)                (D)           5       –         –         1         2         1       –        –        –        1

            Transportation and public utilities                    2 791          20 169         84 701             230     149        31        20        13       11        5        1        –        –
41      Local and interurban passenger transit                        685          2 522              9 530          25      13         3         2         2         2       3        –        –        –
414       Bus charter service                                         109              526            2 188           3       –         1         –         1         1       –        –        –        –
415       School buses                                                523          1 896              6 889           7       2         –         –         1         1       3        –        –        –

42      Trucking and warehousing                                   1 359          11 399         48 195             141     103        13         7         9         7       2        –        –        –
421       Trucking and courier services, except air                1 336          11 251         47 514             131      95        11         7         9         7       2        –        –        –

47      Transportation services                                       194              996            4 228          37      20        10         6         1         –       –        –        –        –
472       Passenger transportation arrangement                        143              614            2 556          25      13         6         5         1         –       –        –        –        –

48      Communication                                                 242          2 107              9 185          16       7         2         4         1         2       –        –        –        –

49      Electric, gas, and sanitary services                           (E)             (D)              (D)           5       3         1         –         –         –       –        1        –        –

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.

24       MINNESOTA                                                                                                                                COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS
                                                                                                                                                                                      U.S. Census Bureau
Table 2.         Counties                 Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. Detailed industries with 100 or more employees are shown if industry was
 not a (D). For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability, see introductory text]

                                                                                  Payroll ($1,000)                                    Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                               Number of                                         Total
 SIC                                                           employees                                       number
                               Industry                          for week                                            of                                                                              1,000
code
                                                                including                                    establish      1 to      5 to    10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to      or
                                                                March 12    First quarter        Annual         ments          4         9      19        49        99      249      499      999    more

        ANOKA Con.
            Wholesale trade                                        5 112         46 307         186 921            404      213        69        57        50         9       4        2        –        –
50      Wholesale trade durable goods                              3 238         28 548         116   836          308      168        54        42        34         7       3        –        –        –
501      Motor vehicles, parts, and supplies                         438          2 588          10   866           50       24        12         9         4         1       –        –        –        –
5013       Motor vehicle supplies and new parts                      221          1 350           5   579           26       11         8         4         3         –       –        –        –        –
5015       Motor vehicle parts, used                                 141            702           2   979           14        8         2         3         –         1       –        –        –        –
502      Furniture and homefurnishings                               109            795           3   190           10        4         2         1         3         –       –        –        –        –
503      Lumber and construction materials                           250          1 923           9   459           17        7         5         1         2         2       –        –        –        –
5031       Lumber, plywood, and millwork                             147          1 024           5   263            9        3         3         1         1         1       –        –        –        –
504      Professional and commercial equipment                       396          3 993          16   170           46       28         9         3         4         2       –        –        –        –
5047       Medical and hospital equipment                            218          2 357           9   838           16        7         3         2         3         1       –        –        –        –
505      Metals and minerals, except petroleum                       644          7 944          28   087           20       10         2         3         2         1       2        –        –        –
5051       Metals service centers and offices                        644          7 944          28   087           20       10         2         3         2         1       2        –        –        –
506      Electrical goods                                            300          2 449          10   181           36       23         3         5         5         –       –        –        –        –
5063       Electrical apparatus and equipment                        139          1 282           5   201           17       11         1         3         2         –       –        –        –        –
507      Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment                    151            966           4   275           25       18         3         3         –         1       –        –        –        –
508      Machinery, equipment, and supplies                          649          6 179          27   440           79       41        15        13        10         –       –        –        –        –
5084       Industrial machinery and equipment                        410          4 036          18   351           44       22         7        10         5         –       –        –        –        –
5085       Industrial supplies                                       118          1 044           4   488           18       10         3         2         3         –       –        –        –        –
509      Miscellaneous durable goods                                 301          1 711           7   168           25       13         3         4         4         –       1        –        –        –
5091       Sporting and recreational goods                           146            653           2   611            6        3         –         1         1         –       1        –        –        –
51      Wholesale trade nondurable goods                           1 826         17 138          67   688           92       44        14        14        15         2       1        2        –        –
511      Paper and paper products                                    152            895           3   719           14        6         4         1         3         –       –        –        –        –
513      Apparel, piece goods, and notions                           161          1 221           4   192           10        4         1         3         1         1       –        –        –        –
514      Groceries and related products                              666          5 327          21   910           20       10         1         2         5         –       1        1        –        –
5149       Groceries and related products, n.e.c.                    111            596           2   357            6        3         –         –         3         –       –        –        –        –
516      Chemicals and allied products                               137          1 218           5   239           12        5         2         2         3         –       –        –        –        –
5169       Chemicals and allied products, n.e.c.                     100            906           4   025            8        4         –         2         2         –       –        –        –        –
            Retail trade                                          22 111         72 224         308 902         1 166       381       273       228      191        57       29        6        1        –
52      Building materials and garden supplies                     1 253          5 911          24   814           77       31        14        17        10         1       4        –        –        –
521       Lumber and other building materials                        823          4 561          18   082           27       11         1         7         3         1       4        –        –        –
525       Hardware stores                                            170            393           1   836           11        1         4         1         5         –       –        –        –        –
526       Retail nurseries and garden stores                         143            395           2   450           21       13         1         5         2         –       –        –        –        –
53      General merchandise stores                                 2 910          7 765          32 807             27        3         7         3         –         1      10        3        –        –
531      Department stores                                         2 567          6 955          29 296             12        –         –         –         –         –       9        3        –        –
533       Variety stores                                              112           224              1 034           5        –         1         3         –         1       –        –        –        –
539       Misc. general merchandise stores                            231           586              2 475           9        2         6         –         –         –       1        –        –        –

54      Food stores                                                2 631          9 258          38 144             87       24        23        18         8         5       7        2        –        –
541       Grocery stores                                           2 430          8 743          36 014             56       10        12        12         8         5       7        2        –        –
546       Retail bakeries                                             147           380              1 574          19        6         8         5         –         –       –        –        –        –

55      Automotive dealers and service stations                    2 606         11 374          49 639            209       60        68        52        24         2       3        –        –        –
551       New and used car dealers                                    767         5 085          22 356             17        7         1         –         4         2       3        –        –        –
553       Auto and home supply stores                                 323         1 394              6 450          39       12        13        12         2         –       –        –        –        –
554       Gasoline service stations                                1 243          3 441          14 195            116       22        44        36        14         –       –        –        –        –

56      Apparel and accessory stores                                  642         1 601              6 737          66       18        26        16         5         1       –        –        –        –
562       Women’s clothing stores                                     209           384              1 469          21        4         7         9         1         –       –        –        –        –
565       Family clothing stores                                      215           592              2 642          12        1         5         2         3         1       –        –        –        –
566       Shoe stores                                                 124           367              1 508          20       10         7         2         1         –       –        –        –        –

57      Furniture and homefurnishings stores                          657         2 754          12 184             74       44        15        10         2         2       1        –        –        –
571       Furniture and homefurnishings stores                        332         1 640              7 717          48       30         9         6         2         1       –        –        –        –
5712        Furniture stores                                          188           959              4 624          22       14         4         2         1         1       –        –        –        –
573       Radio, television, and computer stores                      287           977              3 870          17        8         4         3         –         1       1        –        –        –
5731       Radio, TV, and electronic stores                           236           771              3 214           7        2         2         1         –         1       1        –        –        –

58      Eating and drinking places                                 7 244         13 973          59 978            324       72        40        61      114        35        2        –        –        –
5812        Eating places                                          6 900         13 354          57 369            302       60        39        59      109        33        2        –        –        –
5813        Drinking places                                          344            619           2 609             22       12         1         2        5         2        –        –        –        –

59      Miscellaneous retail                                       2 819          8 735          37 190            290      126        80        51        25         8       –        –        –        –
591       Drug stores and proprietary stores                          713         2 426          10 454             31        7         6         5         8         5       –        –        –        –
592       Liquor stores                                               348         1 032              4 000          32       10        10         9         2         1       –        –        –        –
593       Used merchandise stores                                     129           294              1 428          17        8         6         2         1         –       –        –        –        –
594       Miscellaneous shopping goods stores                         924         2 446          10   149           84       25        28        22         7         2       –        –        –        –
5941        Sporting goods and bicycle shops                          367         1 083           4   586           32        9         9        11         2         1       –        –        –        –
5945        Hobby, toy, and game shops                                112           374           1   651           11        5         4         –         2         –       –        –        –        –
5947        Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops                         223           317           1   274           20        7         8         3         1         1       –        –        –        –
596       Nonstore retailers                                          144            714             3 252          39       30         4         4         1         –       –        –        –        –
599       Retail stores, n.e.c.                                      528          1 614           6   868           83       45        24         8         6         –       –        –        –        –
5992       Florists                                                  129            314           1   301           17        9         3         4         1         –       –        –        –        –
5999       Miscellaneous retail stores, n.e.c.                       293            796           3   637           44       21        16         3         4         –       –        –        –        –
––      Administrative and auxiliary                               1 349         10 853          47   409           12        3         –         –         3         2       2        1        1        –

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.

COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS                                                                                                                                                    MINNESOTA                 25
U.S. Census Bureau
Table 2.          Counties                 Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. Detailed industries with 100 or more employees are shown if industry was
 not a (D). For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability, see introductory text]

                                                                                  Payroll ($1,000)                                    Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                               Number of                                         Total
 SIC                                                           employees                                       number
                               Industry                          for week                                            of                                                                              1,000
code
                                                                including                                    establish      1 to      5 to    10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to      or
                                                                March 12    First quarter        Annual         ments          4         9      19        49        99      249      499      999    more

        ANOKA Con.
           Finance, insurance, and real estate                     2 276         13 860          60 969            463      317        86        43        14         1       2        –        –        –
60      Depository institutions                                      624          4 024          16 338             51       11         8        24         8         –       –        –        –        –
602      Commercial banks                                            419          2 896          11 810             32        5         5        17         5         –       –        –        –        –
61      Nondepository institutions                                    172         1 405              6 403          42       23        17         2         –         –       –        –        –        –
616      Mortgage bankers and brokers                                 123           949              4 549          27       15        10         2         –         –       –        –        –        –
64      Insurance agents, brokers, and service                        626         4 702          19 693            138      109        19         6         2         –       2        –        –        –
65      Real estate                                                   760         3 060          15 814            193      141        37        10         4         1       –        –        –        –
651      Real estate operators and lessors                            248           868           3 557             61       43        14         3         1         –       –        –        –        –
653      Real estate agents and managers                              400         1 338           6 570            107       82        16         6         2         1       –        –        –        –
            Services                                              24 394        123 387         526 674         2 076     1 201       386       258      146        42       38        2        1        2
70      Hotels and other lodging places                              354            664           2 885            19         9         1         2        6         –        1        –        –        –
701      Hotels and motels                                           351            653           2 811            15         5         1         2        6         –        1        –        –        –
72      Personal services                                          1 079          2 895          12    280         170       98        40        21        10         –       1        –        –        –
721       Laundry, cleaning, and garment services                    152            417           1    992          27       15         7         3         2         –       –        –        –        –
723       Beauty shops                                               490          1 508           6    513          75       36        21        12         6         –       –        –        –        –
729       Miscellaneous personal services                            307            500           1    768          40       27         7         5         –         –       1        –        –        –
7291        Tax return preparation services                          179            279                751          15       13         1         –         –         –       1        –        –        –
7299        Miscellaneous personal services, n.e.c.                  128            221              1 017          25       14         6         5         –         –       –        –        –        –
73      Business services                                          5 141         23 189         101   688          458      325        49        31        24       15       13        1        –        –
731       Advertising                                                395            603           2   543           12        8         1         1         –        1        –        1        –        –
7319        Advertising, n.e.c.                                      381            553           2   208            5        2         –         1         –        1        –        1        –        –
732       Credit reporting and collection                            274          2 784          10   954            8        3         2         –         1        –        2        –        –        –
7322        Adjustment and collection services                       274          2 784          10   954            8        3         2         –         1        –        2        –        –        –
733       Mailing, reproduction, stenographic                        421          1 826           7   446           33       23         4         3         –        1        2        –        –        –
7336        Commercial art and graphic design                        100            553           2   528           11        8         2         –         –        1        –        –        –        –
7338        Secretarial and court reporting                          191            906           3   137           14        9         1         3         –        –        1        –        –        –
734       Services to buildings                                    1 127          2 793          12   440          108       65        17        15         6        3        2        –        –        –
7349        Building maintenance services, n.e.c.                  1 126          2 790          12   412          105       62        17        15         6        3        2        –        –        –
736       Personnel supply services                                1 487          5 071          25   886           33       11         3         1         6        8        4        –        –        –
7363        Help supply services                                   1 478          5 012          25   608           25        4         2         1         6        8        4        –        –        –
737       Computer and data processing services                      608          7 072          29   895          180      161         9         5         4        –        1        –        –        –
7371        Computer programming services                            146          1 143           5   839           69       62         4         2         1        –        –        –        –        –
7372        Prepackaged software                                     183          3 266          12   961            9        6         1         1         –        –        1        –        –        –
7379        Computer related services, n.e.c.                        109            928           4   306           73       70         2         1         –        –        –        –        –        –
738       Miscellaneous business services                            763          2 771          11   075           68       44         9         4         7        2        2        –        –        –
7389        Business services, n.e.c.                                464          1 745           7   147           56       38         7         3         6        2        –        –        –        –
75      Auto repair, services, and parking                         1 360          6 890          27   804          211      114        61        26         8         1       1        –        –        –
751       Automotive rentals, no drivers                             101            705           3   001            8        2         3         2         –         1       –        –        –        –
753       Automotive repair shops                                    807          4 826          20   402          169       98        52        16         3         –       –        –        –        –
7532        Top and body repair and paint shops                      247          1 496           6   137           35       13        12         9         1         –       –        –        –        –
7538        General automotive repair shops                          375          2 136           9   188           91       59        25         5         2         –       –        –        –        –
754       Automotive services, except repair                         452          1 359           4   401           34       14         6         8         5         –       1        –        –        –
7542        Carwashes                                                239            705           1   857           12        5         1         3         2         –       1        –        –        –
7549        Automotive services, n.e.c.                              213            654           2   544           22        9         5         5         3         –       –        –        –        –
76      Miscellaneous repair services                                 561         3 793          18 548             86       59        13        10         2         1       1        –        –        –
769       Miscellaneous repair shops                                  495         3 417          16 319             66       44        11         7         2         1       1        –        –        –
7699        Repair services, n.e.c.                                   467         3 287          15 712             54       34         9         7         2         1       1        –        –        –
78      Motion pictures                                               492             734            3 076          49       18         6        21         3         1       –        –        –        –
783      Motion picture theaters                                      169             219              923           7        –         –         4         2         1       –        –        –        –
7832        Motion picture theaters, except drive in                  169             219              923           7        –         –         4         2         1       –        –        –        –
784      Video tape rental                                            317             495            2 048          38       14         6        17         1         –       –        –        –        –
79      Amusement and recreation services                          1 695          3 266          15 267            100       50        11        18        14         1       6        –        –        –
792      Producers, orchestras, entertainers                         137            247           1 089             11        9         –         –         1         –       1        –        –        –
7922       Theatrical producers and services                         128            218             957              4        2         –         –         1         –       1        –        –        –
793      Bowling centers                                             219            406           1 451             12        4         –         3         5         –       –        –        –        –
794      Commercial sports                                           115            167             532              4        2         1         –         –         –       1        –        –        –
799      Misc. amusement, recreation services                      1 197          2 417          12 061             65       29         9        14         8         1       4        –        –        –
7991       Physical fitness facilities                               269            396           1 563              7        3         –         2         1         –       1        –        –        –
7997       Membership sports and recreation clubs                    559          1 302           6 869             11        3         –         3         1         1       3        –        –        –
7999       Amusement and recreation, n.e.c.                          296            567           2 420             31       11         7         8         5         –       –        –        –        –
80      Health services                                            7 547         55 359         232   930          300      114        88        48        25       11       11        1        –        2
801       Offices and clinics of medical doctors                   1 887         20 137          85   126           68       22        16        10        12        3        4        1        –        –
802       Offices and clinics of dentists                            626          4 485          20   666           80       20        38        19         3        –        –        –        –        –
804       Offices of other health practitioners                      377          2 062           9   366           72       50        12         7         2        1        –        –        –        –
8041        Offices and clinics of chiropractors                     153            755           3   586           42       31         8         3         –        –        –        –        –        –
8049        Offices of health practitioners, n.e.c.                  189          1 066           4   614           19       11         2         3         2        1        –        –        –        –
805       Nursing and personal care facilities                     1 177          4 980          20   227           35        8        10         6         3        3        5        –        –        –
8072        Dental laboratories                                      122            744           3   123            6        2         –         2         1        1        –        –        –        –
808       Home health care services                                  562          1 077           4   796           16        4         5         1         1        3        2        –        –        –
81      Legal services                                                341         2 772          12 717             66       48        10         5         2         1       –        –        –        –
82      Educational services                                          538         2 685          11 764             22        8         5         3         2         3       1        –        –        –
821       Elementary and secondary schools                            384         1 944           8 584              7        1         1         1         1         2       1        –        –        –

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.


26       MINNESOTA                                                                                                                                COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS
                                                                                                                                                                                      U.S. Census Bureau
Table 2.          Counties                   Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. Detailed industries with 100 or more employees are shown if industry was
 not a (D). For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability, see introductory text]

                                                                                   Payroll ($1,000)                                   Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                               Number of                                          Total
 SIC                                                           employees                                        number
                                  Industry                       for week                                             of                                                                             1,000
code
                                                                including                                     establish     1 to      5 to    10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to      or
                                                                March 12     First quarter        Annual         ments         4         9      19        49        99      249      499      999    more

        ANOKA Con.
            Services      Con.
83      Social services                                            2 179           6 280         25 606             159      97        19        21        14         5       2        –        1        –
832       Individual and family services                              468          1 921              7 553          34      15         9         6         2         1       1        –        –        –
835       Child day care services                                     739          1 515              6 525         103      75         7        11         8         1       1        –        –        –
836       Residential care                                            272          1 174              5 102          10       1         2         3         2         2       –        –        –        –

86      Membership organizations                                   1 946           5 649         21 661             186      77        46        34        27         1       1        –        –        –
864       Civic and social associations                               615          1 182              4 571          45       7        16        11        11         –       –        –        –        –
866       Religious organizations                                  1 176           3 679         13 805             112      53        21        21        15         1       1        –        –        –

87      Engineering and management services                           927          7 239         33 660             225     170        31        17         6         1       –        –        –        –
871       Engineering and architectural services                      440          3 661         18 624              81      53        14        10         4         –       –        –        –        –
8711        Engineering services                                      343          3 017         15 349              63      42        10         7         4         –       –        –        –        –
872       Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping                       210          1 016              4 107          70      54        12         4         –         –       –        –        –        –
874       Management and public relations                             201          1 396              6 611          64      55         4         3         2         –       –        –        –        –
8742       Management consulting services                             114            747              3 448          34      28         3         2         1         –       –        –        –        –
––      Administrative and auxiliary                                  192          1 720              5 543          11       4         2         1         3         1       –        –        –        –

            Unclassified establishments                                 3               6              364           27      27         –         –         –         –       –        –        –        –



        BECKER

                 Total                                            10 113          41 515        187 595             919     554       168       117        53       14        8        4        –        1

            Agricultural services, forestry, and fishing               30             108              518           15      13         1         1         –         –       –        –        –        –
            Construction                                              464          2 405         13 234             124      99        11        11         2         1       –        –        –        –
17      Special trade contractors                                     344          1 957              9 742          82      63         8         8         2         1       –        –        –        –

            Manufacturing                                          1 459           8 885         38 023              55      22        10        10         5         3       4        1        –        –
23      Apparel and other textile products                            (C)             (D)               (D)           3       1         –         –         1         –       1        –        –        –

24      Lumber and wood products                                      191             912             4 232          19       9         6         3         –         1       –        –        –        –

34      Fabricated metal products                                      (E)            (D)               (D)           5       3         –         –         –         –       2        –        –        –

35      Industrial machinery and equipment                            357          1 973              9 620           6       1         –         1         3         –       –        1        –        –

36      Electronic and other electronic equipment                     (C)             (D)               (D)           1       –         –         –         –         –       1        –        –        –

            Transportation and public utilities                       445          2 471         11 323              50      25        11         7         6         –       1        –        –        –
41      Local and interurban passenger transit                        112             361             1 571           5       –         –         1         4         –       –        –        –        –

42      Trucking and warehousing                                      179          1 008              5 025          26      19         4         2         –         –       1        –        –        –

            Wholesale trade                                           319          2 036              8 800          54      30        12         8         4         –       –        –        –        –
50      Wholesale trade durable goods                                 (C)             (D)               (D)          28      15         4         5         4         –       –        –        –        –

51      Wholesale trade nondurable goods                              (C)             (D)               (D)          25      14         8         3         –         –       –        –        –        –

            Retail trade                                           2 248           6 309         29 911             230     106        60        38        19         6       1        –        –        –
52      Building materials and garden supplies                        105             438             1 867          19      10         4         5         –         –       –        –        –        –

53      General merchandise stores                                    240             552             2 513           5       –         –         1         3         –       1        –        –        –

54      Food stores                                                   313             888             4 126          29      13        10         4         –         2       –        –        –        –
541       Grocery stores                                              282             818             3 824          20       7         8         3         –         2       –        –        –        –

55      Automotive dealers and service stations                       395          1 590              7 713          39      10        16         9         3         1       –        –        –        –
551       New and used car dealers                                    150             965             4 686           5       –         1         1         2         1       –        –        –        –
554       Gasoline service stations                                   180             417             2 018          23       7         8         7         1         –       –        –        –        –

56      Apparel and accessory stores                                  (C)             (D)               (D)          16       9         4         1         1         1       –        –        –        –

57      Furniture and homefurnishings stores                          (C)             (D)               (D)          14       9         1         2         2         –       –        –        –        –

58      Eating and drinking places                                    611             984             5 314          53      24         8        11         9         1       –        –        –        –
5812        Eating places                                             575             931             5 006          44      19         5        10         9         1       –        –        –        –

59      Miscellaneous retail                                          357          1 229              5 401          54      30        17         5         1         1       –        –        –        –
592       Liquor stores                                               150             688             2 997           8       –         6         1         –         1       –        –        –        –

            Finance, insurance, and real estate                       267          1 392              6 164          69      54         8         5         2         –       –        –        –        –
60      Depository institutions                                       120             707             2 973          10       3         2         4         1         –       –        –        –        –

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.


COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS                                                                                                                                                    MINNESOTA                 27
U.S. Census Bureau
Table 2.          Counties                   Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. Detailed industries with 100 or more employees are shown if industry was
 not a (D). For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability, see introductory text]

                                                                                  Payroll ($1,000)                                    Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                               Number of                                         Total
 SIC                                                           employees                                       number
                                  Industry                       for week                                            of                                                                              1,000
code
                                                                including                                    establish      1 to      5 to    10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to      or
                                                                March 12    First quarter        Annual         ments          4         9      19        49        99      249      499      999    more

        BECKER Con.
            Services                                               4 881         17 909          79 598            317      200        55        37        15         4       2        3        –        1
70      Hotels and other lodging places                               266            572             3 349          47       36         1         7         2         1       –        –        –        –
701       Hotels and motels                                           218            379             1 822          27       19         1         4         2         1       –        –        –        –

72      Personal services                                             111            273             1 150          24       14         7         3         –         –       –        –        –        –

73      Business services                                          2 433          8 255          38 443             31       20         2         3         3         –       –        2        –        1

75      Auto repair, services, and parking                            154            684             2 700          29       23         4         –         2         –       –        –        –        –
753       Automotive repair shops                                     147            670             2 648          26       20         4         –         2         –       –        –        –        –

79      Amusement and recreation services                             102            259             1 954          17        9         4         3         1         –       –        –        –        –

80      Health services                                            1 095          4 875          20 367             33       14         7         6         –         3       2        1        –        –
805       Nursing and personal care facilities                        402         1 181              5 122           5        –         1         2         –         –       2        –        –        –

83      Social services                                               140            686             2 671          18       11         2         3         2         –       –        –        –        –

86      Membership organizations                                      352            681             2 729          65       36        19         7         3         –       –        –        –        –
864       Civic and social associations                               159            246             1 056          17        5         6         4         2         –       –        –        –        –
866       Religious organizations                                     168            355             1 350          37       23        10         3         1         –       –        –        –        –

87      Engineering and management services                           124         1 153              4 264          26       17         5         3         1         –       –        –        –        –

            Unclassified establishments                                 –              –               24            5        5         –         –         –         –       –        –        –        –



        BELTRAMI

                 Total                                            11 422         53 333         233 354            982      522       191       157        71       24       15        1        1        –

            Agricultural services, forestry, and fishing               37            122              629           15       13         1         1         –         –       –        –        –        –
            Construction                                              675         5 171          27 603            111       74        17        13         6         1       –        –        –        –
16      Heavy construction, except building                           172            806         10 032             14        7         –         4         3         –       –        –        –        –
161       Highway and street construction                             130            648             8 248           9        5         –         1         3         –       –        –        –        –

17      Special trade contractors                                     407         3 764          14 693             64       40        13         7         3         1       –        –        –        –
174       Masonry, stonework, and plastering                          155            981             4 681          14       10         1         –         2         1       –        –        –        –

            Manufacturing                                          1 266          8 824          35 004             60       30        11         7         5         4       2        1        –        –
24      Lumber and wood products                                      720         6 820          25 522             31       16         5         5         1         2       1        1        –        –
249       Miscellaneous wood products                                 501         5 331          19 789              5        1         –         –         1         1       1        1        –        –

27      Printing and publishing                                       121            463             2 101           5        2         –         –         2         1       –        –        –        –

36      Electronic and other electronic equipment                     (C)            (D)               (D)           2        1         –         –         –         –       1        –        –        –

            Transportation and public utilities                       603         4 435          19 292             58       24        12        15         4         3       –        –        –        –
42      Trucking and warehousing                                      150            705             3 279          28       17         6         4         1         –       –        –        –        –

48      Communication                                                 172         1 190              5 019          14        3         2         6         3         –       –        –        –        –

            Wholesale trade                                           478         2 741          11 751             59       33        11        10         4         1       –        –        –        –
50      Wholesale trade durable goods                                 230         1 173              4 981          39       23         9         5         2         –       –        –        –        –

51      Wholesale trade nondurable goods                              248         1 568              6 770          20       10         2         5         2         1       –        –        –        –

            Retail trade                                           3 547          9 477          42 369            268      104        67        61        24         7       5        –        –        –
53      General merchandise stores                                    415         1 052              4 742           9        3         1         1         2         –       2        –        –        –

54      Food stores                                                   671         1 439              6 581          31       18         5         3         2         –       3        –        –        –
541       Grocery stores                                              616         1 336              6 201          20       11         3         1         2         –       3        –        –        –

55      Automotive dealers and service stations                       461         2 021              9 415          37        9         8        14         5         1       –        –        –        –
551       New and used car dealers                                    197         1 258              6 014           7        1         –         2         3         1       –        –        –        –
554       Gasoline service stations                                   196            481             2 168          21        3         8         9         1         –       –        –        –        –

56      Apparel and accessory stores                                  302            723             3 143          20        7         7         4         –         2       –        –        –        –
565       Family clothing stores                                      205            504             2 261           4        1         –         1         –         2       –        –        –        –

57      Furniture and homefurnishings stores                          (C)            (D)               (D)          20        8         8         4         –         –       –        –        –        –

58      Eating and drinking places                                 1 074          2 125              9 144          72       20        12        25        12         3       –        –        –        –
5812        Eating places                                            983          1 981              8 574          57       15         4        23        12         3       –        –        –        –

59      Miscellaneous retail                                          429         1 447              5 978          67       34        23         7         2         1       –        –        –        –
594       Miscellaneous shopping goods stores                         171            533             1 973          31       14        13         3         1         –       –        –        –        –

            Finance, insurance, and real estate                       372         2 035              8 398          57       43         5         4         4         1       –        –        –        –
60      Depository institutions                                       220         1 370              5 417          12        4         2         2         3         1       –        –        –        –

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.

28       MINNESOTA                                                                                                                                COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS
                                                                                                                                                                                      U.S. Census Bureau
Table 2.          Counties                   Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. Detailed industries with 100 or more employees are shown if industry was
 not a (D). For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability, see introductory text]

                                                                                   Payroll ($1,000)                                   Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                               Number of                                          Total
 SIC                                                           employees                                        number
                              Industry                           for week                                             of                                                                             1,000
code
                                                                including                                     establish     1 to      5 to    10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to      or
                                                                March 12     First quarter        Annual         ments         4         9      19        49        99      249      499      999    more

        BELTRAMI Con.
            Services                                               4 443          20 526         88 286             351     198        67        46        24         7       8        –        1        –
70      Hotels and other lodging places                              242             517          2 675              29      22         –         3         3         –       1        –        –        –
72      Personal services                                             191              508            2 223          34      19         7         7         1         –       –        –        –        –
73      Business services                                             358          1 663              7 393          39      23         6         6         2         2       –        –        –        –
738       Miscellaneous business services                             150            780              3 501          14       7         4         2         –         1       –        –        –        –
7389        Business services, n.e.c.                                 120            720              3 129           9       5         2         1         –         1       –        –        –        –
75      Auto repair, services, and parking                            340              762            2 236          27      16         8         2         –         –       1        –        –        –
7549        Automotive services, n.e.c.                               261              455              935           6       1         4         –         –         –       1        –        –        –
79      Amusement and recreation services                             219              713            3 195          21      13         3         3         1         –       1        –        –        –
7999       Amusement and recreation, n.e.c.                           168              594            2 215           7       3         1         1         1         –       1        –        –        –
80      Health services                                            1 749          11   046       48    115           62      28        13         9         6         1       4        –        1        –
801      Offices and clinics of medical doctors                      289           3   362       14    664            8       2         4         1         –         –       1        –        –        –
805      Nursing and personal care facilities                        555           1   952        8    498           13       2         1         3         4         1       2        –        –        –
809      Health and allied services, n.e.c.                          180           1   050        4    820            6       2         2         –         1         –       1        –        –        –
83      Social services                                               598          2 016              8 042          37      17         7         3         7         3       –        –        –        –
832       Individual and family services                              238            899              3 716          20       9         6         –         4         1       –        –        –        –
833       Job training and related services                           125            361              1 481           3       –         –         1         1         1       –        –        –        –
836       Residential care                                            221              722            2 727           8       2         1         2         2         1       –        –        –        –
86      Membership organizations                                      310              755            3 050          33      18         9         4         1         –       1        –        –        –
866      Religious organizations                                      246              649            2 595          21      11         6         2         1         –       1        –        –        –
            Unclassified establishments                                 1                2              22            3       3         –         –         –         –       –        –        –        –


        BENTON
                 Total                                            10 350          52 841        234 585             674     344       107       111        73       21       13        5        –        –
           Agricultural services, forestry, and fishing                (A)           (D)            (D)              12      12         –         –         –         –       –        –        –        –
           Construction                                               830          5 649         33 680             125      84        16        18         5         1       1        –        –        –
15      General contractors and operative builders                     (C)           (D)            (D)              49      32         9         8         –         –       –        –        –        –
151      General building contractors                                 186          1 102          6 065              44      30         8         6         –         –       –        –        –        –
16      Heavy construction, except building                           (C)              (D)              (D)           5       3         –         –         1         –       1        –        –        –
17      Special trade contractors                                     413          2 548         13 848              71      49         7        10         4         1       –        –        –        –
171       Plumbing, heating, air conditioning                         154          1 352          6 124              16       8         3         3         1         1       –        –        –        –
           Manufacturing                                           2 798          17 319         74 562              60      17         7        11        13         4       6        2        –        –
20      Food and kindred products                                    798           4 703         20 454               6       –         1         1         1         1       1        1        –        –
24      Lumber and wood products                                      306          1 569              6 391          11       4         –         4         1         1       1        –        –        –
243       Millwork, plywood and structural members                    277          1 503              6 028           8       3         –         2         1         1       1        –        –        –
32      Stone, clay, and glass products                               (C)              (D)              (D)           3       –         –         1         1         –       1        –        –        –
34      Fabricated metal products                                     316          1 764              7 269          10       2         1         1         5         –       1        –        –        –
344       Fabricated structural metal products                        109            681              3 147           5       2         –         –         3         –       –        –        –        –
35      Industrial machinery and equipment                             (E)             (D)              (D)           4       –         1         2         –         –       1        –        –        –
38      Instruments and related products                              704          4 323         16 035               4       1         –         –         –         1       1        1        –        –
            Transportation and public utilities                       399          2 208              9 637          43      25         7         6         3         2       –        –        –        –
41      Local and interurban passenger transit                         (C)           (D)                (D)           2       –         –         –         –         2       –        –        –        –
42      Trucking and warehousing                                      141          1 037              4 503          27      19         3         3         2         –       –        –        –        –
           Wholesale trade                                         1 144           6 771         29    262           49      18         6        10        10         3       2        –        –        –
50      Wholesale trade durable goods                                734           3 666         16    354           32      12         2         7         8         2       1        –        –        –
501      Motor vehicles, parts, and supplies                         114             743          3    363            8       4         1         2         –         1       –        –        –        –
503      Lumber and construction materials                           276             923          4    103            4       1         –         1         1         –       1        –        –        –
509      Miscellaneous durable goods                                 134             704          3    325            5       1         1         –         2         1       –        –        –        –
51      Wholesale trade nondurable goods                              410          3 105         12 908              17       6         4         3         2         1       1        –        –        –
514      Groceries and related products                               264          2 386          9 570               7       3         2         –         1         –       1        –        –        –
            Retail trade                                           2 847          11 854         48 207             153      54        30        35        23         6       3        2        –        –
52      Building materials and garden supplies                        102              705            3 230          10       3         1         5         1         –       –        –        –        –
53      General merchandise stores                                    329              896            3 666           3       –         –         1         –         –       2        –        –        –
54      Food stores                                                   309              744            3 238          10       1         4         4         –         –       1        –        –        –
55      Automotive dealers and service stations                       226              863            3 892          25       9         7         7         2         –       –        –        –        –
554       Gasoline service stations                                   126              349            1 491          14       3         5         6         –         –       –        –        –        –
58      Eating and drinking places                                    850          1 459              6 768          46      12         5        10        15         4       –        –        –        –
5812        Eating places                                             790          1 374              6 438          40      10         3         9        14         4       –        –        –        –
59      Miscellaneous retail                                          359          1 489          6 568              43      21        10         7         4         1       –        –        –        –
––      Administrative and auxiliary                                  622          5 517         20 013               4       –         –         –         1         1       –        2        –        –
            Finance, insurance, and real estate                       212              962            4 073          38      30         4         2         1         1       –        –        –        –
65      Real estate                                                   111              419            1 788          10       8         1         –         –         1       –        –        –        –

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.


COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS                                                                                                                                                    MINNESOTA                 29
U.S. Census Bureau
Table 2.         Counties                    Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. Detailed industries with 100 or more employees are shown if industry was
 not a (D). For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability, see introductory text]

                                                                                   Payroll ($1,000)                                   Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                               Number of                                           Total
 SIC                                                           employees                                         number
                              Industry                           for week                                              of                                                                            1,000
code
                                                                including                                      establish    1 to      5 to    10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to      or
                                                                March 12     First quarter        Annual          ments        4         9      19        49        99      249      499      999    more

        BENTON Con.
            Services                                               2 105           8 023         34 675              193    103        37        29        18         4       1        1        –        –
70      Hotels and other lodging places                              125             167            764               12      6         2         2         2         –       –        –        –        –
72      Personal services                                             111             322             1 434           15     10         2         2         –         1       –        –        –        –
73      Business services                                             238          1 406              5 686           20     10         2         4         3         1       –        –        –        –
75      Auto repair, services, and parking                            144             737             3 182           25     14         8         1         2         –       –        –        –        –
753       Automotive repair shops                                     109             566             2 479           21     13         6         1         1         –       –        –        –        –
80      Health services                                               714          2 710         12 321               25     12         4         4         2         1       1        1        –        –
805      Nursing and personal care facilities                         582          1 983          8 770               10      5         –         1         2         –       1        1        –        –
86      Membership organizations                                      426             937             3 814           33     15         6         4         7         1       –        –        –        –
864      Civic and social associations                                138             187               744           10      1         3         3         3         –       –        –        –        –
866      Religious organizations                                      271             706             2 886           20     12         3         –         4         1       –        –        –        –
            Unclassified establishments                               (A)             (D)               (D)            1      1         –         –         –         –       –        –        –        –


        BIG STONE
                 Total                                             1 500           5 145         24 214              209    132        48        15         8         4       2        –        –        –
           Agricultural services, forestry, and fishing                (A)             (D)              (D)            3      3         –         –         –         –       –        –        –        –
           Mining                                                      (A)             (D)              (D)            2      1         1         –         –         –       –        –        –        –
           Construction                                               172             789             5 624           20     13         3         2         1         1       –        –        –        –
15      General contractors and operative builders                    118             572             2 396            4      1         –         1         1         1       –        –        –        –
151      General building contractors                                 118             572             2 396            4      1         –         1         1         1       –        –        –        –
            Manufacturing                                             127             203             1 041            9      5         2         –         1         1       –        –        –        –
            Transportation and public utilities                        (B)             (D)               (D)          10      9         –         1         –         –       –        –        –        –
            Wholesale trade                                           134             704             2 993           17      8         6         1         1         1       –        –        –        –
            Retail trade                                              361             745             3 276           59     31        17         8         3         –       –        –        –        –
58      Eating and drinking places                                    137             166               741           19     11         2         4         2         –       –        –        –        –
5812        Eating places                                             119             145               646           12      5         2         3         2         –       –        –        –        –
            Finance, insurance, and real estate                        85            490              2 299           22     16         4         2         –         –       –        –        –        –
            Services                                                  588          1 891              7 664           64     43        15         1         2         1       2        –        –        –
80      Health services                                               414          1 449              5 787           11      4         2         –         2         1       2        –        –        –
            Unclassified establishments                                 –               –                10            3      3         –         –         –         –       –        –        –        –


        BLUE EARTH
                 Total                                            25 903        122 702         521 371           1 673     819       333       271      150        50       39        9        2        –
            Agricultural services, forestry, and fishing              268          1 151              5 846           26     19         4         1         1         –       1        –        –        –
07      Agricultural services                                          (E)            (D)               (D)           25     18         4         1         1         –       1        –        –        –
078       Landscape and horticultural services                        215            995              5 069           14      9         3         1         –         –       1        –        –        –
           Mining                                                      (B)            (D)           (D)                1      –         –         –         1         –       –        –        –        –
           Construction                                               898          5 891         36 825              163    114        23        19         5         2       –        –        –        –
15      General contractors and operative builders                    179            968          6 503               38     28         5         3         2         –       –        –        –        –
151      General building contractors                                 150            820          5 755               32     24         4         2         2         –       –        –        –        –
16      Heavy construction, except building                           125          1 150              9 797           14     10         1         2         –         1       –        –        –        –
17      Special trade contractors                                     594          3 773         20     525          111     76        17        14         3         1       –        –        –        –
171       Plumbing, heating, air conditioning                         187          1 451          7     691           18      9         1         7         –         1       –        –        –        –
173       Electrical work                                             124            716          3     560           24     14         6         3         1         –       –        –        –        –
176       Roofing, siding, and sheet metal work                       111            727          3     682            8      4         –         2         2         –       –        –        –        –
            Manufacturing                                          4 346          32 587        132 905               84     28         9         9        12       13       10        3        –        –
20      Food and kindred products                                    507           3 940         18 293               11      3         1         1         3        2        1        –        –        –
204       Grain mill products                                        179           1 532          7 912                5      –         1         1         2        1        –        –        –        –
27      Printing and publishing                                       307          1 643              6 784           12      7         1         –         1         2       1        –        –        –
30      Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products                    447          2 965         12 472                4      –         –         –         1         1       2        –        –        –
308      Miscellaneous plastics products, n.e.c.                      447          2 965         12 472                4      –         –         –         1         1       2        –        –        –
32      Stone, clay, and glass products                               168             988             4 909            4      –         1         1         1         –       1        –        –        –
33      Primary metal industries                                      (C)             (D)               (D)            1      –         –         –         –         –       1        –        –        –
34      Fabricated metal products                                     371          3 342         12 538               10      4         1         1         1         2       1        –        –        –
344       Fabricated structural metal products                        118          1 419          4 604                4      1         1         1         –         1       –        –        –        –
35      Industrial machinery and equipment                            693          4 142         18 798               14      4         1         3         2         2       2        –        –        –
36      Electronic and other electronic equipment                     852          7 162         28 796                5      –         –         –         2         1       1        1        –        –
37      Transportation equipment                                       (E)            (D)               (D)            1      –         –         –         –         –       –        1        –        –
38      Instruments and related products                              (C)             (D)               (D)            4      2         –         1         –         1       –        –        –        –
39      Miscellaneous manufacturing industries                         (E)            (D)               (D)            3      1         1         –         –         –       –        1        –        –

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.


30       MINNESOTA                                                                                                                                COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS
                                                                                                                                                                                      U.S. Census Bureau
Table 2.          Counties                   Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. Detailed industries with 100 or more employees are shown if industry was
 not a (D). For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability, see introductory text]

                                                                                   Payroll ($1,000)                                   Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                               Number of                                          Total
 SIC                                                           employees                                        number
                                  Industry                       for week                                             of                                                                             1,000
code
                                                                including                                     establish     1 to      5 to    10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to      or
                                                                March 12     First quarter        Annual         ments         4         9      19        49        99      249      499      999    more

        BLUE EARTH Con.
            Transportation and public utilities                       920          6 594         25 901              70      31        14        13         8         3       1        –        –        –
41      Local and interurban passenger transit                        217             579             1 992          12       –         2         6         4         –       –        –        –        –
415       School buses                                                129             301             1 030           5       –         –         2         3         –       –        –        –        –

42      Trucking and warehousing                                      184          1 011              4 174          37      22         9         5         1         –       –        –        –        –
421       Trucking and courier services, except air                   184          1 011              4 174          37      22         9         5         1         –       –        –        –        –

48      Communication                                                 281          2 548              9 790           7       2         –         1         2         1       1        –        –        –
481       Telephone communication                                     242          2 286              8 735           4       1         –         –         1         1       1        –        –        –

49      Electric, gas, and sanitary services                          190          2 229              8 936           3       –         –         –         1         2       –        –        –        –

            Wholesale trade                                        1 870          12 273         50 036             136      61        31        20        15         6       3        –        –        –
50      Wholesale trade durable goods                                 968          7 239         29 533              72      33        12        14         9         3       1        –        –        –
501       Motor vehicles, parts, and supplies                         357          2 552              9 817          21       8         3         5         3         2       –        –        –        –
5012       Automobiles and other motor vehicles                       178          1 368              5 174           5       1         –         2         –         2       –        –        –        –
5013       Motor vehicle supplies and new parts                       130            881              3 222          12       5         2         3         2         –       –        –        –        –
506       Electrical goods                                            149          1 080              4 625           9       5         –         3         –         1       –        –        –        –
508       Machinery, equipment, and supplies                          208          1 985              8 095          21       8         6         3         4         –       –        –        –        –
5083       Farm and garden machinery                                  129          1 381              4 297          11       4         3         1         3         –       –        –        –        –
509       Miscellaneous durable goods                                 152             999             4 393           6       2         2         –         1         –       1        –        –        –

51      Wholesale trade nondurable goods                              902          5 034         20 503              64      28        19         6         6         3       2        –        –        –
514       Groceries and related products                              201          1 232              5 311           8       3         2         –         1         1       1        –        –        –
515       Farm product raw materials                                  142             699             2 597          16       9         4         1         2         –       –        –        –        –
5153        Grain and field beans                                     125             640             2 345          10       4         4         –         2         –       –        –        –        –
519       Misc. nondurable goods                                      473          2 467              9 670          25       8         8         4         2         2       1        –        –        –
5191        Farm supplies                                             275            999              4 202          18       5         7         4         1         –       1        –        –        –

            Retail trade                                           7 631          20 077         85 247             428     132       107       106        54       14       13        2        –        –
52      Building materials and garden supplies                        323          1 397              5 731          22      10         6         4         1         –       1        –        –        –
521       Lumber and other building materials                         224          1 003              3 851          12       7         2         2         –         –       1        –        –        –

53      General merchandise stores                                 1 261           2 930         12 706               9       1         –         1         –         –       6        1        –        –

54      Food stores                                                   970          2 441              9 892          29       4        12         5         3         2       2        1        –        –
541       Grocery stores                                              910          2 327              9 337          18       1         5         4         3         2       2        1        –        –

55      Automotive dealers and service stations                       735          3 169         13 447              56      16        17        15         5         3       –        –        –        –
551       New and used car dealers                                    276          1 783              7 406           7       1         1         –         3         2       –        –        –        –
553       Auto and home supply stores                                 154            577              2 463          10       3         –         5         1         1       –        –        –        –
554       Gasoline service stations                                   266            659              2 831          30       6        14         9         1         –       –        –        –        –

56      Apparel and accessory stores                                   (E)            (D)               (D)          41      13        12        13         2         –       1        –        –        –
562       Women’s clothing stores                                     139            231               969           14       2         6         5         1         –       –        –        –        –
565       Family clothing stores                                      208            485              2 193           8       2         1         4         –         –       1        –        –        –

57      Furniture and homefurnishings stores                          263          1 167              5 185          37      17         9         9         2         –       –        –        –        –
571       Furniture and homefurnishings stores                        132            541              2 498          15       6         3         4         2         –       –        –        –        –

58      Eating and drinking places                                 2 479           4 419         18 405             120      20        18        42        32         6       2        –        –        –
5812        Eating places                                          2 242           4 092         17 041              99      16        10        35        30         6       2        –        –        –
5813        Drinking places                                          237             327          1 364              21       4         8         7         2         –       –        –        –        –

59      Miscellaneous retail                                       1 051           2 901         12 072             112      51        33        16         9         2       1        –        –        –
591       Drug stores and proprietary stores                          235            585              2 455          17       7         4         2         3         1       –        –        –        –
594       Miscellaneous shopping goods stores                         544          1 593              6 414          49      17        18         8         5         –       1        –        –        –
5941        Sporting goods and bicycle shops                          148            584              2 019          10       4         5         –         –         –       1        –        –        –
5942        Book stores                                               125            259              1 135           6       1         –         3         2         –       –        –        –        –
599       Retail stores, n.e.c.                                       158            442              1 974          24      15         5         2         1         1       –        –        –        –

            Finance, insurance, and real estate                    1 078           6 791         28 948             200     137        27        21        15         –       –        –        –        –
60      Depository institutions                                       355          2 164              9 043          31       9         8         7         7         –       –        –        –        –
602       Commercial banks                                            253          1 747              7 323          19       5         5         4         5         –       –        –        –        –

63      Insurance carriers                                            108          1 000              4 577          16       7         5         3         1         –       –        –        –        –

64      Insurance agents, brokers, and service                        139            583              2 770          73      66         6         1         –         –       –        –        –        –

65      Real estate                                                   274          1 090              4 924          52      36         5         8         3         –       –        –        –        –
651       Real estate operators and lessors                           162            461              1 974          29      21         1         4         3         –       –        –        –        –
653       Real estate agents and managers                             102            609              2 845          19      11         4         4         –         –       –        –        –        –

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.

COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS                                                                                                                                                    MINNESOTA                 31
U.S. Census Bureau
Table 2.         Counties                    Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. Detailed industries with 100 or more employees are shown if industry was
 not a (D). For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability, see introductory text]

                                                                                   Payroll ($1,000)                                   Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                               Number of                                          Total
 SIC                                                           employees                                        number
                              Industry                           for week                                             of                                                                              1,000
code
                                                                including                                     establish     1 to      5 to    10 to     20 to     50 to    100 to   250 to   500 to      or
                                                                March 12     First quarter        Annual         ments         4         9      19        49        99       249      499      999    more

        BLUE EARTH Con.
            Services                                               8 859          37 165        154 548             560     293       117        82        39       12        11        4        2       –
70      Hotels and other lodging places                              189             340          1 478              10       6         1         –         2        –         1        –        –       –
701      Hotels and motels                                           182             331          1 398               7       4         –         –         2        –         1        –        –       –
72      Personal services                                             349          1 163              4 924          53      32        14         5         1         –         1       –        –       –
721       Laundry, cleaning, and garment services                     166            654              2 781          15       9         5         –         –         –         1       –        –       –
73      Business services                                             847          3 291         13    914           62      28        14        10         5         4         1       –        –       –
734       Services to buildings                                       154            262          1    277           10       4         2         2         1         1         –       –        –       –
7349        Building maintenance services, n.e.c.                     154            262          1    277           10       4         2         2         1         1         –       –        –       –
736       Personnel supply services                                   300            869          3    456            8       3         1         –         1         2         1       –        –       –
737       Computer and data processing services                       178          1 496          5    863           18      12         2         2         1         1         –       –        –       –
738       Miscellaneous business services                             142            340          1    809           15       5         5         3         2         –         –       –        –       –
75      Auto repair, services, and parking                            265          1 184              4 979          45      28         8         5         4         –         –       –        –       –
753       Automotive repair shops                                     164            883              3 722          37      26         6         4         1         –         –       –        –       –
78      Motion pictures                                               101             148              694           10       3         1         6         –         –         –       –        –       –
79      Amusement and recreation services                             309             532             2 540          35      22         6         4         2         –         1       –        –       –
799      Misc. amusement, recreation services                         217             393             2 018          27      19         4         2         1         –         1       –        –       –
80      Health services                                            3 417          19 274         80    932          112      52        26        15         5         6         5       2        1       –
801      Offices and clinics of medical doctors                      567           7 104         28    173           16       6         4         2         2         1         –       1        –       –
802      Offices and clinics of dentists                             186           1 424          6    404           31      15        10         5         1         –         –       –        –       –
804      Offices of other health practitioners                       126             730          3    367           27      20         3         3         1         –         –       –        –       –
805      Nursing and personal care facilities                      1 101           3 673         15    366           24       5         7         3         –         4         5       –        –       –
808      Home health care services                                   408             664          3    449            6       2         2         –         –         1         –       1        –       –
81      Legal services                                                153             901             4 151          27      17         6         2         2         –         –       –        –       –
82      Educational services                                          276             825             3 398          12       7         1         –         2         1         1       –        –       –
821       Elementary and secondary schools                            203             573             2 341           5       1         1         –         2         –         1       –        –       –
83      Social services                                            1 261           3 359         12 575              46      22         7        10         5         –         1       –        1       –
832       Individual and family services                             309           1 491          5 597              21      11         3         3         3         –         1       –        –       –
86      Membership organizations                                   1 236           2 455         10 288              81      38        19        14         8         –         –       2        –       –
864      Civic and social associations                               277             417          1 782              18       6         1         4         7         –         –       –        –       –
866      Religious organizations                                     916           1 899          7 941              52      25        15         9         1         –         –       2        –       –
87      Engineering and management services                           313          2 099         10    145           46      25        11         8         1         1         –       –        –       –
871       Engineering and architectural services                      133          1 134          6    114           11       2         5         3         –         1         –       –        –       –
8711        Engineering services                                      107            975          5    312            8       2         3         2         –         1         –       –        –       –
872       Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping                       117            580          2    337           15       6         4         4         1         –         –       –        –       –
            Unclassified establishments                               (A)             (D)               (D)           5       4         1         –         –         –         –       –        –       –


        BROWN
                 Total                                            12 993          62 163        268 142             755     379       156       102        70       26        14        5        3       –
           Agricultural services, forestry, and fishing                (B)            (D)           (D)               6       2         3         –         1         –         –       –        –       –
           Mining                                                      (A)            (D)           (D)               2       1         1         –         –         –         –       –        –       –
           Construction                                               497          2 682         17 210              71      44        12         7         7         1         –       –        –       –
16      Heavy construction, except building                           140            894          7 560              10       6         –         1         2         1         –       –        –       –
161      Highway and street construction                              116            817          7 141               5       2         –         –         2         1         –       –        –       –
17      Special trade contractors                                     273          1 269              6 345          49      30        10         6         3         –         –       –        –       –
171       Plumbing, heating, air conditioning                         102            472              2 211          14       7         4         2         1         –         –       –        –       –
            Manufacturing                                          4 330          28 307        117 437              51      21         6         3         8         4         5       1        3       –
20      Food and kindred products                                  1 308           7 852         33 422               7       1         –         –         3         1         1       –        1       –
27      Printing and publishing                                        (F)            (D)               (D)          13       7         3         1         1         –         –       –        1       –
30      Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products                    (C)             (D)               (D)           1       –         –         –         –         –         1       –        –       –
32      Stone, clay, and glass products                               125             764             3 758           8       3         1         2         1         1         –       –        –       –
35      Industrial machinery and equipment                            490          2 387         10 658               7       2         1         –         2         –         1       1        –       –
36      Electronic and other electronic equipment                     428          2 438         10 593               6       2         –         –         1         1         2       –        –       –
38      Instruments and related products                               (F)            (D)               (D)           1       –         –         –         –         –         –       –        1       –
            Transportation and public utilities                       863          4 965         22 120              54      23        11        12         6         1         –       1        –       –
41      Local and interurban passenger transit                        110             221              836            6       2         –         3         –         1         –       –        –       –
42      Trucking and warehousing                                      617          3 989         18 106              37      18         9         5         4         –         –       1        –       –
            Wholesale trade                                           560          2 822         12 479              52      21        12        10         7         2         –       –        –       –
50      Wholesale trade durable goods                                 183             911             3 841          21       6         8         5         2         –         –       –        –       –
51      Wholesale trade nondurable goods                              377          1 911              8 638          31      15         4         5         5         2         –       –        –       –
515      Farm product raw materials                                   183            862              4 121           9       3         1         1         2         2         –       –        –       –
519      Misc. nondurable goods                                       105            465              1 997          12       7         1         2         2         –         –       –        –       –

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H                    2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.


32       MINNESOTA                                                                                                                                COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS
                                                                                                                                                                                       U.S. Census Bureau
Table 2.         Counties                    Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. Detailed industries with 100 or more employees are shown if industry was
 not a (D). For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability, see introductory text]

                                                                                   Payroll ($1,000)                                   Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                               Number of                                          Total
 SIC                                                           employees                                        number
                               Industry                          for week                                             of                                                                             1,000
code
                                                                including                                     establish      1 to     5 to    10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to      or
                                                                March 12     First quarter        Annual         ments          4        9      19        49        99      249      499      999    more

        BROWN Con.
             Retail trade                                          2 579           6 065         27     119         197       79       51        34        21         8       4        –        –        –
52      Building materials and garden supplies                       154             629          2     675          19        8        6         1         4         –       –        –        –        –
53      General merchandise stores                                   266             541          2     330           8        3        2         –         1         1       1        –        –        –
54      Food stores                                                  555           1 298          5     602          14        2        3         4         1         1       3        –        –        –
541       Grocery stores                                             516           1 233          5     330           9        1        1         2         1         1       3        –        –        –
55      Automotive dealers and service stations                      290             984          4     551          29        7        8        12         2         –       –        –        –        –
551       New and used car dealers                                   107             576          2     702           9        1        1         6         1         –       –        –        –        –
554       Gasoline service stations                                  149             267          1     163          13        3        3         6         1         –       –        –        –        –
58      Eating and drinking places                                   888           1 676          7     713          53       19        9         9        10         6       –        –        –        –
5812         Eating places                                           838           1 599          7     390          39       10        5         8        10         6       –        –        –        –
59      Miscellaneous retail                                          262             530             2 585          43       21       15         5         2         –       –        –        –        –
594       Miscellaneous shopping goods stores                         103             154               725          17       11        3         2         1         –       –        –        –        –
           Finance, insurance, and real estate                        438          2 987         12 149              75       47       17         7         4         –       –        –        –        –
60      Depository institutions                                       259          1 805          7 230              18        4        5         5         4         –       –        –        –        –
            Services                                               3 668          14 171         58 395             243      137       43        29        16       10        5        3        –        –
70      Hotels and other lodging places                              171             263          1 176               8        3        2         2         –        –        1        –        –        –
701      Hotels and motels                                           171             263          1 176               8        3        2         2         –        –        1        –        –        –
75      Auto repair, services, and parking                            108             524             1 943          21       13        5         2         1         –       –        –        –        –
79      Amusement and recreation services                             144             181               906          16       11        2         1         1         1       –        –        –        –
799      Misc. amusement, recreation services                         110             103               680           9        5        2         1         –         1       –        –        –        –
80      Health services                                            1 613           7 170         30 389              40       13        6         5         6         6       2        2        –        –
805      Nursing and personal care facilities                        681           2 028          7 886               7        –        –         1         2         1       2        1        –        –
806      Hospitals                                                   532           2 882         12 181               3        –        –         –         –         2       –        1        –        –
81      Legal services                                                118             671             2 785          13        7        4         –         2         –       –        –        –        –
82      Educational services                                          578          2 122              7 436          10        2        1         3         1         1       1        1        –        –
83      Social services                                               215             383             1 600          15       11        2         –         1         –       1        –        –        –
832       Individual and family services                              198             337             1 394           9        6        1         –         1         –       1        –        –        –
86      Membership organizations                                      237            518              2 152          43       28        8         5         1         1       –        –        –        –
866      Religious organizations                                      191            434              1 816          26       14        6         4         1         1       –        –        –        –
87      Engineering and management services                           253          1 676              6 696          23       13        1         6         2         1       –        –        –        –
872       Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping                       122            657              2 757          15        9        1         3         2         –       –        –        –        –
            Unclassified establishments                               (A)             (D)               (D)           4        4        –         –         –         –       –        –        –        –


        CARLTON
                 Total                                             7 967          51 530        216 238             679      377      140        94        46       12        7        2        1        –
           Agricultural services, forestry, and fishing                 50           132            637               9        5        2         2         –         –       –        –        –        –
           Mining                                                       17           102          1 008               4        2        1         1         –         –       –        –        –        –
           Construction                                               377          3 858         20 762              75       55       13         3         3         1       –        –        –        –
16      Heavy construction, except building                            (C)            (D)            (D)              4        1        –         1         1         1       –        –        –        –
17      Special trade contractors                                     174          1 247              5 833          54       40       11         2         1         –       –        –        –        –
           Manufacturing                                           2 365          25 418        100 985              43       15        9         9         3         3       1        2        1        –
26      Paper and allied products                                     (F)            (D)             (D)              1        –        –         –         –         –       –        –        1        –
32      Stone, clay, and glass products                                (F)            (D)               (D)           8        5        –         1         –         1       –        1        –        –
38      Instruments and related products                              (C)             (D)               (D)           1        –        –         –         –         –       1        –        –        –
39      Miscellaneous manufacturing industries                        (E)             (D)               (D)           3        –        –         2         –         –       –        1        –        –
––      Administrative and auxiliary                                  (C)             (D)               (D)           3        –        –         –         1         2       –        –        –        –
            Transportation and public utilities                       329          2 509              9 994          39       24        3         5         7         –       –        –        –        –
49      Electric, gas, and sanitary services                          139          1 629              6 274           8        1        1         2         4         –       –        –        –        –
           Wholesale trade                                            466          2 981         12 910              30       11        9         6         3         –       1        –        –        –
50      Wholesale trade durable goods                                 103            528          2 188              15        6        7         1         1         –       –        –        –        –
51      Wholesale trade nondurable goods                              363          2 453         10 722              15        5        2         5         2         –       1        –        –        –
           Retail trade                                            2 102           6 170         26 764             192       80       53        34        18         5       2        –        –        –
53      General merchandise stores                                   (C)             (D)            (D)               4        2        1         –         –         –       1        –        –        –
54      Food stores                                                   317             871             3 992          19        6        5         4         2         1       1        –        –        –
541       Grocery stores                                              292             822             3 774          15        4        4         3         2         1       1        –        –        –
55      Automotive dealers and service stations                       485          1 712              7 380          39        8       15        11         3         2       –        –        –        –
554       Gasoline service stations                                   338            874              3 697          24        2       10         9         1         2       –        –        –        –
58      Eating and drinking places                                    717          1 385              6 021          64       28       12        13         9         2       –        –        –        –
5812        Eating places                                             658          1 256              5 561          48       17        8        12         9         2       –        –        –        –
59      Miscellaneous retail                                          216             942             4 038          41       23       12         4         2         –       –        –        –        –
           Finance, insurance, and real estate                        358          2 210              9 059          52       34       10         4         2         2       –        –        –        –
60      Depository institutions                                       193          1 377              5 354          12        3        2         4         2         1       –        –        –        –

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C            100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.


COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS                                                                                                                                                    MINNESOTA                 33
U.S. Census Bureau
Table 2.          Counties                 Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. Detailed industries with 100 or more employees are shown if industry was
 not a (D). For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability, see introductory text]

                                                                                   Payroll ($1,000)                                   Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                               Number of                                          Total
 SIC                                                           employees                                        number
                               Industry                          for week                                             of                                                                             1,000
code
                                                                including                                     establish     1 to      5 to    10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to      or
                                                                March 12     First quarter        Annual         ments         4         9      19        49        99      249      499      999    more

        CARLTON Con.
            Services                                               1 903           8 150         34 073             231     147        40        30        10         1       3        –        –        –
73      Business services                                            155             555          2 210              23      13         4         4         2         –       –        –        –        –
80      Health services                                               962          5 368         22 446              43      21         7         6         5         1       3        –        –        –
801      Offices and clinics of medical doctors                       100            839          3 711               3       –         –         1         1         1       –        –        –        –
805      Nursing and personal care facilities                         229            956          3 586               7       1         –         2         3         –       1        –        –        –
83      Social services                                               174              630            2 394          18      12         –         3         3         –       –        –        –        –
86      Membership organizations                                      244              345            1 411          45      27        10         8         –         –       –        –        –        –
866      Religious organizations                                      125              247            1 004          26      17         6         3         –         –       –        –        –        –
            Unclassified establishments                                 –                –              46            4       4         –         –         –         –       –        –        –        –


        CARVER
                 Total                                            26 386        177 420         789 560          1 576      921       252       176      143        40       27        9        6        2
            Agricultural services, forestry, and fishing              233              951            5 439          50      33         8         8         1         –       –        –        –        –
07      Agricultural services                                          (C)              (D)             (D)          48      32         7         8         1         –       –        –        –        –
078       Landscape and horticultural services                        117              445            3 013          32      24         5         2         1         –       –        –        –        –
            Mining                                                    (A)              (D)              (D)           2       2         –         –         –         –       –        –        –        –
            Construction                                           1 128           8 075         44 163             239     170        40        18        10         1       –        –        –        –
15      General contractors and operative builders                    247          1 588              7 367          57      43         9         2         3         –       –        –        –        –
151      General building contractors                                 147            896              4 263          49      40         7         1         1         –       –        –        –        –
153      Operative builders                                           100            692              3 104           8       3         2         1         2         –       –        –        –        –
17      Special trade contractors                                     789          5 670         29    840          167     117        28        15         6         1       –        –        –        –
171       Plumbing, heating, air conditioning                         143            924          4    217           25      19         2         1         3         –       –        –        –        –
173       Electrical work                                             131            972          4    418           26      15         7         4         –         –       –        –        –        –
174       Masonry, stonework, and plastering                          216          1 805          8    695           35      24         4         4         2         1       –        –        –        –
1742        Plastering, drywall, and insulation                       145          1 393          6    438           17      12         1         1         2         1       –        –        –        –
            Manufacturing                                          9 974          86 288        373 335             150      45        20        17        28       16       15        5        3        1
20      Food and kindred products                                  1 395           9 696         40 470               9       –         1         2         –         2       2        1        1        –
205       Bakery products                                            387           2 145          9 044               3       –         –         1         –         –       2        –        –        –
2053        Frozen bakery products, except bread                     387           2 145          9 044               3       –         –         1         –         –       2        –        –        –
24      Lumber and wood products                                      393          2 424              9 286           9       5         1         2         –         –       –        1        –        –
26      Paper and allied products                                     (C)              (D)              (D)           1       –         –         –         –         –       1        –        –        –
27      Printing and publishing                                       537          5 402         23 511              14       7         2         1         1         1       1        1        –        –
275       Commercial printing                                         502          5 210         22 381              10       5         1         1         –         1       1        1        –        –
28      Chemicals and allied products                                 290          2 521         12 445               6       1         –         1         2         1       1        –        –        –
30      Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products                 1 332          12 544         58 944              12       4         1         1         2         2       1        –        1        –
308      Miscellaneous plastics products, n.e.c.                   1 262          11 931         56 144               7       2         –         –         1         2       1        –        1        –
34      Fabricated metal products                                     660          5   412       26    754           27       5         7         4         7         4       –        –        –        –
344       Fabricated structural metal products                        266          2   329       10    477           10       2         3         2         –         3       –        –        –        –
3444        Sheet metalwork                                           162          1   350        6    302            4       –         2         –         –         2       –        –        –        –
349       Misc. fabricated metal products                             203          1   304        6    720            7       –         1         –         6         –       –        –        –        –
35      Industrial machinery and equipment                         1 461          13 476         57 098              25       8         3         2         6         1       4        1        –        –
358       Refrigeration and service machinery                        434           4 401         16 769               3       –         –         1         1         –       –        1        –        –
36      Electronic and other electronic equipment                     478          3 899         15 569              12       5         2         –         1         2       2        –        –        –
367       Electronic components and accessories                       459          3 791         15 065               7       2         –         –         1         2       2        –        –        –
3672        Printed circuit boards                                    194          1 318          5 413               4       2         –         –         –         1       1        –        –        –
38      Instruments and related products                           2 909          26 287        112 138              14       2         –         –         5         1       3        1        1        1
39      Miscellaneous manufacturing industries                        147          1 444              2 248           6       2         1         1         1         1       –        –        –        –
––      Administrative and auxiliary                                   (C)           (D)                (D)           3       –         1         –         1         1       –        –        –        –
            Transportation and public utilities                       744          4 669         20 258              75      51         8         8         4         3       1        –        –        –
41      Local and interurban passenger transit                        133              461            2 287           5       2         1         –         1         1       –        –        –        –
42      Trucking and warehousing                                      277          1 245              5 076          48      39         3         3         1         2       –        –        –        –
421       Trucking and courier services, except air                   270          1 231              5 024          45      36         3         3         1         2       –        –        –        –
48      Communication                                                 239          2 373         10 833               8       3         –         3         1         –       1        –        –        –
            Wholesale trade                                        2 236          17 212         76 440             141      94        18        15         8         2       2        1        1        –
50      Wholesale trade durable goods                              1 964          14   726       66    516          103      69        11        13         5         1       2        1        1        –
506      Electrical goods                                            460           3   472       21    151           14      10         1         1         1         –       –        1        –        –
508      Machinery, equipment, and supplies                          160           1   960        7    967           23      14         4         2         3         –       –        –        –        –
509      Miscellaneous durable goods                               1 112           7   447       29    588           18       9         1         4         1         –       2        –        1        –
5099       Durable goods, n.e.c.                                     218           1   409        5    547            6       3         –         1         1         –       1        –        –        –
51      Wholesale trade nondurable goods                              272          2 486              9 924          38      25         7         2         3         1       –        –        –        –
519      Misc. nondurable goods                                       142          1 379              6 137          14       7         4         1         1         1       –        –        –        –
5191       Farm supplies                                              100          1 051              4 228           7       2         3         1         –         1       –        –        –        –

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.


