Employment Report for Pitkin County, Colorado -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Arts, entertainment, and recreation is the industry with the largest establishments in Pitkin County, averaging 31 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 16 and greater than the State of Colorado average of 17 for the Arts, entertainment, and recreation industry.
In Pitkin County, Arts, entertainment, and recreation, Real estate and rental and leasing and Accommodation and food services industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Arts, entertainment, and recreation industry has a US LQ in the county of 6.91. The percent of employment in the Arts, entertainment, and recreation sector is 6.91 times greater than the national average, signifying that Pitkin specializes in Arts, entertainment, and recreation.
Administrative and waste services is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Pitkin County, with a job growth of 55.8 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 4.5 percent. The State of Colorado experienced a sector employment shift of -2.4 percent, in the last 5 years.
In Pitkin County, Accommodation and food services, Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and the Retail Trade industries are the largest employment industries. The Accommodation and food services produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 26.5 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 3,879 jobs. The Arts, entertainment, and recreation and Retail Trade industries make up 11.7 and 11.2 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
Accommodation and food services since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Pitkin County. The sector faced a loss of 340 employees during the period, or 8.1 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 39.7 percent of all employment losses in the county.
Pitkin County is ranked at 18 of 65 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Colorado in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 16 of 65 Counties.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Arts, entertainment, and recreation is the industry with the largest establishments in Pitkin County, averaging 31 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 16 and greater than the State of Colorado average of 17 for the Arts, entertainment, and recreation industry.
In Pitkin County, Arts, entertainment, and recreation, Real estate and rental and leasing and Accommodation and food services industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Arts, entertainment, and recreation industry has a US LQ in the county of 6.91. The percent of employment in the Arts, entertainment, and recreation sector is 6.91 times greater than the national average, signifying that Pitkin specializes in Arts, entertainment, and recreation.
Administrative and waste services is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Pitkin County, with a job growth of 55.8 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 4.5 percent. The State of Colorado experienced a sector employment shift of -2.4 percent, in the last 5 years.
In Pitkin County, Accommodation and food services, Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and the Retail Trade industries are the largest employment industries. The Accommodation and food services produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 26.5 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 3,879 jobs. The Arts, entertainment, and recreation and Retail Trade industries make up 11.7 and 11.2 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
Accommodation and food services since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Pitkin County. The sector faced a loss of 340 employees during the period, or 8.1 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 39.7 percent of all employment losses in the county.
Pitkin County is ranked at 18 of 65 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Colorado in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 16 of 65 Counties.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
