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| DELTA COUNTY LABOR |
| Total Labor Force |
12,683
|
|
| Employed |
12,227
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|
| Unemployed |
456
|
|
| Unemployment Rate |
3.60%
|
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Source: Colorado Department of Labor
| EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY IN DELTA COUNTY FOR 1st QTR 2004 |
| NAICS |
Industry Sector |
# Employees
|
% of Total
|
Average Annual Wage
|
|
11
|
Agriculture, Forestry, Fish
|
361
|
4.67%
|
$18,668
|
|
22, 48
|
Transportation, Comm, Public Utilities
|
83
|
1.07%
|
$24,076
|
|
23
|
Construction
|
436
|
2.82%
|
$22,256
|
|
31
|
Manufacturing
|
496
|
6.42%
|
$27,664
|
|
42
|
Wholesale Trade
|
263
|
3.41%
|
$27,144
|
|
44
|
Retail Trade
|
1,080
|
13.99%
|
$19,396
|
|
52, 53
|
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate
|
245
|
3.17%
|
$32,032
|
|
54, 56, 61, 62
|
Professional & Technical Services
|
209
|
2.70%
|
$21,840
|
|
TG
|
Government
|
2,153
|
28.00%
|
$29,796
|
|
|
Total
|
5,326
|
|
|
Source: Colorado Department of Labor
| LARGEST EMPLOYERS IN DELTA COUNTY, MARCH 2002 |
| Employer |
Industry |
Employees
|
| Delta County School District |
Public |
800
|
| SOS Staffing Services |
Business Service |
384
|
| Delta County Memorial Hospital |
Public |
350
|
| West Elk Mines |
Mining |
315 (a)
|
| County of Delta |
Government |
215
|
| City of Delta |
Government |
180
|
| City Market |
Public |
156
|
| Bowie Resources |
Mining |
150 (a)
|
| Colorado Dept. of Corrections |
Government |
130
|
| Safeway |
Public |
110
|
| Chaco, Inc. |
Manufacturing |
107
|
| Delta Montrose Electric Assoc. |
Utility |
106 (b)
|
| Adult Home Care Services |
Health Care |
100
|
| Del Mesa Farms |
Agriculture |
85
|
| Red Hat Produce |
Wholesale Produce |
82
|
| Stewart Lodges |
Manufacturing |
70
|
| U.S. Forest Service |
Government |
70
|
| Meadow Gold Dairies |
Dairy Processing |
58
|
| Mountain West Communications |
Communications |
42
|
| Cedaredge Mercantile |
Public |
42
|
| HiQuality Packaging |
Agriculture |
10-80 (seasonal)
|
| Industrial Systems, Inc. |
Manufacturing |
35-70 (seasonal)
|
| Whiting Farms |
Agriculture |
25
|
(a) Mines located in Gunnison County, which borders Delta County
(b) Includes Delta and Montrose Counties
Source: Delta Area Development Inc.
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT LEVELS OF WORKFORCE |
| |
|
|
| Less than 12 years |
34,608
|
|
| 12 to 15 years |
32,952
|
|
| 16 or more years |
TBD
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Source: U.S. Census
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