Employment & Income
Per Capita Income
Area
|
Per Capita
Personal
Income 2000 |
Per Capita
Personal
Income 2003 |
Per Capita
Personal
Income 2004 |
Per Capita
Personal
Income 2005 |
United States |
$29,845 |
$31,427 |
$32,937 |
$36,714 |
Colorado |
$33,370 |
$34,561 |
$36,063 |
$39,491 |
La Plata County |
$27,408 |
$29,807 |
(NA) |
$36,493 |
Total Personal Income - La Plata County
Earnings |
Amount |
% of Income |
Transfer of Payments |
$181,000,000 |
10% |
Dividend, Interest & Rent |
$436,000,000 |
24% |
Net Earnings
(Employment Income -Residency Adjustments) |
$1,165,000,000 |
66% |
Total Personal Income |
$1,782,000,000 |
100% |
La Plata County Top Employers
Employer |
Est. 2005 Employees FT to total w/PT |
Est. 2004 Employees FT to total w/PT |
Estimated 2000 Employees |
Southern Ute Indian Tribe |
1,091 |
950-1020 |
935 |
Mercy Medical Center |
750 |
738 |
830 |
Durango School District 9R |
660 |
605-657 |
800 |
Fort Lewis College |
650 |
453-609 |
625 |
U.S. Government |
459 |
372 |
*** |
Wal-Mart |
*** |
300-400 |
400 |
La Plata County |
400 |
389 |
374 |
CO State Government |
238 |
272 |
*** |
City of Durango |
270 |
265-565 |
241 |
Durango Mountain Resort |
125-690 |
125-800 |
300-1000 |
Source: Individual employer statistics, Colorado Dept. of Labor and Employment, Colorado Employment and Wages, 2004.
Notes: *** Figures not available
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La Plata |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
Unemployed |
1,262 |
926 |
917 |
898 |
1143 |
1263 |
987 |
Employed |
23,318 |
23,249 |
23,487 |
23,174 |
24,699 |
25,536 |
26,466 |
Total Labor Force |
24,580 |
24,175 |
24,404 |
24,072 |
25,842 |
26,799 |
27,453 |
Unemployment Rate |
5.1% |
3.8% |
3.8% |
3.7% |
4.4% |
4.7% |
3.6% |
State Unemployment Rate |
3.8% |
2.9% |
2.7% |
3.7% |
5.7% |
4.6% |
4.6% |
U.S. Unemployment Rate |
4.5% |
4.2% |
4.0% |
4.7% |
5.8% |
6.0% |
5.5% |
Source: Colorado Dept. of Labor and Bureau of Labor Statistics
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