34       MINNESOTA                                                                                                                                COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS
                                                                                                                                                                                      U.S. Census Bureau
Table 2.          Counties                   Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. Detailed industries with 100 or more employees are shown if industry was
 not a (D). For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability, see introductory text]

                                                                                   Payroll ($1,000)                                   Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                               Number of                                          Total
 SIC                                                           employees                                        number
                                  Industry                       for week                                             of                                                                             1,000
code
                                                                including                                     establish     1 to      5 to    10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to      or
                                                                March 12     First quarter        Annual         ments         4         9      19        49        99      249      499      999    more

        CARVER Con.
            Retail trade                                           3 983          12 605         53 546             276     112        60        53        38         7       5        1        –        –
52      Building materials and garden supplies                        270          1 228              5 665          20       7         7         5         –         –       1        –        –        –
521       Lumber and other building materials                         188             938             3 976           7       1         4         1         –         –       1        –        –        –

53      General merchandise stores                                     (E)            (D)               (D)           2       –         –         1         –         –       –        1        –        –

54      Food stores                                                   671          2 207              9 040          22       6         6         4         2         2       2        –        –        –
541       Grocery stores                                              629          2 119              8 635          15       3         4         2         2         2       2        –        –        –

55      Automotive dealers and service stations                       457          2 146              9 163          44      14        11        14         5         –       –        –        –        –
551       New and used car dealers                                    110             887             3 957           4       –         –         1         3         –       –        –        –        –
554       Gasoline service stations                                   256             800             3 262          28       9         9         8         2         –       –        –        –        –

58      Eating and drinking places                                 1 670           3 843         15 623             103      38        13        19        27         5       1        –        –        –
5812        Eating places                                          1 618           3 733         15 175              84      24         8        19        27         5       1        –        –        –

59      Miscellaneous retail                                          477          1 623              7 236          62      32        17        10         2         –       1        –        –        –
591       Drug stores and proprietary stores                          108             339             1 524           7       –         1         4         2         –       –        –        –        –
596       Nonstore retailers                                          170             842             3 715          15      12         1         1         –         –       1        –        –        –

            Finance, insurance, and real estate                       689          5 925         22 408             126      91        16         9         9         1       –        –        –        –
60      Depository institutions                                       272          2 484              7 930          16       –         6         5         5         –       –        –        –        –

65      Real estate                                                   213          1 324              6 430          52      41         7         3         –         1       –        –        –        –
653       Real estate agents and managers                             151          1 082              5 378          29      20         6         2         –         1       –        –        –        –

            Services                                               7 391          41 663        193 836             511     317        82        48        45       10        4        2        2        1
70      Hotels and other lodging places                               108             241             1 290           7       1         2         1         3         –       –        –        –        –

72      Personal services                                             209             567             2 767          41      25         9         6         1         –       –        –        –        –

73      Business services                                          2 732          17 759         88 300             106      71        12         8         9         2       1        1        1        1
733       Mailing, reproduction, stenographic                         576          3 574         15 961               9       5         –         –         3         –       –        –        1        –
734       Services to buildings                                       123             401             1 786          13       8         1         2         2         –       –        –        –        –
7349        Building maintenance services, n.e.c.                     123             401             1 786          13       8         1         2         2         –       –        –        –        –
736       Personnel supply services                                   282             902             2 613           6       2         1         1         –         1       1        –        –        –
737       Computer and data processing services                       399          3 463         15 990              46      40         3         2         –         –       –        1        –        –
738       Miscellaneous business services                          1 299           9 019         49 956              25      12         6         2         3         1       –        –        –        1

75      Auto repair, services, and parking                            126            622              2 636          27      16         7         3         1         –       –        –        –        –

78      Motion pictures                                               220          1 258              5 069          17       7         3         5         1         1       –        –        –        –
781       Motion picture production and services                      117            746              3 036           4       1         –         2         –         1       –        –        –        –

79      Amusement and recreation services                             237            950              6 394          32      20         7         1         3         1       –        –        –        –
799       Misc. amusement, recreation services                        110            477              3 425          17      12         3         1         –         1       –        –        –        –

80      Health services                                            2 217          13 729         58 680              73      37        15         5         7         5       2        1        1        –
801       Offices and clinics of medical doctors                      375          4 476         19 538              17       4         3         4         5         –       1        –        –        –
802       Offices and clinics of dentists                             108            681              3 468          24      15         8         1         –         –       –        –        –        –
805       Nursing and personal care facilities                        771          2 795         11 353               8       1         –         –         1         4       1        1        –        –

82      Educational services                                          438          1 978              8 661          17       8         –         –         8         –       1        –        –        –
821       Elementary and secondary schools                            428          1 898              8 182          10       1         –         –         8         –       1        –        –        –

83      Social services                                               206            451              1 876          24      16         1         4         3         –       –        –        –        –
835       Child day care services                                     138            336              1 327          16      10         1         3         2         –       –        –        –        –

86      Membership organizations                                      449            908              3 806          55      23        17        10         5         –       –        –        –        –
864       Civic and social associations                               119            167               695           13       5         5         1         2         –       –        –        –        –
866       Religious organizations                                     311            712              2 986          36      13        12         8         3         –       –        –        –        –

87      Engineering and management services                           271          1 855              8 584          78      68         3         4         3         –       –        –        –        –
874       Management and public relations                             162            969              4 531          36      31         1         1         3         –       –        –        –        –
8742       Management consulting services                             100            395              2 116          23      20         –         1         2         –       –        –        –        –

            Unclassified establishments                               (A)             (D)               (D)           6       6         –         –         –         –       –        –        –        –

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.




COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS                                                                                                                                                    MINNESOTA                 35
U.S. Census Bureau
Table 2.         Counties                  Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. Detailed industries with 100 or more employees are shown if industry was
 not a (D). For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability, see introductory text]

                                                                                   Payroll ($1,000)                                   Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                               Number of                                          Total
 SIC                                                           employees                                        number
                               Industry                          for week                                             of                                                                             1,000
code
                                                                including                                     establish     1 to      5 to    10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to      or
                                                                March 12     First quarter        Annual         ments         4         9      19        49        99      249      499      999    more

        CASS
                 Total                                             4 613          16 031         77 378             734     503       129        61        33         4       2        2        –        –
           Agricultural services, forestry, and fishing                23             55                580          18      17         1         –         –         –       –        –        –        –
           Construction                                               287          1 291              7 886         107      82        23         1         1         –       –        –        –        –
15      General contractors and operative builders                    110            433              2 221          40      31         8         1         –         –       –        –        –        –
17      Special trade contractors                                     162             786             4 752          56      41        14         –         1         –       –        –        –        –
           Manufacturing                                              216             730             3 460          45      29         9         6         1         –       –        –        –        –
24      Lumber and wood products                                      109             428             1 713          21      12         5         4         –         –       –        –        –        –
           Transportation and public utilities                        299          2 164              9 070          32      19         5         5         2         –       1        –        –        –
48      Communication                                                 183          1 505              5 919           7       2         1         2         1         –       1        –        –        –
             Wholesale trade                                         146             766          3    502           21      15         1         2         3         –       –        –        –        –
             Retail trade                                          1 409           3 804         19    689          221     124        49        33        13         2       –        –        –        –
52      Building materials and garden supplies                       155             612          2    904           23       8         9         6         –         –       –        –        –        –
521       Lumber and other building materials                        102             474          2    137           15       7         4         4         –         –       –        –        –        –
54      Food stores                                                   213             494             2 683          22      14         1         4         2         1       –        –        –        –
541       Grocery stores                                              210             491             2 658          19      11         1         4         2         1       –        –        –        –
55      Automotive dealers and service stations                       326          1 252              6 307          42      22         9         7         3         1       –        –        –        –
554       Gasoline service stations                                   140            314              1 472          21      10         4         6         1         –       –        –        –        –
555       Boat dealers                                                114            594              3 130           6       3         1         –         1         1       –        –        –        –
58      Eating and drinking places                                    446             715             4 077          57      25        14        11         7         –       –        –        –        –
5812        Eating places                                             418             668             3 857          49      20        11        11         7         –       –        –        –        –
59      Miscellaneous retail                                          194             551             2 834          58      41        13         4         –         –       –        –        –        –
           Finance, insurance, and real estate                        288          1 397              7 213          48      31        10         3         4         –       –        –        –        –
60      Depository institutions                                       167            883              4 522          14       5         4         3         2         –       –        –        –        –
            Services                                               1 942           5 823         25 951             236     180        31        11         9         2       1        2        –        –
70      Hotels and other lodging places                              120             289          2 000              64      54         7         3         –         –       –        –        –        –
79      Amusement and recreation services                             821          2 292         10 703              21      19         –         –         –         –       –        2        –        –
80      Health services                                               412          1 724              6 784          20       7         7         1         3         1       1        –        –        –
805      Nursing and personal care facilities                         306          1 249              4 891           5       –         2         –         1         1       1        –        –        –
83      Social services                                               200             401             1 625          10       4         –         2         3         1       –        –        –        –
832       Individual and family services                              128             155               668           3       1         –         –         1         1       –        –        –        –
86      Membership organizations                                      222             353             1 460          50      34        11         3         2         –       –        –        –        –
866      Religious organizations                                      105             204               771          33      25         8         –         –         –       –        –        –        –
            Unclassified establishments                                 3               1               27            6       6         –         –         –         –       –        –        –        –


        CHIPPEWA
                 Total                                             4 569          20 718         92 275             399     225        83        52        23         6       9        1        –        –
           Agricultural services, forestry, and fishing                (A)            (D)               (D)           2       1         1         –         –         –       –        –        –        –
           Mining                                                      (A)            (D)               (D)           1       1         –         –         –         –       –        –        –        –
           Construction                                               215          1 560              7 743          58      47         5         3         3         –       –        –        –        –
17      Special trade contractors                                     125            597              3 653          32      25         3         2         2         –       –        –        –        –
           Manufacturing                                           1 420           7 122         34 731              25       8         1         7         2         2       4        1        –        –
24      Lumber and wood products                                     (C)             (D)            (D)               1       –         –         –         –         –       1        –        –        –
35      Industrial machinery and equipment                             (F)            (D)               (D)           7       3         –         1         1         –       1        1        –        –
36      Electronic and other electronic equipment                     (C)             (D)               (D)           2       –         –         –         –         1       1        –        –        –
37      Transportation equipment                                      (C)             (D)               (D)           1       –         –         –         –         –       1        –        –        –
           Transportation and public utilities                        155          1 028              4 910          27      19         4         1         3         –       –        –        –        –
           Wholesale trade                                            306          2 207              9 028          30      13         7         7         2         1       –        –        –        –
50      Wholesale trade durable goods                                 157          1 232              4 848          15       7         4         2         1         1       –        –        –        –
51      Wholesale trade nondurable goods                              149             975             4 180          15       6         3         5         1         –       –        –        –        –
519      Misc. nondurable goods                                       100             652             3 271           5       –         1         3         1         –       –        –        –        –
5191       Farm supplies                                              100             652             3 271           5       –         1         3         1         –       –        –        –        –
           Retail trade                                            1 063           2 537         10 529              98      44        28        14         8         3       1        –        –        –
53      General merchandise stores                                   (C)             (D)            (D)               2       1         –         –         –         –       1        –        –        –
54      Food stores                                                   165             408             1 761           8       2         1         3         1         1       –        –        –        –
541       Grocery stores                                              156             382             1 638           5       –         –         3         1         1       –        –        –        –
55      Automotive dealers and service stations                       192             773             2 802          20       7         7         3         3         –       –        –        –        –
58      Eating and drinking places                                    306             450             1 955          26      11         5         6         3         1       –        –        –        –
5812        Eating places                                             266             364             1 530          20       8         4         4         3         1       –        –        –        –
59      Miscellaneous retail                                          176             373             1 572          19       9         7         1         1         1       –        –        –        –
           Finance, insurance, and real estate                        220          1 521              4 998          43      31         7         2         3         –       –        –        –        –
60      Depository institutions                                       135          1 216              3 797          10       2         4         1         3         –       –        –        –        –

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.

36       MINNESOTA                                                                                                                                COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS
                                                                                                                                                                                      U.S. Census Bureau
Table 2.          Counties                  Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. Detailed industries with 100 or more employees are shown if industry was
 not a (D). For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability, see introductory text]

                                                                                  Payroll ($1,000)                                    Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                               Number of                                         Total
 SIC                                                           employees                                       number
                                 Industry                        for week                                            of                                                                              1,000
code
                                                                including                                    establish      1 to      5 to    10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to      or
                                                                March 12    First quarter        Annual         ments          4         9      19        49        99      249      499      999    more

        CHIPPEWA Con.
            Services                                               1 180          4 701          20 181            114       60        30        18         2         –       4        –        –        –
80      Health services                                              401          1 928           8 773             19        8         4         4         1         –       2        –        –        –
82      Educational services                                          (C)           (D)             (D)              1        –         –         –         –         –       1        –        –        –
83      Social services                                               201            555             2 382          10        2         4         2         1         –       1        –        –        –
86      Membership organizations                                      167            286             1 148          34       20         9         5         –         –       –        –        –        –
866      Religious organizations                                      108            200               785          25       16         6         3         –         –       –        –        –        –
            Unclassified establishments                               (A)            (D)               (D)           1        1         –         –         –         –       –        –        –        –


        CHISAGO
                 Total                                             9 329         43 734         208 575            953      576       187        95        65       18        8        3        1        –
           Agricultural services, forestry, and fishing                39           102             790             20       16         4         –         –         –       –        –        –        –
           Mining                                                       8            22             198              4        4         –         –         –         –       –        –        –        –
           Construction                                               492         2 778          25 018            164      135        20         6         3         –       –        –        –        –
15      General contractors and operative builders                    111           560           2 758             54       49         3         2         –         –       –        –        –        –
151      General building contractors                                 100           496           2 499             48       43         3         2         –         –       –        –        –        –
17      Special trade contractors                                     288         1 405              7 411          99       80        14         4         1         –       –        –        –        –
            Manufacturing                                          2 521         14 906          69 388            102       45        10        13        21         8       3        2        –        –
20      Food and kindred products                                    148          1 209           3 717              8        1         2         1         4         –       –        –        –        –
204       Grain mill products                                        103          1 076           3 085              4        –         1         –         3         –       –        –        –        –
25      Furniture and fixtures                                        116         1 068              4 109           5        2         –         1         1         1       –        –        –        –
30      Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products                    861         4 724          24 887             10        3         –         2         2         –       1        2        –        –
308      Miscellaneous plastics products, n.e.c.                      861         4 724          24 887             10        3         –         2         2         –       1        2        –        –
3089       Plastics products, n.e.c.                                  835         4 589          24 343              7        2         –         –         2         –       1        2        –        –
32      Stone, clay, and glass products                               (C)            (D)               (D)           2        –         –         –         1         1       –        –        –        –
34      Fabricated metal products                                     501         2 978          13 612             20        7         1         3         5         4       –        –        –        –
344       Fabricated structural metal products                        220         1 430           6 310              8        4         –         1         1         2       –        –        –        –
35      Industrial machinery and equipment                            276         1 703              7 902          25       12         4         4         4         1       –        –        –        –
353       Construction and related machinery                          101           694              3 069           3        1         –         –         1         1       –        –        –        –
36      Electronic and other electronic equipment                     184            866             3 807           4        1         –         –         2         –       1        –        –        –
37      Transportation equipment                                      (C)            (D)               (D)           5        3         –         –         –         1       1        –        –        –
           Transportation and public utilities                        184           981           3    980          49       38         6         3         2         –       –        –        –        –
           Wholesale trade                                            528         2 625          12    081          38       19         7         5         5         1       1        –        –        –
50      Wholesale trade durable goods                                 259         1 625           7    047          25       12         5         4         3         1       –        –        –        –
508      Machinery, equipment, and supplies                           160         1 103           4    776           9        3         1         2         2         1       –        –        –        –
51      Wholesale trade nondurable goods                              269         1 000              5 034          13        7         2         1         2         –       1        –        –        –
             Retail trade                                          2 068          5 605          24 803            211       86        64        38        17         5       1        –        –        –
52      Building materials and garden supplies                       121            529           2 274             18        6         8         3         1         –       –        –        –        –
54      Food stores                                                   351            929             3 926          17        3         4         4         3         3       –        –        –        –
541       Grocery stores                                              317            843             3 529          13        2         3         2         3         3       –        –        –        –
55      Automotive dealers and service stations                       350         1 308              6 269          38       12        14        10         2         –       –        –        –        –
554       Gasoline service stations                                   202           553              2 148          23        5        10         8         –         –       –        –        –        –
56      Apparel and accessory stores                                  170            410             1 816          24        8        10         6         –         –       –        –        –        –
58      Eating and drinking places                                    632           978              4 682          57       28         6        11        10         2       –        –        –        –
5812        Eating places                                             610           940              4 537          50       23         4        11        10         2       –        –        –        –
59      Miscellaneous retail                                          379         1 298              5 155          41       18        18         3         1         –       1        –        –        –
           Finance, insurance, and real estate                        337         1 833              7 792          66       46        10         4         6         –       –        –        –        –
60      Depository institutions                                       189         1 247              5 078          13        3         2         2         6         –       –        –        –        –
602      Commercial banks                                             189         1 247              5 078          13        3         2         2         6         –       –        –        –        –
            Services                                               3 151         14 881          64 491            292      180        66        26        11         4       3        1        1        –
73      Business services                                            189            686           3 317             44       36         3         3         1         1       –        –        –        –
734       Services to buildings                                      108            200             882             15       11         1         2         –         1       –        –        –        –
7349        Building maintenance services, n.e.c.                    108            200             882             15       11         1         2         –         1       –        –        –        –
79      Amusement and recreation services                             142           465              2 011          21       15         1         4         –         1       –        –        –        –
799      Misc. amusement, recreation services                         130           445              1 932          18       13         1         3         –         1       –        –        –        –
7999       Amusement and recreation, n.e.c.                           116           414              1 596          11        7         1         2         –         1       –        –        –        –
80      Health services                                            1 795         11 084          47 270             45       22        12         3         2         2       2        1        1        –
805      Nursing and personal care facilities                        413          1 163           5 115              6        1         –         1         2         –       2        –        –        –
83      Social services                                               269           609              2 467          19        5        10         –         3         –       1        –        –        –
832       Individual and family services                              199           460              1 900          15        3        10         –         1         –       1        –        –        –
86      Membership organizations                                      300           636              2 391          42       18        12         9         3         –       –        –        –        –
866      Religious organizations                                      209           482              1 923          30       11        11         7         1         –       –        –        –        –
            Unclassified establishments                                 1              1                34           7        7         –         –         –         –       –        –        –        –

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C           100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.


COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS                                                                                                                                                    MINNESOTA                 37
U.S. Census Bureau
Table 2.         Counties                    Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. Detailed industries with 100 or more employees are shown if industry was
 not a (D). For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability, see introductory text]

                                                                                   Payroll ($1,000)                                   Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                               Number of                                          Total
 SIC                                                           employees                                        number
                              Industry                           for week                                             of                                                                             1,000
code
                                                                including                                     establish     1 to      5 to    10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to      or
                                                                March 12     First quarter        Annual         ments         4         9      19        49        99      249      499      999    more

        CLAY
                 Total                                            14 613          55 117        254 145          1 119      588       244       150        92       26       13        5        –        1
            Agricultural services, forestry, and fishing               (B)            (D)              (D)           21      15         6         –         –         –       –        –        –        –
            Mining                                                     (A)            (D)              (D)            2       –         2         –         –         –       –        –        –        –
            Construction                                              812          5 565         31    776          135      86        27        14         7         –       1        –        –        –
15      General contractors and operative builders                    132            573          2    968           35      23         9         3         –         –       –        –        –        –
151       General building contractors                                110            462          2    426           31      22         6         3         –         –       –        –        –        –
17      Special trade contractors                                     595          3 987         19    519           82      53        13         8         7         –       1        –        –        –
173       Electrical work                                             260          2 283          9    414           17       9         3         1         3         –       1        –        –        –
174       Masonry, stonework, and plastering                          108            692          3    701           14       7         2         3         2         –       –        –        –        –
            Manufacturing                                          1 252           9 691         47 811              46      23         4         8         4         3       3        1        –        –
20      Food and kindred products                                     (E)             (D)           (D)               7       4         –         1         –         1       –        1        –        –
26      Paper and allied products                                     (C)             (D)           (D)               3       1         –         1         –         1       –        –        –        –
30      Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products                   142             960          4 019               3       –         –         –         2         –       1        –        –        –
308       Miscellaneous plastics products, n.e.c.                    142             960          4 019               3       –         –         –         2         –       1        –        –        –
3089        Plastics products, n.e.c.                                142             960          4 019               3       –         –         –         2         –       1        –        –        –
32      Stone, clay, and glass products                               (C)             (D)           (D)               4       1         1         1         –         –       1        –        –        –
35      Industrial machinery and equipment                           128             745          3 624               6       2         1         2         –         1       –        –        –        –
––      Administrative and auxiliary                                  (C)             (D)           (D)               3       1         –         –         1         –       1        –        –        –
            Transportation and public utilities                       518          2 348              9 564          70      39        17         8         4         2       –        –        –        –
41      Local and interurban passenger transit                        142            311              1 417           8       2         3         1         1         1       –        –        –        –
42      Trucking and warehousing                                      271          1 529              6 301          44      30         5         5         3         1       –        –        –        –
            Wholesale trade                                           763          5 114         19 948              81      33        24        12        11         1       –        –        –        –
50      Wholesale trade durable goods                                 371          2 624         10 436              36      17         6         5         8         –       –        –        –        –
508      Machinery, equipment, and supplies                           198          1 528          5 562               9       2         1         1         5         –       –        –        –        –
5083       Farm and garden machinery                                  155          1 282          4 523               6       1         –         1         4         –       –        –        –        –
51      Wholesale trade nondurable goods                               (E)            (D)           (D)              44      16        17         7         3         1       –        –        –        –
514      Groceries and related products                               128            538          2 273               7       2         1         2         1         1       –        –        –        –
519      Misc. nondurable goods                                       101            455          2 097              15       6         6         3         –         –       –        –        –        –
             Retail trade                                          4 321          10 886         48    061          282     107        67        54        38       10        5        1        –        –
52      Building materials and garden supplies                       126             547          2    686           16       9         1         5         1        –        –        –        –        –
53      General merchandise stores                                   744           1 766          7    801            8       1         –         1         2        1        2        1        –        –
531       Department stores                                          655           1 522          6    687            4       –         –         –         –        1        2        1        –        –
54      Food stores                                                  550           1 296          5    872           18       8         3         2         2        1        2        –        –        –
55      Automotive dealers and service stations                      665           2 374         10    317           46      10        16        12         5        3        –        –        –        –
551       New and used car dealers                                   268           1 247          5    354            5       1         –         1         –        3        –        –        –        –
554       Gasoline service stations                                  332             869          3    757           29       4        11         9         5        –        –        –        –        –
57      Furniture and homefurnishings stores                         172             701          3    353           18      10         –         6         2        –        –        –        –        –
58      Eating and drinking places                                 1 425           2 311          9    920           88      27        17        17        24        2        1        –        –        –
5812         Eating places                                         1 264           2 054          8    849           71      19        13        15        21        2        1        –        –        –
5813         Drinking places                                         161             257          1    071           17       8         4         2         3        –        –        –        –        –
59      Miscellaneous retail                                         498           1 314          5    607           65      32        21         8         1        3        –        –        –        –
591       Drug stores and proprietary stores                         114             350          1    439            7       2         1         2         1        1        –        –        –        –
594       Miscellaneous shopping goods stores                        152             362          1    611           19       8         9         1         –        1        –        –        –        –
599       Retail stores, n.e.c.                                      127             243          1    021           17      11         3         2         –        1        –        –        –        –
            Finance, insurance, and real estate                       475          2 815         10 868             101      76        14         4         7         –       –        –        –        –
60      Depository institutions                                       227          1 431          5 566              14       2         3         4         5         –       –        –        –        –
64      Insurance agents, brokers, and service                        101            415          1 882              40      35         5         –         –         –       –        –        –        –
            Services                                               6 395          18 231         82 439             373     202        82        50        21       10        4        3        –        1
70      Hotels and other lodging places                              217             445          1 923              18      12         –         3         1        2        –        –        –        –
701      Hotels and motels                                           215             442          1 874              12       6         –         3         1        2        –        –        –        –
72      Personal services                                             190            549              2 237          38      20        12         5         1         –       –        –        –        –
723       Beauty shops                                                107            302              1 197          18       9         5         3         1         –       –        –        –        –
73      Business services                                             830          1 363              5 422          25      12         4         4         2         1       1        1        –        –
734       Services to buildings                                       148            182                721           5       1         –         2         1         1       –        –        –        –
7349        Building maintenance services, n.e.c.                     148            182                721           5       1         –         2         1         1       –        –        –        –
738       Miscellaneous business services                             642          1 058              4 125          12       6         2         1         1         –       1        1        –        –
7389        Business services, n.e.c.                                 396            555              2 017           8       5         1         –         1         –       –        1        –        –
75      Auto repair, services, and parking                            116            492              2 380          39      29         9         1         –         –       –        –        –        –
79      Amusement and recreation services                             203            315              1 474          18       8         4         3         2         1       –        –        –        –
799      Misc. amusement, recreation services                         149            195              1 081          14       7         4         1         1         1       –        –        –        –
7997       Membership sports and recreation clubs                     115            149                711           5       2         1         –         1         1       –        –        –        –
80      Health services                                            1 279           5 097         21    898           56      21        16         9         4         3       2        1        –        –
802      Offices and clinics of dentists                             114             677          3    838           19       9         7         3         –         –       –        –        –        –
805      Nursing and personal care facilities                        697           2 425          9    548            9       –         1         3         1         2       1        1        –        –
808      Home health care services                                   262             670          2    882            3       –         –         –         1         1       1        –        –        –
81      Legal services                                                125          1 053              5 166          17       6         7         3         1         –       –        –        –        –

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.

38       MINNESOTA                                                                                                                                COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS
                                                                                                                                                                                      U.S. Census Bureau
Table 2.         Counties                 Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. Detailed industries with 100 or more employees are shown if industry was
 not a (D). For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability, see introductory text]

                                                                                   Payroll ($1,000)                                   Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                               Number of                                            Total
 SIC                                                           employees                                          number
                               Industry                          for week                                               of                                                                           1,000
code
                                                                including                                       establish    1 to     5 to    10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to      or
                                                                March 12     First quarter        Annual           ments        4        9      19        49        99      249      499      999    more

        CLAY Con.
            Services Con.
82      Educational services                                          (G)             (D)                (D)            6      4        –         –         –         –       1        –        –        1
83      Social services                                               573          1 293              5 793            36     19        4         9         3         –       –        1        –        –
832       Individual and family services                              430            793              3 712            14      6        1         5         1         –       –        1        –        –
86      Membership organizations                                      576          1 208              5 109            68     33       21         6         5         3       –        –        –        –
864       Civic and social associations                               119            151                647            11      3        5         1         2         –       –        –        –        –
866       Religious organizations                                     415            954              3 879            46     24       11         5         3         3       –        –        –        –
87      Engineering and management services                           141            975              4 493            29     22        2         4         1         –       –        –        –        –
            Unclassified establishments                                 5               2                 52            8      7        1         –         –         –       –        –        –        –


        CLEARWATER
                 Total                                             1 747           7 286         41 321               208    117       56        19        12         1       3        –        –        –
           Agricultural services, forestry, and fishing                (A)            (D)           (D)                 5      4        –         1         –         –       –        –        –        –
           Construction                                               190          1 447         15 409                28     19        4         3         1         1       –        –        –        –
16      Heavy construction, except building                           137            873         10 437                 6      1        1         2         1         1       –        –        –        –
            Manufacturing                                             142             672             3   897          13      3        5         3         2         –       –        –        –        –
            Transportation and public utilities                        61             319             1   457          15     10        3         2         –         –       –        –        –        –
            Wholesale trade                                            87             370             1   613          14      8        4         –         2         –       –        –        –        –
            Retail trade                                              366             825             3   522          55     23       24         6         2         –       –        –        –        –
54      Food stores                                                   106             217                 911           9      4        2         1         2         –       –        –        –        –
58      Eating and drinking places                                    100             152                 651          17      7        8         2         –         –       –        –        –        –
            Finance, insurance, and real estate                         67           349          1 426                11      6        2         2         1         –       –        –        –        –
            Services                                                  813          3 203         13 565                66     44       13         2         4         –       3        –        –        –
80      Health services                                               450          1 977          8 039                13      4        4         2         1         –       2        –        –        –
87      Engineering and management services                            (C)            (D)           (D)                 4      2        1         –         –         –       1        –        –        –
            Unclassified establishments                               (A)             (D)                 (D)           1      –        1         –         –         –       –        –        –        –


        COOK
                 Total                                             1 780           6 515         30 878               259    178       38        26        10         4       3        –        –        –
           Agricultural services, forestry, and fishing                (A)             (D)              (D)             2      2        –         –         –         –       –        –        –        –
           Construction                                               112             417             2 904            37     30        4         2         1         –       –        –        –        –
           Manufacturing                                              136             851             3 527            12      7        3         1         –         1       –        –        –        –
24      Lumber and wood products                                      113             778             3 133             6      3        2         –         –         1       –        –        –        –
            Transportation and public utilities                        (B)            (D)               (D)            11      8        2         1         –         –       –        –        –        –
            Wholesale trade                                            (A)            (D)               (D)             4      3        1         –         –         –       –        –        –        –
            Retail trade                                              460          1 392              6 928            68     34       18        12         4         –       –        –        –        –
58      Eating and drinking places                                    195            432              2 391            22     10        5         5         2         –       –        –        –        –
            Finance, insurance, and real estate                        (B)            (D)                 (D)          20     17        2         1         –         –       –        –        –        –
            Services                                                  960          3 291         15       085         105     77        8         9         5         3       3        –        –        –
70      Hotels and other lodging places                               578          1 657          7       972          50     30        3         9         4         3       1        –        –        –
701       Hotels and motels                                           496          1 408          6       740          40     25        2         6         3         3       1        –        –        –
79      Amusement and recreation services                             129            451          1       723          13     12        –         –         –         –       1        –        –        –
80      Health services                                               162            876          3       693           5      2        1         –         1         –       1        –        –        –


        COTTONWOOD
                 Total                                             3 800          15 533         64 179               391    239       70        46        24         8       3        –        1        –
            Agricultural services, forestry, and fishing               17              68           370                 7      6        1         –         –         –       –        –        –        –
            Mining                                                    (A)             (D)            (D)                2      2        –         –         –         –       –        –        –        –
            Construction                                             135             543          3 144                39     29        6         4         –         –       –        –        –        –
            Manufacturing                                          1 002           5 034         20 418                17      8        1         3         2         1       1        –        1        –
20      Food and kindred products                                     (C)             (D)            (D)                4      1        1         1         –         –       1        –        –        –
35      Industrial machinery and equipment                            (F)             (D)            (D)                3      –        –         1         –         1       –        –        1        –
           Transportation and public utilities                         85            611              2   479          21     15        3         3         –         –       –        –        –        –
           Wholesale trade                                            322          1 663              6   816          37     21        6         5         4         1       –        –        –        –
50      Wholesale trade durable goods                                 107            565              2   353          17     10        4         2         1         –       –        –        –        –
51      Wholesale trade nondurable goods                              215          1 098              4   463          20     11        2         3         3         1       –        –        –        –
            Retail trade                                              814          2 116              8   420          90     41       24        13        11         1       –        –        –        –
54      Food stores                                                   170            399              1   636          11      3        3         3         1         1       –        –        –        –
55      Automotive dealers and service stations                       148            536              2   185          16      5        6         2         3         –       –        –        –        –
58      Eating and drinking places                                    259            366              1   522          23      7        7         5         4         –       –        –        –        –
5812        Eating places                                             245            347              1   440          19      5        5         5         4         –       –        –        –        –
59      Miscellaneous retail                                          107             281             1 221            18     10        4         3         1         –       –        –        –        –

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.


COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS                                                                                                                                                    MINNESOTA                 39
U.S. Census Bureau
Table 2.         Counties                Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. Detailed industries with 100 or more employees are shown if industry was
 not a (D). For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability, see introductory text]

                                                                                   Payroll ($1,000)                                   Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                               Number of                                            Total
 SIC                                                           employees                                          number
                              Industry                           for week                                               of                                                                           1,000
code
                                                                including                                       establish    1 to     5 to    10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to      or
                                                                March 12     First quarter        Annual           ments        4        9      19        49        99      249      499      999    more

        COTTONWOOD Con.
           Finance, insurance, and real estate                        189          1 381              5 122            37     27        3         4         3         –       –        –        –        –
60      Depository institutions                                       105            891              3 307             6      –        1         2         3         –       –        –        –        –
602      Commercial banks                                             105            891              3 307             6      –        1         2         3         –       –        –        –        –
            Services                                               1 233           4 104         17 175               138     87       26        14         4         5       2        –        –        –
80      Health services                                              809           2 893         11 915                34     13        5         7         2         5       2        –        –        –
805      Nursing and personal care facilities                        541           1 614          6 376                 9      1        1         –         1         4       2        –        –        –
86      Membership organizations                                      174             318             1 285            40     25       12         3         –         –       –        –        –        –
866      Religious organizations                                      117             215               835            26     16        8         2         –         –       –        –        –        –
            Unclassified establishments                               (A)             (D)                 (D)           3      3        –         –         –         –       –        –        –        –


        CROW WING
                 Total                                            18 457          90 850        404 036            1 738     987      335       232      116        44       19        3        2        –
            Agricultural services, forestry, and fishing               80             209             1 699            20     15        1         3         1         –       –        –        –        –
            Mining                                                    (A)             (D)                 (D)           2      2        –         –         –         –       –        –        –        –
            Construction                                           1 001           5 901         31 820               177    131       22        12         9         2       1        –        –        –
15      General contractors and operative builders                    396          2 266         10 434                62     46        8         5         2         –       1        –        –        –
16      Heavy construction, except building                           207          1 518         10 371                13      6        1         2         3         1       –        –        –        –
17      Special trade contractors                                     398          2 117         11 015               102     79       13         5         4         1       –        –        –        –
171       Plumbing, heating, air conditioning                         139            891          4 300                21     14        3         3         –         1       –        –        –        –
173       Electrical work                                             108            653          2 920                20     14        3         –         3         –       –        –        –        –
            Manufacturing                                          2 916          23 081         91 895                98     35       19        13        17         8       5        –        1        –
24      Lumber and wood products                                      340          1 851              8 021            18      7        6         2         2         –       1        –        –        –
243       Millwork, plywood and structural members                    238          1 419              5 980             6      1        2         2         –         –       1        –        –        –
26      Paper and allied products                                      (F)            (D)                 (D)           1      –        –         –         –         –       –        –        1        –
27      Printing and publishing                                       546          3 207         14 330                19      3        2         6         4         3       1        –        –        –
271       Newspapers                                                  123            584          2 556                 3      –        –         1         1         1       –        –        –        –
275       Commercial printing                                         230          1 248          5 237                11      2        2         3         3         1       –        –        –        –
34      Fabricated metal products                                     371          2 585         10 920                11      7        –         1         1         1       1        –        –        –
35      Industrial machinery and equipment                            358          2 904         10 890                17      7        3         2         3         1       1        –        –        –
36      Electronic and other electronic equipment                      (E)            (D)                 (D)           4      –        1         –         –         2       1        –        –        –
39      Miscellaneous manufacturing industries                        114             330             1 357             5      1        1         –         2         1       –        –        –        –
            Transportation and public utilities                       717          3 992         17 247                69     36       15         7         7         3       1        –        –        –
41      Local and interurban passenger transit                        244             773             3 143             6      1        1         –         2         1       1        –        –        –
415       School buses                                                139             466             1 917             3      1        –         –         1         –       1        –        –        –
48      Communication                                                 234          1 605              7 105            16      4        2         5         4         1       –        –        –        –
            Wholesale trade                                           861          4 625         20 434               107     56       22        22         5         2       –        –        –        –
50      Wholesale trade durable goods                                  (F)             (D)              (D)            75     41       15        16         2         1       –        –        –        –
501      Motor vehicles, parts, and supplies                          143             700             3 058            16      5        4         6         1         –       –        –        –        –
51      Wholesale trade nondurable goods                               (E)             (D)              (D)            31     14        7         6         3         1       –        –        –        –
519      Misc. nondurable goods                                       126             619             2 875            10      6        1         2         –         1       –        –        –        –
            Retail trade                                           5 440          17 595         78 967               522    242      123        97        41       16        2        1        –        –
52      Building materials and garden supplies                        264          1 326              6 333            41     18       13         9         1         –       –        –        –        –
521       Lumber and other building materials                         123            832              3 621            16      6        5         5         –         –       –        –        –        –
53      General merchandise stores                                    934          2 664         11 120                13      2        1         2         2         3       2        1        –        –
531      Department stores                                            720          1 798          7 946                 5      –        –         –         –         2       2        1        –        –
54      Food stores                                                   612          1 881              8 721            41     17        9         5         6         4       –        –        –        –
541       Grocery stores                                              536          1 728              8 000            27      9        5         4         5         4       –        –        –        –
55      Automotive dealers and service stations                       905          4 430         19 714                74     21       24        20         5         4       –        –        –        –
551       New and used car dealers                                    408          2 730         11 856                12      1        3         2         2         4       –        –        –        –
554       Gasoline service stations                                   349            899          3 987                40      9       16        13         2         –       –        –        –        –
57      Furniture and homefurnishings stores                          205            835              3 391            40     21       14         4         1         –       –        –        –        –
571       Furniture and homefurnishings stores                        122            609              2 406            23     11       10         1         1         –       –        –        –        –
58      Eating and drinking places                                 1 667           3 134         15 529               147     58       29        34        22         4       –        –        –        –
5812        Eating places                                          1 503           2 839         14 323               118     40       24        29        21         4       –        –        –        –
5813        Drinking places                                          164             295          1 190                27     16        5         5         1         –       –        –        –        –
59      Miscellaneous retail                                          651          2 175              9   394         142     90       30        19         3         –       –        –        –        –
592       Liquor stores                                               105            282              1   167          20     12        3         5         –         –       –        –        –        –
594       Miscellaneous shopping goods stores                         199            438              2   170          55     43        4         7         1         –       –        –        –        –
599       Retail stores, n.e.c.                                       113            361              1   613          28     17       10         1         –         –       –        –        –        –
––      Administrative and auxiliary                                  125            978              3   939           4      1        –         1         1         1       –        –        –        –

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.


40       MINNESOTA                                                                                                                                COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS
                                                                                                                                                                                      U.S. Census Bureau
Table 2.          Counties                   Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. Detailed industries with 100 or more employees are shown if industry was
 not a (D). For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability, see introductory text]

                                                                                   Payroll ($1,000)                                   Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                               Number of                                          Total
 SIC                                                           employees                                        number
                                  Industry                       for week                                             of                                                                             1,000
code
                                                                including                                     establish     1 to      5 to    10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to      or
                                                                March 12     First quarter        Annual         ments         4         9      19        49        99      249      499      999    more

        CROW WING           Con.
            Finance, insurance, and real estate                       736          4 330         18 070             155     118        20         8         7         2       –        –        –        –
60      Depository institutions                                       317          1 987              7 903          25      10         5         4         4         2       –        –        –        –
602      Commercial banks                                             218          1 458              5 920          19       8         4         3         3         1       –        –        –        –
65      Real estate                                                   216             721             3 492          71      59         8         3         1         –       –        –        –        –
653      Real estate agents and managers                              147             426             2 104          46      40         4         1         1         –       –        –        –        –
            Services                                               6 609          31 058        143 573             580     345       113        70        29       10       10        2        1        –
70      Hotels and other lodging places                               818          2 866         18 294              63      44         6         6         3         1       3        –        –        –
701      Hotels and motels                                            752          2 687         16 817              46      32         3         4         3         1       3        –        –        –
72      Personal services                                             211             593             2 672          39      22        10         6         1         –       –        –        –        –
723       Beauty shops                                                115             301             1 334          18       8         5         4         1         –       –        –        –        –
73      Business services                                             392          1 432              6 295          57      37         9         7         2         2       –        –        –        –
736       Personnel supply services                                   130            516              2 174           3       –         –         –         2         1       –        –        –        –
7363        Help supply services                                      130            516              2 174           3       –         –         –         2         1       –        –        –        –
75      Auto repair, services, and parking                            119             540             2 427          32      23         7         2         –         –       –        –        –        –
78      Motion pictures                                               123             293             1 216          12       2         4         5         1         –       –        –        –        –
79      Amusement and recreation services                             380             725             3 668          39      24         6         4         4         –       1        –        –        –
799      Misc. amusement, recreation services                         194             359             2 205          34      23         5         3         3         –       –        –        –        –
80      Health services                                            2 771          16 285         72 593             100      43        27        14         5         3       6        1        1        –
801      Offices and clinics of medical doctors                      344           3 525         20 081              20      11         4         2         1         1       1        –        –        –
802      Offices and clinics of dentists                             156             942          4 903              25      12         8         4         1         –       –        –        –        –
805       Nursing and personal care facilities                        728          2 699         10 664              18       2         7         3         2         1       3        –        –        –
808       Home health care services                                   317          1 100          4 818               7       3         1         –         –         1       2        –        –        –
83      Social services                                               356          1 307              5 842          44      27         5         7         4         1       –        –        –        –
832       Individual and family services                              163            572              2 535          16      11         –         4         –         1       –        –        –        –
836       Residential care                                            106            400              1 677           7       –         3         1         3         –       –        –        –        –
86      Membership organizations                                      593          1 190              4 851          77      34        23        15         4         1       –        –        –        –
864      Civic and social associations                                281            390              1 609          26       9         5         9         2         1       –        –        –        –
866      Religious organizations                                      263            685              2 745          40      18        15         5         2         –       –        –        –        –
87      Engineering and management services                           617          4 731         21 081              50      35         6         3         3         2       –        1        –        –
871       Engineering and architectural services                      131          1 076          6 282              17      12         3         –         1         1       –        –        –        –
8711        Engineering services                                      105            923          5 502              10       8         –         –         1         1       –        –        –        –
            Unclassified establishments                               (B)             (D)               (D)           8       7         –         –         –         1       –        –        –        –



        DAKOTA

                 Total                                           128 572        812 009       3 586 600          7 891     4 152   1 425     1 037       797       268      156       40       11        5
            Agricultural services, forestry, and fishing              909          3 429         20 590             166     120        23        12         8         2       1        –        –        –
07      Agricultural services                                          (F)           (D)            (D)             164     118        23        12         8         2       1        –        –        –
074       Veterinary services                                         340          1 350          6 096              37      11        15         6         5         –       –        –        –        –
078       Landscape and horticultural services                        525          1 871         13 406             110      92         7         5         3         2       1        –        –        –
            Mining                                                     90             735             5 372           8       3         2         2         –         1       –        –        –        –
            Construction                                           6 981          54 281        297 567             792     548       102        67        55       13        5        1        –        1
15      General contractors and operative builders                 1 185           9 827         45 380             235     186        14        21        11         2       1        –        –        –
151      General building contractors                                894           6 961         33 323             206     170        12        15         7         1       1        –        –        –
153      Operative builders                                          291           2 866         12 023              26      13         2         6         4         1       –        –        –        –
16      Heavy construction, except building                        1 685          13 657         88 116              35      18         4         4         5         3       –        –        –        1
161       Highway and street construction                             175          1 510         18 924               9       2         –         4         2         1       –        –        –        –
162       Heavy construction, except highway                       1 510          12 147         69 192              26      16         4         –         3         2       –        –        –        1

17      Special trade contractors                                  4 111          30 797        164 071             522     344        84        42        39         8       4        1        –        –
171       Plumbing, heating, air conditioning                         817          7 045         34 206              73      39        13        10         8         1       2        –        –        –
172       Painting and paper hanging                                  219          1 368              7 303          49      38         8         –         2         1       –        –        –        –
173       Electrical work                                             625          4 945         23 760              77      45        16         4        11         1       –        –        –        –
174       Masonry, stonework, and plastering                          456          3 793         19 545              57      37         9         6         4         –       1        –        –        –
1741       Masonry and other stonework                                307          2 636         13 727              26      15         5         2         3         –       1        –        –        –
1742       Plastering, drywall, and insulation                        111            896          3 842              20      12         4         3         1         –       –        –        –        –
175       Carpentry and floor work                                    494          2 903         13 319              92      68        12         6         4         2       –        –        –        –
1751       Carpentry work                                             399          2 377         11 020              77      59         8         5         3         2       –        –        –        –
176       Roofing, siding, and sheet metal work                       122             824             4 441          30      22         5         2         1         –       –        –        –        –
177       Concrete work                                               463          3 221         26 717              55      33        12         4         4         2       –        –        –        –
179       Misc. special trade contractors                             913          6 694         34    740           86      59         9        10         5         1       1        1        –        –
1794        Excavation work                                           115            499          4    507           30      23         3         3         1         –       –        –        –        –
1796        Installing building equipment, n.e.c.                     230          3 027         12    270            8       4         –         1         1         1       1        –        –        –
1799        Special trade contractors, n.e.c.                         444          2 320         12    459           31      23         2         3         2         –       –        1        –        –

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.


COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS                                                                                                                                                    MINNESOTA                 41
U.S. Census Bureau
Table 2.          Counties                  Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. Detailed industries with 100 or more employees are shown if industry was
 not a (D). For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability, see introductory text]

                                                                                   Payroll ($1,000)                                   Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                               Number of                                          Total
 SIC                                                           employees                                        number
                                 Industry                        for week                                             of                                                                             1,000
code
                                                                including                                     establish     1 to      5 to    10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to      or
                                                                March 12     First quarter        Annual         ments         4         9      19        49        99      249      499      999    more

        DAKOTA Con.
            Manufacturing                                         26 931        241    168    1 079    782          472     157        75        68        80       44       29       11        7        1
20      Food and kindred products                                  3 354         25    438      114    386           37       9         3         4         7        6        4        2        2        –
201       Meat products                                              610          4    455       17    371            3       –         –         –         1        –        1        1        –        –
202       Dairy products                                             129          1    132        4    710            3       –         1         –         1        1        –        –        –        –
204       Grain mill products                                        430          3    698       18    709           10       3         2         1         2        1        1        –        –        –
208       Beverages                                                  912          8    649       37    346            6       3         –         –         1        –        –        1        1        –
209       Misc. food and kindred products                            219               938        4    424            3       –         –         –         –        2        1        –        –        –
23      Apparel and other textile products                            104              569            2 287          11       4         5         1         1         –       –        –        –        –
24      Lumber and wood products                                      541          3 401         14 891              21       9         3         5         2         –       1        1        –        –
243       Millwork, plywood and structural members                    471          3 026         12 845              14       7         2         2         1         –       1        1        –        –
2434        Wood kitchen cabinets                                     325          1 960          8 464               8       4         1         1         1         –       –        1        –        –
25      Furniture and fixtures                                        464          3 038         13 546              18       6         3         2         4         2       1        –        –        –
252       Office furniture                                            240          1 535          7 167               5       2         –         –         1         1       1        –        –        –
26      Paper and allied products                                  1 624          13 127         54 203              10       1         1         2         1         –       4        –        1        –
27      Printing and publishing                                    8 115          51 099        327 068              82      37        21         6         9         5       2        1        –        1
2752         Commercial printing, lithographic                       515           3 877         15 979              38      17        12         2         4         2       1        –        –        –
28      Chemicals and allied products                                 425          4 265         16 819              22       8         3         4         5         1       1        –        –        –
289      Miscellaneous chemical products                              190          1 857          8 036               8       1         3         2         1         –       1        –        –        –
29      Petroleum and coal products                                    (F)             (D)              (D)           1       –         –         –         –         –       –        –        1        –
30      Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products                 1 217           9 228         38 365              36       9         5         9         5         6       2        –        –        –
308      Miscellaneous plastics products, n.e.c.                   1 098           8 169         34 557              29       9         4         4         4         6       2        –        –        –
3089       Plastics products, n.e.c.                               1 012           7 194         30 840              18       3         1         4         2         6       2        –        –        –
32      Stone, clay, and glass products                               423          3 564         18 620              18       7         1         1         7         1       1        –        –        –
327       Concrete, gypsum, and plaster products                      260          2 185         12 888              11       2         1         1         6         1       –        –        –        –
3273        Ready mixed concrete                                      135            965          7 703               6       1         –         1         4         –       –        –        –        –
33      Primary metal industries                                      271          3 101         11 075               7       3         1         1         –         1       1        –        –        –
34      Fabricated metal products                                  2 244          19   683       83    532           53      14         7         9        11         6       4        2        –        –
342       Cutlery, handtools, and hardware                           202           1   985        7    504            5       –         1         1         1         2       –        –        –        –
344       Fabricated structural metal products                       548           4   085       18    475           16       4         1         5         4         1       –        1        –        –
346       Metal forgings and stampings                               459           3   578       15    174            7       2         1         –         1         2       1        –        –        –
347       Metal services, n.e.c.                                     232           1   663        7    600            9       3         1         1         3         –       1        –        –        –
3479        Metal coating and allied services                        204           1   474        6    771            5       –         1         1         2         –       1        –        –        –
349       Misc. fabricated metal products                            463           5   005       18    602            7       3         –         2         –         1       –        1        –        –
35      Industrial machinery and equipment                            928          9   008       37    336           57      21        12        12         8         3       1        –        –        –
354       Metalworking machinery                                      130          1   554        6    567           11       5         1         2         3         –       –        –        –        –
356       General industrial machinery                                282          2   557       10    265            5       –         1         2         1         –       1        –        –        –
357       Computer and office equipment                               173          2   253        8    818            4       –         1         –         1         2       –        –        –        –
359       Industrial machinery, n.e.c.                                193          1   401        6    184           22       8         6         6         2         –       –        –        –        –
3599        Industrial machinery, n.e.c.                              193          1   401        6    184           22       8         6         6         2         –       –        –        –        –
36      Electronic and other electronic equipment                     478          3 868         17 353              20       5         2         4         5         3       1        –        –        –
367       Electronic components and accessories                       122          1 031          4 985               5       1         –         1         2         1       –        –        –        –
37      Transportation equipment                                      388          3 005         12    425           15       3         2         2         5         3       –        –        –        –
371       Motor vehicles and equipment                                159          1 173          4    995            6       2         –         –         3         1       –        –        –        –
379       Miscellaneous transportation equipment                      142            958          4    330            4       –         1         1         –         2       –        –        –        –
3799        Transportation equipment, n.e.c.                          142            958          4    330            4       –         1         1         –         2       –        –        –        –
38      Instruments and related products                           2 133          23 190         85 707              20       5         –         2         4         3       3        2        1        –
384       Medical instruments and supplies                           591           4 251         17 988              10       3         –         –         2         3       2        –        –        –
39      Miscellaneous manufacturing industries                       395           2 935         12 800              15       9         3         1         1         –       –        1        –        –
399       Miscellaneous manufactures                                 391           2 912         12 627              11       5         3         1         1         –       –        1        –        –
––      Administrative and auxiliary                               2 916          49 000        167 490              24       4         3         3         4         3       3        2        2        –
            Transportation and public utilities                    8 890          73 432        307 853             389     194        67        44        48       22        8        4        –        2
41      Local and interurban passenger transit                        689          2 296              9 499          19       4         3         3         4         3       2        –        –        –
4119        Local passenger transportation, n.e.c.                    112            382              1 603          11       4         2         3         2         –       –        –        –        –
415       School buses                                                493          1 637              6 948           5       –         –         –         –         3       2        –        –        –
42      Trucking and warehousing                                   4 617          39 597        167 255             192     117        18        15        24         9       5        3        –        1
421       Trucking and courier services, except air                4 611          39 571        167 067             186     111        18        15        24         9       5        3        –        1
45      Transportation by air                                      1 239          10 553         41 563              11       3         5         –         1         1       –        –        –        1
47      Transportation services                                    1 068           7   920       36    229          107      50        25        15        13         4       –        –        –        –
472       Passenger transportation arrangement                       425           2   278       11    085           51      24        13         7         5         2       –        –        –        –
4724        Travel agencies                                          378           2   048        9    696           47      23        12         6         4         2       –        –        –        –
473       Freight transportation arrangement                         611           5   518       24    537           50      22        11         7         8         2       –        –        –        –
48      Communication                                                 630          6 152         25 945              34      11        12         4         4         2       1        –        –        –
481      Telephone communication                                      486          5 467         22 597              24       9        10         1         1         2       1        –        –        –
4813       Telephone communications, exc. radio                       471          5 364         22 095              20       8         7         1         1         2       1        –        –        –
49      Electric, gas, and sanitary services                          609          6 619         25 708              19       6         2         5         2         3       –        1        –        –
492       Gas production and distribution                             186          2 686          9 971               6       –         –         3         1         2       –        –        –        –

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.


42       MINNESOTA                                                                                                                                COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS
                                                                                                                                                                                      U.S. Census Bureau
Table 2.         Counties                Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. Detailed industries with 100 or more employees are shown if industry was
 not a (D). For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability, see introductory text]

                                                                                  Payroll ($1,000)                                    Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                               Number of                                        Total
 SIC                                                           employees                                      number
                              Industry                           for week                                           of                                                                               1,000
code
                                                                including                                   establish       1 to      5 to    10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to      or
                                                                March 12    First quarter        Annual        ments           4         9      19        49        99      249      499      999    more

       DAKOTA Con.
            Wholesale trade                                       11 619        105 552         443 507           784       392       154       107        82       27       19        2        1        –
50     Wholesale trade durable goods                               6 714         63   473       267   430         522       256       108        76        52       20        9        1        –        –
501     Motor vehicles, parts, and supplies                        1 067          7   907        34   730          63        24        17        10         6        3        3        –        –        –
5012      Automobiles and other motor vehicles                       285          2   756        11   460          15         7         2         2         2        1        1        –        –        –
5013      Motor vehicle supplies and new parts                       560          3   245        14   784          40        15        13         7         2        2        1        –        –        –
5014      Tires and tubes                                            189          1   736         7   765           5         2         –         1         1        –        1        –        –        –
502     Furniture and homefurnishings                                516          4   962        21   360          29        11         4         6         6        2        –        –        –        –
5021      Furniture                                                  176          1   840         7   830           9         4         –         3         1        1        –        –        –        –
5023      Homefurnishings                                            340          3   122        13   530          20         7         4         3         5        1        –        –        –        –
503     Lumber and construction materials                            353          3   529        15   268          28        13         5         4         4        2        –        –        –        –
5031      Lumber, plywood, and millwork                              216          2   131         9   413          14         8         1         –         3        2        –        –        –        –
504     Professional and commercial equipment                      1 581         15   737        64   685         104        41        26        17        11        7        2        –        –        –
5044      Office equipment                                           234          2   032         8   044          12         4         –         4         3        1        –        –        –        –
5045      Computers, peripherals and software                        653          7   264        29   609          45        17        15         6         4        2        1        –        –        –
5047      Medical and hospital equipment                             523          5   232        22   260          29        13         6         4         1        4        1        –        –        –
505     Metals and minerals, except petroleum                        239          2   254         9   816          15         9         2         2         –        1        1        –        –        –
506     Electrical goods                                             576          4   897        22   090          79        48        17         8         5        –        1        –        –        –
5063      Electrical apparatus and equipment                         362          2   725        12   144          38        24         5         5         3        –        1        –        –        –
5065      Electronic parts and equipment                             163          1   820         8   142          36        21        11         3         1        –        –        –        –        –
507     Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment                     338          2   982        13   144          43        23         7        10         2        1        –        –        –        –
5072      Hardware                                                   127          1   135         5   121          22        15         2         4         1        –        –        –        –        –
5074      Plumbing and hydronic heating supplies                     159          1   470         5   974          13         5         2         4         1        1        –        –        –        –
508     Machinery, equipment, and supplies                         1 864         20   065        80   465         119        57        22        17        16        4        2        1        –        –
5082      Construction and mining machinery                          108          1   706         5   706           7         1         2         2         2        –        –        –        –        –
5083      Farm and garden machinery                                  238          2   233         8   652          11         5         3         –         2        –        1        –        –        –
5084      Industrial machinery and equipment                         592          4   630        20   236          48        31         8         1         5        2        1        –        –        –
5085      Industrial supplies                                        783         10   145        40   011          38        14         5        11         5        2        –        1        –        –
5087      Service establishment equipment                            115          1   078         4   427          10         4         2         2         2        –        –        –        –        –
509     Miscellaneous durable goods                                  180          1   140         5   872          42        30         8         2         2        –        –        –        –        –
51     Wholesale trade nondurable goods                            4 267         35 347         149   426         252       133        45        31        27         7       7        1        1        –
511      Paper and paper products                                    395          2 928          11   502          36        22         3         5         5         –       1        –        –        –
5112       Stationery and office supplies                            338          2 268           9   270          22        11         2         3         5         –       1        –        –        –
512      Drugs, proprietaries, and sundries                          428          2 817          11   126          12         7         –         –         2         2       1        –        –        –
514      Groceries and related products                            1 621         14 327          63   395          50        25         7         9         5         –       2        1        1        –
5149       Groceries and related products, n.e.c.                    746          6 159          27   858          20         7         4         5         2         –       1        1        –        –
515      Farm product raw materials                                  125          1 163           4   541          13         4         5         2         2         –       –        –        –        –
516      Chemicals and allied products                               384          3 211          13   728          35        21         6         5         1         1       1        –        –        –
5162       Plastics materials and basic shapes                       126          1 178           5   931          16        10         4         1         –         1       –        –        –        –
5169       Chemicals and allied products, n.e.c.                     258          2 033           7   797          19        11         2         4         1         –       1        –        –        –
517      Petroleum and petroleum products                            161          1 334           5   182          16         4         8         3         –         1       –        –        –        –
5171       Petroleum bulk stations and terminals                     145          1 251           4   668          12         2         6         3         –         1       –        –        –        –
519      Misc. nondurable goods                                    1 073          8 936          37   315          74        38        13         7        11         3       2        –        –        –
5191       Farm supplies                                             374          3 903          16   547          27        12         6         4         3         1       1        –        –        –
5193       Flowers and florists’ supplies                            120            751           3   533           9         5         1         1         1         1       –        –        –        –
5199       Nondurable goods, n.e.c.                                  435          3 460          13   829          29        17         4         2         4         1       1        –        –        –
––     Administrative and auxiliary                                  638          6 732          26   651          10         3         1         –         3         –       3        –        –        –
            Retail trade                                          32 105        107 883         464 946        1 574        513       354       311      251        87       47       10        1        –
52     Building materials and garden supplies                      1 619          7 840          33   292          86        29        18        19        12         5       3        –        –        –
521      Lumber and other building materials                       1 136          6 426          26   382          39        12         6         7         7         4       3        –        –        –
525      Hardware stores                                             213            645           2   850          15         –         5         8         2         –       –        –        –        –
526      Retail nurseries and garden stores                          197            473           2   674          19         9         4         3         2         1       –        –        –        –
53     General merchandise stores                                  4 347         11 592          49 324            30         5         1         4         1         1      10        8        –        –
531     Department stores                                          3 824         10 094          42 640            16         –         –         –         –         –       8        8        –        –
539     Misc. general merchandise stores                             474          1 405           6 173             7         1         1         2         –         1       2        –        –        –
54     Food stores                                                 3 799         13 340          54   875         118        40        25        24         9         7      12        1        –        –
541      Grocery stores                                            3 303         11 856          48   967          64        15        13        12         6         5      12        1        –        –
542      Meat and fish markets                                       126            580           2   412          11         7         1         2         –         1       –        –        –        –
546      Retail bakeries                                             231            608           2   401          22         7         6         6         2         1       –        –        –        –
549      Miscellaneous food stores                                   117            215               844          13         6         2         4         1         –       –        –        –        –
55     Automotive dealers and service stations                     4 375         23 590         105 615           215        37        54        69        36       13        6        –        –        –
551      New and used car dealers                                  1 987         14 417          66 247            33         4         1         1        10       13        4        –        –        –
553      Auto and home supply stores                                 505          2 327          10 990            37         5        16        12         3        –        1        –        –        –
554      Gasoline service stations                                 1 738          5 924          24 576           128        18        34        55        20        –        1        –        –        –
56     Apparel and accessory stores                                   954         2 384          10   385         112        42        44        16         9         1       –        –        –        –
562      Women’s clothing stores                                      216           468           1   882          28         6        14         7         1         –       –        –        –        –
565      Family clothing stores                                       396           971           4   191          20         2         7         3         7         1       –        –        –        –
566      Shoe stores                                                  123           318           1   613          29        19         7         3         –         –       –        –        –        –
57     Furniture and homefurnishings stores                        1 358          6 367          28   003         125        62        29        18        10         3       3        –        –        –
571      Furniture and homefurnishings stores                        583          2 771          12   776          65        31        12        13         8         1       –        –        –        –
5712       Furniture stores                                          307          1 634           7   378          28        12         5         6         4         1       –        –        –        –
572      Household appliance stores                                  101            554           2   165          21        13         5         3         –         –       –        –        –        –
573      Radio, television, and computer stores                       674         3 042          13 062            39        18        12         2         2         2       3        –        –        –
5731      Radio, TV, and electronic stores                            491         1 463           6 343            15         5         5         –         1         1       3        –        –        –
5734      Computer and software stores                                141         1 370           6 069            14         8         3         1         1         1       –        –        –        –

         Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J   10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.


COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS                                                                                                                                                    MINNESOTA                 43
U.S. Census Bureau
Table 2.         Counties                Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. Detailed industries with 100 or more employees are shown if industry was
 not a (D). For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability, see introductory text]

                                                                                  Payroll ($1,000)                                    Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                               Number of                                        Total
 SIC                                                           employees                                      number
                              Industry                           for week                                           of                                                                               1,000
code
                                                                including                                   establish       1 to      5 to    10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to      or
                                                                March 12    First quarter        Annual        ments           4         9      19        49        99      249      499      999    more

       DAKOTA Con.
           Retail trade Con.
58     Eating and drinking places                                 10 189         21 727          91   131         457       113        74        82      129        50        9        –        –        –
5812       Eating places                                           9 830         21 042          88   342         426       104        62        78      124        49        9        –        –        –
5813       Drinking places                                           359            685           2   766          26         4        12         4        5         1        –        –        –        –
59     Miscellaneous retail                                        5 007         17 682          74   989         418       180       107        76       45         6        2        1        1        –
591      Drug stores and proprietary stores                          985          2 879          12   046          40         9         8         5       14         2        2        –        –        –
592      Liquor stores                                               361            943           4   150          51        20        12        17        2         –        –        –        –        –
594      Miscellaneous shopping goods stores                       1 381          3 861          16   263         149        52        51        30       13         3        –        –        –        –
5941       Sporting goods and bicycle shops                          348            997           4   308          38        16         8        12        –         2        –        –        –        –
5942       Book stores                                               174            336           1   447          11         –         6         1        4         –        –        –        –        –
5944       Jewelry stores                                            166            762           3   101          28        14        10         3        1         –        –        –        –        –
5945       Hobby, toy, and game shops                                217            586           2   626          17         2        10         2        2         1        –        –        –        –
5947       Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops                         307            611           2   717          36        13        11         9        3         –        –        –        –        –
596      Nonstore retailers                                        1 374          7 609          32   424          59        41         4         6        6         –        –        1        1        –
5961       Catalog and mail order houses                             810          3 281          15   560          16        10         2         2        1         –        –        –        1        –
5962       Merchandising machine operators                           111            617           2   593          15        11         1         1        2         –        –        –        –        –
5963       Direct selling establishments                             453          3 711          14   271          28        20         1         3        3         –        –        1        –        –
599      Retail stores, n.e.c.                                       726          1 775           7   525          94        46        25        15        7         1        –        –        –        –
5992       Florists                                                  154            341           1   491          23         7         9         7        –         –        –        –        –        –
5995       Optical goods stores                                      130            516           2   040          23        15         4         2        2         –        –        –        –        –
5999       Miscellaneous retail stores, n.e.c.                       432            896           3   876          43        20        11         6        5         1        –        –        –        –
––     Administrative and auxiliary                                  457          3 361          17   332          13         5         2         3        –         1        2        –        –        –
            Finance, insurance, and real estate                    6 889         54 378         222   199         763       540       112        67        36         2       3        2        –        1
60     Depository institutions                                     1 321          9 420          37   815          85        23        18        22        19         1       2        –        –        –
602      Commercial banks                                          1 144          8 434          33   650          64        16        13        15        17         1       2        –        –        –
61     Nondepository institutions                                    258          2 173           9   930          57        38        10         8         1         –       –        –        –        –
616      Mortgage bankers and brokers                                148          1 355           6   835          35        24         5         6         –         –       –        –        –        –
62     Security and commodity brokers                                104          1 423           6   175          42        39         1         1         1         –       –        –        –        –
63     Insurance carriers                                          3 234         27 138         110   569          51        35         8         2         2         –       1        2        –        1
64     Insurance agents, brokers, and service                        625          4 344          19   195         201       175        15         6         4         1       –        –        –        –
65     Real estate                                                 1 193          7 309          30   600         306       217        57        26         6         –       –        –        –        –
651      Real estate operators and lessors                           448          3 207          10   619          93        58        22        11         2         –       –        –        –        –
653      Real estate agents and managers                             564          2 859          14   179         171       129        28        11         3         –       –        –        –        –
654      Title abstract offices                                      136            993           4   582          21        12         5         3         1         –       –        –        –        –
67     Holding and other investment offices                          154          2 571           7   915          21        13         3         2         3         –       –        –        –        –
671      Holding offices                                             112          2 341           7   063           9         4         1         1         3         –       –        –        –        –
           Services                                               34 141        171 114         744 318        2 898      1 642       534       359      237        70       44       10        2        –
70     Hotels and other lodging places                               978          2 237           9 623           35          6         2        11       10         4        2        –        –        –
701     Hotels and motels                                            975          2 233           9 575           31          2         2        11       10         4        2        –        –        –
72     Personal services                                           1 935          6 320          27   270         255       131        54        49        18         3       –        –        –        –
721      Laundry, cleaning, and garment services                     586          2 006           8   842          69        32        19        11         6         1       –        –        –        –
7216       Drycleaning plants, except rug                            268            560           2   384          37        12        15         8         2         –       –        –        –        –
7218       Industrial launderers                                     151          1 004           4   509           3         –         –         –         2         1       –        –        –        –
723      Beauty shops                                                962          3 322          13   757          99        39        21        28         9         2       –        –        –        –
729      Miscellaneous personal services                             226            431           1   781          44        27         8         7         2         –       –        –        –        –
7299       Miscellaneous personal services, n.e.c.                   208            393           1   651          32        15         8         7         2         –       –        –        –        –
73     Business services                                           7 560         46 473         208   943         745       537        70        51        51       18       15        3        –        –
731      Advertising                                                 350          1 166           5   269          23        17         1         3         1        –        1        –        –        –
7319       Advertising, n.e.c.                                       292            694           2   582           7         4         –         1         1        –        1        –        –        –
732      Credit reporting and collection                             592          3 422          10   543           9         3         1         1         2        –        1        1        –        –
733      Mailing, reproduction, stenographic                         842          5 557          20   306          67        45         8         5         6        –        2        1        –        –
7331       Direct mail advertising services                          180          1 442           5   463          11         7         –         1         2        –        1        –        –        –
7334       Photocopying and duplicating services                     384          2 824           9   002           8         2         1         1         3        –        –        1        –        –
734      Services to buildings                                       565          1 292           5   782          89        60        14         8         4        3        –        –        –        –
735      Misc. equipment rental and leasing                          187          1 054           4   908          28        14         7         5         2        –        –        –        –        –
7359       Equipment rental and leasing, n.e.c.                      168            880           4   122          23        12         4         5         2        –        –        –        –        –
736      Personnel supply services                                 1 673          6 473          29   330          48        23         4         2         8        4        6        1        –        –
7363       Help supply services                                    1 620          6 277          27   829          31         8         3         2         7        4        6        1        –        –
737      Computer and data processing services                     1 793         19 829          95   691         363       300        23        19        14        4        3        –        –        –
7371       Computer programming services                             386          4 515          24   739         133       117         6         5         3        2        –        –        –        –
7372       Prepackaged software                                      187          2 192           7   929          25        14         6         2         3        –        –        –        –        –
7373       Computer integrated systems design                        141          1 091           4   421          22        15         3         3         –        1        –        –        –        –
7374       Data processing and preparation                           324          3 072          12   052          14         7         –         2         3        –        2        –        –        –
7379       Computer related services, n.e.c.                         354          4 528          23   294         141       128         4         5         3        1        –        –        –        –
738      Miscellaneous business services                           1 548          7 674          37   042         115        73        12         7        14        7        2        –        –        –
7382       Security systems services                                 139            998           4   180           5         1         1         –         2        1        –        –        –        –
7389       Business services, n.e.c.                               1 001          4 765          21   727          94        68         9         4         7        5        1        –        –        –
75     Auto repair, services, and parking                          1 769          9   786        41   754         217        95        71        33        17         –       1        –        –        –
753      Automotive repair shops                                   1 156          7   777        34   000         171        73        64        23        11         –       –        –        –        –
7532       Top and body repair and paint shops                       309          2   263         9   330          43        19        12         8         4         –       –        –        –        –
7538       General automotive repair shops                           575          3   540        15   223          85        38        31        11         5         –       –        –        –        –
754      Automotive services, except repair                          547          1   387         5   394          38        18         5         9         5         –       1        –        –        –
7542       Carwashes                                                 298              563         2   022          13         9         1         1         1         –       1        –        –        –
7549       Automotive services, n.e.c.                               249              824         3   372          25         9         4         8         4         –       –        –        –        –
76     Miscellaneous repair services                                  511         3 340          14 197            75        55        11         5         3         –       1        –        –        –
769      Miscellaneous repair shops                                   430         2 879          12 096            50        35         7         4         3         –       1        –        –        –

         Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J   10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.

44      MINNESOTA                                                                                                                                 COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS
                                                                                                                                                                                      U.S. Census Bureau
Table 2.          Counties                 Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. Detailed industries with 100 or more employees are shown if industry was
 not a (D). For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability, see introductory text]

                                                                                   Payroll ($1,000)                                   Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                               Number of                                            Total
 SIC                                                           employees                                          number
                               Industry                          for week                                               of                                                                           1,000
code
                                                                including                                       establish    1 to     5 to    10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to      or
                                                                March 12     First quarter        Annual           ments        4        9      19        49        99      249      499      999    more

        DAKOTA Con.
            Services Con.
78      Motion pictures                                               589          1 254              5   427          57     16       15        17         9         –       –        –        –        –
783      Motion picture theaters                                      249            366              1   857          10      –        1         1         8         –       –        –        –        –
7832        Motion picture theaters, except drive in                  249            366              1   857          10      –        1         1         8         –       –        –        –        –
784      Video tape rental                                            277            466              1   975          35      7       12        16         –         –       –        –        –        –
79      Amusement and recreation services                          2 429           5 321         22       324         123     56       22        19        15         7       2        2        –        –
793      Bowling centers                                             371             680          2       798          10      1        –         2         3         4       –        –        –        –
799      Misc. amusement, recreation services                      1 948           4 391         18       368          81     32       18        12        12         3       2        2        –        –
7991       Physical fitness facilities                               400             731          2       900          12      1        2         3         5         –       1        –        –        –
7997       Membership sports and recreation clubs                    501           1 505          7       776          18      5        3         3         4         2       1        –        –        –
7999       Amusement and recreation, n.e.c.                          920           1 835          5       329          32     11       11         5         3         –       –        2        –        –
80      Health services                                            8 709          50   892      219       164         427    170      120        78        26       17       10        4        2        –
801      Offices and clinics of medical doctors                    1 495          13   230       56       686          63     22        7        11        16        5        2        –        –        –
802      Offices and clinics of dentists                             911           7   015       33       796         144     49       66        29         –        –        –        –        –        –
804      Offices of other health practitioners                       554           3   208       16       082         105     68       21        14         1        1        –        –        –        –
8041        Offices and clinics of chiropractors                     217           1   105        4       827          61     46       13         2         –        –        –        –        –        –
8049        Offices of health practitioners, n.e.c.                  252           1   631        8       905          29     14        6         7         1        1        –        –        –        –
805      Nursing and personal care facilities                      1 923           8   798       34       972          59     12       16        16         4        5        4        2        –        –
806      Hospitals                                                 1 567           9   421       38       632           3      –        –         –         –        –        1        1        1        –
807      Medical and dental laboratories                             205           1   415        5       935          12      5        3         1         1        2        –        –        –        –
808      Home health care services                                 1 568           4   206       17       139          19      7        –         2         4        2        2        1        1        –
809      Health and allied services, n.e.c.                          486           3   599       15       922          22      7        7         5         –        2        1        –        –        –
81      Legal services                                                427          3 574         19 294                96     70       17         3         6         –       –        –        –        –
82      Educational services                                          813          4 561         19 656                55     32        9         4         6         1       3        –        –        –
821       Elementary and secondary schools                            486          2 625         10 743                12      –        2         3         4         1       2        –        –        –
83      Social services                                            2 540           7 486         30       512         178     85       30        21        34         4       4        –        –        –
832       Individual and family services                             819           2 550         10       411          43     21        6         4         7         3       2        –        –        –
833       Job training and related services                          250             570          2       432           9      6        1         1         –         –       1        –        –        –
835       Child day care services                                  1 218           3 225         12       634         107     52       16        15        23         –       1        –        –        –
836       Residential care                                           195             889          3       741          11      3        3         1         3         1       –        –        –        –
86      Membership organizations                                   3 166           9 977         40       532         243     98       61        41        32         8       3        –        –        –
862      Professional organizations                                  115             955          4       044           6      3        1         –         1         1       –        –        –        –
863      Labor organizations                                         500             998          4       285          20      7        6         2         3         –       2        –        –        –
864      Civic and social associations                               516             865          3       582          46     17       12        11         5         1       –        –        –        –
866      Religious organizations                                   1 658           5 147         20       617         147     60       37        23        22         5       –        –        –        –
869      Membership organizations, n.e.c.                            322           1 611          6       320           8      1        –         4         1         1       1        –        –        –
87      Engineering and management services                        2 494          17   931       76       900         368    277       50        21         9         7       3        1        –        –
871       Engineering and architectural services                     594           5   560       23       930          86     60       12         9         3         1       1        –        –        –
8711        Engineering services                                     333           3   236       14       749          63     47        6         7         2         1       –        –        –        –
8713        Surveying services                                       194           1   845        7       101           9      3        4         –         1         –       1        –        –        –
872       Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping                      502           2   979       12       306          96     70       20         4         –         1       1        –        –        –
873       Research and testing services                              206           1   210        5       552          23     13        6         2         1         1       –        –        –        –
8732        Commercial nonphysical research                          143               715        3       191          10      6        1         1         1         1       –        –        –        –
874       Management and public relations                          1 192           8   182       35       112         163    134       12         6         5         4       1        1        –        –
8741        Management services                                      329           2   622       10       832          38     26        6         3         1         1       1        –        –        –
8742        Management consulting services                           356           2   780       13       358          92     79        5         2         4         2       –        –        –        –
8748        Business consulting, n.e.c.                              114               780        3       150          20     18        –         1         –         1       –        –        –        –
––      Administrative and auxiliary                                 182           1   606        7       051          12      4        1         5         1         1       –        –        –        –
            Unclassified establishments                                17              37                 466          45     43        2         –         –         –       –        –        –        –



        DODGE

                 Total                                             3 225          17 742         75 751               396    260       73        41        12         8       1        –        1        –
            Agricultural services, forestry, and fishing              (B)              (D)                (D)          12     10        1         1         –         –       –        –        –        –
            Mining                                                    (A)              (D)                (D)           1      –        1         –         –         –       –        –        –        –
            Construction                                              136              712            4 683            62     55        4         2         1         –       –        –        –        –
            Manufacturing                                          1 250           8 891         35 110                31     14        2         5         4         5       –        –        1        –
30      Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products                    116              617            3 032             3      –        –         2         –         1       –        –        –        –
35      Industrial machinery and equipment                            775          5 992         23 280                 9      5        –         1         1         1       –        –        1        –
            Transportation and public utilities                        75              424            1 619            20     15        2         3         –         –       –        –        –        –
            Wholesale trade                                           359          2 471         11 783                33     13       12         7         –         –       1        –        –        –
50      Wholesale trade durable goods                                  (E)             (D)                (D)          23      7        8         7         –         –       1        –        –        –
            Retail trade                                              685          1 736              7 206            78     38       22        12         4         2       –        –        –        –
54      Food stores                                                   160              482            1 757             7      1        3         1         1         1       –        –        –        –
58      Eating and drinking places                                    297              534            2 423            23      7        7         5         3         1       –        –        –        –
            Finance, insurance, and real estate                       142              996            3 890            31     19        7         4         1         –       –        –        –        –

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.


COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS                                                                                                                                                    MINNESOTA                 45
U.S. Census Bureau
Table 2.          Counties                   Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. Detailed industries with 100 or more employees are shown if industry was
 not a (D). For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability, see introductory text]

                                                                                   Payroll ($1,000)                                   Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                               Number of                                          Total
 SIC                                                           employees                                        number
                                  Industry                       for week                                             of                                                                             1,000
code
                                                                including                                     establish     1 to      5 to    10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to      or
                                                                March 12     First quarter        Annual         ments         4         9      19        49        99      249      499      999    more

        DODGE         Con.
            Services                                                  533          2 304         10 348             127      95        22         7         2         1       –        –        –        –
80      Health services                                               110             727             3 171          13       7         2         3         1         –       –        –        –        –
86      Membership organizations                                      142             202              866           34      21        11         2         –         –       –        –        –        –
866      Religious organizations                                      107             167              703           27      18         8         1         –         –       –        –        –        –
            Unclassified establishments                               (A)             (D)               (D)           1       1         –         –         –         –       –        –        –        –



        DOUGLAS

                 Total                                            12 528          57 589        263 339          1 149      649       237       145        72       27       15        2        2        –
            Agricultural services, forestry, and fishing               38             209             1 095          21      19         –         2         –         –       –        –        –        –
            Mining                                                    (A)             (D)               (D)           2       1         1         –         –         –       –        –        –        –
            Construction                                              616          3 630         24 690             121      85        17        13         5         1       –        –        –        –
15      General contractors and operative builders                    161             782             4 060          38      29         3         4         2         –       –        –        –        –
151      General building contractors                                 161             782             4 060          38      29         3         4         2         –       –        –        –        –
16      Heavy construction, except building                           125          1 053         11 361              11       4         5         –         1         1       –        –        –        –
17      Special trade contractors                                     330          1 795              9 269          72      52         9         9         2         –       –        –        –        –
171       Plumbing, heating, air conditioning                         116            816              3 349          17      10         2         4         1         –       –        –        –        –
            Manufacturing                                          2 714          18 991         79 072              74      30         9        15         7         6       4        2        1        –
20      Food and kindred products                                     262          1 408              5 403           9       3         1         2         1         1       1        –        –        –
27      Printing and publishing                                       145             526             2 290           9       5         1         1         –         2       –        –        –        –
30      Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products                    374          1 828              7 942           5       1         –         2         –         –       2        –        –        –
32      Stone, clay, and glass products                               403          3 721         15 576               4       –         1         2         –         –       –        1        –        –
33      Primary metal industries                                       (E)            (D)               (D)           1       –         –         –         –         –       –        1        –        –
34      Fabricated metal products                                     165          1 247              5 466           6       2         –         1         1         2       –        –        –        –
35      Industrial machinery and equipment                         1 009           7 753         31 920              23       8         3         5         4         1       1        –        1        –
359       Industrial machinery, n.e.c.                               171             987          4 473              13       6         2         2         3         –       –        –        –        –
3599        Industrial machinery, n.e.c.                             171             987          4 473              13       6         2         2         3         –       –        –        –        –

            Transportation and public utilities                       781          4 962         22 642              66      33        11        10        10         1       1        –        –        –
41      Local and interurban passenger transit                        184             413             1 840           9       1         1         2         5         –       –        –        –        –

42      Trucking and warehousing                                      116             554             2 457          34      26         5         2         1         –       –        –        –        –
421       Trucking and courier services, except air                   116             554             2 457          34      26         5         2         1         –       –        –        –        –

48      Communication                                                 328          2 303         11 508              12       3         1         4         3         –       1        –        –        –

49      Electric, gas, and sanitary services                          (C)             (D)               (D)           5       2         –         1         1         1       –        –        –        –

            Wholesale trade                                           552          3 558         15 842              73      42        13        13         4         –       1        –        –        –
50      Wholesale trade durable goods                                 233          1 376              6 703          46      28         9         7         2         –       –        –        –        –

51      Wholesale trade nondurable goods                              319          2 182              9 139          27      14         4         6         2         –       1        –        –        –
519       Misc. nondurable goods                                      218          1 568              5 858          12       6         2         2         1         –       1        –        –        –

            Retail trade                                           3 620           8 789         40 697             301     120        92        47        28       10        4        –        –        –
52      Building materials and garden supplies                        139             652             3 044          22      11         5         6         –         –       –        –        –        –

53      General merchandise stores                                    678          1 601              6 992           8       1         2         –         1         1       3        –        –        –
531       Department stores                                           623          1 370              5 948           4       –         –         –         –         1       3        –        –        –

54      Food stores                                                   471          1 227              5 433          33      16         8         3         3         2       1        –        –        –
541       Grocery stores                                              428          1 097              4 842          21       8         5         2         3         2       1        –        –        –

55      Automotive dealers and service stations                       483          1 601              8 097          55      20        19        12         3         1       –        –        –        –
551       New and used car dealers                                    110            663              3 310           5       –         2         1         2         –       –        –        –        –
554       Gasoline service stations                                   273            555              2 514          32      11        11         8         1         1       –        –        –        –

56      Apparel and accessory stores                                  (C)             (D)               (D)          17       4         9         3         1         –       –        –        –        –

57      Furniture and homefurnishings stores                          148            484              2 326          20       9         6         4         1         –       –        –        –        –
571       Furniture and homefurnishings stores                        101            364              1 797          10       2         4         3         1         –       –        –        –        –

58      Eating and drinking places                                 1 132           1 753              8 316          73      22        18        12        15         6       –        –        –        –
5812        Eating places                                          1 079           1 678              7 929          65      17        16        12        14         6       –        –        –        –

59      Miscellaneous retail                                          397          1 057              4 694          72      37        25         7         3         –       –        –        –        –
594       Miscellaneous shopping goods stores                         142            328              1 422          29      17         9         2         1         –       –        –        –        –

            Finance, insurance, and real estate                       418          2 365              9 539         107      79        17         9         1         1       –        –        –        –
60      Depository institutions                                       166          1 077              4 544          12       4         1         5         1         1       –        –        –        –

65      Real estate                                                   120            477              1 821          52      42         8         2         –         –       –        –        –        –

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.


46       MINNESOTA                                                                                                                                COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS
                                                                                                                                                                                      U.S. Census Bureau
Table 2.          Counties                   Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. Detailed industries with 100 or more employees are shown if industry was
 not a (D). For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability, see introductory text]

                                                                                   Payroll ($1,000)                                   Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                               Number of                                          Total
 SIC                                                           employees                                        number
                                  Industry                       for week                                             of                                                                             1,000
code
                                                                including                                     establish     1 to      5 to    10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to      or
                                                                March 12     First quarter        Annual         ments         4         9      19        49        99      249      499      999    more

        DOUGLAS           Con.
            Services                                               3 782          15 055         69 509             379     235        77        36        17         8       5        –        1        –
70      Hotels and other lodging places                               293             445             3 270          32      25         1         1         3         2       –        –        –        –
701       Hotels and motels                                           289             439             3 187          24      17         1         1         3         2       –        –        –        –

72      Personal services                                             135             309             1 273          25      16         4         4         1         –       –        –        –        –

73      Business services                                             288             707             3 628          40      29         8         1         1         –       1        –        –        –

79      Amusement and recreation services                             146             322             1 857          24      15         3         4         2         –       –        –        –        –
799       Misc. amusement, recreation services                        114             241             1 453          19      11         3         4         1         –       –        –        –        –

80      Health services                                            1 593           8 376         37 729              70      38        16         7         2         3       3        –        1        –
801       Offices and clinics of medical doctors                      206          2 123         10 333               9       4         2         1         1         –       1        –        –        –
805       Nursing and personal care facilities                        457          1 506              5 870          12       3         2         3         1         2       1        –        –        –

83      Social services                                               254             832             3 340          26      14         7         2         1         2       –        –        –        –
832       Individual and family services                              169             451             1 856           7       3         1         1         –         2       –        –        –        –

86      Membership organizations                                      397          1 069              4 544          55      28        14         9         4         –       –        –        –        –
866       Religious organizations                                     278             873             3 619          35      16        10         6         3         –       –        –        –        –

87      Engineering and management services                           138             879             4 197          34      26         5         2         1         –       –        –        –        –
––      Administrative and auxiliary                                   (C)             (D)              (D)           2       1         –         –         –         –       1        –        –        –

            Unclassified establishments                               (A)             (D)               (D)           5       5         –         –         –         –       –        –        –        –



        FARIBAULT

                 Total                                             5 041          21 487         95 429             512     304       104        52        36         9       6        1        –        –

            Agricultural services, forestry, and fishing               63             310             1 596          13      11         –         1         1         –       –        –        –        –
            Construction                                              288          1 620              8 063          72      51        15         4         2         –       –        –        –        –
17      Special trade contractors                                     146             716             3 510          42      29        11         2         –         –       –        –        –        –

            Manufacturing                                          1 585           8 423         37 188              28       7         2         –        10         4       4        1        –        –
20      Food and kindred products                                     544          2 747         12 933               6       1         –         –         2         1       2        –        –        –

32      Stone, clay, and glass products                               (C)             (D)               (D)           1       –         –         –         –         –       1        –        –        –

35      Industrial machinery and equipment                            (C)             (D)               (D)           3       1         –         –         1         –       1        –        –        –

36      Electronic and other electronic equipment                      (E)            (D)               (D)           2       –         –         –         1         –       –        1        –        –

            Transportation and public utilities                       250          1 630              7 796          33      24         4         1         3         1       –        –        –        –
            Wholesale trade                                           321          1 676              7 737          50      22        14        13         1         –       –        –        –        –
50      Wholesale trade durable goods                                 154             830             3 691          20       5         8         7         –         –       –        –        –        –

51      Wholesale trade nondurable goods                              167             846             4 046          30      17         6         6         1         –       –        –        –        –

            Retail trade                                              927          2 044              8 667         108      53        31        14         8         2       –        –        –        –
53      General merchandise stores                                    (C)             (D)               (D)           2       1         –         –         –         1       –        –        –        –

54      Food stores                                                   189             383             1 615          13       4         5         1         2         1       –        –        –        –
541       Grocery stores                                              178             369             1 552           9       1         4         1         2         1       –        –        –        –

55      Automotive dealers and service stations                       133             502             2 076          18       7         6         4         1         –       –        –        –        –

58      Eating and drinking places                                    299             389             1 710          29      14         5         5         5         –       –        –        –        –
5812        Eating places                                             283             376             1 650          24      10         5         4         5         –       –        –        –        –

59      Miscellaneous retail                                          113             287             1 108          23      13         7         3         –         –       –        –        –        –

            Finance, insurance, and real estate                       259          1 597              6 742          49      32         9         5         3         –       –        –        –        –
60      Depository institutions                                       159          1 041              4 277          13       –         6         5         2         –       –        –        –        –

            Services                                               1 346           4 174         17 518             155     100        29        14         8         2       2        –        –        –
80      Health services                                               710          2 891         11 862              34      19         8         2         1         2       2        –        –        –
805       Nursing and personal care facilities                        425          1 490              6 022           9       2         3         1         –         2       1        –        –        –

86      Membership organizations                                      304             442             1 820          45      25        10         6         4         –       –        –        –        –
866       Religious organizations                                     209             337             1 363          32      20         6         3         3         –       –        –        –        –

            Unclassified establishments                                 2              13              122            4       4         –         –         –         –       –        –        –        –

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.


COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS                                                                                                                                                    MINNESOTA                 47
U.S. Census Bureau
Table 2.          Counties                  Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. Detailed industries with 100 or more employees are shown if industry was
 not a (D). For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability, see introductory text]

                                                                                   Payroll ($1,000)                                   Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                               Number of                                          Total
 SIC                                                           employees                                        number
                                 Industry                        for week                                             of                                                                             1,000
code
                                                                including                                     establish     1 to      5 to    10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to      or
                                                                March 12     First quarter        Annual         ments         4         9      19        49        99      249      499      999    more

        FILLMORE
                 Total                                             5 276          21 799         96 191             674     427       134        63        31       13        5        1        –        –
           Agricultural services, forestry, and fishing                (B)            (D)               (D)          12       6         2         4         –         –       –        –        –        –
           Mining                                                      (B)            (D)               (D)           2       –         1         1         –         –       –        –        –        –
           Construction                                               289          1 198              7 204          77      58        15         2         2         –       –        –        –        –
17      Special trade contractors                                     177            697              3 658          50      38        10         1         1         –       –        –        –        –
            Manufacturing                                          1 182           6 765         27 840              43      18        10         2         8         2       2        1        –        –
20      Food and kindred products                                    123             493          2 504               8       3         2         –         2         1       –        –        –        –
25      Furniture and fixtures                                        (C)             (D)           (D)               2       –         1         –         –         –       1        –        –        –
30      Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products                    (C)             (D)           (D)               1       –         –         –         –         –       1        –        –        –
35      Industrial machinery and equipment                           117             518          1 758               4       –         1         1         1         1       –        –        –        –
37      Transportation equipment                                      (E)             (D)           (D)               3       1         –         1         –         –       –        1        –        –
            Transportation and public utilities                       239          1 220              5 844          45      34         2         6         2         1       –        –        –        –
42      Trucking and warehousing                                      116            502              2 464          34      28         1         4         1         –       –        –        –        –
           Wholesale trade                                            478          2 621         11    698           56      26        17         8         4         1       –        –        –        –
50      Wholesale trade durable goods                                 213          1 193          5    438           16       5         4         5         1         1       –        –        –        –
51      Wholesale trade nondurable goods                              265          1 428          6    260           40      21        13         3         3         –       –        –        –        –
519      Misc. nondurable goods                                       117            615          3    069           18       8         8         1         1         –       –        –        –        –
            Retail trade                                           1 062           2 576         11    785          167      95        39        22         9         2       –        –        –        –
54      Food stores                                                  309             611          2    619           21       9         3         3         4         2       –        –        –        –
55      Automotive dealers and service stations                      156             730          3    120           30      16         8         6         –         –       –        –        –        –
58      Eating and drinking places                                   302             321          1    671           46      21        14         8         3         –       –        –        –        –
5812        Eating places                                            290             303          1    587           42      18        13         8         3         –       –        –        –        –
59      Miscellaneous retail                                         160             404          1    970           42      30         7         5         –         –       –        –        –        –
           Finance, insurance, and real estate                        284          1 571              6 972          59      42         9         5         3         –       –        –        –        –
60      Depository institutions                                       189          1 204              5 486          13       1         4         5         3         –       –        –        –        –
            Services                                               1 640           5 492         23 043             207     143        38        13         3         7       3        –        –        –
80      Health services                                              772           2 932         12 046              32      12         8         4         1         5       2        –        –        –
805       Nursing and personal care facilities                       479           1 578          6 363               6       –         –         –         1         3       2        –        –        –
82      Educational services                                          (C)             (D)           (D)               5       2         1         1         –         –       1        –        –        –
83      Social services                                              190             501          2 036              20      17         1         –         –         2       –        –        –        –
86      Membership organizations                                     213             299          1 254              56      39        16         1         –         –       –        –        –        –
866       Religious organizations                                    167             236          1 005              46      34        11         1         –         –       –        –        –        –
            Unclassified establishments                               (A)             (D)               (D)           6       5         1         –         –         –       –        –        –        –


        FREEBORN
                 Total                                            11 325          56 944        238 775             905     477       206       122        64       19       11        5        1        –
           Agricultural services, forestry, and fishing                 34           118            517              14      11         3         –         –         –       –        –        –        –
           Mining                                                      (A)            (D)            (D)              3       2         1         –         –         –       –        –        –        –
           Construction                                               347          1 869         10 318              82      55        17         9         1         –       –        –        –        –
17      Special trade contractors                                     209          1 260          5 173              49      31        13         4         1         –       –        –        –        –
           Manufacturing                                           3 080          23 818         88 863              71      18        13        15        13         6       3        2        1        –
20      Food and kindred products                                  1 027           6 314         26 681               7       1         1         –         –         2       1        2        –        –
24      Lumber and wood products                                     147             610          3 201               7       –         3         2         1         1       –        –        –        –
25      Furniture and fixtures                                         (F)            (D)               (D)           1       –         –         –         –         –       –        –        1        –
26      Paper and allied products                                     (C)             (D)               (D)           3       –         1         –         1         1       –        –        –        –
27      Printing and publishing                                       103             512             1 973           8       2         3         1         2         –       –        –        –        –
33      Primary metal industries                                      (C)             (D)               (D)           2       –         –         1         –         –       1        –        –        –
34      Fabricated metal products                                     140             799             4 278           9       3         –         3         3         –       –        –        –        –
35      Industrial machinery and equipment                            468          3 918         16 875              15       5         –         3         5         1       1        –        –        –
354       Metalworking machinery                                      103          1 207          4 912               4       –         –         1         3         –       –        –        –        –
            Transportation and public utilities                       484          2 728         12 591              53      26        14         6         6         –       1        –        –        –
42      Trucking and warehousing                                      157            760          3 777              29      16         8         3         2         –       –        –        –        –
49      Electric, gas, and sanitary services                          165          1 383              6 314           4       1         –         –         2         –       1        –        –        –
           Wholesale trade                                            801          5 049         23 255              94      42        21        22         9         –       –        –        –        –
50      Wholesale trade durable goods                                  (E)            (D)           (D)              48      22        11        11         4         –       –        –        –        –
501      Motor vehicles, parts, and supplies                          192          1 402          7 054              14       2         4         5         3         –       –        –        –        –
508      Machinery, equipment, and supplies                           114            570          2 587              17       9         4         3         1         –       –        –        –        –
51      Wholesale trade nondurable goods                              397          2 539         11    589           44      19        10        10         5         –       –        –        –        –
514      Groceries and related products                               104            524          2    609            9       4         2         1         2         –       –        –        –        –
515      Farm product raw materials                                   132          1 045          4    008           15       8         1         4         2         –       –        –        –        –
5153       Grain and field beans                                      132          1 045          4    008           15       8         1         4         2         –       –        –        –        –
519      Misc. nondurable goods                                       118            631          3    295           15       5         6         3         1         –       –        –        –        –

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F             500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.


