In Ouray County, jobs in the legal services pay the highest wages

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Employment in the legal services industry paid the average highest wages in Ouray County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Ouray County received an annual wage of $80,947 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Colorado of $64,160 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $64,391.

Other top-pay jobs in Ouray County, Colorado may be found in architectural and engineering services ($61,709), building foundation and exterior contractors ($52,945), management and technical consulting services ($51,791) and offices of physicians ($41,806) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph

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

Ouray County Wages have increased by 33.1% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Ouray County, Colorado by a total of 33.1%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of Colorado and greater than the growth in industry wages for the nation as a whole.

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

Ouray County Industry Wages Lag Behind Colorado, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The overall industry wages in Ouray County, Colorado when analyzed can be described as medium-low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 35.1 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $41,530. The average pay was less than the overall average in the United States of $40,259.

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

Ouray County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Ouray County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building finishing contractors industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 69.4 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Colorado, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 3 percent. The losses in the Building finishing contractors industry in Ouray County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 17.4 in percent of workers in the Building finishing contractors industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (69.4 percent decline)
2. Cattle ranching and farming (17 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 25.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in the State of Colorado, which experienced a gain of 0.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Ouray County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other miscellaneous store retailers industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 84.0 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Ouray County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Colorado, where this industry saw a loss of 13.9 percent. The Other miscellaneous store retailers industry in Ouray County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 1.5 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other miscellaneous store retailers (84.0 percent gain)
2. Offices of physicians (82.4 percent gain)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (78.6 percent gain)
4. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (75.0 percent gain)
5. Private households (30.0 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Ouray County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has grown the most with 21 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry makes up 29.6 percent of the growth in Ouray County.

Top 2 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (21 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (11 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Ouray County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Building finishing contractors industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 29 jobs. The declines in the Building finishing contractors industry make up 73.5 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Ouray County, Colorado.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (29 jobs lost)
2. Cattle ranching and farming (11 jobs lost)
3. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (27 jobs lost)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (19 jobs lost)
5. Grocery stores (14 jobs lost)

Out of the 14 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 2 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 12 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Ouray County, Colorado, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 290 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.





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

Ouray County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Ouray County, Colorado, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 576 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Of the 128 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 54 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 72 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Ouray County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Clothing stores industry has added the most employment with 237 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Clothing stores industry makes up 8.1 percent of the total employment growth in Ouray County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Clothing stores (237 new jobs)
2. Nonresidential building construction (136 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (129 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (128 new jobs)
5. Activities related to real estate (119 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Ouray County

The Management of companies and enterprises industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 188 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Management of companies and enterprises industry make up 9.3 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Ouray County, Colorado.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (188 jobs lost)
2. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (158 jobs lost)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (143 jobs lost)
4. Nursing care facilities (141 jobs lost)
5. Department stores (126 jobs lost)

The total number of jobs has increased by 1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than percent in the State of Colorado, experiencing a gain of 2.8 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Ouray County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Insurance carriers industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 50.8 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Colorado, where the industry felt a loss of 0.8 percent. The losses in the Insurance carriers industry in Ouray County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 0.1 in percent of workers in the Insurance carriers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance carriers (50.8 percent decline)
2. Special food services (41.1 percent decline)
3. Specialized freight trucking (40.6 percent decline)
4. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (35.4 percent decline)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (31.8 percent decline)

Ouray County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other heavy construction industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 125.9 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Ouray County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Colorado, where it saw a gain of 11 percent. The Other heavy construction industry in Ouray County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 4.4 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other heavy construction (125.9 percent gain)
2. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (109.3 percent gain)
3. Other wood product manufacturing (90.4 percent gain)
4. Activities related to real estate (64.2 percent gain)
5. Other miscellaneous store retailers (41.1 percent gain)





