In Pitkin County, jobs in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage industry reported the top wages in Pitkin County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Pitkin County received a wage of $270,618 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry wage rate in Colorado of $98,225 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $138,150.

Top-pay jobs in Pitkin County, Colorado may be found in other financial investment activities ($198,412), office administrative services ($186,199), land subdivision ($126,850) and management and technical consulting services ($95,199) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed Comparison

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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.

Pitkin County Wages have increased by 13.0% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Pitkin County, Colorado by a total of 13.0%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for Colorado and less 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.

Pitkin 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 Pitkin County, Colorado can be described as relatively high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 7 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $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.

Pitkin County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Pitkin County, Colorado, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 622 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Pitkin County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Activities related to real estate industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 251 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Activities related to real estate industry makes up 26.5 percent of the total employment growth in Pitkin County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to real estate (251 new jobs)
2. Other amusement and recreation industries (163 new jobs)
3. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (93 new jobs)
4. Other personal services (73 new jobs)
5. Professional and similar organizations (37 new jobs)

Given the 63 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 30 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 32 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Pitkin County

The Traveler accommodation industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 330 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Traveler accommodation industry make up 35.9 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Pitkin County, Colorado.

Top 5 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (330 jobs lost)
2. Residential building construction (127 jobs lost)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (59 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (49 jobs lost)
5. Other miscellaneous store retailers (49 jobs lost)

Pitkin County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other support services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 113.6 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Pitkin County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Colorado, where it saw a gain of 45.3 percent. The Other support services industry in Pitkin County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 4.5 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other support services (113.6 percent gain)
2. Other personal services (103.3 percent gain)
3. Grantmaking and giving services (103.2 percent gain)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (84.1 percent gain)
5. Office administrative services (79.5 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 4.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in Colorado, which experienced a gain of 0.1 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Pitkin County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Land subdivision industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 75.2 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 felt a gain of 2.5 percent. The losses in the Land subdivision industry in Pitkin County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 10.2 percent in terms of employment in the Land subdivision industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Land subdivision (75.2 percent decline)
2. Automotive equipment rental and leasing (44 percent decline)
3. Other miscellaneous store retailers (43.1 percent decline)
4. Travel arrangement and reservation services (37.1 percent decline)
5. Building finishing contractors (32 percent decline)





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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.

Pitkin County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Pitkin County

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 9 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Other specialty trade contractors industry makes up 14.7 percent of the total number of new jobs in Pitkin County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (9 new jobs)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (9 new jobs)
3. Residential building construction (7 new jobs)
4. Logging (6 new jobs)
5. Specialized freight trucking (5 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Pitkin County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 18 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry make up 29.4 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Pitkin County, Colorado.

Top 5 Industries
1. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (18 jobs lost)
2. Other general merchandise stores (12 jobs lost)
3. Offices of dentists (6 jobs lost)
4. Child day care services (5 jobs lost)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (4 jobs lost)

In Pitkin County, Colorado, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 59 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Given the 25 4-digit NAICS industries, 11 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 14 industries reported a drop in employment.

Pitkin County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 46.4 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Pitkin County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Colorado, where it saw a gain of 2.1 percent. The Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Pitkin County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 3.1 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (46.4 percent gain)
2. Other support services (35.9 percent gain)
3. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (30.0 percent gain)
4. Building finishing contractors (18.2 percent gain)
5. Residential building construction (18.0 percent gain)

Pitkin County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 69.7 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Colorado, where the industry reported a loss of 2.2 percent. The losses in the Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry in Pitkin County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 1.5 in percent of jobs in the Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (69.7 percent decline)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (25.5 percent decline)
3. Other amusement and recreation industries (23.3 percent decline)
4. Private households (20 percent decline)
5. Child day care services (19.8 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 1.8 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than percent in Colorado, which experienced a gain of 2.8 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.





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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 Pitkin County, Colorado

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Pitkin County, Colorado can be understood to have a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 6.2 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 25.2 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 75 years and over have the largest percent of population in poverty in Pitkin County, having 9.2 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Pitkin County reported a very high household income of $69,469 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 20.5 percent higher than the median in State of Colorado of $55,228 and the income level is 29.3 percent higher than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

Hispanic headed households in Pitkin County, Colorado , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $43,387, this income level is 37.5 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 1.5 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $68,412. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $42,182. This income level is 39.3 percent less than the all households reported median in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Pitkin County reported an income level of $16,819, this was 75.8 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. In Pitkin County, Colorado White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $70,476 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 1.4 percent greater than the median in the year 2000.







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

Higher Education in Pitkin County, Colorado

Reported by the 2000 Census in Pitkin County, Colorado, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 57.4 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Pitkin have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 57.4 percent (Men) versus 56.8 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area achieving a Bachelors Degree or Higher, with 56.8 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

Pitkin County, Colorado may to understood as having a very highly-educated population, with 57.2 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Pitkin is reported having a higher percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Colorado's proportion of 32.6 percent and a higher percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

In Pitkin County, Colorado as reported in the 2000 Census, 58.4 percent of the White Alone, 82.6 percent of Black or African American, 38.2 percent of the Asian alone and 13.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.





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

Demographic Profile for Pitkin County, Colorado

Estimated since the year 2000, a very high number of individuals have migrated to Pitkin internationally. The migration from outside the US into Pitkin accounts for 0.4 percent of the total migration into the State of Colorado. This percent of international migration is very high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Pitkin County, Colorado had a population of 14,914 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, since its 2000 population of 14,764. This growth signifies an increase of 1 percent. Pitkin ranks 37 of 64 counties when analyzing total population change in Colorado and the county ranks 1,716 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

Pitkin County, Colorado has a population that is comprised of 90.4 percent White, 0.5 percent African American, 1.5 percent Asian, and 7 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a modest level of diversity, with 9.0 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Colorado percent of 25.6. Since 2000, Pitkin has increased the level of diversity when 8.2 percent of the population were minorities.

In terms of total land area, Pitkin covers a total land area of 970 square miles. The county has a very low density of 15 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Val Verde, TX (15 per sq. mile ), Callahan, TX (15 per sq. mile ), Burt, NE (15 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Greene, AL (15 per sq. mile ), Butler, NE (15 per sq. mile ), Franklin, MS (15 per sq. mile ).

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Pitkin County, Colorado to be 40.8 years old. The median age in Pitkin is greater than the median age in the State of Colorado of 34.7. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 38.5 years old. A total of 16.1 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Pitkin can be described as having a relatively low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively high presence of the 2005 population base, with 74.6 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 9.3 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a relatively low percent of the population.

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

Housing Report for Pitkin County, Colorado

Pitkin County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $750,000, reported by the Decennial Census. This home value is greater than the State of Colorado 2000 home value of $166,600 and greater than median home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

The State of Colorado, Pitkin County stands 38 of 64 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 988 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

Pitkin County has a extremely high percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2000, the Decennial Census reported that 61.5 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.

In Pitkin County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 10,914 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 449 residential units since 2001, or 4.3 percent.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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).