48       MINNESOTA                                                                                                                                COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS
                                                                                                                                                                                      U.S. Census Bureau
Table 2.          Counties                Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. Detailed industries with 100 or more employees are shown if industry was
 not a (D). For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability, see introductory text]

                                                                                   Payroll ($1,000)                                   Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                               Number of                                          Total
 SIC                                                           employees                                        number
                               Industry                          for week                                             of                                                                             1,000
code
                                                                including                                     establish     1 to      5 to    10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to      or
                                                                March 12     First quarter        Annual         ments         4         9      19        49        99      249      499      999    more

        FREEBORN Con.
             Retail trade                                          2 693           7 681         33    312          233     108        65        31        18         7       4        –        –        –
52      Building materials and garden supplies                       104             369          1    769           15       7         5         2         1         –       –        –        –        –
53      General merchandise stores                                   498           1 276          5    222            9       2         –         2         2         1       2        –        –        –
531       Department stores                                          432           1 001          4    513            3       –         –         –         –         1       2        –        –        –
54      Food stores                                                  399           1 156          5    111           19       8         8         1         –         –       2        –        –        –
541       Grocery stores                                             364           1 063          4    678           13       6         4         1         –         –       2        –        –        –
55      Automotive dealers and service stations                      391           1 942          8    607           33      11         9        10         1         2       –        –        –        –
551       New and used car dealers                                   192           1 355          5    977            3       –         –         –         1         2       –        –        –        –
554       Gasoline service stations                                  158             406          1    677           22       7         7         8         –         –       –        –        –        –
58      Eating and drinking places                                   823           1 366          5    962           68      28        15        10        12         3       –        –        –        –
5812         Eating places                                           728           1 242          5    513           51      20         7        10        11         3       –        –        –        –
59      Miscellaneous retail                                         274             799          3    419           57      35        17         3         2         –       –        –        –        –
           Finance, insurance, and real estate                        390          2 591         11 146              81      58        12         8         3         –       –        –        –        –
60      Depository institutions                                       218          1 391          6 208              23       9         7         4         3         –       –        –        –        –
602      Commercial banks                                             178          1 209          5 423              15       4         6         2         3         –       –        –        –        –
            Services                                               3 486          13 056         58    383          268     151        60        31        14         6       3        3        –        –
70      Hotels and other lodging places                              163             258          1    245           12       7         –         2         2         1       –        –        –        –
701       Hotels and motels                                          163             258          1    245           12       7         –         2         2         1       –        –        –        –
72      Personal services                                            110             249          1    034           27      16         9         2         –         –       –        –        –        –
73      Business services                                            277             752          3    433           23      16         4         1         –         1       1        –        –        –
80      Health services                                            1 665           8 218         36    041           44      17        14         5         2         1       2        3        –        –
805       Nursing and personal care facilities                       860           2 658         11    405            9       –         3         2         1         –       1        2        –        –
83      Social services                                              360             830          3    489           28      17         6         1         2         2       –        –        –        –
832       Individual and family services                             136             256          1    040           15      11         2         1         –         1       –        –        –        –
86      Membership organizations                                     470             806          3    790           58      31        13         8         5         1       –        –        –        –
864       Civic and social associations                              211             267          1    671           10       3         2         1         3         1       –        –        –        –
866       Religious organizations                                    202             415          1    660           36      21         9         4         2         –       –        –        –        –
87      Engineering and management services                          111             675          3    366           17      10         4         2         1         –       –        –        –        –
            Unclassified establishments                               (A)              (D)              (D)           6       6         –         –         –         –       –        –        –        –


        GOODHUE
                 Total                                            17 948          98 220        403 690          1 277      675       274       178        85       32       27        4        1        1
            Agricultural services, forestry, and fishing               98            355          2    084           20      14         3         2         1         –       –        –        –        –
            Construction                                              652          3 661         17    847          133      94        21        15         2         1       –        –        –        –
15      General contractors and operative builders                    146            635          2    929           39      32         3         3         1         –       –        –        –        –
17      Special trade contractors                                     458          2 818         12    921           86      58        17         9         1         1       –        –        –        –
171       Plumbing, heating, air conditioning                         189          1 523          5    963           18      11         3         2         1         1       –        –        –        –
173       Electrical work                                             111            752          3    386           17       5        10         2         –         –       –        –        –        –
             Manufacturing                                         5 415          39 194        162 729              82      25        13         8        14         6      12        3        –        1
20      Food and kindred products                                    839           3 910         17 502              12       2         –         3         3         2       1        1        –        –
202       Dairy products                                             549           1 820          8 330               3       –         –         –         1         –       1        1        –        –
24      Lumber and wood products                                     289           1 350          5 900               9       5         1         1         –         –       2        –        –        –
25      Furniture and fixtures                                        (F)             (D)            (D)              7       3         2         –         –         –       1        1        –        –
27      Printing and publishing                                      427           2 072          8 125              10       2         3         1         2         1       1        –        –        –
30      Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products                   691           4 488         18 569               6       1         1         –         –         1       3        –        –        –
31      Leather and leather products                                 (G)              (D)            (D)              6       1         1         –         –         –       2        1        –        1
32      Stone, clay, and glass products                              119             924          4 200               8       2         2         1         3         –       –        –        –        –
35      Industrial machinery and equipment                            115              741            3 660           6       3         –         1         1         1       –        –        –        –
354       Metalworking machinery                                      111              728            3 562           3       –         –         1         1         1       –        –        –        –
37      Transportation equipment                                      184          1 125              4 865           3       –         1         –         1         –       1        –        –        –
39      Miscellaneous manufacturing industries                        (C)              (D)              (D)           4       2         1         –         –         –       1        –        –        –
            Transportation and public utilities                    1 232          15 416         54 054              75      49        11         5         7         1       1        –        1        –
41      Local and interurban passenger transit                       (C)             (D)            (D)               6       2         1         1         1         1       –        –        –        –
42      Trucking and warehousing                                      246          1 661              7 413          39      32         4         1         1         –       1        –        –        –
421       Trucking and courier services, except air                   246          1 661              7 413          39      32         4         1         1         –       1        –        –        –
49      Electric, gas, and sanitary services                           (F)             (D)              (D)           7       2         –         –         4         –       –        –        1        –
           Wholesale trade                                            985          5 334         23 437              86      41        17        18         6         2       2        –        –        –
50      Wholesale trade durable goods                                  (E)            (D)           (D)              48      30         9         6         3         –       –        –        –        –
508      Machinery, equipment, and supplies                           133            868          3 792              19      12         2         2         3         –       –        –        –        –
5083       Farm and garden machinery                                  117            775          3 408              12       6         1         2         3         –       –        –        –        –
51      Wholesale trade nondurable goods                              513          2 747         12 387              33      10         6        12         2         2       1        –        –        –
515       Farm product raw materials                                  242          1 200          5 773              13       2         3         5         1         2       –        –        –        –
519       Misc. nondurable goods                                      205          1 244          5 226              11       4         2         3         1         –       1        –        –        –
––      Administrative and auxiliary                                   (C)            (D)            (D)              5       1         2         –         1         –       1        –        –        –

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.


COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS                                                                                                                                                    MINNESOTA                 49
U.S. Census Bureau
Table 2.         Counties                    Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. Detailed industries with 100 or more employees are shown if industry was
 not a (D). For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability, see introductory text]

                                                                                  Payroll ($1,000)                                    Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                               Number of                                           Total
 SIC                                                           employees                                         number
                                 Industry                        for week                                              of                                                                            1,000
code
                                                                including                                      establish    1 to      5 to    10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to      or
                                                                March 12    First quarter        Annual           ments        4         9      19        49        99      249      499      999    more

        GOODHUE           Con.
             Retail trade                                          3 705          9 384          40 832              319    118        88        67        35       10        1        –        –        –
52      Building materials and garden supplies                       145            570           2 759               22     10         7         4         1        –        –        –        –        –
53      General merchandise stores                                    187             310            1 344             6      2         3         –         –         –       1        –        –        –
54      Food stores                                                   685         1 857              7 835            30      5         9         6         5         5       –        –        –        –
541       Grocery stores                                              584         1 654              6 976            20      2         4         5         4         5       –        –        –        –
55      Automotive dealers and service stations                       551         2 226              9 703            56     19        14        19         3         1       –        –        –        –
551       New and used car dealers                                    140           917              3 981            11      4         1         4         2         –       –        –        –        –
554       Gasoline service stations                                   291           749              3 075            27      9         6        10         1         1       –        –        –        –
56      Apparel and accessory stores                                  157             419            1 687            26     12        12         1         1         –       –        –        –        –
57      Furniture and homefurnishings stores                          123             340            1 570            28     17         7         4         –         –       –        –        –        –
58      Eating and drinking places                                 1 272          1 955              8 816            82     27        13        20        18         4       –        –        –        –
5812        Eating places                                          1 237          1 898              8 568            72     19        11        20        18         4       –        –        –        –
59      Miscellaneous retail                                          585         1 707              7   118          69     26        23        13         7         –       –        –        –        –
591       Drug stores and proprietary stores                          169           466              2   065          10      1         –         5         4         –       –        –        –        –
592       Liquor stores                                               125           368              1   583          11      3         4         3         1         –       –        –        –        –
594       Miscellaneous shopping goods stores                         185           393              1   684          32     14        14         3         1         –       –        –        –        –
5947        Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops                         119           242                  973          15      4         7         3         1         –       –        –        –        –
           Finance, insurance, and real estate                        622         4 261          18 119              117     91         8        11         5         2       –        –        –        –
60      Depository institutions                                       295         1 956           8 546               20      5         2         8         4         1       –        –        –        –
64      Insurance agents, brokers, and service                        137         1 080              3 868            40     34         4         1         1         –       –        –        –        –
            Services                                               5 239         20 615          84 479              438    236       113        52        15       10       11        1        –        –
70      Hotels and other lodging places                              648          1 346           4 724               22     11         1         4         4        –        1        1        –        –
701      Hotels and motels                                           645          1 337           4 611               17      6         1         4         4        –        1        1        –        –
72      Personal services                                             274             749            3 118            38     18        13         5         1         1       –        –        –        –
721       Laundry, cleaning, and garment services                     139             391            1 549             9      2         4         1         1         1       –        –        –        –
73      Business services                                             612         3   791        15      288          43     27         9         1         3         2       1        –        –        –
736       Personnel supply services                                   315         1   308         5      176           7      3         1         –         2         –       1        –        –        –
7363        Help supply services                                      315         1   308         5      176           7      3         1         –         2         –       1        –        –        –
737       Computer and data processing services                       166         1   742         7      080          14      9         2         1         1         1       –        –        –        –
75      Auto repair, services, and parking                            119             551            2 498            31     18        11         2         –         –       –        –        –        –
79      Amusement and recreation services                             157             457            2 060            22     13         6         1         1         1       –        –        –        –
799      Misc. amusement, recreation services                         136             428            1 940            16      9         4         1         1         1       –        –        –        –
80      Health services                                            2 005          9 030          37      468          82     26        32         7         5         5       7        –        –        –
802      Offices and clinics of dentists                             124            634           2      779          22      9        11         2         –         –       –        –        –        –
805      Nursing and personal care facilities                      1 094          3 703          15      292          25      5         9         1         3         2       5        –        –        –
806      Hospitals                                                   424          3 050          12      270           3      –         –         –         –         1       2        –        –        –
808      Home health care services                                   161            430           2      152           4      1         –         –         1         2       –        –        –        –
82      Educational services                                          147             884            3 495             5      2         1         1         –         –       1        –        –        –
83      Social services                                               510         1 356              5 522            37     24         3         8         –         1       1        –        –        –
86      Membership organizations                                      477         1 092              4 084            81     42        22        16         1         –       –        –        –        –
864      Civic and social associations                                106           122                500            12      4         2         6         –         –       –        –        –        –
866      Religious organizations                                      303           840              3 049            55     29        18         7         1         –       –        –        –        –
            Unclassified establishments                                 –               –                109           7      7         –         –         –         –       –        –        –        –



        GRANT

                 Total                                             1 645          5 926          27 802              223    122        57        30         7         7       –        –        –        –
            Agricultural services, forestry, and fishing              (A)             (D)                (D)           4      2         1         1         –         –       –        –        –        –
            Mining                                                    (A)             (D)                (D)           1      1         –         –         –         –       –        –        –        –
            Construction                                              190             786            4 642            28     17         8         1         –         2       –        –        –        –
17      Special trade contractors                                     120             430            2 689            19     12         5         1         –         1       –        –        –        –
            Manufacturing                                             153             717            3 318            14      6         1         5         2         –       –        –        –        –
            Transportation and public utilities                       (B)             (D)                (D)           6      3         1         2         –         –       –        –        –        –
            Wholesale trade                                           221         1 005              5 029            22      6         6         7         3         –       –        –        –        –
51      Wholesale trade nondurable goods                              122             539            2 691            11      2         4         3         2         –       –        –        –        –
            Retail trade                                              303             715            3 145            50     23        17         8         2         –       –        –        –        –
            Finance, insurance, and real estate                       110             619            2 605            34     26         6         2         –         –       –        –        –        –
            Services                                                  611         1 676              7 190            62     36        17         4         –         5       –        –        –        –
80      Health services                                               364         1 176              4 904            12      3         4         1         –         4       –        –        –        –
805      Nursing and personal care facilities                         268           831              3 464             6      –         2         1         –         3       –        –        –        –
            Unclassified establishments                               (A)             (D)                (D)           2      2         –         –         –         –       –        –        –        –

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.

50       MINNESOTA                                                                                                                                COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS
                                                                                                                                                                                      U.S. Census Bureau
Table 2.          Counties                  Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. Detailed industries with 100 or more employees are shown if industry was
 not a (D). For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability, see introductory text]

                                                                                  Payroll ($1,000)                                    Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                               Number of                                         Total
 SIC                                                           employees                                       number
                                 Industry                        for week                                            of                                                                              1,000
code
                                                                including                                    establish      1 to      5 to    10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to      or
                                                                March 12    First quarter        Annual         ments          4         9      19        49        99      249      499      999    more

        HENNEPIN

                 Total                                           808 297     6 655 871      27 815 145         37 873     19 405   6 702     5 030     3 835     1 521      958      265       96       61
            Agricultural services, forestry, and fishing           2 596         10 039          59 112            448      316        58        42        27         4       1        –        –        –
07      Agricultural services                                         (H)             (D)              (D)         446      315        57        42        27         4       1        –        –        –
074       Veterinary services                                         850         3 646          16 771             78       24        19        23        12         –       –        –        –        –
075       Animal services, except veterinary                          214             715            3 254          49       34         9         3         3         –       –        –        –        –
078       Landscape and horticultural services                     1 515          5 589          38 543            312      250        29        16        12         4       1        –        –        –

            Mining                                                    125         1 192              9 566          18       12         1         3         1         1       –        –        –        –
            Construction                                          26 853        253 956      1 217 841          2 526      1 592      364       265      199        71       26        8        –        1
15      General contractors and operative builders                 7 618         80 759         363 967            755      524        96        66        46       12        8        2        –        1
151       General building contractors                             6 978         74 555         337 872            679      477        82        60        40         9       8        2        –        1
153       Operative builders                                          639         6 201          26 082             74       45        14         6         6         3       –        –        –        –

16      Heavy construction, except building                           (G)             (D)              (D)          87       36        19        12        12         5       1        2        –        –
162       Heavy construction, except highway                       1 591         15 803          79 022             67       27        12        11        10         4       1        2        –        –

17      Special trade contractors                                 17 249        152 408         742 122         1 681      1 032      249       185      141        54       16        4        –        –
171       Plumbing, heating, air conditioning                      4 478         45 693         203 127            282      137        50        44        31       13        5        2        –        –
172       Painting and paper hanging                               1 167          7 725          45 271            210      160        28        13         5         3       1        –        –        –
173       Electrical work                                          3 059         30 813         143 444            244      131        41        27        29       12        4        –        –        –
174       Masonry, stonework, and plastering                       2 276         20   835        96   730          196      125        23        17        20         7       3        1        –        –
1741       Masonry and other stonework                               699          6   038        26   928           78       51        12         6         5         3       1        –        –        –
1742       Plastering, drywall, and insulation                     1 205         11   819        57   011           80       43         9        10        13         4       –        1        –        –
1743       Terrazzo, tile, marble, mosaic work                       372          2   978        12   791           38       31         2         1         2         –       2        –        –        –
175       Carpentry and floor work                                 1 360          9 773          46 377            224      161        30        18         9         6       –        –        –        –
1751       Carpentry work                                            939          6 923          31 991            169      127        20        11         6         5       –        –        –        –
1752       Floor laying and floor work, n.e.c.                       421          2 850          14 382             54       33        10         7         3         1       –        –        –        –
176       Roofing, siding, and sheet metal work                    1 372         10 083          55 639            122       67        20        11        17         7       –        –        –        –
177       Concrete work                                               773         4 761          33 925            144       99        18        18         9         –       –        –        –        –
179       Misc. special trade contractors                          2 675         22   073       114   833          249      147        36        36        20         6       3        1        –        –
1791        Structural steel erection                                493          4   761        23   697           17        7         2         4         2         1       –        1        –        –
1793        Glass and glazing work                                   309          2   765        13   621           22       11         6         1         2         1       1        –        –        –
1794        Excavation work                                          380          2   866        20   246           63       45         4         9         4         1       –        –        –        –
1796        Installing building equipment, n.e.c.                    419          4   441        21   616           20        7         4         4         3         1       1        –        –        –
1799        Special trade contractors, n.e.c.                      1 026          6   773        33   320          121       74        19        17         8         2       1        –        –        –
––      Administrative and auxiliary                                  (C)             (D)              (D)           3        –         –         2         –         –       1        –        –        –

            Manufacturing                                        123 617     1 259 664       5 288 288          2 601       831       445       396      418       222      197       57       26        9
20      Food and kindred products                                  4 689         41 699         157 897             94       28        13        17        21         5       4        4        2        –
204       Grain mill products                                         501         5 476          21 410             17        3         2         3         6         2       1        –        –        –
2048        Prepared feeds, n.e.c.                                    183         2 127           8 608              5        –         –         2         2         1       –        –        –        –
205       Bakery products                                             554         2 265              9 344          26        5         1        11         7         2       –        –        –        –
209       Misc. food and kindred products                          1 175          8 871          38 016             22        9         4         2         4         –       1        2        –        –
2099        Food preparations, n.e.c.                              1 134          8 563          36 844             15        4         3         2         3         –       1        2        –        –

22      Textile mill products                                         (C)             (D)              (D)          10        5         1         3         –         –       1        –        –        –
23      Apparel and other textile products                         1 185          5 664          27 552             97       42        23        13        14         5       –        –        –        –
233       Women’s and misses’ outerwear                               169             459            2 530          10        4         2         –         3         1       –        –        –        –
239       Misc. fabricated textile products                           827         4 237          18   254           79       35        20        12         9         3       –        –        –        –
2393        Textile bags                                              103           362           2   080            7        3         2         –         1         1       –        –        –        –
2396        Automotive and apparel trimmings                          329         1 846           7   262           24        9         6         3         5         1       –        –        –        –
2399        Fabricated textile products, n.e.c.                       181           955           4   445           16        6         5         3         1         1       –        –        –        –

24      Lumber and wood products                                   1 020          5 832          25 826             73       40        15         7         7         3       –        1        –        –
243       Millwork, plywood and structural members                    491         3 463          15 143             44       22        10         5         4         3       –        –        –        –
2431        Millwork                                                  158         1 229           5 336             14        6         5         –         2         1       –        –        –        –
249       Miscellaneous wood products                                 447         1 913              8 230          18       11         4         1         1         –       –        1        –        –

25      Furniture and fixtures                                     2 342         18 772          79 019             88       35         5        13        23         8       4        –        –        –
251       Household furniture                                         440         2 695          11   265           27       19         2         1         3         1       1        –        –        –
2511       Wood household furniture                                   144           494           2   161           16       12         1         –         2         1       –        –        –        –
2515       Mattresses and bedsprings                                  284         2 118           8   724            7        4         –         1         1         –       1        –        –        –
2521       Wood office furniture                                      130           765           3   393            6        4         –         –         1         1       –        –        –        –
254       Partitions and fixtures                                  1 072          9 044          37 396             41        8         3        10        14         5       1        –        –        –
2541        Wood partitions and fixtures                             632          5 234          22 197             29        6         3         9         8         2       1        –        –        –
2542        Partitions and fixtures, except wood                     440          3 810          15 199             12        2         –         1         6         3       –        –        –        –
259       Miscellaneous furniture and fixtures                        384         3 558          15 653             10        3         –         2         4         –       1        –        –        –

26      Paper and allied products                                  3 563         32 019         131 994             56        6         4        10         7       15       13        1        –        –
265       Paperboard containers and boxes                          1 769         15 906          65 171             25        2         1         5         4         6       6        1        –        –
2653        Corrugated and solid fiber boxes                       1 274         11 224          45 553             15        2         –         2         2         4       4        1        –        –
2657        Folding paperboard boxes                                 349          3 551          14 830              7        –         1         1         2         2       1        –        –        –
267       Misc. converted paper products                           1 794         16 113          66 823             31        4         3         5         3         9       7        –        –        –
2673        Bags: plastics, laminated, and coated                    483          4 734          19 554              7        –         1         –         2         2       2        –        –        –
2677        Envelopes                                                482          4 858          19 347              5        –         1         –         –         2       2        –        –        –

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.

COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS                                                                                                                                                    MINNESOTA                 51
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Table 2.         Counties                 Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. Detailed industries with 100 or more employees are shown if industry was
 not a (D). For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability, see introductory text]

                                                                                  Payroll ($1,000)                                    Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                               Number of                                        Total
 SIC                                                           employees                                      number
                              Industry                           for week                                           of                                                                               1,000
code
                                                                including                                   establish       1 to      5 to    10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to      or
                                                                March 12    First quarter        Annual        ments           4         9      19        49        99      249      499      999    more

       HENNEPIN Con.
            Manufacturing Con.
27     Printing and publishing                                    17 639        161   001       674   492         592       215       138        82        75       42       31        7        1        1
271      Newspapers                                                3 448         33   237       131   867          39        18         7         6         3        3        1        –        –        1
272      Periodicals                                               1 203         10   833        45   599          66        34        14         4         6        5        3        –        –        –
273      Books                                                       996          7   102        29   512          36        16         5         5         4        3        3        –        –        –
2731        Book publishing                                          639          3   573        15   041          31        16         5         4         3        1        2        –        –        –
2732        Book printing                                            357          3   529        14   471           5         –         –         1         1        2        1        –        –        –
274      Miscellaneous publishing                                    604          4   950        21   560          50        27        12         5         4        1        1        –        –        –
275      Commercial printing                                       9 089         82   965       353   828         316        96        84        48        43       20       17        7        1        –
2752        Commercial printing, lithographic                      7 511         70   531       301   052         236        71        68        32        28       14       15        7        1        –
278      Blankbooks and bookbinding                                  645          3   912        17   549          28         6         5         5         7        5        –        –        –        –
279      Printing trade services                                   1 220         14   601        59   837          45        15         9         7         7        2        5        –        –        –
2791        Typesetting                                              677          8   191        34   384          27        12         4         4         3        1        3        –        –        –
2796        Platemaking services                                     543          6   410        25   453          18         3         5         3         4        1        2        –        –        –
28     Chemicals and allied products                               3 230         27   691       124   818          71        21        10        11        14        7        4        4        –        –
283      Drugs                                                     1 391         12   060        49   639          14         3         2         3         2        –        1        3        –        –
2835        Diagnostic substances                                    226          1   672         7   626           4         1         –         2         –        –        1        –        –        –
284      Soap, cleaners, and toilet goods                          1 027          7   484        39   628          23         8         1         4         4        4        1        1        –        –
2842        Polishes and sanitation goods                            186          1   874         7   226           9         4         1         2         –        2        –        –        –        –
2844        Toilet preparations                                      715          4   957        28   552           7         2         –         –         1        2        1        1        –        –
285      Paints and allied products                                  185          1   279         5   215          10         2         2         2         3        1        –        –        –        –
289      Miscellaneous chemical products                             431          4   525        19   483          14         3         4         –         4        2        1        –        –        –
2893        Printing ink                                             266          2   771        12   158           7         –         4         –         1        1        1        –        –        –
29     Petroleum and coal products                                   335          2   463        17   927           7         1         –         2         1        1        2        –        –        –
30     Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products                  6 060         46   315       198   332         122        33        19        19        21       15       10        4        1        –
305      Hose and belting and gaskets and packing                    717          5   373        20   845           6         –         1         1         1        1        1        1        –        –
3061        Mechanical rubber goods                                  301          2   345        10   221           7         –         1         –         3        3        –        –        –        –
308      Miscellaneous plastics products, n.e.c.                   4 822         36   894       160   467         102        29        17        17        17        9        9        3        1        –
3081        Unsupported plastics film and sheet                      869          6   695        26   571           7         1         –         1         2        1        1        –        1        –
3086        Plastics foam products                                   163          1   708         9   453           7         1         1         3         1        1        –        –        –        –
3087        Custom compound purchased resins                         114              888         3   901           5         3         –         1         –        1        –        –        –        –
3089        Plastics products, n.e.c.                              3 526         26   509       116   037          71        19        14         9        12        6        8        3        –        –
32     Stone, clay, and glass products                               877          7   397        40   874          35        15         3         7         7        –        3        –        –        –
323      Products of purchased glass                                 234          1   778         8   519           9         5         1         2         –        –        1        –        –        –
327      Concrete, gypsum, and plaster products                      559          4   957        29   123          14         3         1         3         5        –        2        –        –        –
3272        Concrete products, n.e.c.                                263          2   695        14   958           6         2         1         1         1        –        1        –        –        –
33     Primary metal industries                                    2 654         23   705       105   128          32         3         8         3         7        4        4        3        –        –
335      Nonferrous rolling and drawing                              315          2   695        11   505           7         1         1         2         1        1        1        –        –        –
336      Nonferrous foundries (castings)                           1 280         11   338        49   847           8         –         2         –         1        1        2        2        –        –
3363        Aluminum die castings                                    253          1   881         9   047           3         –         1         –         –        1        1        –        –        –
3365        Aluminum foundries                                     1 027          9   457        40   800           5         –         1         –         1        –        1        2        –        –
339      Miscellaneous primary metal products                        294          2   656        10   848           8         1         –         1         5        1        –        –        –        –
34     Fabricated metal products                                  10 129         86   043       368   420         263        65        39        38        61       29       27        4        –        –
3423       Hand and edge tools, n.e.c.                               360          2   944        12   495          14         2         4         3         2        3        –        –        –        –
344      Fabricated structural metal products                      1 820         15   983        68   913          63        17        11        14         8        8        5        –        –        –
3441       Fabricated structural metal                               203          2   129         7   639          10         4         2         2         1        –        1        –        –        –
3443       Fabricated plate work (boiler shops)                      273          2   934        10   738           6         2         1         1         1        –        1        –        –        –
3444       Sheet metalwork                                         1 001          7   782        33   984          26         5         2         6         3        8        2        –        –        –
345      Screw machine products, bolts, etc.                       1 975         18   337        79   337          42         3         5         3        17        7        7        –        –        –
3451       Screw machine products                                  1 732         15   819        69   251          37         3         5         1        15        7        6        –        –        –
3452       Bolts, nuts, rivets, and washers                          243          2   518        10   086           5         –         –         2         2        –        1        –        –        –
346      Metal forgings and stampings                              2 291         19   147        84   129          37         5         7         1        11        3        9        1        –        –
347      Metal services, n.e.c.                                    1 909         13   018        55   233          54        17         6        10        12        5        3        1        –        –
3471       Plating and polishing                                   1 472          9   959        42   377          33        10         3         6         7        3        3        1        –        –
3479       Metal coating and allied services                         437          3   059        12   856          21         7         3         4         5        2        –        –        –        –
349      Misc. fabricated metal products                           1 565         14   378        59   416          44        16         5         6        11        2        2        2        –        –
3492       Fluid power valves and hose fittings                    1 016         10   305        41   807          10         2         2         –         2        –        2        2        –        –
3496       Misc. fabricated wire products                            174          1   383         5   705           7         3         1         –         2        1        –        –        –        –
3499       Fabricated metal products, n.e.c.                         316          2   220         9   817          22        10         1         3         7        1        –        –        –        –
35     Industrial machinery and equipment                         21 249        219   904       928   982         464       164        82        77        63       31       31        7        8        1
3523       Farm machinery and equipment                              211          2   006         8   277           8         2         3         1         –        1        1        –        –        –
353      Construction and related machinery                        1 084         13   517        55   975          20         7         3         1         2        5        1        –        1        –
3531       Construction machinery                                    676          8   593        32   729           6         1         2         –         –        2        –        –        1        –
354      Metalworking machinery                                    2 008         19   186        85   427          93        36        13        21        14        6        2        1        –        –
3544       Special dies, tools, jigs and fixtures                    991         10   611        46   312          58        21         7        15        11        3        1        –        –        –
3545       Machine tool accessories                                  432          4   253        18   531          21        10         5         3         –        2        1        –        –        –
355      Special industry machinery                                1 433         13   768        57   584          37        15         2         7         6        2        4        1        –        –
3553       Woodworking machinery                                     352          3   241        13   005           5         2         –         –         1        1        1        –        –        –
3559       Special industry machinery, n.e.c.                        660          6   979        30   047          22         9         1         6         3        1        1        1        –        –
356      General industrial machinery                              4 052         39   541       166   879          56        18         7        11         6        4        5        3        2        –
3564       Blowers and fans                                          163          1   004         5   908           9         4         1         1         2        1        –        –        –        –
3565       Packaging machinery                                     1 007          7   941        32   299          13         3         1         3         1        1        3        1        –        –
3566       Speed changers, drives, and gears                         220          1   820         7   213           5         1         –         2         –        1        1        –        –        –
3569       General industrial machinery, n.e.c.                    1 000          8   990        36   818          14         6         4         1         1        –        –        1        1        –
357      Computer and office equipment                             6 067         73   072       293   672          37         7         5         6         4        4        6        2        2        1
358      Refrigeration and service machinery                       2 990         28   800       134   181          24         5         3         3         4        1        5        –        3        –
3589       Service industry machinery, n.e.c.                      1 704         14   800        77   632          14         2         2         2         3        1        2        –        2        –
359      Industrial machinery, n.e.c.                              3 135         28   392       120   510         185        74        44        26        27        8        6        –        –        –
3599       Industrial machinery, n.e.c.                            2 635         24   352       100   901         179        73        43        26        26        7        4        –        –        –

         Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J   10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.


52      MINNESOTA                                                                                                                                 COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS
                                                                                                                                                                                      U.S. Census Bureau
Table 2.          Counties                  Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. Detailed industries with 100 or more employees are shown if industry was
 not a (D). For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability, see introductory text]

                                                                                  Payroll ($1,000)                                    Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                               Number of                                         Total
 SIC                                                           employees                                       number
                                Industry                         for week                                            of                                                                              1,000
code
                                                                including                                    establish      1 to      5 to    10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to      or
                                                                March 12    First quarter        Annual         ments          4         9      19        49        99      249      499      999    more

        HENNEPIN Con.
            Manufacturing Con.
36      Electronic and other electronic equipment                 10 527         97 105         410 921            158       27        18        29        37       13       25        7        2        –
3613        Switchgear and switchboard apparatus                     189          1 705           6 833              8        –         1         4         2        1        –        –        –        –
362       Electrical industrial apparatus                          1 784         16 559          66 738             33        6         5         6         7         2       6        1        –        –
3625        Relays and industrial controls                         1 270         11 892          47 847             24        5         3         4         5         2       5        –        –        –
364       Electric lighting and wiring equipment                      609         5 394          20 530              6        –         1         1         1         –       3        –        –        –
3643        Current carrying wiring devices                           210           952           4 327              3        –         –         1         1         –       1        –        –        –
365       Household audio and video equipment                         400         2 939          14 264              7        2         –         –         1         3       1        –        –        –
366       Communications equipment                                 1 335         12 632          58 166             20        5         2         1         5         2       4        1        –        –
3661       Telephone and telegraph apparatus                         443          5 620          23 420             11        2         2         –         4         2       1        –        –        –
367       Electronic components and accessories                    5 573         52   476       220   971           66       10         7        16        14         2      10        5        2        –
3672        Printed circuit boards                                 2 375         20   403        80   985           25        2         2         7         5         1       5        3        –        –
3674        Semiconductors and related devices                     1 740         18   737        86   160            9        1         –         2         3         –       –        1        2        –
3677        Electronic coils and transformers                        211          1   095         4   141            6        1         1         1         2         –       1        –        –        –
3678        Electronic connectors                                    143          1   493         5   902            5        –         1         1         2         1       –        –        –        –
3679        Electronic components, n.e.c.                          1 104         10   748        43   783           21        6         3         5         2         –       4        1        –        –
369       Misc. electrical equipment and supplies                     602         5 146          22 279             14        2         1         1         6         3       1        –        –        –

37      Transportation equipment                                   1 185         11 575          51 065             34       13         3         6         5         4       2        1        –        –
371       Motor vehicles and equipment                                734         7 226          32 484             19        9         1         3         2         2       1        1        –        –
3714       Motor vehicle parts and accessories                        646         6 574          29 691             13        5         1         2         2         1       1        1        –        –

38      Instruments and related products                          17 683        195 592         797 836            153       39        24        19        17       22       16        6        6        4
382       Measuring and controlling devices                        5 822         65   572       272   389           48       13         9         3         7         7       5        1        2        1
3823       Process control instruments                             1 065         12   119        54   114           11        3         2         1         2         1       1        –        1        –
3825       Instruments to measure electricity                        312          3   211        15   418           10        3         2         –         2         2       1        –        –        –
3827       Optical instruments and lenses                            222          2   867        13   037            3        –         –         –         –         3       –        –        –        –
3829       Measuring and controlling devices, n.e.c.               1 418         18   287        73   911           13        4         1         2         2         1       2        –        1        –
384       Medical instruments and supplies                        10 109        106   433       425   692           89       23        12        14         8       12        9        5        4        2
3841       Surgical and medical instruments                        6 220         72   403       280   330           38        6         6         9         3        4        2        4        2        2
3842       Surgical appliances and supplies                        3 230         26   254       111   756           30        5         4         3         5        5        5        1        2        –
3845       Electromedical equipment                                  623          7   513        32   257           13        7         –         1         –        3        2        –        –        –
386       Photographic equipment and supplies                         273         2 356              9 469           8        3         1         1         1         1       1        –        –        –

39      Miscellaneous manufacturing industries                     2 132         15 115          63 571            123       55        24        22         9         9       4        –        –        –
391       Jewelry, silverware, and plated ware                        377         2 278              8 958          16        5         7         1         1         1       1        –        –        –
394       Toys and sporting goods                                     233         2 581          10 662             21       11         4         4         –         2       –        –        –        –
3949        Sporting and athletic goods, n.e.c.                       109           936           3 955             13        7         3         2         –         1       –        –        –        –
399       Miscellaneous manufactures                               1 487         10 079         43 006              78       33        13        15         8         6       3        –        –        –
3993        Signs and advertising specialities                       860          6 080         26 833              48       21         7        10         5         4       1        –        –        –
––      Administrative and auxiliary                              16 876        260 011      1 076 438             119       18        14        18        27         9      16        8        6        3

            Transportation and public utilities                   57 061        537 094      2 236 783          1 162       557       195       139      146        49       52       11        9        4
41      Local and interurban passenger transit                     3 030         12 659          53 680             87       27        15         9        17         8      10        1        –        –
411       Local and suburban transportation                        1 733          7 819          33 464             47       13        11         3        10         4       6        –        –        –
4111        Local and suburban transit                               301          1 568           6 023              5        1         1         –         –         2       1        –        –        –
4119        Local passenger transportation, n.e.c.                 1 432          6 251          27 441             42       12        10         3        10         2       5        –        –        –
412       Taxicabs                                                    101             364            1 472          14        9         1         –         4         –       –        –        –        –
415       School buses                                             1 111          4 115          17 092             18        2         2         3         2         4       4        1        –        –

42      Trucking and warehousing                                  10 766         68 619         277 635            327      185        49        36        37       10        6        2        1        1
421       Trucking and courier services, except air               10 144         64 588         260 221            284      162        45        27        32       10        4        2        1        1
422       Public warehousing and storage                              622         4 031          17 414             43       23         4         9         5         –       2        –        –        –
4225        General warehousing and storage                           392         2 088           9 356             36       22         3         7         3         –       1        –        –        –

44      Water transportation                                          (C)             (D)              (D)          34       29         2         –         3         –       –        –        –        –

45      Transportation by air                                     21 522        213 105         970 893             61       15         7        10        12         4       9        2        1        1
451       Air transportation, scheduled                           20 564        206 833         947 663             35        3         5         5         9         3       7        1        1        1
452       Air transportation, nonscheduled                            279         2 236              9 619          12        8         –         –         3         –       1        –        –        –
458       Airports, flying fields, and services                       679         4 036          13 611             14        4         2         5         –         1       1        1        –        –

47      Transportation services                                    4 429         28 516         117 013            345      177        82        46        27         8       4        –        1        –
472       Passenger transportation arrangement                     3 346         19 944          81 255            243      126        60        35        12         5       4        –        1        –
4724        Travel agencies                                        2 002         13 207          55 157            216      112        54        32        11         4       3        –        –        –
473       Freight transportation arrangement                       1 010          8 181          34 278             95       47        22        10        13         3       –        –        –        –

48      Communication                                             10 614        123 966         482 214            245      104        29        32        42       14       15        4        5        –
481       Telephone communication                                  7 734         97 263         368 466            171       83        17        23        23       10        8        2        5        –
4812        Radiotelephone communications                          1 495         17 792          63 977             44       20         3         7         8        4        1        –        1        –
4813        Telephone communications, exc. radio                   6 239         79 471         304 489            127       63        14        16        15        6        7        2        4        –
483       Radio and television broadcasting                        1 709         17 117          70 375             36        6         7         4        11         3       4        1        –        –
484       Cable and other pay TV services                             717         5 959          23 693             12        2         1         2         4         –       2        1        –        –

49      Electric, gas, and sanitary services                       5 016         70 522         256 417             53       18         9         5         8         4       5        2        1        1
495       Sanitary services                                          184          1 321           6 192             24       14         6         1         2         1       –        –        –        –
––      Administrative and auxiliary                               1 551         18 209          72 460              9        1         2         1         –         1       3        –        –        1

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.

COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS                                                                                                                                                    MINNESOTA                 53
U.S. Census Bureau
Table 2.         Counties                 Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. Detailed industries with 100 or more employees are shown if industry was
 not a (D). For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability, see introductory text]

                                                                                  Payroll ($1,000)                                    Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                               Number of                                        Total
 SIC                                                           employees                                      number
                              Industry                           for week                                           of                                                                               1,000
code
                                                                including                                   establish       1 to      5 to    10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to      or
                                                                March 12    First quarter        Annual        ments           4         9      19        49        99      249      499      999    more

        HENNEPIN Con.
            Wholesale trade                                       71 503        794 959      3 254 192         4 126      2 081       769       551      463       150       80       21        7        4
50      Wholesale trade durable goods                             46 759        521 348      2 145 117         2 858      1 418       566       393      315        94       54       13        3        2
501       Motor vehicles, parts, and supplies                      3 349         32   074       120   972         213        99        45        33        26         3       5        2        –        –
5012       Automobiles and other motor vehicles                      938          9   146        37   272          37        23         4         2         4         1       2        1        –        –
5013       Motor vehicle supplies and new parts                    2 158         20   889        75   556         148        66        34        23        19         2       3        1        –        –
5014       Tires and tubes                                           199          1   678         6   721          20         6         6         6         2         –       –        –        –        –
502       Furniture and homefurnishings                            2 108         20 633          99 595           222       158        31        17         6         4       6        –        –        –
5021        Furniture                                              1 261         13 106          64 791           110        77        15         7         3         4       4        –        –        –
5023        Homefurnishings                                          847          7 527          34 804           112        81        16        10         3         –       2        –        –        –
503       Lumber and construction materials                        1 631         15   397        73   926         127        59        21        18        22         7       –        –        –        –
5031        Lumber, plywood, and millwork                            912          8   734        38   366          59        26         9         6        12         6       –        –        –        –
5032        Brick, stone, and related materials                      227          2   272        13   970          15         8         1         2         3         1       –        –        –        –
5033        Roofing, siding, and insulation                          308          2   835        13   939          32        13         7         8         4         –       –        –        –        –
5039        Construction materials, n.e.c.                           184          1   556         7   651          21        12         4         2         3         –       –        –        –        –
504       Professional and commercial equipment                   16 803        206   025       799   518         601       279       110        81        74       29       18        6        3        1
5043        Photographic equipment and supplies                      338          3   721        16   327          17         7         –         2         6        2        –        –        –        –
5044        Office equipment                                       2 280         27   004       105   884          46        12        19         2         6        3        1        2        1        –
5045        Computers, peripherals and software                   10 121        117   131       455   795         288       125        51        47        37       14        8        3        2        1
5046        Commercial equipment, n.e.c.                             916          7   712        32   576          65        36        10         7         7        3        2        –        –        –
5047        Medical and hospital equipment                         2 257         41   561       154   935         119        63        18        15        14        3        5        1        –        –
5048        Ophthalmic goods                                         289          3   230        10   775          22        16         2         1         1        –        2        –        –        –
5049        Professional equipment, n.e.c.                           602          5   666        23   226          44        20        10         7         3        4        –        –        –        –
505       Metals and minerals, except petroleum                    1 447         15 751          62 998            83        39        14        15         7         4       4        –        –        –
5051       Metals service centers and offices                      1 409         15 209          60 447            78        38        11        14         7         4       4        –        –        –
506       Electrical goods                                         6 717         84   150       341   347         514       228       125        78        58       15       10        –        –        –
5063        Electrical apparatus and equipment                     2 106         22   377        96   554         189        92        42        33        14        5        3        –        –        –
5064        Electrical appliances, TV and radios                     921          9   242        37   511          45        15        10         7         8        2        3        –        –        –
5065        Electronic parts and equipment                         3 690         52   531       207   282         280       121        73        38        36        8        4        –        –        –
507       Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment                 3 101         28   605       122   748         219        97        55        32        20       10        4        1        –        –
5072       Hardware                                                1 311         10   977        47   990          90        34        27        13        10        5        –        1        –        –
5074       Plumbing and hydronic heating supplies                  1 033          9   857        42   392          73        33        17        12         6        3        2        –        –        –
5075       Warm air heating and air conditioning                     694          7   067        29   659          39        17         8         6         4        2        2        –        –        –
508       Machinery, equipment, and supplies                       8 164         88   158       390   848         557       272       106        79        78       15        4        2        –        1
5082       Construction and mining machinery                         849          9   678        38   250          27        10         5         5         4        2        –        1        –        –
5083       Farm and garden machinery                                 572          6   246        26   744          36        18         7         5         4        1        1        –        –        –
5084       Industrial machinery and equipment                      4 269         46   775       217   933         308       166        54        41        38        5        2        1        –        1
5085       Industrial supplies                                     1 686         17   764        76   145         129        50        29        21        25        3        1        –        –        –
5087       Service establishment equipment                           583          6   124        24   874          42        21         8         5         5        3        –        –        –        –
5088       Transportation equipment and supplies                     205          1   571         6   902          15         7         3         2         2        1        –        –        –        –
509       Miscellaneous durable goods                              3 439         30   555       133   165         322       187        59        40        24         7       3        2        –        –
5091        Sporting and recreational goods                          973         12   328        55   842          94        54        20        11         7         –       1        1        –        –
5092        Toys and hobby goods and supplies                        216          1   778         7   184          36        20         9         4         3         –       –        –        –        –
5093        Scrap and waste materials                                732          6   541        27   519          37         8         7        13         5         3       1        –        –        –
5094        Jewelry and precious stones                              605          2   239         8   827          45        35         4         2         2         1       –        1        –        –
5099        Durable goods, n.e.c.                                    913          7   669        33   793         110        70        19        10         7         3       1        –        –        –

51      Wholesale trade nondurable goods                          18 563        182 826         737 605        1 214        648       197       148      138        51       26        5        1        –
511       Paper and paper products                                 2 654         24   434        97   674         160        83        25        15        22         9       6        –        –        –
5111        Printing and writing paper                               518          6   995        26   987          26        16         3         1         1         4       1        –        –        –
5112        Stationery and office supplies                         1 461         10   311        41   975          87        43        12         9        16         4       3        –        –        –
5113        Industrial and personal service paper                    650          6   948        28   209          46        24        10         5         4         1       2        –        –        –
512       Drugs, proprietaries, and sundries                       1 611         17 859          71 528            63        28        11         7         7         5       5        –        –        –
513       Apparel, piece goods, and notions                        1 095          9   226        38   569         163       110        22        18         9         4       –        –        –        –
5131        Piece goods and notions                                  353          2   613         9   922          38        21         7         4         5         1       –        –        –        –
5136        Men’s and boys’ clothing                                 433          4   219        16   727          56        36         8         7         3         2       –        –        –        –
5137        Women’s and children’s clothing                          263          1   760         8   581          58        44         7         5         1         1       –        –        –        –
514       Groceries and related products                           6 119         57   668       252   431         271       109        53        37        47       15        7        2        1        –
5141        Groceries, general line                                1 892         17   554        79   099          27        13         5         1         3        2        –        2        1        –
5142        Packaged frozen foods                                    496          4   672        20   218          35        15         8         5         4        2        1        –        –        –
5143        Dairy products, exc. dried or canned                     282          2   819        10   842          10         2         5         1         –        –        2        –        –        –
5145        Confectionery                                            516          4   520        19   614          31        12         6         4         7        1        1        –        –        –
5147        Meats and meat products                                  318          2   808        12   037          19         5         4         2         7        1        –        –        –        –
5148        Fresh fruits and vegetables                              695          6   046        29   681          31        10         8         5         4        3        1        –        –        –
5149        Groceries and related products, n.e.c.                 1 804         17   502        72   524         107        47        15        17        20        6        2        –        –        –
515       Farm product raw materials                                  777        12 150          41 777            36        18         8         3         4         2       –        1        –        –
516       Chemicals and allied products                            1 431         12 988          57 728           122        66        14        16        22         3       1        –        –        –
5162       Plastics materials and basic shapes                       777          6 331          27 439            56        32         5         5        10         3       1        –        –        –
5169       Chemicals and allied products, n.e.c.                     654          6 657          30 289            66        34         9        11        12         –       –        –        –        –
517       Petroleum and petroleum products                            557         7 697          22 673            35        14         9         6         3         1       2        –        –        –
5171        Petroleum bulk stations and terminals                     412         4 345          15 292            19         5         5         5         1         1       2        –        –        –
5172        Petroleum products, n.e.c.                                145         3 352           7 381            16         9         4         1         2         –       –        –        –        –
518       Beer, wine, and distilled beverages                         318         3 516          14 362            24        12         2         6         3         –       1        –        –        –
5181        Beer and ale                                              110           943           4 177             6         2         1         –         3         –       –        –        –        –
5182        Wine and distilled beverages                              208         2 573          10 185            18        10         1         6         –         –       1        –        –        –
519       Misc. nondurable goods                                   4 001         37   288       140   863         340       208        53        40        21       12        4        2        –        –
5191        Farm supplies                                            699          9   067        25   114          36        19         9         4         2        1        –        1        –        –
5192        Books, periodicals, and newspapers                       691          5   748        22   945          52        32         5         7         3        3        2        –        –        –
5193        Flowers and florists’ supplies                           339          2   116         9   824          24        10         2         5         6        1        –        –        –        –
5194        Tobacco and tobacco products                             523          3   897        17   703           5         –         1         –         1        2        –        1        –        –
5198        Paints, varnishes, and supplies                          164          1   672         7   515          23        10         9         3         1        –        –        –        –        –
5199        Nondurable goods, n.e.c.                               1 585         14   788        57   759         199       136        27        21         8        5        2        –        –        –
––      Administrative and auxiliary                               6 181         90   785       371   470          54        15         6        10        10        5        –        3        3        2

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.




54       MINNESOTA                                                                                                                                COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS
                                                                                                                                                                                      U.S. Census Bureau
Table 2.         Counties                 Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. Detailed industries with 100 or more employees are shown if industry was
 not a (D). For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability, see introductory text]

                                                                                  Payroll ($1,000)                                    Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                               Number of                                         Total
 SIC                                                           employees                                       number
                               Industry                          for week                                            of                                                                              1,000
code
                                                                including                                    establish      1 to      5 to    10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to      or
                                                                March 12    First quarter        Annual         ments          4         9      19        49        99      249      499      999    more

        HENNEPIN Con.
            Retail trade                                         135 889        598 865      2 430 598          6 730     2 341    1 565     1 309       948       363      156       33        8        7
52      Building materials and garden supplies                     4 210         22 783          98 487            233       72        54        51        38         9       9        –        –        –
521       Lumber and other building materials                      2 495         16 169          68 681             79       22        15        12        15         6       9        –        –        –
523       Paint, glass, and wallpaper stores                          358         1 894              8 149          40       19         9         7         4         1       –        –        –        –
525       Hardware stores                                             937         3 247          13 598             76       19        18        25        13         1       –        –        –        –
526       Retail nurseries and garden stores                          395         1 343              7 485          33       10         9         7         6         1       –        –        –        –

53      General merchandise stores                                13 546         41 257         173 568             92       15        14         6         8         7      22       16        2        2
531       Department stores                                       12 706         38 291         161 588             46        1         –         –         –         4      21       16        2        2
533       Variety stores                                              182             395            1 824          21        6         8         4         3         –       –        –        –        –
539       Misc. general merchandise stores                            658         2 571          10 156             25        8         6         2         5         3       1        –        –        –

54      Food stores                                               12 059         42 159         172 081            554      208       158        83        42       30       28        5        –        –
541       Grocery stores                                          10 622         38 216         155 512            355      129        82        47        36       28       28        5        –        –
542       Meat and fish markets                                       127             496            2 226          19        8         6         5         –         –       –        –        –        –
544       Candy, nut, and confectionery stores                        206             397            1 603          32        8        19         5         –         –       –        –        –        –
546       Retail bakeries                                             826         2 295              9 684          96       38        33        18         5         2       –        –        –        –
549       Miscellaneous food stores                                   273             737            2 974          43       16        18         8         1         –       –        –        –        –

55      Automotive dealers and service stations                   10 543         61 060         273 809            641      177       161       176        75       39       13        –        –        –
551       New and used car dealers                                 4 905         38 799         180 794             84       18         2         5         9       37       13        –        –        –
553       Auto and home supply stores                              1 200          6 435          26 880            118       28        43        37         9         1       –        –        –        –
554       Gasoline service stations                                3 920         13 229          53 893            354       83        95       123        53         –       –        –        –        –
555       Boat dealers                                                210         1 078              4 946          20        6         6         6         1         1       –        –        –        –

56      Apparel and accessory stores                               7 306         22 868          98 666            614      186       197       146        76         6       2        –        1        –
561       Men’s and boys’ clothing stores                             544         2 165              9 112          61       18        22        15         6         –       –        –        –        –
562       Women’s clothing stores                                  2 051          5 755          24 764            181       38        59        62        21         –       1        –        –        –
563       Women’s accessory and specialty stores                      364         1 088              4 604          48       19        16         9         4         –       –        –        –        –
564       Children’s and infants’ wear stores                         256             550            2 314          29        7        11        10         1         –       –        –        –        –
565       Family clothing stores                                   2 965          9 722          42 664            115       24        20        23        41         5       1        –        1        –
566       Shoe stores                                                 912         2 819          12 174            130       50        57        19         3         1       –        –        –        –
569       Misc. apparel and accessory stores                          214             769            3 034          50       30        12         8         –         –       –        –        –        –

57      Furniture and homefurnishings stores                       5 798         26 979         115 469            538      251       146        75        45       14        7        –        –        –
571       Furniture and homefurnishings stores                     3 101         14   980        63   793          308      145        76        51        30         2       4        –        –        –
5712        Furniture stores                                       1 646          9   420        38   908          127       51        35        25        12         –       4        –        –        –
5713        Floor covering stores                                    429          2   506        11   762           63       41        12         5         4         1       –        –        –        –
5719        Misc. homefurnishings stores                             995          2   926        12   600          111       49        26        21        14         1       –        –        –        –
572       Household appliance stores                                  263         1 573              6 400          40       19        14         5         2         –       –        –        –        –
573       Radio, television, and computer stores                   2 434         10   426        45   276          190       87        56        19        13       12        3        –        –        –
5731       Radio, TV, and electronic stores                        1 269          4   557        19   528           73       29        25         6         4        6        3        –        –        –
5734       Computer and software stores                              508          2   711        12   948           51       31         9         3         5        3        –        –        –        –
5735       Record and prerecorded tape stores                        361          1   307         4   868           40       16        16         4         3        1        –        –        –        –
5736       Musical instrument stores                                 296          1   851         7   932           26       11         6         6         1        2        –        –        –        –

58      Eating and drinking places                                44 402        110 132         468 008         1 983       474       328       445      490       196       46        3        1        –
5812        Eating places                                         42 011        104 498         444 684         1 852       427       298       419      472       190       44        1        1        –
5813        Drinking places                                        2 343          5 539          22 992           126        45        28        26       17         6        2        2        –        –

59      Miscellaneous retail                                      22 608         92 983         393 620         1 894       906       471       297      149        49       17        2        2        1
591       Drug stores and proprietary stores                       3 703         11 456          48 147            158       35        25        34        42       19        3        –        –        –
592       Liquor stores                                            1 413          4 548          19 726            157       46        58        45         5         3       –        –        –        –
593       Used merchandise stores                                     820         2 951          17 490             85       43        22        11         7         –       2        –        –        –
594       Miscellaneous shopping goods stores                      6 570         21 931          97   129          714      327       196       122        51       13        5        –        –        –
5941        Sporting goods and bicycle shops                       1 761          5 803          27   469          143       67        32        23        11        8        2        –        –        –
5942        Book stores                                              831          2 277           9   769           53       13        13        14        11        1        1        –        –        –
5943        Stationery stores                                        137            392           1   254           15        8         5         1         –        1        –        –        –        –
5944        Jewelry stores                                           728          4 312          17   531          133       69        41        21         2        –        –        –        –        –
5945        Hobby, toy, and game shops                               729          2 034          10   130           70       31        17        10        10        2        –        –        –        –

5946        Camera and photographic supply stores                    276          1 395           6   121           27        8        13         4         1         –       1        –        –        –
5947        Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops                      1 719          4 383          19   345          228      117        58        40        11         1       1        –        –        –
5948        Luggage and leather goods stores                         108            426           1   630           17        5         9         3         –         –       –        –        –        –
5949        Sewing, needlework, and piece goods                      281            909           3   880           28        9         8         6         5         –       –        –        –        –
596       Nonstore retailers                                       6 005         37   853       148   919          265      167        34        26        20         8       6        2        1        1
5961       Catalog and mail order houses                           3 892         24   791        94   926           99       64        11        11         4         3       3        1        1        1
5962       Merchandising machine operators                           779          3   751        15   444           45       30         5         2         4         3       –        1        –        –
5963       Direct selling establishments                           1 334          9   311        38   549          121       73        18        13        12         2       3        –        –        –
599       Retail stores, n.e.c.                                    4 045         14   033        61   301          509      284       135        59        23        6        1        –        1        –
5992       Florists                                                  995          2   653        11   683          117       55        38        15         5        3        1        –        –        –
5995       Optical goods stores                                      546          2   545         9   809          104       68        19        16         –        1        –        –        –        –
5999       Miscellaneous retail stores, n.e.c.                     2 313          8   300        37   295          250      139        67        25        16        2        –        –        1        –
––      Administrative and auxiliary                              15 417        178   644       636   890          181       52        36        30        25       13       12        7        2        4

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.

COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS                                                                                                                                                    MINNESOTA                 55
U.S. Census Bureau
Table 2.         Counties                 Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. Detailed industries with 100 or more employees are shown if industry was
 not a (D). For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability, see introductory text]

                                                                                  Payroll ($1,000)                                    Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                               Number of                                         Total
 SIC                                                           employees                                       number
                              Industry                           for week                                            of                                                                              1,000
code
                                                                including                                    establish      1 to      5 to    10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to      or
                                                                March 12    First quarter        Annual         ments          4         9      19        49        99      249      499      999    more

        HENNEPIN Con.
            Finance, insurance, and real estate                   87 482     1 071    843    4 144    100       4 517     2 831       635       436      310       158       88       33       17        9
60      Depository institutions                                   14 107       149    708      575    153         398       127        67        90       67        23       13        6        4        1
602       Commercial banks                                         9 508        99    307      392    841         258        69        39        63       52        18       11        2        4        –
603       Savings institutions                                       855         9    764       37    750          38        11         7        10        8         –        1        1        –        –
609       Functions closely related to banking                     1 921        23    339       77    601          30        13         6         3        2         2        1        3        –        –
61      Nondepository institutions                                 7 443        80    690      337    413         396       225        70        43       28        19        6        3        2        –
614       Personal credit institutions                               793         8    669       37    076          73        37        20         6        7         1        2        –        –        –
615       Business credit institutions                             1 742        25    699       98    449          83        55         7         5        5         8        2        1        –        –
616       Mortgage bankers and brokers                             4 908        46    322      201    888         240       133        43        32       16        10        2        2        2        –
62      Security and commodity brokers                            13 885       305    481    1 149    999         532       344        66        40       37        23       12        6        2        2
621       Security brokers and dealers                             6 656       137    730      581    637         250       150        24        20       26        15        8        5        2        –
628       Security and commodity services                          7 065       165    740      560    050         260       179        39        18       10         7        4        1        –        2
63      Insurance carriers                                        26 112        285   776    1 106    887          411      181        62        45        41       40       20       11        5        6
631       Life insurance                                          11 692        145   384      546    832          133       52        24        14        16       13        7        2        2        3
632       Medical service and health insurance                     6 956         71   472      282    657           43       12         9         2         2        8        2        3        2        3
6321         Accident and health insurance                           374          2   967       10    466           11        5         4         –         –        1        –        1        –        –
6324         Hospital and medical service plans                    6 582         68   505      272    191           32        7         5         2         2        7        2        2        2        3
633       Fire, marine, and casualty insurance                     5 187         50 307         199 625            153       85        12        16        16       10       10        3        1        –
636       Title insurance                                            858          7 793          31 844             26       11         5         2         2        4        1        1        –        –
637       Pension, health, and welfare funds                       1 270          8 964          37 834             43       15         8         9         5        4        –        2        –        –
64      Insurance agents, brokers, and service                     7 699         78 625         319 554            920      677       102        63        47       20        9        1        1        –
65      Real estate                                               12 546         76   378       315   658       1 627     1 127       240       136        75       28       18        3        –        –
651      Real estate operators and lessors                         3 475         14   740        61   792         584       403       103        41        26       10        1        –        –        –
653      Real estate agents and managers                           7 733         51   615       209   627         899       631       114        81        43       12       15        3        –        –
654      Title abstract offices                                      780          5   893        24   072          41        15        10         9         2        3        2        –        –        –
655      Subdividers and developers                                  558          4   130        20   088         101        76        13         5         4        3        –        –        –        –
6552        Subdividers and developers, n.e.c.                       328          2   954        14   769          87        70        11         4         1        1        –        –        –        –
6553        Cemetery subdividers and developers                      230          1   176         5   319          14         6         2         1         3        2        –        –        –        –
67      Holding and other investment offices                          (H)            (D)               (D)         219      147        26        19        12         4       7        1        3        –
671       Holding offices                                          2 910         66 386         229   302           90       53        11        14         5         –       3        1        3        –
6733        Trusts, n.e.c.                                           102            770           3   788           11        8         –         1         1         1       –        –        –        –
679       Miscellaneous investing                                    945          8 249          32   582           70       45        12         3         4         3       3        –        –        –
6794        Patent owners and lessors                                739          6 111          23   558           24        8         5         2         4         3       2        –        –        –
––      Administrative and auxiliary                                 (G)             (D)               (D)          14        3         2         –         3         1       3        2        –        –
            Services                                             303 089     2 127 952       9 171 456         15 583     8 686    2 668     1 887     1 323       503      358      102       29       27
70      Hotels and other lodging places                            9 982        39 103         158 164            163        48       20        21        32         9       21       10        2        –
701      Hotels and motels                                         9 806        38 714         156 327            126        26        8        19        31         9       21       10        2        –
72      Personal services                                          9 818         37 947         168   635       1 010       554       227       146        62       10        9        1        –        1
721       Laundry, cleaning, and garment services                  3 001         12 449          57   238         232       109        53        37        23        5        4        1        –        –
7213        Linen supply                                             477          2 854          12   372           6         2         –         –         2        –        1        1        –        –
7215        Coin operated laundries and cleaning                     182            407           1   854          35        17        12         6         –        –        –        –        –        –
7216        Drycleaning plants, except rug                         1 285          3 695          16   551          97        27        25        26        15        4        –        –        –        –
7217        Carpet and upholstery cleaning                           250          1 001           5   432          39        28         6         2         2        1        –        –        –        –
7218        Industrial launderers                                    564          3 622          17   790           4         –         –         –         1        –        3        –        –        –
7219        Laundry and garment services, n.e.c.                     176            644           2   348          37        27         6         1         3        –        –        –        –        –
722       Photographic studios, portrait                           1 458          7 109          35   123          78        54        16         4         3        –        –        –        –        1
723       Beauty shops                                             3 416         12 226          51   364         435       224       102        73        31        3        2        –        –        –
726       Funeral service and crematories                            397          2 352           9   955          54        25        16        10         2        1        –        –        –        –
729       Miscellaneous personal services                          1 439          3 358          12   978         184       122        36        19         3        1        3        –        –        –
7291        Tax return preparation services                          777          1 909           6   719          55        43         6         2         1        –        3        –        –        –
7299        Miscellaneous personal services, n.e.c.                  662          1 449           6   259         129        79        30        17         2        1        –        –        –        –
73      Business services                                         94 666        631   446    2 799    825       4 096     2 555       525       342      344       164      107       37       13        9
731       Advertising                                              4 441         52   915      236    894         315       196        46        33       24         8        5        2        1        –
7311        Advertising agencies                                   3 220         44   425      190    555         218       141        29        22       16         4        3        2        1        –
7312        Outdoor advertising services                             112          1   156        4    697          13         7         2         3        –         1        –        –        –        –
7313        Radio, TV, publisher representatives                     414          3   659       23    570          40        23         7         4        4         2        –        –        –        –
7319        Advertising, n.e.c.                                      695          3   675       18    064          43        24         8         4        4         1        2        –        –        –
732       Credit reporting and collection                          2 045         13   421       59    834          64        22        14         8       13         2        2        3        –        –
7322        Adjustment and collection services                     1 526         10   274       46    785          49        17        12         6        8         2        2        2        –        –
7323        Credit reporting services                                519          3   147       13    049          15         5         2         2        5         –        –        1        –        –
733       Mailing, reproduction, stenographic                      4 173         31   077      132    515         553       393        83        26       34        12        5        –        –        –
7331        Direct mail advertising services                       1 100          8   402       34    684          40        22         5         2        3         4        4        –        –        –
7334        Photocopying and duplicating services                  1 072          5   051       20    014          46        18         8         1       13         5        1        –        –        –
7335        Commercial photography                                   336          3   011       13    817          86        65        16         2        3         –        –        –        –        –
7336        Commercial art and graphic design                      1 274         12   992       56    723         296       217        49        15       14         1        –        –        –        –
7338        Secretarial and court reporting                          391          1   621        7    277          85        71         5         6        1         2        –        –        –        –
734       Services to buildings                                    5 761         16   921       75    589         357       222        49        41       27        11        6        –        –        1
7342        Disinfecting and pest control services                   311          2   548       11    953          15         6         3         3        1         1        1        –        –        –
7349        Building maintenance services, n.e.c.                  5 450         14   373       63    636         342       216        46        38       26        10        5        –        –        1
735       Misc. equipment rental and leasing                       1 086          8   231       38    161         102        42        26        19       12         2        1        –        –        –
7352        Medical equipment rental                                 138              941        3    278          11         4         3         2        1         1        –        –        –        –
7353        Heavy construction equipment rental                      114          1   019        4    598          13         5         3         4        1         –        –        –        –        –
7359        Equipment rental and leasing, n.e.c.                     834          6   271       30    285          78        33        20        13       10         1        1        –        –        –
736       Personnel supply services                               36 963        156   024      710    365         457       173        46        38       69        63       40       18        5        5
7361        Employment agencies                                    2 374         15   881       68    951         186       113        36        19       13         2        1        1        1        –
7363        Help supply services                                  34 589        140   143      641    414         271        60        10        19       56        61       39       17        4        5

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.


