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