Lockheed Martin is one of the biggest employers in Eagan, but even with more than 1,000 employees, it represents just a small fraction of the more than 48,000 jobs in the southern suburb.
MAJOR EMPLOYERS (APPROXIMATE FIGURES)Thomson Reuters7,000
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Minnesota3,000
U.S. Postal Service2,470
Delta Air LinesUnk.*
United Parcel Service1,400
Lockheed Martin1,100
Midwest Coca-Cola Bottling900
Wells Fargo Mortgage700
Ecolab700
Prime Therapeutics550
Freightmasters400
Skyline Displays400
Transport Corporation of America350
Delta Dental330
Best Brands330
Wal-Mart300
Goodrich Corp.280
Dart Transit270
* As recently as 2008, Delta employed an estimated 1,830 people in Eagan. Hundreds have since been laid off by the airline, but exact numbers are not available.
Source: city of Eagan
It’s too soon to tell how much the immigration crackdown is to blame.
