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Montrose County Labor Force
Current Labor Force for Montrose County.
Montrose County Industry Base-2017
(updated 6-26-18)
Source: Colorado Department of Labor, Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages, Annual 2017
| Industry Sector |
Average Establishments | Average Employment |
Total Wage |
Average Weekly Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation & Food Services |
92 | 1,330 | $23,540,273 | $340 |
| Administrative & Waste Services |
77 | 483 | $15,002,533 | $597 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting |
47 | 253 | $7,393,867 | $562 |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 24 | 338 | $5,905,066 | $336 |
| Construction |
205 | 1,064 | $46,931,248 |
$848 |
| Educational Services |
6 | Confidential | Confidential | Confidential |
| Finance & Insurance |
55 | 307 | $16,637,409 | $1,042 |
| Health Care & Social Assistance |
161 | 2,874 |
$117,137,759 | $784 |
| Information | 18 | 184 | $6,444,247 |
$674 |
| Management of Companies & Enterprises |
10 | 110 | $8,712,127 | $1,523 |
| Manufacturing | 69 | 1,276 | $48,794,792 | $735 |
| Mining | 9 | 53 | $4,294,638 | $1,558 |
| Other Services, Ex. Public Admin | 105 | 427 | $16,158,380 | $728 |
| Professional & Technical Services |
118 |
447 |
$25,541,955 | $1,099 |
| Public Administration |
37 | 1,047 | $58,467,703 |
$1,074 |
| Real Estate & Rental & Leasing |
58 | 321 | $10,727,426 | $643 |
| Retail Trade | 155 | 2,070 | $60,523,810 | $562 |
| Transportation & Warehousing |
55 | 536 | $18,997,066 | $682 |
| Unclassified | 0 | Confidential | Confidential | Confidential |
| Utilities |
17 |
284 | $20,908,731 | $1,416 |
| Wholesale Trade |
74 | 488 | $21,793,868 |
$859 |
Total All Industries |
1,389 | 14,867 |
$567,906,998 |
$735 |
Montrose County Major Employers
(updated 5-16-18)
| Major Employers |
# of Employees |
|---|---|
| Montrose County School District |
1,060 |
| Montrose Memorial Hospital |
699 |
| Russell Stover Candies, Inc. | 450 |
| Montrose County | 380 |
| Volunteers of America |
380 |
| Wal-Mart Supercenter | 310 |
| City Market |
300 |
| Community Options, Inc. | 246 |
| Montrose Forest Products (140 Contracted) | 230 |
| City of Montrose | 212 |
| Home Depot | 167 |
| Touch of Care | 156 |
| Delta-Montrose Electrical Association/Elevate | 115 |
| AeroCare | 111 |
| Center for Mental Health | 105 |
| Tri-State Generation: (Nucla Station (42) - Montrose Maintenance Center (42) - New Horizon Mine (21)) | 105 |
| Western Area Power Administration | 100 |
| Target |
85 |
| West End School District |
85 |
| Safeway | 81 |
| PolyOne, Gordon Composites | 65 |
| Alpine Lumber Company (16 Contracted) | 60 |
| Western Skyways, Inc. & Rocky Mountain Turbine Services | 57 |
| JC Penney | 45 |
| TEI Rock Drills | 45 |
| Wells Fargo Bank | 45 |
| Colorado Yurt Company, LLC | 44 |
| Best Sign Systems | 42 |
| 3M - Abrasive Systems Division | 37 |
| HopeWest Colorado | 36 |
| Rocky Mountain Steel, Inc. | 35 |