COLORADO LABOR FORCE
                               1996                             Total       Total        Total       Percent
                                  County Name                Labor Force  Employed    Unemployed   Unemployed
                               ---------------------------  ------------ ---------  ------------ ------------
                               -Alamosa-Conejos LMA         
                               JAN                               11570     10545        1025          8.9
                               FEB                               11598     10623         975          8.4
                               MAR                               11712     10774         938          8.0
                               APR                               11681     10892         789          6.8
                               MAY                               11767     11019         748          6.4
                               JUN                               11398     10506         892          7.8
                               JUL                               11346     10570         776          6.8
                               AUG                               11265     10478         787          7.0
                               SEP                               11208     10581         627          5.6
                               OCT                               11848     11217         631          5.3
                               NOV                               11705     11024         681          5.8
                               DEC                               11261     10662         599          5.3
                               AVG 1996                          11530     10741         789          6.8
                               ---Alamosa                   
                               JAN                                7937      7326         611          7.7
                               FEB                                7964      7380         584          7.3
                               MAR                                8037      7485         552          6.9
                               APR                                8032      7567         465          5.8
                               MAY                                8119      7655         464          5.7
                               JUN                                7840      7299         541          6.9
                               JUL                                7797      7343         454          5.8
                               AUG                                7741      7279         462          6.0
                               SEP                                7748      7351         397          5.1
                               OCT                                8193      7793         400          4.9
                               NOV                                8081      7659         422          5.2
                               DEC                                7767      7407         360          4.6
                               AVG 1996                           7938      7462         476          6.0
                               ---Conejos                   
                               JAN                                3633      3219         414         11.4
                               FEB                                3634      3243         391         10.8
                               MAR                                3675      3289         386         10.5
                               APR                                3649      3325         324          8.9
                               MAY                                3648      3364         284          7.8
                               JUN                                3558      3207         351          9.9
                               JUL                                3549      3227         322          9.1
                               AUG                                3524      3199         325          9.2
                               SEP                                3460      3230         230          6.6
                               OCT                                3655      3424         231          6.3
                               NOV                                3624      3365         259          7.1
                               DEC                                3494      3255         239          6.8
                               AVG 1996                           3592      3279         313          8.7
                               -Archuleta                   
                               JAN                                3402      3109         293          8.6
                               FEB                                3434      3140         294          8.6
                               MAR                                3470      3207         263          7.6
                               APR                                3531      3355         176          5.0
                               MAY                                3687      3524         163          4.4
                               JUN                                4012      3765         247          6.2
                               JUL                                4076      3893         183          4.5
                               AUG                                4039      3871         168          4.2
                               SEP                                3856      3712         144          3.7
                               OCT                                3950      3815         135          3.4
                               NOV                                3887      3728         159          4.1
                               DEC                                3707      3536         171          4.6
                               AVG 1996                           3755      3555         200          5.3
                               -Baca                        
                               JAN                                2182      2112          70          3.2
                               FEB                                2178      2115          63          2.9
                               MAR                                2151      2101          50          2.3
                               APR                                2193      2143          50          2.3
                               MAY                                2230      2177          53          2.4
                               JUN                                2300      2240          60          2.6
                               JUL                                2243      2199          44          2.0
                               AUG                                2245      2200          45          2.0
                               SEP                                2234      2193          41          1.8
                               OCT                                2255      2224          31          1.4
                               NOV                                2196      2156          40          1.8
                               DEC                                2099      2071          28          1.3
                               AVG 1996                           2209      2161          48          2.2
                               -Bent                        
                               JAN                                2210      2123          87          3.9
                               FEB                                2195      2107          88          4.0
                               MAR                                2156      2075          81          3.8
                               APR                                2213      2136          77          3.5
                               MAY                                2235      2151          84          3.8
                               JUN                                2245      2131         114          5.1
                               JUL                                2184      2081         103          4.7
                               AUG                                2167      2077          90          4.2
                               SEP                                2179      2084          95          4.4
                               OCT                                2181      2087          94          4.3
                               NOV                                2094      2022          72          3.4
                               DEC                                2059      1996          63          3.1
                               AVG 1996                           2176      2089          87          4.0
                               -Bldr-Lgmont MSA             
                               JAN                              156655    150137        6518          4.2
                               FEB                              158046    151532        6514          4.1
                               MAR                              158882    152537        6345          4.0
                               APR                              157657    151999        5658          3.6
                               MAY                              160569    154222        6347          4.0
                               JUN                              162696    154907        7789          4.8
                               JUL                              161134    154785        6349          3.9
                               AUG                              161013    154870        6143          3.8
                               SEP                              162386    156417        5969          3.7
                               OCT                              163430    157835        5595          3.4
                               NOV                              162740    157512        5228          3.2
                               DEC                              160690    156207        4483          2.8
                               AVG 1996                         160491    154413        6078          3.8
                               -Chaffee                     
                               JAN                                7052      6667         385          5.5
                               FEB                                6945      6554         391          5.6
                               MAR                                7018      6641         377          5.4
                               APR                                6818      6502         316          4.6
                               MAY                                6911      6582         329          4.8
                               JUN                                7684      7356         328          4.3
                               JUL                                8031      7730         301          3.7
                               AUG                                8004      7745         259          3.2
                               SEP                                7182      6863         319          4.4
                               OCT                                6866      6532         334          4.9
                               NOV                                6926      6594         332          4.8
                               DEC                                7003      6666         337          4.8
                               AVG 1996                           7203      6869         334          4.6
                               -Cheyenne                    
                               JAN                                1216      1172          44          3.6
