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BURNSVILLE MEANS BUSINESS
Not only is Burnsville a great place to work , but it is also a vibrant place to grow your business . According to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development ( DEED ), the City of Burnsville had 2,069 business establishments with 32,896 covered jobs in 2021 . As such , Burnsville is Minnesota ’ s 15th largest-employing city . Of the City ’ s 32,896 jobs , 31,279 ( 95.1 %) were private sector jobs and 1,617 ( 4.9 %) were government jobs . Total payroll was over $ 2 billion , with the average annual wage for all jobs equal to $ 61,620 .
While the number of business establishments remained steady In Burnsville between 2020 and 2021 , total payroll Increased by $ 170.3 million , or 9.2 %.
Burnsville ’ s total employment Increased by 843 jobs between 2020 and 2021 , or 2.6 %. Those Industries gaining the most jobs during that period included Health Care and Social Assistance (+ 256 jobs ; + 4.4 %), Construction (+ 192 jobs ; + 9.5 %), Retail Trade (+ 147 jobs ; + 2.6 %), Accommodation and Food Services (+ 144 jobs ; + 6.6 %), and Administrative and Support Services (+ 132 jobs ; + 10.9 %).
Table 1 . Burnsville Industry Statistics , Annual 2021
Industry
Total , All Industries 32,896 100.0 % 2,069 $ 2,030,106 $ 61,620 Health Care & Social Assistance 6,034 18.3 % 330 $ 366,235 $ 60,632 Retail Trade 5,882 17.9 % 272 $ 252,174 $ 42,848 Manufacturing 4,609 14.0 % 100 $ 328,234 $ 71,188 Wholesale Trade 2,381 7.2 % 187 $ 198,247 $ 83,252 Accommodation & Food Services 2,342 7.1 % 129 $ 55,296 $ 23,504 Construction 2,211 6.7 % 186 N / A $ 81,224 Professional , Scientific , & Technical Services 1,512 4.6 % 235 $ 124,392 $ 82,212 Administrative & Support Services 1,343 4.1 % 105 $ 72,859 $ 54,444 Educational Services 1,313 4.0 % 39 $ 68,704 $ 52,468 Other Services 947 2.9 % 155 $ 43,799 $ 46,280 Management of Companies 901 2.7 % 16 $ 102,241 $ 112,892 Finance & Insurance 583 1.8 % 92 $ 55,116 $ 95,004 Real Estate , Rental , & Leasing 576 1.8 % 104 $ 32,180 $ 56,056 Public Administration 460 1.4 % 3 $ 37,036 $ 80,600 Arts , Entertainment , & Recreation 429 1.3 % 33 $ 8,226 $ 20,696 Information 366 1.1 % 31 $ 29,031 $ 79,248 Source : DEED Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Number of Jobs
Share of Total Jobs
Number of Firms
Total Payroll ($ 1,000 )
Avg . Annual Wage
Note : Data above represents 96.9 % of Burnsville ’ s total employment . Suppressed industries include Agriculture , Mining , Utilities , and Transportation and Warehousing . Altogether , these four industries accounted for 1,007 jobs .
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