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Montrose County Labor Force
Current Labor Force for Montrose County.
Montrose County Industry Base-2019
(updated 9-28-20)
Source: Colorado Department of Labor, Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages, Annual 2019
| Industry Sector |
Establishments | Average Employment |
Total Wage |
Average Weekly Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation & Food Services |
94 | 1,449 | $27,733,093 | $368 |
| Administrative & Waste Services |
80 | 538 | $16,497,627 | $590 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting |
54 | 278 | $9,618,977 | $665 |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 23 | 342 | $6,689,628 | $376 |
| Construction |
233 | 1,382 | $65,270,447 |
$908 |
| Educational Services |
8 | Confidential | Confidential | Confidential |
| Finance & Insurance |
56 | 308 | $17,621,308 | $1,100 |
| Health Care & Social Assistance |
165 | 2,860 |
$123,910,228 | $833 |
| Information | 17 | 187 | $6,917,030 |
$711 |
| Management of Companies & Enterprises |
11 | Confidential | Confidential | Confidential |
| Manufacturing | 72 | 1,288 | $52,900,741 | $790 |
| Mining | 9 | 27 | $2,984,709 | $2,126 |
| Other Services, Ex. Public Admin | 99 | 391 | $17,471,014 | $859 |
| Professional & Technical Services |
119 |
442 |
$23,464,172 | $1,021 |
| Public Administration |
36 | 1,030 | $61,113,570 |
$1,141 |
| Real Estate & Rental & Leasing |
61 | 370 | $14,990,988 | $779 |
| Retail Trade | 160 | 2,224 | $68,675,883 | $594 |
| Transportation & Warehousing |
55 | 595 | $23,451,358 | $758 |
| Unclassified | 1 | Confidential | Confidential | Confidential |
| Utilities |
18 |
270 | $21,357,420 | $1,521 |
| Wholesale Trade |
64 | 393 | $21,924,044 |
$1,073 |
Total All Industries |
1,431 | 15,524 |
$632,990,242 |
$784 |
Montrose County Major Employers
(updated 6-25-19)
| Major Employers |
# of Employees |
|---|---|
| Montrose County School District |
1,050 |
| Montrose Memorial Hospital |
707 |
| Russell Stover Candies, Inc. | 450 |
| Montrose County | 378 |
| Volunteers of America |
370 |
| City Market | 320 |
| Wal-Mart Supercenter |
310 |
| City of Montrose | 262 |
| Montrose Forest Products (140 Contracted) | 230 |
| Community Options, Inc. | 212 |
| Home Depot | 158 |
| Touch of Care | 156 |
| AeroCare | 129 |
| Delta-Montrose Electrical Association/Elevate | 118 |
| Center for Mental Health | 118 |
| Tri-State Generation: (Nucla Station (42)-Montrose Maintenance Center (39)-New Horizon Mine (21)) | 102 |
| Western Area Power Administration | 100 |
| Target |
86 |
| West End School District |
85 |
| Safeway | 80 |
| Alpine Lumber Company (15 Temp) | 66 |
| PolyOne, Gordon Composites | 63 |
| Western Skyways, Inc. & Rocky Mountain Turbine Services (2018) | 57 |
| JC Penney | 50 |
| TEI Rock Drills | 45 |
| Colorado Yurt Company, LLC | 43 |
| Best Sign Systems | 43 |
| Wells Fargo Bank | 40 |
| HopeWest Colorado | 38 |
| 3M - Abrasive Systems Division | 37 |
| Mayfly Outdoors | 32 |
| Rocky Mountain Steel, Inc. | 32 |