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<br />1 <br /> <br />Employment. The majority of the employers are located in Montrose and Delta Counties. <br />Available jobs in Ouray County have recently been increasing at a rate twice that <br />experienced by the entire State. The following table reports jobs in each county. Some <br />of these jobs may be filled by people who live in nearby counties. <br /> <br /> Total Employment <br /> 1986 1970-1980 1980-1986 <br />Area Employment Change Change <br />Delta County 9,377 + 45 percent + 8 percent <br />Montrose County 12, 102 + 54 percent + 4 percent <br />Ouray County 1,098 -15 percent + 27 percent <br />3-county Region 22,577 + 45 percent + 7 percent <br />Colorado 1,570,003 + 61 percent + 11 percent <br /> <br />Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis <br /> <br />The/most important sectors of the regional economy are services, retail, government and <br />farm. Tourism is an important part of the regional economy. It is not treated as a <br />separate sector, but is included within the retail and services sectors. <br /> <br /> 1986 Employment by Sector <br />Sector Delta Montrose Ouray <br />Farm 14 percent 10 percent 13 percent <br />Agricult. Services 11 percent 2 percent 2 percent <br />Mining 1 percent 3 percent 3 percent <br />Construction 6 percent 6 percent 16 percent <br />Manufacturing 5 percent 7 percent 1 percent <br />Transportation & 3 percent 8 percent 1 percent <br />Utilities <br />Wholesale 2 percent 2 percent o percent <br />Retail 14 percent 14 percent 23 percent <br /> 68 <br />