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Montrose County Labor Force
Current Labor Force for Montrose County.
Montrose County Industry Base-2020
(updated 7-27-21)
Source: Colorado Department of Labor, Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages, Annual 2020
| Industry Sector |
Establishments | Average Employment |
Total Wage |
Average Weekly Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation & Food Services |
98 | 1,318 | $26,721,289 | $390 |
| Administrative & Waste Services |
92 | 475 | $15,724,168 | $637 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting |
61 | 270 | $9,605,711 | $684 |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 23 | 261 | $6,464,201 | $476 |
| Construction |
243 | 1,317 | $66,230,564 |
$967 |
| Educational Services |
7 | Confidential | Confidential | Confidential |
| Finance & Insurance |
55 | 295 | $18,692,117 | $1,219 |
| Health Care & Social Assistance |
178 | 2,888 |
$134,507,731 | $896 |
| Information | 16 | 159 | $7,228,033 |
$874 |
| Management of Companies & Enterprises |
12 | 117 | $10,764,973 | $1,769 |
| Manufacturing | 74 | 1,081 | $49,162,302 | $875 |
| Mining | 11 | 23 | $2,360,780 | $1,974 |
| Other Services, Ex. Public Admin | 101 | 398 | $17,918,992 | $866 |
| Professional & Technical Services |
131 |
445 |
$24,746,963 | $1,069 |
| Public Administration |
35 | 1,070 | $66,556,170 |
$1,196 |
| Real Estate & Rental & Leasing |
64 | 352 | $14,510,660 | $793 |
| Retail Trade | 158 | 2,272 | $78,938,023 | $668 |
| Transportation & Warehousing |
60 | 605 | $26,264,445 | $835 |
| Unclassified | 1 | Confidential | Confidential | Confidential |
| Utilities |
19 |
259 | $21,674,937 | $1,609 |
| Wholesale Trade |
62 | 377 | $21,164,839 |
$1,080 |
Total All Industries |
1,501 | 14,922 |
$658,640,854 |
$849 |
Montrose County Major Employers
(updated 11-10-20)
| Major Employers |
# of Employees |
|---|---|
| Montrose County School District |
1,169 |
| Montrose Memorial Hospital |
721 |
| Montrose County | 374 |
| City Market |
320 |
| Volunteers of America | 312 |
| Wal-Mart Supercenter |
310 |
| City of Montrose | 282 |
| Montrose Forest Products (140 Contracted) | 230 |
| Community Options, Inc. | 203 |
| Home Depot | 170 |
| Touch of Care | 156 |
| AeroCare | 130 |
| Cedar Point Health (2021) | 115 |
| Delta-Montrose Electrical Association/Elevate | 115 |
| Center for Mental Health | 100 |
| Western Area Power Administration | 100 |
| Target |
91 |
| West End School District |
88 |
| Safeway | 80 |
| Alpine Lumber Company (20 Temps) | 73 |
| PolyOne, Gordon Composites | 57 |
| Western Skyways, Inc. & Rocky Mountain Turbine Services (2018) | 57 |
| Tri-State Generation: (Nucla Station (5)-Montrose Maintenance Center (39)-New Horizon Mine (3) | 47 |
| TEI Rock Drills (2019) | 45 |
| Colorado Yurt Company, LLC | 45 |
| Best Sign Systems | 43 |
| 3M-Abrasive Systems Division | 40 |
| HopeWest Colorado | 38 |
| Mayfly Outdoors | 32 |
| Rocky Mountain Steel, Inc. | 32 |