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

Income and Poverty in Ouray County, Colorado

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Ouray County, Colorado can be considered to have a rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 7.2 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 26.7 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Ouray County, with 11.5 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 39.8 percent greater than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $68,738. Hispanic in Ouray County, Colorado recorded a median income of $47,218, this income level is 4 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $30,713. This income level is 37.5 percent less than the all households reported median in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Ouray County reported an income level of $17,843, this median was 63.7 percent less than the median for all households. In Ouray County, Colorado White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $49,230 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.1 percent greater than the median household income in 2000.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Ouray County had a relatively high median income for households of $49,162 (2005 Dollars). This median is 12.3 percent lower than the median income in State of Colorado of $55,228 and the median household income is 0.1 percent higher than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.

Higher Education in Ouray County, Colorado

Ouray County, Colorado has a very highly-educated working age population, with 36.8 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Ouray counted a higher percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Colorado's proportion of 32.6 percent and a higher percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

In Ouray County, Colorado as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 37.2 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 19.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Ouray County, Colorado, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 40.2 percent achieving this level. The female population in Ouray have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 40.2 percent (Men) versus 33.6 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is Some College or Associates Degree, with 37.4 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.





Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.

Demographic Profile for Ouray County, Colorado

Since the year 2000, a medium-low amount of people migrated to Ouray internationally. The international migration into Ouray makes up 0 percent of immigration into the State of Colorado. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Ouray County, Colorado had a total estimated population of 4,260 in 2005. The total population has increased sharply, since its 2000 population of 3,779. This growth denotes an increase of 12.7 percent. Ouray ranks 30 of 64 counties when analyzing total population change in Colorado and the county ranks 1,418 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

When measuring the total land area, Ouray covers a total land area of 540 square miles. The land areas has a very low average population density of 8 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Knox, NE (8 per sq. mile ), Box Elder, UT (8 per sq. mile ), Reynolds, MO (8 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Blaine, ID (8 per sq. mile ), Mercer, ND (8 per sq. mile ), Norman, MN (8 per sq. mile ).

Ouray County, Colorado has a population that is made up of 94.1 percent White, 0.1 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 3.8 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 4.3 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Colorado percent of 25.6. Since 2000, Ouray has decreased the percent of minority population when 4.4 percent of the population were minorities.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Ouray County, Colorado to be 44.4 years old. The median in Ouray is greater than the median in Colorado of 34.7. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 43.4 years old. With 20.4 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Ouray can be understood as having a medium-low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively high presence of the population, with 66.3 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 13.2 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Housing Report for Ouray County, Colorado

In the State of Colorado, Ouray County ranks 4 of 64 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 85 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

In Ouray County, the census reported 2,606 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding in all 371 residential units since 2001, or 16.6 percent.

Ouray County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $244,700, published by the Decennial Census. This home value is greater than the Colorado 2000 home median value of $166,600 and greater than home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

Ouray County is made up of a relatively high percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2000, the Decennial Census reported that 8.7 percent residential property is valued over $500k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Ouray County, Colorado -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In Ouray County, Accommodation and food services, Construction, and the Retail Trade sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Accommodation and food services is the major employer in the county making up 40.2 percent of the total county employment. This totals 549 people employed. The Construction and Retail Trade sectors account for 20.5 and 11.8 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Ouray County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 6.4 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 0 percent of total employment in the year 2005.

Accommodation and food services has the largest businesses in Ouray County, with the industry averaging 11 jobs per establishment, which is less than the industry's average in the United States of 19 and less than the State of Colorado establishments size average of 18 for the Accommodation and food services industry.

In Ouray County, Accommodation and food services, Construction and Real estate and rental and leasing industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Accommodation and food services sector in the county has a location quotient of 4.09. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Accommodation and food services industry is 4.09 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Ouray County may specialize, or be an exporter of Accommodation and food services.

Professional and technical services is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Ouray County, rising by 90.5 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 2.6 percent. The State of Colorado faced a industry job change of 2.6 percent, from 2001 to 2005.







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