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Draft May 2017 Private sector employment data between 2010 and 2015 suggests that Washington County is strong in retail trade, health care and social assistance, accommodation and food services, manufacturing, construction, finance and insurance and professional & technical services. Largest Growing Industries 2013-2015 (Industry Title) Avg. Wage Job Growth Percent Total, All Industries $43,472 Ambulatory Health Care Services $63,492 705 14.2% Wood Product Manufacturing $64,324 369 15.4% Professional, SCI & Technical Services $65,572 328 11.6% Food & Beverage Stores $22,464 327 17.0% Food Services & Drinking Places $16,068 278 3.5% Sporting Goods, Book & Music Stores $17,784 275 53.6% Management of Companies $107,016 153 11.3% Food Manufacturing $32,500 145 35.1% Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction $78,624 131 41.5% Miscellaneous Manufacturing $59,904 129 25.5% Small businesses are vital to Washington County's economy. 57% of Washington county businesses have 1-4 employees (totaling 3,184 firms) and another 29% had between 5-19 employees, adding up to 86% of the Washington County businesses have less than 20 employees. Washington County is therefore home to 17,847 self-employed businesses or "non - employers" in 2014 (defined as businesses without employees that are subject to federal income tax). Washington County witnessed a 15.2% increase in non -employers over the past decade, higher than such growth at the state level. Total receipts from non -employers in Washington County equaled about $810 million in 2014. Employers by Size Class, 2014 Washington Co. Minnesota Number of Employees Number of Firms Percent of Firms Percent of Firms 1-4 3,184 57.0% 53.9% 5-9 942 16.9% 17.7% 10-19 679 12.2% 13.4% 20-49 506 9.1% 9.1% 50-99 163 2.9% 3.2% 100-249 - 84 1.5% 1.9% 250-499 20 0.4% 0.5% 500 or more 9 0.2% 0.3% Total Firms 5,587 100.0% 100.0% Source: U.S. Census, County Business Patterns W11