Labor market data

Adams County Employment and Wage Information
Industry	Average Establishments	Average Employment	Total Wage	Average Weekly Wage
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting	47	893	$24,431,037	$526
Mining	37	272	$20,850,969	$1,474
Utilities	27	776	$57,107,009	$1,415
Construction	1,226	13,781	$643,929,661	$899
Manufacturing	446	10,739	$617,027,910	$1,105
Wholesale Trade	986	13,210	$746,613,821	$1,087
Retail Trade	955	16,752	$463,697,733	$532
Transportation and Warehousing	473	13,476	$594,864,147	$849
Information	96	2,101	$137,417,117	$1,258
Finance and Insurance	455	2,674	$109,373,722	$787
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	426	2,612	$93,914,339	$691
Professional and Technical Services	937	4,880	$288,539,664	$1,137
Management of Companies and Enterprises	77	1,653	$121,687,734	$1,416
Administrative and Waste Services	560	9,574	$311,567,394	$626
Educational Services	131	13,492	$520,357,268	$742
Health Care and Social Assistance	595	15,889	$727,499,122	$881
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	80	1,349	$26,031,581	$371
Accommodation and Food Services	656	12,011	$189,130,068	$303
Other Services, Ex. Public Admin	697	4,459	$155,373,725	$670
Public Administration	63	7,385	$391,578,949	$1,020
Unclassified	8	10	$237,647	$457
Source: Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, September 2011

 

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population Age 25 and Over
Metro Denver, Northern Colorado & Colorado
	Percent of persons with a high school degree or higher*											Percent of persons with a bachelors degree or higher
Area	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009		2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Adams	83.3	81.1	79.3	79.4	81.4	80.5	78.9	81.4	81.5	80.2		20.8	19.7	17.8	17.0	19.2	18.6	18.9	19.9	21.4	18.7
Arapahoe	88.7	86.0	89.5	89.8	90.5	89.6	89.4	90.0	90.3	89.9		36.8	37.2	36.2	35.7	40.3	37.6	36.7	38.1	38.2	38.7
Boulder	93.8	92.3	93.6	93.0	95.5	94.1	93.1	92.9	92.7	93.8		52.4	52.9	55.2	56.0	57.5	57.6	56.1	54.5	57.0	57.9
Broomfield**	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Denver	80.9	82.0	82.3	85.1	82.1	81.5	82.0	82.6	82.7	84.3		35.0	36.4	33.8	40.8	35.9	39.0	36.3	38.7	38.6	40.3
Douglas**	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	97.0	97.4	97.0	98.2	96.9		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	53.4	52.8	53.3	52.9	54.1
Jefferson	91.6	91.0	91.6	94.6	93.2	93.1	91.6	92.5	92.8	93.3		37.7	38.0	38.7	37.7	38.3	38.8	37.7	36.6	40.0	39.5
Metro Denver***	87.9	87.1	87.9	89.3	89.1	88.6	88.0	88.8	89.0	89.3		37.3	37.8	37.3	38.1	38.6	39.0	37.7	38.4	39.5	39.7
Larimer**	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	94.4	93.3	93.7	92.7	93.3		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	43.4	41.0	41.5	42.7	41.0
Weld**	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	81.5	82.5	84.9	83.3	84.5		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	26.5	24.5	24.0	27.6	24.9
Northern Colorado	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	88.6	88.5	89.8	88.5	89.3		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35.9	33.6	33.7	35.9	33.6
Colorado	87.3	86.8	86.6	88.1	87.4	88.7	88.0	88.9	88.9	89.3		32.9	33.8	33.5	34.7	33.7	35.5	34.3	35.0	35.6	35.9
Rank†	9	13	17	15	17	13	17	16	17	17		3	2	2	2	4	2	3	3	2	2
U.S.	81.6	82.1	82.6	83.6	83.9	84.2	84.1	84.5	85.0	85.3		25.0	25.5	25.9	26.5	27.0	27.2	27.0	27.5	27.7	27.9
* Includes high school equivalency
** The City of Broomfield became its own city and county on November 15, 2001, but Broomfield data is not yet available from the American Community Survey (ACS). The ACS started reporting data for Douglas, Larimer, and Weld counties in 2005.
																						*** Metro Denver statistics are estimated based on statistics for the Denver-Aurora-Broomfield and Boulder MSAs.
†Rank out of 50 states (excludes Washington, DC).
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, American Community Survey; Development Research Partners.
Website: www.metrodenver.org

