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<br />OH24 I, <br /> <br />Analysis, Government employment in 1978 was 18,507. Personal income in <br />1978 for Government and Government enterprise was almost $233.5 million. <br /> <br />The services industry is the third largest sector in terms of <br />employment, and earnings. Employment in 1978 was 13,862 with earnings <br />of $164.8 million. Total receipts from selected services in 1977 for <br />Boulder County were $129,445,000, an increase of almost 92 percent <br />from 1972. <br /> <br />Retail sales in Boulder County as reported by the Census Bureau in 1977 <br />totaled almost $633 million with the total establishments numbering <br />1,655. <br /> <br />The number of farms, cropland acreage and livestock numbers increased in <br />Boul der County from 1974 to 1978 accordi ng to prel imi nary Census of <br />Agriculture reports. Approximately two-thirds of the increase in number <br />of farms occurred on farms of less than 50 acres. Major crops grown in <br />Boulder County are corn, wheat, small grains, and hay. The market value <br />of all agricultural products sold in Boulder County in 1978 was <br />$38,085,000, an increase of 83 percent from 1974. <br /> <br />In 1978, the value of total mineral production in Boulder County was <br />$20,675,317, representing 1.5 percent of the State value. A sand and <br />gravel extracti on operation exists withi n the Coal Creek acqui sfti on <br />area; however, the operation is small and the value of production is <br />unknown. <br /> <br />Other Sectors <br /> <br />Other sectors i ncl ude fi nance, insurance and real estate; transporta- <br />tion and public utilities; and construction. In 1978, these sectors <br />employed approximately g,OOO persons, with construction accounting for <br />approximately 49 percent of the total. Total estimated labor and <br />proprietors' income from these sectors in 1978 was $146 million in <br />Boul der County. <br /> <br />Major highway arteries cross Boulder County and commercial bus lines and <br />motor freight carriers provide service to the area. The Colorado <br />Southern and Union Pacific Railroads also serve the county, particularly <br />the city of Boulder, with freight services. The Regional Transportation <br />District bus service also serves portions of the county. <br /> <br />Commercial airline service is provided by Denver's Stapleton <br />International Airport. The Boulder Municipal Airport and the Jefferson <br />County Airport serve private aircraft needs, and these ai rports are <br />located a short distance from the project site at Coal Creek. <br /> <br />Public Service Company of Colorado supplies electrical power and natural <br />gas to most parts of the county. <br /> <br />Construction activities consist primarily of the erection of commercial <br />and residential buildings. In 1978, a total of 540 residential building <br /> <br />19 <br />