56       MINNESOTA                                                                                                                                COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS
                                                                                                                                                                                      U.S. Census Bureau
Table 2.          Counties                  Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. Detailed industries with 100 or more employees are shown if industry was
 not a (D). For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability, see introductory text]

                                                                                   Payroll ($1,000)                                   Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                               Number of                                          Total
 SIC                                                           employees                                        number
                                 Industry                        for week                                             of                                                                             1,000
code
                                                                including                                     establish     1 to      5 to    10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to      or
                                                                March 12     First quarter        Annual         ments         4         9      19        49        99      249      499      999    more

        HENNEPIN Con.
            Services      Con.
73      Business services Con.
737       Computer and data processing services                   22   337      266    272    1 142    170       1 520     1 057      152       107      113        43       35        8        4        1
7371        Computer programming services                          6   030       77    151      340    252         519       388       34        30       42        14        8        2        1        –
7372        Prepackaged software                                   2   642       38    630      176    662         169        92       21        23       23         5        4        1        –        –
7373        Computer integrated systems design                     2   695       32    709      132    603         109        57       19        14        7         5        5        1        1        –
7374        Data processing and preparation                        3   498       29    917      130    724          75        29       13         9        8         8        5        2        –        1
7375        Information retrieval services                             661        7    618       31    848          44        20        8         8        6         1        1        –        –        –
7376        Computer facilities management                         1 244          16   687       48    705           12       4         2         –         3        1        1        –        1        –
7377        Computer rental and leasing                              260           5   246       21    263           17       9         3         1         1        3        –        –        –        –
7378        Computer maintenance and repair                        1 952          19   514       79    669           50      27         6         6         6        2        1        1        1        –
7379        Computer related services, n.e.c.                      3 355          38   800      180    444          525     431        46        16        17        4       10        1        –        –
738       Miscellaneous business services                         17 859          86   580      404    187          721     443       109        70        52       23       13        6        3        2
7381        Detective and armored car services                     5 744          23   274      107    224           61      29         7         9         7        3        –        4        1        1
7384        Photofinishing laboratories                            4 469          23   125      112    124           49      20        12         5         6        3        2        –        –        1
7389        Business services, n.e.c.                              6 960          36   157      168    146          580     380        88        48        36       16        8        2        2        –
75      Auto repair, services, and parking                         7 983          47 039        197    487          793     398       197       129        47       15        6        –        1        –
751       Automotive rentals, no drivers                           1 858          17 151         69    339           59      23        17        10         2        4        2        –        1        –
7513        Truck rental and leasing, no drivers                     121             952          4    017           20       9         7         4         –        –        –        –        –        –
7514        Passenger car rental                                     778           3 239         15    088           25       9         6         2         2        4        2        –        –        –
7515        Passenger car leasing                                    959          12 960         50    234           14       5         4         4         –        –        –        –        1        –
752       Automobile parking                                       1 231           3 931         16    408          103      51        19        16        11        5        1        –        –        –
753       Automotive repair shops                                  2 922          20 381         88    580          489     279       127        66        15        1        1        –        –        –
7532        Top and body repair and paint shops                      922           7 416         31    574          131      74        25        23         8        1        –        –        –        –
7536        Automotive glass replacement shops                       234           1 611          6    853           28      11         7         8         2        –        –        –        –        –
7537        Automotive transmission repair shops                     113             901          3    612           23      13         9         1         –        –        –        –        –        –
7538        General automotive repair shops                        1 369           8 657         38    687          249     153        60        30         5        –        1        –        –        –
7539        Automotive repair shops, n.e.c.                          184           1 104          4    704           38      21        14         3         –        –        –        –        –        –
754       Automotive services, except repair                       1 970           5 569         23 132             141      44        34        37        19         5       2        –        –        –
7542        Carwashes                                              1 126           2 419          9 995              63      26        12         7        11         5       2        –        –        –
7549        Automotive services, n.e.c.                              844           3 150         13 137              78      18        22        30         8         –       –        –        –        –

76      Miscellaneous repair services                              2 313          20 935         80 389             301     193        66        21        17         2       1        1        –        –
762       Electrical repair shops                                      667         4   994       21    375           86      58        16         5         6         –       1        –        –        –
7622        Radio and television repair                                180         1   182        4    810           33      21         7         3         2         –       –        –        –        –
7623        Refrigeration service and repair                           132         1   598        6    832           17      10         3         1         3         –       –        –        –        –
7629        Electrical repair shops, n.e.c.                            355         2   214        9    733           36      27         6         1         1         –       1        –        –        –
764       Reupholstery and furniture repair                            187             884            4 191          39      21        15         2         1         –       –        –        –        –
769       Miscellaneous repair shops                               1 384          14 590         52 888             163     105        34        12         9         2       –        1        –        –
7699        Repair services, n.e.c.                                1 196          12 892         46 196             145      97        31        10         4         2       –        1        –        –

78      Motion pictures                                            3 391          14 257         62 313             324     149        55        90        20         5       5        –        –        –
781       Motion picture production and services                   1 337           9 667         42 786             161     111        23        15         7         1       4        –        –        –
7812       Motion picture and video production                       395           4 050         18 211              81      60        10         8         2         –       1        –        –        –
7819       Services allied to motion pictures                        942           5 617         24 575              80      51        13         7         5         1       3        –        –        –
782       Motion picture distribution and services                     180         1 453              6 671          17       9         3         2         2         1       –        –        –        –
7822       Motion picture and tape distribution                        180         1 453              6 671          17       9         3         2         2         1       –        –        –        –
783       Motion picture theaters                                      826         1 278              5 201          33       7         1        11        10         3       1        –        –        –
784       Video tape rental                                        1 048           1 859              7 655         113      22        28        62         1         –       –        –        –        –

79      Amusement and recreation services                         12 326          70 714        263 720             533     289        72        58        61       20       24        8        1        –
791       Dance studios, schools, and halls                            249             549            2 164          34      19         2         9         4         –       –        –        –        –
792       Producers, orchestras, entertainers                      3 409          12 795         52 798             173     112        22        15        12         3       5        4        –        –
7922        Theatrical producers and services                      2 716           7 972         31 970             103      56        15        13         8         3       5        3        –        –
7929        Entertainers and entertainment groups                    693           4 823         20 828              70      56         7         2         4         –       –        1        –        –
793       Bowling centers                                              694         1 769              6 496          25       2         5         7         8         2       1        –        –        –
794       Commercial sports                                            404        33 762         99 701              22      16         2         –         1         1       2        –        –        –
7941       Sports clubs, managers, and promoters                       398        33 700         99 308              18      12         2         –         1         1       2        –        –        –
799       Misc. amusement, recreation services                     7 570          21   839      102    559          278     139        41        27        36       14       16        4        1        –
7991        Physical fitness facilities                            2 692           7   752       33    432           49      16         7         6         9        3        6        1        1        –
7993        Coin operated amusement devices                          601           1   417        4    496           19       8         4         3         2        1        –        1        –        –
7997        Membership sports and recreation clubs                 3 462          10   456       53    151           66      15         8        10        11       10       10        2        –        –
7999        Amusement and recreation, n.e.c.                         651           1   585        7    135          124      88        19         6        11        –        –        –        –        –

80      Health services                                           72 236        570 394       2 427 262          2 121      921       511       314      185        83       74       14        6       13
801       Offices and clinics of medical doctors                  12 093        149 821         686 290             514     201        88        94        89       30        9        1        –        2
802       Offices and clinics of dentists                          3 486          25 763        120 853             547     234       224        71        17         1       –        –        –        –
804       Offices of other health practitioners                    2 890          18   794       82    726          471     308        95        51        12         3       1        1        –        –
8041        Offices and clinics of chiropractors                     853           3   917       18    624          205     144        41        16         4         –       –        –        –        –
8042        Offices and clinics of optometrists                      243           1   433        6    388           49      25        19         4         1         –       –        –        –        –
8049        Offices of health practitioners, n.e.c.                1 713          12   845       55    130          200     129        31        28         7         3       1        1        –        –
805       Nursing and personal care facilities                    15 567          70 321        284 751             274      64        57        51        27       23       38       10        4        –
806       Hospitals                                               25 688        226 011         914 015              11       –         –         –         –         –       2        –        –        9
807       Medical and dental laboratories                              566         5 678         25 222              61      33        12         8         7         1       –        –        –        –
8071       Medical laboratories                                        300         3 869         17 327              27      11         6         5         5         –       –        –        –        –
8072       Dental laboratories                                         266         1 809          7 895              34      22         6         3         2         1       –        –        –        –
808       Home health care services                                6 498          22 952         92 876              80      19         7         8        12       13       17        2        1        1
809       Health and allied services, n.e.c.                       5 410          50 773        219 228             154      56        27        29        21       12        7        –        1        1

81      Legal services                                            10 029        121 174         584 315             997     678       150        75        53       23       12        5        1        –

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.

COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS                                                                                                                                                    MINNESOTA                 57
U.S. Census Bureau
Table 2.          Counties                   Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. Detailed industries with 100 or more employees are shown if industry was
 not a (D). For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability, see introductory text]

                                                                                   Payroll ($1,000)                                   Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                               Number of                                          Total
 SIC                                                           employees                                        number
                                  Industry                       for week                                             of                                                                             1,000
code
                                                                including                                     establish     1 to      5 to    10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to      or
                                                                March 12     First quarter        Annual         ments         4         9      19        49        99      249      499      999    more

        HENNEPIN Con.
            Services     Con.
82      Educational services                                       8   788        41   327      177    114          367     164        55        50        57       26        9        5        –        1
821       Elementary and secondary schools                         3   422        16   619       68    751           93      15        14        15        27       16        5        1        –        –
822       Colleges and universities                                2   743        10   537       43    753           25       8         3         2         4        1        2        4        –        1
824       Vocational schools                                       1   394         8   026       36    199           66      28        10         8        12        6        2        –        –        –
829       Schools and educational services, n.e.c.                 1   203         6   032       27    908          180     112        27        24        14        3        –        –        –        –
83      Social services                                           16   775        70   179      288    996       1 012      415       168       214      162        30       17        5        1        –
832       Individual and family services                           6   853        30   933      127    413         380      162        62        73       55        16       11        1        –        –
833       Job training and related services                        1   792         6   968       28    205          70       27         8        15       12         4        3        1        –        –
835       Child day care services                                  3   509        11   961       48    306         318      131        43        77       64         3        –        –        –        –
836       Residential care                                         2   134         7   843       32    607         103       21        30        27       18         5        –        2        –        –
839       Social services, n.e.c.                                  2   487        12   474       52    465         141       74        25        22       13         2        3        1        1        –
84      Museums, botanical, zoological gardens                         758         3 270         14 658              21      11         4         1         2         –       2        1        –        –
86      Membership organizations                                  15 186          61   049      254    314       1 077      464       257       183      114        38       18        2        1        –
861      Business associations                                       838           7   178       29    702         103       66        13        14        6         4        –        –        –        –
862      Professional organizations                                  285           1   783        7    533          50       33        10         4        3         –        –        –        –        –
863      Labor organizations                                       1 392           6   233       26    273          96       35        23        17       15         4        2        –        –        –
864      Civic and social associations                             2 148           6   339       26    792         146       63        25        27       23         4        4        –        –        –
866      Religious organizations                                   9 773          34   962      143    918         632      234       176       117       67        26        9        2        1        –
869      Membership organizations, n.e.c.                            730           4   387       19    255          38       22         9         4        –         –        3        –        –        –
87      Engineering and management services                       28   473      271    806    1 197    024       2 501     1 694      334       216      141        65       41        8        1        1
871       Engineering and architectural services                   6   887       72    089      322    261         613       376       92        68       43        23       10        1        –        –
8711        Engineering services                                   4   061       43    803      190    724         382       232       56        45       30        14        5        –        –        –
8712        Architectural services                                 2   650       26    809      124    076         210       133       32        19       12         8        5        1        –        –
8713        Surveying services                                         176        1    477        7    371          19         9        4         4        1         1        –        –        –        –
872       Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping                    6   176       54    822      236    847         503       331       90        39       18        10       10        5        –        –
873       Research and testing services                            2   890       22    048       98    703         189        96       27        26       21        16        3        –        –        –
8731        Commercial physical research                               547        6    211       28    695          53        35        5         7        2         4        –        –        –        –
8732        Commercial nonphysical research                        1   536        9    311       43    284          87        37       12        15       12        10        1        –        –        –
8733        Noncommercial research organizations                       379        2    904       12    145          15         8        2         1        2         1        1        –        –        –
8734        Testing laboratories                                       428        3    622       14    579          34        16        8         3        5         1        1        –        –        –
874       Management and public relations                         12   520      122    847      539    213       1 196       891      125        83       59        16       18        2        1        1
8741        Management services                                    6   093       45    853      193    552         219       129       25        24       26         6        7        –        1        1
8742        Management consulting services                         4   903       64    229      282    937         707       553       72        40       25         7        8        2        –        –
8743        Public relations services                                  722        6    152       31    142          76        51        9         8        5         1        2        –        –        –
8744        Facilities support services                                263        2    153       10    060          21        11        5         2        1         1        1        –        –        –
8748        Business consulting, n.e.c.                                539        4    460       21    522         173       147       14         9        2         1        –        –        –        –
89      Services, n.e.c.                                             556          6 307          28 857             150     127         8         7         8        –        –        –        –        –
––      Administrative and auxiliary                               9 809        121 005         468 383             117      26        19        20        18       13       12        5        2        2
            Unclassified establishments                                82              307            3 209         162     158         2         2         –         –       –        –        –        –



        HOUSTON

                 Total                                             4 283          16 250         71 803             424     243        85        52        27       12        4        1        –        –
            Agricultural services, forestry, and fishing               (B)             (D)              (D)          12       7         3         2         –         –       –        –        –        –
            Mining                                                     (B)             (D)              (D)           2       1         –         –         1         –       –        –        –        –
            Construction                                               180         1 009              4 891          54      42         8         3         1         –       –        –        –        –
17      Special trade contractors                                      (C)             (D)              (D)          36      29         6         1         –         –       –        –        –        –
            Manufacturing                                              554         2 631         11 898              28      12         5         6         3         1       –        1        –        –
24      Lumber and wood products                                       (C)             (D)              (D)           5       2         –         1         1         1       –        –        –        –
34      Fabricated metal products                                      (E)             (D)              (D)           2       –         –         –         1         –       –        1        –        –
            Transportation and public utilities                        402         2 606         11 154              24      10         7         2         1         4       –        –        –        –
42      Trucking and warehousing                                       218         1 303              5 929          13       7         3         1         –         2       –        –        –        –
421       Trucking and courier services, except air                    218         1 303              5 929          13       7         3         1         –         2       –        –        –        –
48      Communication                                                  100             996            3 947           6       2         2         –         1         1       –        –        –        –
            Wholesale trade                                            531         2 288         10 487              40      20         8         8         3         –       1        –        –        –
50      Wholesale trade durable goods                                  380         1 808              8 447          23      11         5         6         –         –       1        –        –        –
51      Wholesale trade nondurable goods                               151             480            2 040          17       9         3         2         3         –       –        –        –        –
            Retail trade                                               725         1 478              6 663          91      43        26        14         8         –       –        –        –        –
54      Food stores                                                    184             367            1 630          11       3         4         1         3         –       –        –        –        –

55      Automotive dealers and service stations                        120             388            1 716          17       8         3         5         1         –       –        –        –        –

58      Eating and drinking places                                     223             270            1 142          28      13         7         6         2         –       –        –        –        –
5812        Eating places                                              210             246            1 029          24      10         6         6         2         –       –        –        –        –

            Finance, insurance, and real estate                        164             938            3 908          34      24         4         5         1         –       –        –        –        –
60      Depository institutions                                        104             632            2 529           7       –         1         5         1         –       –        –        –        –

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.


58       MINNESOTA                                                                                                                                COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS
                                                                                                                                                                                      U.S. Census Bureau
Table 2.         Counties                   Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. Detailed industries with 100 or more employees are shown if industry was
 not a (D). For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability, see introductory text]

                                                                                   Payroll ($1,000)                                   Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                               Number of                                          Total
 SIC                                                           employees                                        number
                                 Industry                        for week                                             of                                                                             1,000
code
                                                                including                                     establish     1 to      5 to    10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to      or
                                                                March 12     First quarter        Annual         ments         4         9      19        49        99      249      499      999    more

        HOUSTON           Con.
            Services                                               1 633           4 853         19    631          139      84        24        12         9         7       3        –        –        –
80      Health services                                              833           3 111         12    180           22       7         4         2         2         4       3        –        –        –
805       Nursing and personal care facilities                       616           1 910          8    121            8       –         –         –         2         4       2        –        –        –
83      Social services                                              266             446          1    902           20      12         3         1         2         2       –        –        –        –
86      Membership organizations                                     144             242               995           23      11         6         5         1         –       –        –        –        –
866       Religious organizations                                    102             178               742           16       7         4         5         –         –       –        –        –        –


        HUBBARD
                 Total                                             4 628          18 572         84 686             548     342       101        59        31       11        2        2        –        –
            Agricultural services, forestry, and fishing                 9             18           157               5       4         1         –         –         –       –        –        –        –
            Construction                                              195            802          5 160              58      40        13         5         –         –       –        –        –        –
            Manufacturing                                             944          4 474         21 419              45      21         9         4         8         1       1        1        –        –
20      Food and kindred products                                      (E)            (D)            (D)              3       –         –         2         –         –       –        1        –        –
24      Lumber and wood products                                      210          1 003          4 234              22      12         4         1         5         –       –        –        –        –
34      Fabricated metal products                                      (C)            (D)            (D)              5       3         1         –         –         –       1        –        –        –
            Transportation and public utilities                      138             747          3    083           20      12         4         3         1         –       –        –        –        –
            Wholesale trade                                          129             537          2    453           30      21         6         2         1         –       –        –        –        –
            Retail trade                                           1 173           3 086         14    039          151      75        42        23         8         3       –        –        –        –
54      Food stores                                                  323             847          4    034           16       6         5         1         1         3       –        –        –        –
541       Grocery stores                                             295             795          3    809           10       3         2         1         1         3       –        –        –        –
55      Automotive dealers and service stations                      228             787          2    983           32      11        12         8         1         –       –        –        –        –
554       Gasoline service stations                                  132             343          1    230           18       4         8         6         –         –       –        –        –        –
58      Eating and drinking places                                    334             529             2 698          44      19        12        11         2         –       –        –        –        –
5812        Eating places                                             315             487             2 520          38      15        10        11         2         –       –        –        –        –
59      Miscellaneous retail                                          137             470             2 179          32      22         8         –         2         –       –        –        –        –
           Finance, insurance, and real estate                        163             855             3 916          29      22         3         1         3         –       –        –        –        –
60      Depository institutions                                       113             643             2 960           6       2         –         1         3         –       –        –        –        –
602      Commercial banks                                             113             643             2 960           6       2         –         1         3         –       –        –        –        –
           Services                                                1 874           8 051         34 451             205     142        23        21        10         7       1        1        –        –
79      Amusement and recreation services                            312             882          3 773              14       5         2         4         1         1       1        –        –        –
80      Health services                                               690          3 949         16 081              28      12         6         3         3         3       –        1        –        –
83      Social services                                               302          1 440              6 252          49      35         5         4         4         1       –        –        –        –
86      Membership organizations                                      216             778             3 078          20      10         5         2         2         1       –        –        –        –
87      Engineering and management services                           113             402             1 557          12      10         1         –         –         1       –        –        –        –
            Unclassified establishments                                 3               2                8            5       5         –         –         –         –       –        –        –        –


        ISANTI
                 Total                                             6 643          34 886        143 641             670     404       132        76        40         9       6        2        1        –
           Agricultural services, forestry, and fishing                27             69            435              14      13         –         1         –         –       –        –        –        –
           Construction                                               390          2 300         11 101             128     101        19         6         2         –       –        –        –        –
15      General contractors and operative builders                    121            917          3 407              30      22         6         –         2         –       –        –        –        –
17      Special trade contractors                                     259          1 353              7 353          94      76        12         6         –         –       –        –        –        –
           Manufacturing                                           1 420           8 891         37 499              62      26        12         5        12         4       2        1        –        –
24      Lumber and wood products                                     121             422          1 723               8       4         1         –         2         1       –        –        –        –
26      Paper and allied products                                     137          1 058              2 711           3       –         –         –         2         1       –        –        –        –
30      Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products                    (C)             (D)               (D)           4       3         –         –         –         –       1        –        –        –
34      Fabricated metal products                                     195          1 444              6 162           7       3         2         1         –         –       1        –        –        –
35      Industrial machinery and equipment                            488          3 252         14 899              20       8         5         2         2         2       –        1        –        –
359       Industrial machinery, n.e.c.                                396          2 628         11 802              11       3         3         1         2         1       –        1        –        –
3599        Industrial machinery, n.e.c.                              396          2 628         11 802              11       3         3         1         2         1       –        1        –        –
           Transportation and public utilities                        284          1 662              6 434          44      30         8         3         2         1       –        –        –        –
48      Communication                                                 154            970              3 658           8       4         –         2         1         1       –        –        –        –
           Wholesale trade                                           152             787          3 467              29      19         5         4         1         –       –        –        –        –
           Retail trade                                            1 720           4 620         19 590             133      48        36        31        14         2       2        –        –        –
53      General merchandise stores                                   267             599          2 604               5       2         1         1         –         –       1        –        –        –
54      Food stores                                                   304             888             3 964           9       3         2         –         2         1       1        –        –        –
541       Grocery stores                                              256             819             3 625           5       1         1         –         1         1       1        –        –        –
55      Automotive dealers and service stations                       287          1 044              4 324          24       6         6        10         2         –       –        –        –        –
554       Gasoline service stations                                   152            336              1 444          13       2         2         9         –         –       –        –        –        –
58      Eating and drinking places                                    531             942             3 728          36       9         7        10         9         1       –        –        –        –
5812        Eating places                                             498             897             3 559          32       8         5         9         9         1       –        –        –        –
59      Miscellaneous retail                                          151             566             2 330          33      20         8         4         1         –       –        –        –        –

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.

COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS                                                                                                                                                    MINNESOTA                 59
U.S. Census Bureau
Table 2.          Counties                   Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. Detailed industries with 100 or more employees are shown if industry was
 not a (D). For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability, see introductory text]

                                                                                   Payroll ($1,000)                                   Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                               Number of                                          Total
 SIC                                                           employees                                        number
                                  Industry                       for week                                             of                                                                             1,000
code
                                                                including                                     establish     1 to      5 to    10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to      or
                                                                March 12     First quarter        Annual         ments         4         9      19        49        99      249      499      999    more

        ISANTI Con.
            Finance, insurance, and real estate                       216          1 660              6 216          43      30         8         2         3         –       –        –        –        –
60      Depository institutions                                       146          1 350              4 749           8       –         3         2         3         –       –        –        –        –
            Services                                               2 431          14 894         58 873             214     134        44        24         6         2       2        1        1        –
73      Business services                                             124             386             1 955          24      18         3         2         –         1       –        –        –        –
80      Health services                                            1 512          10 635         40 353              35      13        11         6         1         –       2        1        1        –
805      Nursing and personal care facilities                        524           1 667          7 053               9       1         1         4         1         –       1        1        –        –
86      Membership organizations                                      187             406             1 666          28      14         8         5         1         –       –        –        –        –
87      Engineering and management services                           164          1 549              7 116          23      14         4         4         –         1       –        –        –        –
            Unclassified establishments                                 3               3               26            3       3         –         –         –         –       –        –        –        –



        ITASCA

                 Total                                            13 120          68 897        312 718          1 218      727       236       146        61       30       13        4        –        1
            Agricultural services, forestry, and fishing              (C)             (D)               (D)          14       9         2         2         –         1       –        –        –        –
07      Agricultural services                                         (C)             (D)               (D)           8       4         1         2         –         1       –        –        –        –
            Mining                                                     (E)            (D)               (D)           4       2         1         –         –         –       –        1        –        –
10      Metal mining                                                   (E)            (D)               (D)           2       –         1         –         –         –       –        1        –        –
            Construction                                              440          2 024         16 494             135     112        10        10         3         –       –        –        –        –
15      General contractors and operative builders                    115             648             3 298          42      37         3         1         1         –       –        –        –        –
151      General building contractors                                 115             648             3 298          42      37         3         1         1         –       –        –        –        –
17      Special trade contractors                                     267          1 127              8 542          83      69         6         6         2         –       –        –        –        –
            Manufacturing                                          2 770          21 522         99 352              87      48        15         9         4         5       4        1        –        1
23      Apparel and other textile products                             (E)            (D)               (D)           2       1         –         –         –         –       –        1        –        –
24      Lumber and wood products                                      673          5 137         20 904              42      24         8         4         1         3       2        –        –        –
242       Sawmills and planing mills                                  193            862          3 682               6       1         1         1         –         3       –        –        –        –
2421        Sawmills and planing mills, general                       193            862          3 682               6       1         1         1         –         3       –        –        –        –
26      Paper and allied products                                     (G)             (D)               (D)           1       –         –         –         –         –       –        –        –        1
27      Printing and publishing                                       175             608             2 222          12       7         1         1         2         1       –        –        –        –
275       Commercial printing                                         108             325             1 045           8       6         –         1         –         1       –        –        –        –
2752         Commercial printing, lithographic                        108             325             1 045           8       6         –         1         –         1       –        –        –        –
36      Electronic and other electronic equipment                     (C)             (D)               (D)           1       –         –         –         –         –       1        –        –        –
39      Miscellaneous manufacturing industries                        (C)             (D)               (D)           4       3         –         –         –         –       1        –        –        –
            Transportation and public utilities                       881          7 536         29 175              66      36        10        12         6         –       1        1        –        –
42      Trucking and warehousing                                      285          1 652              6 931          34      26         3         3         1         –       1        –        –        –
421       Trucking and courier services, except air                   285          1 652              6 931          34      26         3         3         1         –       1        –        –        –

49      Electric, gas, and sanitary services                          387          5 140         18 841               8       1         1         2         3         –       –        1        –        –
491       Electric services                                           358          5 050         18 342               5       –         –         1         3         –       –        1        –        –

            Wholesale trade                                           493          2 814         11 869              56      25        15        10         5         1       –        –        –        –
50      Wholesale trade durable goods                                 258          1 511              6 250          40      21         9         8         2         –       –        –        –        –

51      Wholesale trade nondurable goods                              235          1 303              5 619          16       4         6         2         3         1       –        –        –        –

            Retail trade                                           3 290           9 036         40 032             336     157        93        50        26         8       2        –        –        –
52      Building materials and garden supplies                        247          1 037              4 759          24       9         8         4         2         1       –        –        –        –
525       Hardware stores                                             146             603             2 830           8       2         3         1         1         1       –        –        –        –

53      General merchandise stores                                    460          1 074              4 814           5       1         –         –         1         1       2        –        –        –

54      Food stores                                                   478          1 522              6 912          43      22         8         7         4         2       –        –        –        –
541       Grocery stores                                              474          1 515              6 874          38      17         8         7         4         2       –        –        –        –

55      Automotive dealers and service stations                       446          1 861              8 008          52      19        20         7         6         –       –        –        –        –
551       New and used car dealers                                    117             890             3 871           4       –         1         –         3         –       –        –        –        –
554       Gasoline service stations                                   250             679             2 818          29       6        14         7         2         –       –        –        –        –

56      Apparel and accessory stores                                  109             252             1 131          16       5         9         1         1         –       –        –        –        –

58      Eating and drinking places                                    995          1 696              7 546          83      31        16        22        10         4       –        –        –        –
5812        Eating places                                             906          1 576              7 058          61      17        10        20        10         4       –        –        –        –

59      Miscellaneous retail                                          467          1 375              5 867          89      53        25         9         2         –       –        –        –        –
592       Liquor stores                                               123            236              1 184          20      12         5         2         1         –       –        –        –        –

            Finance, insurance, and real estate                       406          2 629         12 551              87      64        12         9         1         1       –        –        –        –
60      Depository institutions                                       249          1 686              8 234          24       9         5         8         1         1       –        –        –        –
602       Commercial banks                                            219          1 552              7 686          19       6         4         7         1         1       –        –        –        –

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.


60       MINNESOTA                                                                                                                                COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS
                                                                                                                                                                                      U.S. Census Bureau
Table 2.          Counties                   Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. Detailed industries with 100 or more employees are shown if industry was
 not a (D). For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability, see introductory text]

                                                                                   Payroll ($1,000)                                   Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                               Number of                                          Total
 SIC                                                           employees                                        number
                                Industry                         for week                                             of                                                                             1,000
code
                                                                including                                     establish     1 to      5 to    10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to      or
                                                                March 12     First quarter        Annual         ments         4         9      19        49        99      249      499      999    more

        ITASCA Con.
            Services                                               4 225          16 204         72 770             428     269        78        44        16       14        6        1        –        –
70      Hotels and other lodging places                               329             746             3 449          34      22         3         6         1         1       1        –        –        –
701       Hotels and motels                                           292             669             3 012          20      11         1         5         1         1       1        –        –        –

72      Personal services                                             106             286             1 792          30      21         7         2         –         –       –        –        –        –

73      Business services                                             650          2 229         10 311              38      20         6         5         3         2       2        –        –        –
733       Mailing, reproduction, stenographic                         146             338             1 597           4       1         –         –         1         2       –        –        –        –
736       Personnel supply services                                   173             598             2 481           4       2         –         –         1         –       1        –        –        –

75      Auto repair, services, and parking                            127             522             2 137          32      22         6         4         –         –       –        –        –        –

79      Amusement and recreation services                             163             318             1 600          25      18         3         2         1         1       –        –        –        –
799       Misc. amusement, recreation services                        125             235             1 278          21      16         3         1         –         1       –        –        –        –

80      Health services                                            1 565           8 339         36 883              70      30        21         7         3         5       3        1        –        –
801       Offices and clinics of medical doctors                      220          1 808              8 720          10       3         3         1         1         1       1        –        –        –
802       Offices and clinics of dentists                             136             557             2 944          23       9        12         1         1         –       –        –        –        –
805       Nursing and personal care facilities                        243          1 006              4 125           5       1         –         1         –         3       –        –        –        –
806       Hospitals                                                   755          4 159         17 497               4       1         –         –         –         –       2        1        –        –

83      Social services                                               497          1 484              6 151          43      23         9         5         3         3       –        –        –        –
832       Individual and family services                              157             343             1 565          14       7         4         1         1         1       –        –        –        –
836       Residential care                                            165             773             3 133           7       2         –         2         2         1       –        –        –        –

86      Membership organizations                                      518             934             3 933          75      47        15         8         3         2       –        –        –        –
863       Labor organizations                                         124             278             1 140           7       2         2         1         1         1       –        –        –        –
864       Civic and social associations                               159             217              904           21       9         4         6         2         –       –        –        –        –
866       Religious organizations                                     202             329             1 410          37      30         5         1         –         1       –        –        –        –

87      Engineering and management services                           108             698             3 618          36      30         3         2         1         –       –        –        –        –

            Unclassified establishments                               (A)             (D)               (D)           5       5         –         –         –         –       –        –        –        –



        JACKSON

                 Total                                             3 828          16 605         76 377             316     184        67        33        20         8       2        1        1        –

            Agricultural services, forestry, and fishing              (B)             (D)               (D)           4       2         1         –         1         –       –        –        –        –
            Construction                                               94             508             3 486          34      28         3         3         –         –       –        –        –        –
            Manufacturing                                          1 051           5 801         26 955              17       7         2         3         2         2       –        –        1        –
35      Industrial machinery and equipment                             (F)            (D)               (D)           6       3         –         1         1         –       –        –        1        –

            Transportation and public utilities                       244          1 135              4 916          29      19         2         3         4         1       –        –        –        –
42      Trucking and warehousing                                      122             679             2 948          19      14         2         2         –         1       –        –        –        –
421       Trucking and courier services, except air                   122             679             2 948          19      14         2         2         –         1       –        –        –        –

            Wholesale trade                                           229          1 299              5 609          27       8        14         2         3         –       –        –        –        –
50      Wholesale trade durable goods                                 102             500             2 127          10       2         5         2         1         –       –        –        –        –

51      Wholesale trade nondurable goods                              127             799             3 482          17       6         9         –         2         –       –        –        –        –

            Retail trade                                              719          1 533              6 836          67      31        15        11         8         2       –        –        –        –
54      Food stores                                                   112             218              874           13       8         2         1         2         –       –        –        –        –
541       Grocery stores                                              104             200              796            9       4         2         1         2         –       –        –        –        –

55      Automotive dealers and service stations                       114             376             1 605           9       2         3         3         1         –       –        –        –        –

58      Eating and drinking places                                    295             420             1 853          13       3         2         3         3         2       –        –        –        –

59      Miscellaneous retail                                          117             290             1 581          15       8         3         2         2         –       –        –        –        –

            Finance, insurance, and real estate                       (C)             (D)               (D)          28      16         9         3         –         –       –        –        –        –
            Services                                               1 315           5 470         24 767             110      73        21         8         2         3       2        1        –        –
73      Business services                                             115             806             3 046           6       2         2         –         1         1       –        –        –        –

75      Auto repair, services, and parking                            103             636             2 928          17      13         3         –         –         1       –        –        –        –

76      Miscellaneous repair services                                 (C)             (D)               (D)           7       4         2         –         –         –       1        –        –        –

80      Health services                                               257          1 041              4 171          15       9         4         –         –         1       1        –        –        –

83      Social services                                                (E)            (D)               (D)           9       5         1         2         –         –       –        1        –        –

86      Membership organizations                                      110             140              611           26      18         6         2         –         –       –        –        –        –

          Note: Employment size classes are indicated as follows: A 0 to 19; B 20 to 99; C 100 to 249; E 250 to 499; F 500 to 999; G 1,000 to 2,499; H 2,500 to 4,999; I 5,000 to 9,999;
J    10,000 to 24,999; K 25,000 to 49,999; L 50,000 to 99,999; M 100,000 or more.


COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS                                                                                                                                                    MINNESOTA                 61
U.S. Census Bureau
Table 2.          Counties                   Employees, Payroll, and Establishments, by Industry: 1997 Con.
[Excludes most government employees, railroad employees, and self employed persons. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments with payroll but no employees during mid March pay period.
 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; the data are included in broader industry totals. Detailed industries with 100 or more employees are shown if industry was
 not a (D). For explanation of terms, abbreviations, and data reliability/comparability, see introductory text]

                                                                                   Payroll ($1,000)                                   Number of establishments by employment size class
                                                               Number of                                          Total
 SIC                                                           employees                                        number
                                  Industry                       for week                                             of                                                                             1,000
code
                                                                including                                     establish     1 to      5 to    10 to     20 to     50 to   100 to   250 to   500 to      or
                                                                March 12     First quarter        Annual         ments         4         9      19        49        99      249      499      999    more

        KANABEC

                 Total                                             3 564          16 256         68 517             283     159        58        31        23         5       5        2        –        –
            Agricultural services, forestry, and fishing              (B)             (D)               (D)           3       2         –         –         1         –       –        –        –        –
            Construction                                              273          1 527              8 499          49      37        10         –         1         –       1        –        –        –
16      Heavy construction, except building                           124             694             2 560           8       6         1         –         –         –       1        –        –        –
162      Heavy construction, except highway                           124             694             2 338           5       3         1         –         –         –       1        –        –        –
17      Special trade contractors                                     113             659             5 022          25      17         7         –         1         –       –        –        –        –
            Manufacturing                                             805          4 945         19 738              18       6         3         2         5         –       1        1        –        –
30      Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products                     (E)            (D)               (D)           1       –         –         –         –         –       –        1        –        –
35      Industrial machinery and equipment                            106             556             2 484           6       2         1         –         3         –       –        –        –        –
37      Transportation equipment                                      (C)             (D)               (D)           1       –         –         –         –         –       1        –        –        –
            Transportation and public utilities                       (B)             (D)               (D)           8       4         2         2         –         –       –        –        –        –
            Wholesale trade                                            80             413             1 850          14      10         1         2         1         –       –        –        –        –
            Retail trade                                           1 240           4 454         18 994              92      40        18        21        10         2       –        1        –        –
54      Food stores                                                   165             473             2 087           7       3         1         1         –         2       –        –        –        –
55      Automotive dealers and service stations                       196             675             2 908          22       9         3         8         2         –       –        –        –        –
554       Gasoline service stations                                   103             239             1 038           8       1         –         6         1         –       –        –        –        –
58      Eating and drinking places                                    266             471             1 967          21       7         3         5         6         –       –        –        –        –
5812        Eating places