 

EMPLOYMENT BY MAJOR INDUSTRY
ANNUAL AVERAGE 2010
Metro Denver
Industry Description	Adams	Arapahoe	Boulder	Broomfield	Denver	Douglas	Jefferson	Metro Total**
Agriculture	893	108	382	N/A	145	81	306	**
Mining	272	1,105	545	21	6,301	270	402	8,916
Utilities	646	230	261	N/A	1,779	C	857	**
Construction	13,577	13,916	4,044	1,388	14,080	6,213	10,733	63,951
Manufacturing	10,739	7,018	15,202	4,701	18,954	2,216	17,339	76,169
Wholesale trade	13,210	12,924	4,884	1,085	24,383	3,007	6,610	66,103
Retail trade	16,607	29,659	15,181	5,041	25,832	14,865	28,047	135,232
Transportation & warehousing	12,651	2,779	1,130	73	21,391	720	2,244	40,988
Information	1,992	17,636	8,692	2,651	13,788	4,917	3,641	53,317
Finance & insurance	2,673	24,425	4,864	877	23,586	5,433	7,767	69,625
Real estate, rental & leasing	2,596	5,488	2,056	476	9,745	1,216	3,470	25,047
Professional & technical services	4,879	25,358	21,059	4,019	37,038	8,487	19,480	120,320
Management of companies	1,653	5,860	923	1,642	9,440	2,385	2,581	24,484
Administrative & waste services	9,574	22,952	5,830	1,244	31,050	3,690	10,970	85,310
Educational services	1,856	3,445	1,867	314	9,275	1,572	2,733	21,062
Health care & social assistance	14,644	31,893	17,605	1,405	43,532	7,568	22,142	138,789
Arts, entertainment & recreation	933	3,125	2,737	308	7,207	3,111	2,718	20,139
Accommodation & food services	12,011	20,396	14,259	2,910	39,069	9,872	19,335	117,852
Other services	4,459	7,420	4,429	536	14,152	2,865	6,157	40,018
Government	22,114	34,589	26,156	N/A	69,822	11,144	35,024	198,849
Non-classifiable	10	15	9	C	24	19	8	**
Total All Industries***	147,987	270,342	152,116	29,919	420,592	89,824	202,559	1,313,339
Note: Covered employment refers to jobs covered by unemployment insurance. Industries are defined by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
**Regional totals are not calculated where county data are suppressed or not reported.
***Individual industry figures may not add to county totals due to suppressed data and rounding.
N/A – Indicates data not reported.
C – Indicates data suppressed to protect confidentiality.
Source: Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, Labor Market Information, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Website: www.metrodenver.org
Revised July 2011
Metro Denver EDC

 

PER CAPITA PERSONAL INCOME BY COUNTY
Metro Denver
County	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	% Change 2008-09
Adams	$25,154	$27,210	$28,701	$29,107	$29,085	$29,644	$30,304	$31,187	$32,301	$32,770	$31,727	-3.2%
Arapahoe	$38,651	$43,357	$45,821	$45,477	$44,930	$46,034	$47,362	$50,551	$50,713	$51,392	$48,480	-5.7%
Boulder	$36,514	$41,070	$40,699	$40,719	$41,105	$42,995	$46,376	$48,954	$49,999	$50,714	$48,056	-5.2%
Broomfield*	(N)	(N)	#VALUE!	$32,914	$32,443	$32,930	$34,074	$35,841	$38,215	$38,848	$37,135	-4.4%
Denver	$35,381	$39,576	$41,581	$42,480	$42,863	$44,817	$47,376	$51,934	$51,895	$54,098	$51,630	-4.6%
Douglas	$41,476	$44,402	$43,857	$40,561	$40,444	$42,692	$47,837	$52,560	$57,281	$59,775	$59,358	-0.7%
Jefferson	$34,892	$38,743	$40,145	$39,067	$39,578	$41,981	$43,712	$45,814	$47,219	$48,007	$45,834	-4.5%
Metro Denver	$34,963	$38,827	$40,245	$39,863	$39,940	$41,572	$43,695	$46,636	$47,747	$48,940	$46,868	-4.2%
Colorado	$30,919	$33,977	$35,296	$35,023	$35,156	$36,652	$38,555	$40,898	$42,386	$43,560	$41,895	-3.8%
Note: Population estimates used to calculate per capita income are not consistent with data from Census 2010.
*Broomfield became its own city and county on November 15, 2001. The former City of Broomfield was located in portions of Adams, Boulder, and Jefferson counties. Therefore, historical data comparisons for these counties are not possible.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Colorado Per Capita Personal Income.
Website: www.metrodenver.org

