Gilpin County

INDUSTRY & OCCUPATION

Not only has the makeup of the American workforce evolved over the past fifty years as more and more women have sought jobs outside the home, but work itself has changed as the service sector has grown and employment in manufacturing has declined.

Occupation by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 1,719 55.87% 1,358 44.13%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 586 19.04% 490 15.92%
Management, business, & financial operations: 234 7.60% 211 6.86%
Management, except farm managers 202 6.56% 136 4.42%
Farmers & farm managers 4 0.13% 5 0.16%
Business & financial operations: 28 0.91% 70 2.27%
Business operations specialists 24 0.78% 15 0.49%
Financial specialists 4 0.13% 55 1.79%
Professional & related occupations: 352 11.44% 279 9.07%
Computer & mathematical 129 4.19% 15 0.49%
Architecture & engineering: 79 2.57% 11 0.36%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 56 1.82% 9 0.29%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 23 0.75% 2 0.06%
Life, physical, & social science 12 0.39% 10 0.32%
Community & social services 9 0.29% 19 0.62%
Legal 13 0.42% 27 0.88%
Education, training, & library 44 1.43% 84 2.73%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 48 1.56% 45 1.46%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 18 0.58% 68 2.21%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 9 0.29% 47 1.53%
Health technologists & technicians 9 0.29% 21 0.68%
Service occupations: 288 9.36% 297 9.65%
Healthcare support 5 0.16% 26 0.84%
Protective services: 75 2.44% 16 0.52%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 43 1.40% 2 0.06%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 32 1.04% 14 0.45%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 81 2.63% 106 3.44%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 28 0.91% 46 1.49%
Personal care & service 99 3.22% 103 3.35%
Sales & office occupations: 196 6.37% 504 16.38%
Sales & related occupations 123 4.00% 232 7.54%
Office & administrative support 73 2.37% 272 8.84%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 5 0.16% 0 0.00%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 453 14.72% 7 0.23%
Construction & extraction: 334 10.85% 1 0.03%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 40 1.30% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 284 9.23% 1 0.03%
Extraction 10 0.32% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 119 3.87% 6 0.19%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 191 6.21% 60 1.95%
Production 56 1.82% 43 1.40%
Transportation & material moving: 135 4.39% 17 0.55%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 19 0.62% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 73 2.37% 13 0.42%
Rail, water & other transportation 12 0.39% 0 0.00%
Material moving 31 1.01% 4 0.13%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 1,719 55.87% 1,358 44.13%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 29 0.94% 5 0.16%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 5 0.16% 5 0.16%
Mining 24 0.78% 0 0.00%
Construction 332 10.79% 60 1.95%
Manufacturing 119 3.87% 71 2.31%
Wholesale trade 68 2.21% 24 0.78%
Retail trade 119 3.87% 108 3.51%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 95 3.09% 18 0.58%
Transportation & warehousing 82 2.66% 13 0.42%
Utilities 13 0.42% 5 0.16%
Information 56 1.82% 74 2.40%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 15 0.49% 57 1.85%
Finance & insurance 12 0.39% 35 1.14%
Real estate & rental & leasing 3 0.10% 22 0.71%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 164 5.33% 138 4.48%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 140 4.55% 97 3.15%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 24 0.78% 41 1.33%
Educational, health & social services: 135 4.39% 262 8.51%
Educational services 100 3.25% 126 4.09%
Health care & social assistance 35 1.14% 136 4.42%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 436 14.17% 400 13.00%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 322 10.46% 332 10.79%
Accommodation & food services 114 3.70% 68 2.21%
Other services (except public administration) 59 1.92% 65 2.11%
Public administration 92 2.99% 76 2.47%

Source: Census 2000 analyzed by the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN).

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