Montrose County Labor Force

Current Labor Force for Montrose County.

Montrose County Industry Base-2016

 
(updated 2-23-18)
Source: Colorado Department of Labor, Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages, Annual 2016

Industry Sector	Average Establishments	Average Employment	Total Wage	Average Weekly Wage
Accommodation & Food Services	84	1,255	$21,464,216	$329
Administrative & Waste Services	70	494	$13,453,380	$524
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting	44	242	$7,299,233	$580
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation	22	282	$4,959,268	$338
Construction	199	971	$42,342,408	$839
Educational Services	7	Confidential	Confidential	Confidential
Finance & Insurance	53	298	$16,008,507	$1,033
Health Care & Social Assistance	139	2,713	$109,094,197	$773
Information	20	192	$6,715,143	$673
Management of Companies & Enterprises	10	Confidential	Confidential	Confidential
Manufacturing	68	1,269	$48,434,240	$734
Mining	9	51	$4,038,463	$1,523
Other Services, Ex. Public Admin	91	376	$14,334,724	$733
Professional & Technical Services	116	435	$23,778,346	$1,051
Public Administration	35	1,024	$55,948,509	$1,051
Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	56	309	$10,355,833	$645
Retail Trade	158	2,095	$58,641,459	$538
Transportation & Warehousing	56	559	$19,083,939	$657
Unclassified	1	Confidential	Confidential	Confidential
Utilities	16	288	$20,635,165	$1,378
Wholesale Trade	71	471	$21,670,108	$885
Total All Industries	1,323	14,415	$542,362,173	$724

Montrose County Major Employers

(updated 6-15-17)

Major Employers	# of Employees
Montrose County School District (2015)	948
Montrose Memorial Hospital	729
Volunteers of America	480
Russell Stover Candies, Inc.	450
Montrose County	383
City Market	300
Wal-Mart Supercenter	275
Montrose Forest Products (140 Contracted)	230
Community Options Inc.	207
City of Montrose	173
Touch of Care	156
Home Depot	150
AeroCare	111
Delta-Montrose Electrical Association/Elevate	107
Western Area Power Administration	100
Center for Mental Health	89
Target	85
West End School District	85
JC Penney	70
Alpine Lumber Company (15 Contracted)	65
Gordon Composites, PolyOne	65
Safeway	65
Wells Fargo Bank	50
Western Skyways, Inc.	49
Tri-State Generation - Nucla	48
TEI Rock Drills	43
Best Sign Systems	39
3M - Abrasive Systems Division	37
HopeWest Colorado	37
Rocky Mountain Steel, Inc.	35
The Colorado Yurt Company, LLC	35