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<br />25 <br />Focus Area 2: Businesses and Multifamily Buildings <br />Businesses are typically among the <br />largest energy users in a community <br />and can therefore make a significant <br />impact on reducing overall energy <br />use. <br />Manufacturing is the primary <br />employment sector in the community; <br />representing 37 percent of all jobs in <br />Fridley (see Figure 14). <br />Manufacturing businesses are <br />primarily concentrated along the <br />railroad corridor on the western side <br />of the City, and near the intersection of University Avenue and 73rd Avenue. <br />Health care, retail, and wholesale trade also employ a large number of people. Job <br />growth is steady – Fridley is home to several large industrial and manufacturing <br />companies, and its proximity to Minneapolis will help the community continue to attract <br />and sustain business growth. Fridley businesses source most of their employees from <br />outside of Fridley (see Table 7). <br />Figure 14: Employment by Industry29 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />29 Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, Quarterly Census of Employment <br />and Wages, 2nd quarter data, 2017. <br />8,407 <br />3,277 <br />2,932 <br />2,076 <br />1,770 <br />1,247 <br />1,196 <br />777 <br />424 <br />271 <br />245 <br />115 <br />0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000 <br />Manufacturing <br />Health Care and Social Assistance <br />All Other Industries <br />Retail Trade <br />Wholesale Trade <br />Administrative and Waste Services <br />Transportation and Warehousing <br />Educational Services <br />Real Estate and Rental and Leasing <br />Professional and Technical Services <br />Public Administration <br />Finance and Insurance <br />Number of Employees <br /> Source: City of Fridley