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Section 2
<br />Statewide Demographic,
<br />Economic, and Social Setting
<br />Table 2-19 Real GSP Attributable to Colorado's Mining Sector, Total Colorado Industry, and United States Mines from 1986 to 2001
<br />Table 2-20 Emplovment in Mininq versus Emplovment in All Colorado Industries: 1970-2000
<br />Employment in Mining in Colorado 17,758 22,799 43,389 47,832 31,384 25,887 22,299
<br />Employment in all Colorado 1,031,728 1,285,327 1,654,180 1,926,148 2,054,770 2,448,120 2,958,899
<br />Industries
<br />Mininq Percentaqe 1.7% 1.8% 2.6% 2.5% 1.5% 1.1% 0.8% ,
<br />Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis: (www.bea.gov/bea/regional/reis/default.cfrn#la)
<br />2.2.5 Summary and Conclusions
<br />Colorado's economy is diverse, although 40 percent of
<br />the statewide employment in 2000 is in three sectors: (1)
<br />retail trade; (2) professional, scientific, management, and
<br />administrative services; and (3) education, health, and
<br />social services. Growth of the services sector has been
<br />driven in part by a growth of the traditional services (e.g.,
<br />health, education, tourism) and in part by the growth of
<br />high-tech services (telecommunications, information
<br />management, software development). Statewide, the
<br />services sector accounted for nearly one-quarter
<br />(24 percent) of the total GSP in 2001. The retail trade
<br />sector and the F.I.R.E. sectors combined account for
<br />another 28 percent of the state's GSP. Other elements of
<br />the state's economy such as agriculture, manufacturing,
<br />and government services have continued to provide a
<br />steady contribution to the state's overall output, but the
<br />contributions of these sectors to the state's overall
<br />economy have declined as a percent of total employment
<br />and output. All of Colorado's major industrial
<br />(commercial) categories require a safe and reliable water
<br />supply. In order to provide for current and future
<br />economic stability and growth, it is essential that water
<br />be managed and developed to meet current and future
<br />needs.
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<br />Data from the USDA indicate that irrigated farmland in
<br />Colorado increased from 1987 to 1997. Agriculture's
<br />contribution to Colorado's GSP is in relative decline as a
<br />percent of total GSP, but the agriculture sector GSP has
<br />continued to expand in absolute terms.
<br />Employment in farming in Colorado has fluctuated
<br />somewhat over the past 30 years in absolute terms.
<br />However, as total employment in Colorado has risen
<br />steadily, the number of people employed in farming has
<br />been a decreasing percent of total employment in
<br />Colorado.
<br />Data from the Colorado Statewide Comprehensive
<br />Outdoor Recreation Plan and the 2001 National Survey
<br />of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife - Associated Recreation
<br />show the demand for water-based recreation has
<br />increased during the past 10 years as the Colorado
<br />population has increased. The importance of recreation
<br />and tourism in the Colorado economy has also increased
<br />during the past 10 years. The measurement of GSP,
<br />income, and employment derived from recreation and
<br />tourism is difficult to estimate because of the way the
<br />government compiles economic data.
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<br />Statew~itle Water Supply Inii'iative
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<br />Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis: (www.bea.doc.gov/bea/regional/gspn.
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