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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 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 |