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Montrose County Labor Force
Current Labor Force for Montrose County.
Montrose County Industry Base-2018
(updated 5-31-19)
Source: Colorado Department of Labor, Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages, Annual 2018
| Industry Sector |
Establishments | Average Employment |
Total Wage |
Average Weekly Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation & Food Services |
89 | 1,375 | $25,265,982 | $353 |
| Administrative & Waste Services |
74 | 515 | $16,853,319 | $629 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting |
50 | 258 | $7,930,110 | $591 |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 23 | 349 | $6,230,892 | $343 |
| Construction |
222 | 1,293 | $59,417,149 |
$884 |
| Educational Services |
8 | Confidential | Confidential | Confidential |
| Finance & Insurance |
56 | 311 | $17,416,379 | $1,077 |
| Health Care & Social Assistance |
176 | 2,890 |
$120,276,244 | $800 |
| Information | 17 | 191 | $6,835,267 |
$688 |
| Management of Companies & Enterprises |
10 | Confidential | Confidential | Confidential |
| Manufacturing | 71 | 1,379 | $52,614,345 | $734 |
| Mining | 9 | 44 | $3,696,470 | $1,616 |
| Other Services, Ex. Public Admin | 87 | 357 | $15,533,931 | $837 |
| Professional & Technical Services |
116 |
451 |
$25,565,307 | $1,090 |
| Public Administration |
36 | 1,042 | $60,923,830 |
$1,124 |
| Real Estate & Rental & Leasing |
60 | 337 | $13,166,518 | $751 |
| Retail Trade | 155 | 2,118 | $63,728,197 | $579 |
| Transportation & Warehousing |
54 | 561 | $21,140,072 | $725 |
| Unclassified | 1 | Confidential | Confidential | Confidential |
| Utilities |
17 |
279 | $21,292,221 | $1,468 |
| Wholesale Trade |
68 | 449 | $21,572,928 |
$924 |
Total All Industries |
1,397 | 15,332 |
$605,989,389 |
$760 |
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 |