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General Observations

•Gunnison is the fastest improving county for diversity of jobs.

Routt County Observations:

• Routt is the third most diverse.

• Routt has also dropped at the fastest rate.

Economic Labor Distribution

RCLI=.98

What is the diversity of jobs?

This measures the total percentage of jobs in the top three industry segments of each county. In the Income Distribution measurement above, the Index showed the concentration of income from the top three industries. In this metric, the Index measures the number of people working in the top three industries.

There is typically an inverse relationship of labor and income sources, especially in resort-based economies. For example, high-labor demand in service industries traditionally reflects lower paying positions. Therefore, it is necessary to track these two measures independently to isolate the elements, which have an impact on income and industry distribution. A lower value indicates less dependence on labor in the top three industries.