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By job gal | October 13, 2008
Colorado
Colorado is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States, and is also considered a part of Western and Southern America. Denver serves as the capital and most populous city in the state.
What is known today as Colorado has been inhabited by Native Americans for more than 13 millennia. The United States acquired part of the Rocky Mountains from France during the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, and then relinquished its territory to Spain under the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819. In 1876 Colorado was admitted as the 38th state into the Union.
In 1878 silver was discovered in the state, triggering the Colorado Silver Boom. Colorado was the first state to grant women the right to vote in 1893. Today tourism and high technology have become important parts of the state’s income.
Colorado’s Job Market
Colorado had a total state product of $230 billion in 2006. During the 19th Century the state’s economy changed from mining to agriculture. Colorado’s agricultural products are: cattle, wheat, dairy products, corn and hay. The state also brings in much of its income from energy, and is home to seven of the country’s 100 largest natural gas fields and two of the largest oil fields.
The state also relies heavily on federal government, and is home to NORAD, United States Air Force Academy, Peterson Air Force Base, NOAA, National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Mint, Buckley Air Force Base, 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, a federal Supermax Prison and many national forests.
The state’s fastest-growing industries include: natural resources and mining, professional and business services, education and health services, leisure and hospitality, other services and government
Work Trends
Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes
Colorado unemployment rate: 5.4 percent
National unemployment rate: 6.1 percent
Colorado’s Largest Employers
Qwest Communications
1801 California St.
Denver, CO 80202
DISH Network
9601 S. Meridian Blvd.
Englewood, CO 80112
Liberty Media
12300 Liberty Blvd.
Englewood, CO 80112
Liberty Global
12300 Liberty Blvd.
Englewood, CO 80112
First Data
6200 S. Quebec St.
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
Ball
10 Longs Peak Dr.
Broomfield, CO 80021
ProLogis
4545 Airport Way
Denver, CO 80239
Molson Coors Brewing
1225 17th St.
Denver, CO 80202
Newmont Mining
1700 Lincoln St.
Denver, CO 80203
Western Union
12500 E. Belford Ave.
Englewood, CO 80112
Popular Local Job Search Sites
Cheezhead
Jobing
JobCentral
Craigslist
ColoradoJobs
Colorado Department of Personnel & Administration
ColoradoJobs.net
Colorado Government Job Search
Surrounding Area Job Search
Colorado Springs, CO
Littleton, CO
Denver, CO
Boulder, CO
Aurora, CO
Ft. Collins, CO
Englewood, CO
Continuing Education
Colorado School of Mines
University of Colorado-Boulder
University of Denver
Colorado State University
Metropolitan State College of Denver
Discovering Colorado
Colorado Rockies
Denver Broncos
Colorado Avalanche
Denver Nuggets
Royal Gorge Bridge
Colorado Railroad Museum
Colorado State Fair
Colorado Statistics
Population
Total population: 4,753,377
Persons under five-years old: 7.2 percent
Persons under 18-years old: 24.6 percent
Persons 65-years and older: 10 percent
Female: 49.7 percent
White: 90.1 percent
Black: 4.1 percent
American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.1 percent
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander: .1 percent
Multi-racial: 1.8 percent
Hispanic or Latino: 19.7 percent
Non-Hispanic white: 71.7 percent
Education
High school graduates: 86.9 percent
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 32.7 percent
Housing
Housing units: 2,094,898
Homeownership rate: 67.3 percent
Housing units in multi-unit structures: 25.7 percent
Median value of owner-occupied housing units: $166,600
Households: 1,658,238
Persons per household: 2.53
Income
Median household income: $50,105
Per capita income: $24,049
Persons below poverty: 10.2 percent
Transportation
Airports: Denver International, San Luis Valley Regional, Aspen-Pitkin County, Cortez Municipal, City of Colorado Springs Municipal, Durango-La Plata County, Eagle County Regional, Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal, Grand Junction Regional, Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional, Yampa Valley, Montrose Regional, Pueblo Memorial, Telluride Regional
Railroads: Amtrak (California Zephyr, Southwest Chief)
Public mass transit: Colorado Department of Transportation
Weather (Denver)
Average annual precipitation: 15.8 inches
Average low temp. in January: 15 degrees
Average high temp. in July: 88 degrees
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