PROJ00251

• Contract/PO #: C153375
• Contractor Name: Canon City, City of
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 12
• County: Fremont
• Bill Number: SB 81-439
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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Table 15 on the previous page presents data estimating the changes in the
number of employees within the major industrial sectors of the County. There
has been an overall increase in the numbers of people employed in each sector
for the period 1971 to 1975, with significant increases in manufacturing,
services and contract construction. These changes reinforce the shift that
became apparent with the 1970 CensuS - that manufacturing and professional
services have become increasingly important parts of the local economy of
the Canon City area, supplementing the traditional core of wholesale and
retail trude. The 9rowth of professional services is related in part to
the increasing number of older people living in the Canon City area who
require special medical and health care services.

Because of the presence of the Colorado State Penitentiary in the Canon City
area, the region has always had relatively high levels of government employ-
ment. As is shown in Tables 16 and 17 during the period of 1970-1974,
government employment in Fremont Co~nty has increased from 1,095 people or
16.8 percent of the County's employed population in 1970 to 1,351 or 22.1
percent in 1974. Unlike the private sector, government employment depends
directly on legislative policy-making and budgetary funding priorities.
It appears that with the new construction and reorganization anticipated
to take place in the State Prison complex, government employment may increase
somewhat in the years to come. The new construction expected to take place
at the Penitentiary complex would also have some short-term spin-off effects
on the local economy which might include an increase in retail and wholesale
activity as a result of the purchase of goods and materials related to con-
struction and the additional income provided by new jobs,

TABLe 16
EMPLOY EO POPULATION 16 YEARS OLO
AND OVER BY MAJOR INDUSTRY GROUP, 1970

Industry Group

T ota 1 Emp 1 oyed

Fremont County
Number Percent
239 3.7
198 3.0
536 8.2
1, 117 17.1
396 6.1
97 1.5
1,154 17.7
140 2.1 ,
1,556 23.8
1,095 16.8
6,528 100.0%

Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries
Mining
Cons truct i on
Manufacturing
Transportation, Communication,
Public Utilities
Wholesale Trade
Reta i1 Trade
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate
Servi ces
Governmen t

Source: Comprehensive Plan-1976-Upper Arkansas Area Council of
Gove mmen ts.

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