In 2008 Larimer County had 190,162 jobs. The nation’s financial crisis and recession cost the county over 4,000 jobs over the next year. Ever so slowly, those jobs are being replaced. Today, the county has 187,740 jobs, still 2,422 fewer than the high in 2008. As the charts below show, we basically got bombed back to pre-2007 job levels.
Job categories that have grown since 2008 include mining and oil extraction, finance and insurance, health care, arts and entertainment, administration, education services, utilities, government, and management.
Job losers since 2008 include agriculture, other services, real estate, professional services, lodging and food, wholesale trade, information, retail, transportation, manufacturing and construction.
Larimer County Jobs 2006 – 2011
|
Employment |
% Change |
|
|
2011 |
187,740 |
0.85% |
|
2010 |
186,160 |
0.01% |
|
2009 |
186,149 |
-2.11% |
|
2008 |
190,162 |
0.41% |
|
2007 |
189,391 |
3.68% |
|
2006 |
182,664 |
|
Larimer County Jobs by Industry, Change 2008 to 2011
|
2008 |
2011 |
|
| Mining & Oil Extraction |
1,332 |
1,812 |
| Finance & Insurance |
8,052 |
8,833 |
| Health Care |
18,365 |
20,358 |
| Arts & Entertainment |
4,915 |
5,254 |
| Agriculture |
2,777 |
2,751 |
| Administration |
11,136 |
11,497 |
| Education Services |
2,725 |
2,953 |
| Utilities |
263 |
270 |
| Other Services |
7,960 |
7,872 |
| Real Estate |
11,,384 |
11,098 |
| Government |
27,492 |
27,657 |
| Professional Services |
17,168 |
17,163 |
| Lodging & Food |
15,163 |
15,121 |
| Wholesale Trade |
4,082 |
3,914 |
| Information |
3,485 |
3,256 |
| Retail Trade |
21,771 |
20,829 |
| Transportation |
3,524 |
3,387 |
| Management |
569 |
580 |
| Manufacturing |
13,132 |
11,887 |
| Construction |
14,868 |
11,249 |
This information was compiled by Economic Modeling Specialists Inc. Go here for a great interactive graphic of every county in the country.