EMPLOYMENT

National
The nationall unemployment rate for the month of August 2007 was 4.6 percent, which is the same as it was for the month of July.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics

State
The state unemployment for the month of July 2007 was 3.8 percent, which is the same as it was for the month of June. The rate is .8 percent lower than the national average reported for the same month.

La Plata County
La Plata County, Colorado boasts an unemployment rate for the month of July 2007 as 2.7 percent, which is down 1.9 percent lower than the national average and 1.1 percent lower than the state average noted for the same month.

EMPLOYMENT TRENDS

July	La Plata County	State of Colorado	Nationwide
Unemployment	892	102,879	N/A
Employed	32,189	2,621,223	N/A
Total Labor Force	33,081	2,724,102	N/A
Unemployment Rate	2.7%	38%	4.6%

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SALES TAX
Increase/Decrease for same period over prior year

	August	Year-to-date
Central Business District	9.55%	23.22%
North Durango	12.13%	21.22%
South Durango	8.44%	23.36%
Other	5.78	18.90%
Out of Town	8.91%	20.41%
TOTAL	9.21%	22.31%

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ENPLANEMENTS

Durango / La Plata County Enplanements
	TOTAL	% Change for same month since 2003
July 2003	8,565	N/A
July 2004	9,916	16%
July 2005	9,670	-3%
July 2006	11,362	18%
July 2007	11,431	1%
Year-to-date	67,577	31% since 2003