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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br />1 <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br />t <br /> <br />D. Regional Economic Activity <br />From the 1870s to the mid-20th century, the economy of the Four Corners region was largely <br />based on farming and ranching. The area's population grew rapidly in the 1950s when oil, coal, <br />and gas reserves were discovered in the San Juan Basin. A host of oil- and gas-related <br />companies established operations in the area and the population exploded. The region has since <br />developed a balance of businesses in manufacturing, transportation, resource extraction, energy <br />generation, agriculture, and services (including recreation). <br />Employment and output figures for the sixteen economic sectors used in this study are detailed in <br />Table 2-D-1. In terms of employment, Health, Education, Social, and Government Services <br />accounts for the largest number of jobs with 57,635. Recreational Services provides the second <br />largest number of jobs with 29,280, followed closely by Wholesale and Retail Trade with <br />23,712. The four agricultural sectors together account for 7,612 jobs, which represent 4% of the <br />total employment for the region. <br />In terms of output, the Transportation, Communication, and Utilities sector leads with <br />approximately $1.9 billion in output, followed closely by Health, Education, and Government <br />Services with $1.68 billion in output. The four agricultural sectors together account for $0.35 <br />billion in output, or 3.1 % of the total. <br />Figures 2-D-1 and 2-D-2 are summary representations of the economy, in which the sixteen <br />economic sectors of Table 2-D-1 are condensed into five sectors. The combined service sectors <br />constitute 63% of the total dollar value of output in the region and 80% of the employment. <br />Construction is a substantial sector. The agricultural sectors provide approximately 3% of the <br />total output of the region. <br />12 <br />