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BURNSVILLE MEANS BUSINESS
Not only is Burnsville a great place to work , it is a vibrant place to grow your business . According to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development ( DEED ), the City of Burnsville had 2,036 businesses with 35,677 employees in 2019 . As such , Burnsville is Minnesota ’ s 15th largest-employing city . Of the City ’ s 35,677 jobs , 33,871 ( 94.9 %) were private sector jobs and 1,805 ( 5.1 %) were government jobs . Total payroll was nearly $ 2 billion , with the average annual wage for all jobs equal to $ 55,120 .
Between 2014 and 2019 , total employment in Burnsville increased by 1,400 jobs .
Table 1 . Burnsville Industry Statistics , 2019 |
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Industry |
Number of Firms |
Number
Share of
Total Payroll of Jobs
Total Jobs
($ 1,000 )
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Avg .
Annual
Wage
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2014 – 2019
Change in Jobs
Numeric
Percent
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Total , All Industries |
2,036 |
35,677 |
100.0 % |
$ 1,967,056 |
$ 55,120 |
+ 1,400 |
+ 4.1 % |
Retail Trade 288 6,300 17.7 % $ 236,939 $ 37,596 -232 -3.6 % Health Care & Social Assistance 273 6,012 16.9 % $ 329,441 $ 54,756 + 544 + 9.9 % Manufacturing 102 4,770 13.4 % $ 324,199 $ 67,964 + 866 + 22.2 % Accommodation & Food Services 133 2,820 7.9 % $ 58,650 $ 20,800 + 148 + 5.5 % Wholesale Trade 199 2,374 6.7 % $ 183,699 $ 77,376 + 42 + 1.8 % Administrative & Support Services 96 1,621 4.5 % $ 84,081 $ 51,896 + 210 + 14.9 % Professional , Scientific , & Technical Services 253 1,465 4.1 % $ 114,531 $ 78,104 + 107 + 7.9 % Educational Services 39 1,438 4.0 % $ 69,902 $ 48,776 + 208 + 16.9 % Other Services 139 1,066 3.0 % $ 38,629 $ 36,244 -77 -6.7 % Management of Companies 21 952 2.7 % $ 73,893 $ 77,584 + 32 + 3.5 % Finance & Insurance 90 774 2.2 % $ 61,562 $ 79,560 -2 -0.3 % Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 105 676 1.9 % $ 33,406 $ 49,296 + 37 + 5.8 % Information 27 567 1.6 % $ 31,091 $ 54,860 -83 -12.8 % Public Administration 3 567 1.4 % $ 36,222 $ 37,788 -2 -0.4 % Arts , Entertainment , & Recreation 39 471 1.3 % $ 7,161 $ 15,652 -58 -11.0 % Source : DEED Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Note : Data above represents 89.1 % of Burnsville ’ s total employment . Suppressed industries include Agriculture , Mining , Utilities , Transportation and Warehousing , and Construction . Altogether , these five industries accounted for 3,879 jobs .
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