 

PER CAPITA PERSONAL INCOME BY COUNTY
Metro Denver
County	1993	1994	1995	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	% Change 2008-09
Adams	$17,974	$18,782	$19,566	$25,154	$27,210	$28,701	$29,107	$29,085	$29,644	$30,304	$31,187	$32,301	$32,770	$31,727	-3.2%
Arapahoe	$27,714	$28,157	$29,816	$38,651	$43,357	$45,821	$45,477	$44,930	$46,034	$47,362	$50,551	$50,713	$51,392	$48,480	-5.7%
Boulder	$25,628	$27,349	$27,997	$36,514	$41,070	$40,699	$40,719	$41,105	$42,995	$46,376	$48,954	$49,999	$50,714	$48,056	-5.2%
Broomfield*	n/a	n/a	n/a	(N)	(N)	#VALUE!	$32,914	$32,443	$32,930	$34,074	$35,841	$38,215	$38,848	$37,135	-4.4%
Denver	$26,393	$26,526	$28,219	$35,381	$39,576	$41,581	$42,480	$42,863	$44,817	$47,376	$51,934	$51,895	$54,098	$51,630	-4.6%
Douglas	$26,843	$37,097	$38,944	$41,476	$44,402	$43,857	$40,561	$40,444	$42,692	$47,837	$52,560	$57,281	$59,775	$59,358	-0.7%
Jefferson	$24,272	$24,760	$26,276	$34,892	$38,743	$40,145	$39,067	$39,578	$41,981	$43,712	$45,814	$47,219	$48,007	$45,834	-4.5%
Metro Denver	$24,890	$25,894	$27,319	$34,963	$38,827	$40,245	$39,863	$39,940	$41,572	$43,695	$46,636	$47,747	$48,940	$46,868	-4.2%
Colorado	$22,196	$23,004	$24,226	$30,919	$33,977	$35,296	$35,023	$35,156	$36,652	$38,555	$40,898	$42,386	$43,560	$41,895	-3.8%
Note: Population estimates used to calculate per capita income are not consistent with data from Census 2010.
*Broomfield became its own city and county on November 15, 2001. The former City of Broomfield was located in portions of Adams, Boulder, and Jefferson counties. Therefore, historical data comparisons for these counties are not possible.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Colorado Per Capita Personal Income.
Website: www.metrodenver.org

 

2010 Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Sector (2 digit) data for Adams County, CO, Aggregate of all types.
Industry	Average Establishments	Average Employment	Total Wage	Average Weekly Wage
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting	47	893	$24,431,037	$526
Mining	37	272	$20,850,969	$1,474
Utilities	27	776	$57,107,009	$1,415
Construction	1,226	13,781	$643,929,661	$899
Manufacturing	446	10,739	$617,027,910	$1,105
Wholesale Trade	986	13,210	$746,613,821	$1,087
Retail Trade	955	16,752	$463,697,733	$532
Transportation and Warehousing	473	13,476	$594,864,147	$849
Information	96	2,101	$137,417,117	$1,258
Finance and Insurance	455	2,674	$109,373,722	$787
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	426	2,612	$93,914,339	$691
Professional and Technical Services	937	4,880	$288,539,664	$1,137
Management of Companies and Enterprises	77	1,653	$121,687,734	$1,416
Administrative and Waste Services	560	9,574	$311,567,394	$626
Educational Services	131	13,492	$520,357,268	$742
Health Care and Social Assistance	595	15,889	$727,499,122	$881
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	80	1,349	$26,031,581	$371
Accommodation and Food Services	656	12,011	$189,130,068	$303
Other Services, Ex. Public Admin	697	4,459	$155,373,725	$670
Public Administration	63	7,385	$391,578,949	$1,020
Unclassified	8	10	$237,647	$457
		147988	$6,241,230,617
Source: Colorado Dept. of Labor