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By the Numbers

Retail Establishments
9,267
Direct Retail Labor Income ($million)
$1,360
Direct Retail Employment
63,166
Total Labor Income Impact ($million)
$2,782
Total Retail Employment Impact
93,694
Direct Retail GDP ($million)
$2,113
Total Impact GDP ($million)
$4,426

Direct Employment by Major Industry in the 1st Congressional District of Minnesota 2009

Industry Description Employment (Jobs)sort ascending GDP ($Million)
Health care and social assistance
77,808 $4,797
Retail trade (including food services and drinking places)
63,166 $2,113
Manufacturing
51,645 $4,069
30,519 $1,844
Other services, except public administration
27,123 $752
Construction
19,809 $964
Finance and insurance
14,194 $1,348
Wholesale trade
12,723 $1,428
Transportation and warehousing
11,936 $641
Administrative and waste services
9,893 $320
Professional, scientific, and technical services
9,808 $542
Educational services
8,756 $210
Real estate and rental and leasing
7,177 $2,150
Information
5,568 $556
Management of companies and enterprises
3,406 $318
Utilities
1,056 $255
Mining
478 $10
Retail Means Jobs across Minnesota
16%
Retail’s total impact on Minnesota's GDP
1 in 4
Minnesota jobs are supported by retail
Retail supports
788,370
jobs in Minnesota
Retail directly & indirectly generates
16%
of labor income in Minnesota
* Source: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
The Economic Impact of the U.S. Retail Industry,
August 2011. All data pertain to 2009.

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