San Juan County Industry Wages Lag Behind Colorado, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The average total wages in all industries in San Juan County, Colorado can be understood as being very low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 58.2 percent lower than the with an state average of $41,530. The average pay was less than the US average pay of $40,259.

About: These facts are part of the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

San Juan County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total industry employment has increased by 6.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in Colorado, which experienced a gain of 0.1 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

San Juan County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Cattle ranching and farming industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 24.3 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Colorado, where the industry felt a gain of 6.4 percent. The losses in the Cattle ranching and farming industry in San Juan County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 14.5 in percent of workers in the Cattle ranching and farming industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (24.3 percent decline)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (1.9 percent decline)

San Juan County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 18.5 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in San Juan County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Colorado, where the industry took a gain of 6.5 percent. The Full-service restaurants industry in San Juan County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 13.2 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (18.5 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in San Juan County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Cattle ranching and farming industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 6 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Cattle ranching and farming industry make up 94.4 percent of the total employment decline in San Juan County, Colorado.

Top 1 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (6 jobs lost)

In San Juan County, Colorado, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 13 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.









About: This report is part 2 of 6 in the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.