Minnesota's Major Industries
Minnesota's economy is one of the most diverse in the nation with more than 90 percent of all major U.S. industries located in the state. Its economy grew 25 percent faster than the U.S. economy between 1990 and 1999.

SIC Code	Industry	1999 Establishments	1999 Employment	1990-99 % Change in Employment		1997 Value of Shipments (millions)
35	Industrial Machinery & Computers	1,789	78,434	1.2%		$11,981
27	Printing, Publishing, & Allied Industries	1,714	55,350	6.6%	$6,893
20	Food & Kindred Products	566	52,894	7.1%	$15,651
88	Scientific Instruments	43	40,944	23.7%	$5,637
34	Fabricated Metal Products	890	36,798	6.7%	$5,786
36	Electronic Equipment, (except computers)	434	34,610	15.4%	$5,567
26	Paper & Allied Products	152	29,665	-13.2%	$4,200
24	Lumber & Wood Products, (except furniture)	710	21,509	26.9%	$ 2,963
30	Rubber & Misc. Plastics Products	452	19,614	30.9%	$ 2,913
87	Transportation Equipment	249	15,043	32.6%	D
	All Manufacturing Industries	9,195	439,369	1.2%	$78,725

SIC Code	Industry	1999 Establishments	1999 Employment	1990-99 % Change in Employment	1997 Value of Shipments (millions)
80	Health Services	6,433	243,70	20.0%	$9,660
82	Educational Ser	3,362	187,04	22.2%	$328
73	Business Services	11,466	175,511	84.4%	$10,151
83	Social Services	4,49	75,33	46.1%	$1,646
87	Engineering & Management Services	6,258	47,86	38.1%	$4,874
79	Amusement & Recreation Services	2,446	42,97	74.7%	$1,803
86	Membership Organizations	2,514	32,21	26.0%	$917
70	Hotels & Other lodging Places	1,491	29,90	22.5%	$1,520
72	Personal Services	3,780	25,882	2.8%	$992
75	Automotive Repair, Services, & Parking	3,377	22,93	30.9%	D
	All Service Industries	53,318	922,066	1.2%	$43,403

SIC Code	Industry	1999 Establishments	1999 Employment	1990-99 % Change in Employment	1997 Value of Shipments (millions)
	All Industries	150,780	2,550,79	22.5%

Source:  US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2000.

Minnesota's 1999 Gross State Product
Minnesota's economy most closely mirrors that of the U.S. economy than any other state and is growing jobs 33 percent faster than the rest of the nation.