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Montrose County Industry Base

Montrose County Employment by Industry---2006

Industry Sector	# Jobs	# of Establish-ments	Total Wages YTD	Average Annual Wage
Government	2,894	58	104,550,272	$36,127
Retail Trade	1,965	179	49,567,409	$25,225
Manufacturing	1,612	75	43,050,959	$26,707
Construction	1,625	307	53,783,430	$33,097
Health Care and Social Assistance	1,509	117	41,900,227	$27,767
Accommodations and Food Services	1,266	90	15,994,465	$12,634
Professional and Technical Services	546	127	20,937,052	$38,346
Wholesale Trade	466	77	17,731,805	$38,051
Administration and Waste Services	472	56	10,619,175	$22,498
Transportation and Warehouse	485	57	13,099,581	$27,009
Finance and Insurance	397	67	15,840,434	$39,900
Other Services	387	82	10,921,308	$28,220
Real Estate, Rental and Lease	318	67	10,108,914	$31,789
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	274	41	5,930,260	$21,643
Information	227	26	6,665,274	$29,362
Utilities	208	7	11,907,749	$57,249
Mining	109	13	6,943,307	$63,700
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	102	13	1,036,718	$10,164
Educational Services	27	6	291,013	$10,778
Management of Companies	17	7	3,858,271	$226,957
# Jobs	14,906
Total Wages			$444,737,623
Average Wage				$29,836.15

Source: State of Colorado, Department of Labor and Employment

Montrose County Major Employers	# Emp	Website
Montrose County School District	850	mcsd.org
Montrose Memorial Hospital	530	montrosehospital.com
Russell Stover Candies, Inc	417	russellstover.com
Wal-Mart Supercenter	380	walmart.com
Volunteers of America	350
Montrose County	340	co.montrose.co.us
City Market	210	kroger.com
City of Montrose	175	ci.montrose.co.us
Community Options	160
Home Depot	120	homedepot.com
Delta Montrose Electric Assoc.	115	dmea.com
Hansen Weather Port--Olathe	96
Western Skyways, Inc	90	westernskyways.com
Gordon Composites	85	gordoncomposites.com
Wells Fargo Bank	72	wellsfargo.com
Rocky Mountain Steel, Inc	70
Tri State Generation - Nucla	59
West End Public Schools	55

Best Sign Systems	47	bestsigns.com
Safeway	45	safeway.com

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Montrose Economic Development Corporation
100 Tessitore Court, Ste. A      Montrose, CO 81401
1-800-270-0211   970-249-9438   Fax: 970-249-9459    email: info@montroseedc.org
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