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Of the 64 counties in Colorado, Weld County, Colorado is one of just 7 that are better than the nationwide employment averages in each of labor-force participation, civilian unemployment, job variety, job proximity, and new-business growth rate.
Weld County, Colorado has these standings among those 64 peer counties plus nationwide comparisons:
Weld County, Colorado has these standings among those 64 peer counties plus nationwide comparisons:
- labor-force participation = 67.59% (25th-highest, tied)
the nationwide average is 58.82% - civilian labor-force unemployment = 3.4% (26th-highest, tied)
the nationwide average is 5.3% - variety of industries among available jobs = 0.70 (17th-greatest, tied)
the nationwide average is 0.65 - jobs within a 45-minute commute by car = 35,812 (9th-most)
the nationwide average is 17,817 - new-business growth rate = 13.59% (11th-highest)
the nationwide average is 8.69%
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- are better than the nationwide employment averages in. Bigger sets are better. (1) The average nationwide value of labor-force participation is 58.82%, so better is above that. Percentage of civilian population that is in the labor force, whether employed or unemployed. Source is the 2015 Census. (2) The average nationwide value of civilian unemployment (civilian labor-force unemployment) is 5.3%, so better is below that. Source is the 2015 Census. (3) The average nationwide value of job variety (variety of industries among available jobs) is 0.65, so better is above that. Job variety ranges from 0 to 1, where 0 reflects the least variety. Source is the 2015 Census. (4) The average nationwide value of job proximity (jobs within a 45-minute commute by car) is 17,817, so better is above that. Source is the EPA, 2010. (5) The average nationwide value of new-business growth rate is 8.69%, so better is above that. New businesses as a percentage share of total businesses at the start of the year. Source is the 2013-2014 Census.
Weld County, Colorado is in Colorado, is in the Western states, is urban high-performing, is worse than the nationwide crime averages in both property crime and violent crime, is worse than the nationwide household averages in each of homeownership, overcrowding, and housing costs, is better than the nationwide household averages in each of household income, internet access, and home heating, is better than the nationwide employment averages in each of labor-force participation, civilian unemployment, job variety, job proximity, and new-business growth rate, is better than the nationwide public-safety averages in each of traffic fatalities, drinking water, toxic-chemical exposure, and flood hazard, is better than the nationwide adult-disease averages in each of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer, and is worse than the nationwide black/hispanic disparity averages in each of college education, poverty, and pollution exposure.
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Numeric values:
- median household income ($60,572)
- public-school spending per student ($9,651)
- average weekly wage ($889.00)
- per-capita spending on police and fire protection ($367.44)
- youth who live within 5 miles of a public school (96.16%)
- households with utility gas or electric for home heating (89.04%)
- high-school graduation rate (81.33%)
- households with internet access (77.84%)
- adults who don't eat enough daily fruits & vegetables (77.00%)
- homeownership rate (69.4%)
- labor-force participation (67.59%)
- pre-school enrollment (42.43%)
- population living close to emergency facilities (42.36%)
- 4th-grade students who are proficient in English Language Arts (36.48%)
- population age 25+ with an Associate Degree or higher (34.95%)
- households where housing costs (mortgage or rent and utilities) exceed 30% of household income (31.78%)
- racial integration (30.00%)
- adult obesity (25.80%)
- population without nearby access to a large grocery store (22.30%)
- heart disease among older adults (20.24%)
- adults who did NOT take part in leisure-time physical activity or exercise in the past month (18.20%)
- older adults (Medicare beneficiaries) who are diagnosed with depression (16.38%)
- adults of age 18+ who smoke tobacco (15.82%)
- adults who self-report fair or poor general health within the last 30 days (14.01%)
- new-business growth rate (13.59%)
- poverty rate (12.89%)
- population without health insurance (12.14%)
- change in median household value (+9.37%)
- workers who commute 60 minutes or more (8.67%)
- newborns with low birth weight (7.63%)
- cancer among older adults (6.52%)
- adult diabetes (6.4%)
- land area covered by tree canopy, weighted by population (4.45%)
- households with no vehicle (4.38%)
- civilian labor-force unemployment (3.4%)
- tax returns that claim adult education tax credits (3.37%)
- overcrowded households (3.14%)
- unsafe drinking water exposure (2.68%)
- teenage birth rate (2.62%)
- youth of ages 16-19 who are neither working nor enrolled in school (1.94%)
- households in a FEMA-designated flood hazard area (1.92%)
- households that receive public-assistance income (1.91%)
- vacant houses (0.77%)
- relative disparity in unemployment rates among the disabled, compared to the total population (0.74%)
- affordable housing relative to low-income population (-61.49)
- food environment index (8.2)
- jobs within a 45-minute commute by car (35,812)
- local food outlets per 100,000 in population (5.4)
- natural amenities index (1.70)
- nonprofits per 100,000 population (30.4)
- variety of industries among available jobs (0.70)
- walkability index (6.89)
- airborne cancer risk per million in population (70.82)
- car crash fatalities per 100,000 population (10.05)
- chronic health risk from exposure to toxic chemicals (8,077)
- days per month that adults self-report 'not good' mental health (3.28)
- deaths due to drug overdose, alcohol, or suicide per 100,000 population (38.65)
- homicides per 100,000 population (2.650)
- preventable hospital admissions per 100,000 population (2,581)
- property crimes per 100,000 population (2,165)
- relative disparity in Bachelor's degree among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.45)
- relative disparity in income among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.42)
- relative disparity in pollution exposure among blacks, hispanics, and other, compared to whites (33.73)
- relative disparity in poverty rates among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.17)
- relative disparity in premature death among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.01)
- risk of developing serious respiratory complications per 10,000 in population (3.70)
- very-hot days per year (7)
- violent crimes per 100,000 population (289.97)
- CMS-certified beds within active hospitals per 1,000 population (1.65)
- first responders per 1,000 population (0.710)
- population (304,633)
- primary-care doctors per 100,000 population (55.46)
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