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White Paper Key Issues <br />Colorado Agricultural Economy <br />• Farming employment has decreased from <br />5 percent 30 years ago to less than 2 percent in <br />2000, yet in absolute terms farming has remained <br />relatively stable <br />Employment in Farming vs. Employment in All Colorado Industries: 1970 - 2000 <br />1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 <br />Employment in 46,852 45,483 45,801 43,240 43,690 39,739 44,999 <br />Farming in Colorado <br />Employment in all 1,031,728 1,285,327 1,654,180 1,926,148 2,054,770 2,448,120 2,958,899 <br />Colorado Industries <br />Farming Percentage 4.5% 3.5% 2.8% 2.2% 2.1% 1.6% 1.5% <br />Source: U.S. Bureau of Economics Analysis ( www.bea.gov/bea/regional/reis/default.cfm#a ) <br />