In San Juan County, jobs in the full-service restaurants pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the full-service restaurants industry had the highest average wages in San Juan County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in San Juan County earned an annual wage of $8,255 in 2006. The average wage is less than the industry wage rate in Colorado of $14,764 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $15,004.

Top-pay jobs in San Juan County, Colorado exsists in oilseed and grain farming (.), vegetable and melon farming (.), fruit and tree nut farming (.) and greenhouse and nursery production (.) industries. Note: Click Graph Above for Detail 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.

San Juan County Wages have increased by 20.0% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in San Juan County, Colorado by a total of 20.0%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for Colorado and greater than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

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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.

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.

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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.

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.









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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.

San Juan County One-Year Industry Employment Change

San Juan County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 26.4 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Colorado, where the it saw a gain of 1.9 percent. The losses in the General freight trucking industry in San Juan County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 2.3 in percent of workers in the General freight trucking industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. General freight trucking (26.4 percent decline)
2. Offices of physicians (21.2 percent decline)
3. Architectural and engineering services (10.8 percent decline)
4. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (8.2 percent decline)

San Juan County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other general merchandise stores industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 40.4 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in San Juan County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Colorado, where the industry felt a gain of 10.1 percent. The Other general merchandise stores industry in San Juan County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 3.3 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (40.4 percent gain)
2. Investigation and security services (20.0 percent gain)
3. Legal services (7.5 percent gain)
4. Grocery stores (4.6 percent gain)
5. Utility system construction (2.5 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 12 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in Colorado, experiencing a gain of 2.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in San Juan County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Other general merchandise stores industry has grown the most with 7 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Other general merchandise stores industry makes up 41.2 percent of the total number of new jobs in San Juan County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (7 new jobs)
2. Grocery stores (6 new jobs)
3. Legal services (2 new jobs)
4. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (28 new jobs)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (24 new jobs)

From the 10 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 5 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 5 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In San Juan County, Colorado, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 128 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in San Juan County

Given the industries in the area, the Architectural and engineering services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 7 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Architectural and engineering services industry make up 37.0 percent of the total employment decline in San Juan County, Colorado.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (7 jobs lost)
2. General freight trucking (5 jobs lost)
3. Offices of physicians (5 jobs lost)
4. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (2 jobs lost)
5. Grocery stores (15 jobs lost)





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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 San Juan County, Colorado

In San Juan County, Colorado White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $36,197 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.6 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Hispanic in San Juan County, Colorado recorded a median income of $37,294, this median household income is 3.6 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, San Juan County reported a medium-low median income for households of $35,994 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 53.4 percent lower than the household income median in State of Colorado of $55,228 and the income level is 36.5 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, San Juan County, Colorado can be understood to have a relatively high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 20.9 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 40 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in San Juan County, reporting 50 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in San Juan County, Colorado

In San Juan County, Colorado as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 44.4 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and 20 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

San Juan County, Colorado can be considered to have a very highly-educated population of the working age, with 43.6 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. San Juan counted a higher percent of population with high education level than the State of Colorado's proportion of 32.6 percent and a higher percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

In 2000, the Census reported that in San Juan County, Colorado, many men in the area have reached the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 42.8 percent achieving this level. The female population in San Juan have on average achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 42.8 percent (Men) versus 44.6 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is Bachelors Degree or Higher, with 44.6 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for San Juan County, Colorado

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in San Juan County, Colorado to be 46.6 years old. The median age in San Juan is greater than the median age for the State of Colorado of 34.7. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, when it was 43.7 years of age. A total of 15.9 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, San Juan can be understood as being made up of a relatively low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 75.4 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 8.7 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a relatively low proportion of the population.

Since 2000, a very low number of individuals have migrated to San Juan from outside the country. The immigration into San Juan totals 0 percent of all immigration into Colorado. This percent of immigration can be considered very low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

San Juan County, Colorado has a population that is made of 89.8 percent White, 0 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 8.8 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, 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, San Juan has increased the level of diversity when 7.6 percent of the total population were minorities.

When measuring the total land area, San Juan encompasses a total area of 387 square miles. This area has a very low average area density of 1 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- White Pine, NV (1 per sq. mile ), Jeff Davis, TX (1 per sq. mile ), Cherry, NE (1 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Union, NM (1 per sq. mile ), Wayne, UT (1 per sq. mile ), Golden Valley, MT (1 per sq. mile ).

San Juan County, Colorado had a total estimated population of 577 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, from the population in the year 2000 of 556. This growth shows an increase of 3.8 percent. San Juan ranks 43 of 64 counties by growth in total population in Colorado and the county ranks 1,903 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

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

Housing Report for San Juan County, Colorado

San Juan County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $131,500, reported by the Decennial Census. This is less than the overall Colorado 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $166,600 and greater than home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

When compared to other counties in Colorado, San Juan County stands 21 of 64 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 364 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

In San Juan County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 695 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a total of 57 homes since 2001, or 8.9 percent.







Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for San Juan County, Colorado -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Construction has the largest businesses in San Juan County. In the County, the industry averages 2 jobs per establishment, which is less than the industry's average at the national level of 9 and less than the Colorado average establishment size of 7 for the Construction industry.















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