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According to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, there were 2077 individuals employed in Park County during 2004. Of these 1,291 workers were employed in the private sector and 786 were employed in government. The largest private-sector employer is the construction trade (311 workers), followed by food and lodging places (287 workers), the retail trade (161 workers), professional & technical services (114 workers), administrative services (57 workers), and the wholesale trade (53 workers). Construction and food/lodging establishments have been the two largest private employers for several consecutive years. In recent years professional, technical and administrative services have eclipsed manufacturing and the wholesale trade in terms of the number they employ. In contrast, ranching and mining have provided negligible employment in recent years. Because the Park County economy is largely dependent upon summer tourism and construction, employment data reflect seasonal fluctuations in these industries. In contrast, employment in government, manufacturing, and communications remain relatively constant throughout the year. 2005 employment data will be available in August, 2006. The average 2004 wage paid in Park County was $31,004. Industries paying the highest wages include information services ($53,810) and finance & insurance ($53,553), followed by professional and technical services ($45,414), wholesale trade ($43,298), manufacturing ($30,449), administrative services ($29,979), and government ($27,748). Certain businesses within each industry pay higher wages than the industry as a whole. However, these businesses support a relatively small number of employees. It is estimated that a majority (85%) of the adult work force now commutes daily to locations of employment outside Park County for three reasons:
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