                               FEB                                1207      1172          35          2.9
                               MAR                                1177      1146          31          2.6
                               APR                                1177      1159          18          1.5
                               MAY                                1199      1180          19          1.6
                               JUN                                1216      1192          24          2.0
                               JUL                                1207      1175          32          2.7
                               AUG                                1204      1164          40          3.3
                               SEP                                1185      1154          31          2.6
                               OCT                                1222      1188          34          2.8
                               NOV                                1166      1137          29          2.5
                               DEC                                1141      1111          30          2.6
                               AVG 1996                           1194      1163          31          2.6
                               -Clear Creek                 
                               JAN                                5477      5257         220          4.0
                               FEB                                5399      5170         229          4.2
                               MAR                                5383      5172         211          3.9
                               APR                                5290      5105         185          3.5
                               MAY                                5055      4863         192          3.8
                               JUN                                4786      4566         220          4.6
                               JUL                                4768      4533         235          4.9
                               AUG                                4695      4449         246          5.2
                               SEP                                4743      4525         218          4.6
                               OCT                                4654      4485         169          3.6
                               NOV                                5162      5012         150          2.9
                               DEC                                5240      5091         149          2.8
                               AVG 1996                           5054      4852         202          4.0
                               -Co. Springs MSA             
                               JAN                              230735    219473       11262          4.9
                               FEB                              230760    219054       11706          5.1
                               MAR                              232251    220296       11955          5.1
                               APR                              232426    221858       10568          4.5
                               MAY                              238745    227247       11498          4.8
                               JUN                              246757    231723       15034          6.1
                               JUL                              243213    231450       11763          4.8
                               AUG                              244713    233697       11016          4.5
                               SEP                              242776    232296       10480          4.3
                               OCT                              241043    230857       10186          4.2
                               NOV                              240006    230807        9199          3.8
                               DEC                              238200    230139        8061          3.4
                               AVG 1996                         238469    227408       11061          4.6
                               -Costilla                    
                               JAN                                1573      1355         218         13.9
                               FEB                                1566      1362         204         13.0
                               MAR                                1602      1405         197         12.3
                               APR                                1528      1374         154         10.1
                               MAY                                1512      1392         120          7.9
                               JUN                                1543      1375         168         10.9
                               JUL                                1587      1413         174         11.0
                               AUG                                1587      1434         153          9.6
                               SEP                                1591      1475         116          7.3
                               OCT                                1526      1383         143          9.4
                               NOV                                1541      1359         182         11.8
                               DEC                                1428      1251         177         12.4
                               AVG 1996                           1549      1382         167         10.8
                               -Custer                      
                               JAN                                1509      1427          82          5.4
                               FEB                                1513      1418          95          6.3
                               MAR                                1539      1447          92          6.0
                               APR                                1575      1496          79          5.0
                               MAY                                1656      1586          70          4.2
                               JUN                                1751      1675          76          4.3
                               JUL                                1781      1715          66          3.7
                               AUG                                1850      1780          70          3.8
                               SEP                                1751      1679          72          4.1
                               OCT                                1746      1673          73          4.2
                               NOV                                1635      1561          74          4.5
                               DEC                                1520      1457          63          4.1
                               AVG 1996                           1652      1576          76          4.6
                               -Delta                       
                               JAN                               10016      9253         763          7.6
                               FEB                                9870      9073         797          8.1
                               MAR                                9936      9100         836          8.4
                               APR                                9968      9195         773          7.8
                               MAY                               10104      9361         743          7.4
                               JUN                               10352      9577         775          7.5
                               JUL                               10292      9673         619          6.0
                               AUG                               10217      9636         581          5.7
                               SEP                               10091      9557         534          5.3
                               OCT                               10139      9699         440          4.3
                               NOV                                9991      9447         544          5.4
                               DEC                                9511      8987         524          5.5
                               AVG 1996                          10041      9380         661          6.6
                               -Denver MSA                  
                               JAN                             1038462    993563       44899          4.3
                               FEB                             1035390    991865       43525          4.2
                               MAR                             1038166    994462       43704          4.2
                               APR                             1034617    995706       38911          3.8
                               MAY                             1048665   1005651       43014          4.1
                               JUN                             1076897   1024293       52604          4.9
                               JUL                             1057763   1017038       40725          3.9
                               AUG                             1061938   1022448       39490          3.7
                               SEP                             1063864   1026259       37605          3.5
                               OCT                             1061047   1025524       35523          3.3
                               NOV                             1064074   1031297       32777          3.1
                               DEC                             1056384   1027178       29206          2.8
                               AVG 1996                        1053105   1012940       40165          3.8
                               ---Adams                     
                               JAN                              165479    157567        7912          4.8
                               FEB                              164900    157298        7602          4.6
                               MAR                              165498    157710        7788          4.7
                               APR                              164785    157907        6878          4.2
                               MAY                              167182    159484        7698          4.6
                               JUN                              171687    162441        9246          5.4
                               JUL                              168487    161290        7197          4.3
                               AUG                              168972    162148        6824          4.0
                               SEP                              168987    162752        6235          3.7
                               OCT                              168635    162636        5999          3.6
                               NOV                              169128    163551        5577          3.3
                               DEC                              167938    162898        5040          3.0
                               AVG 1996                         167640    160640        7000          4.2
                               ---Arapahoe                  
                               JAN                              257664    248587        9077          3.5
                               FEB                              256980    248162        8818          3.4
                               MAR                              257502    248812        8690          3.4
                               APR                              257118    249123        7995          3.1
                               MAY                              260514    251611        8903          3.4
                               JUN                              267412    256275       11137          4.2
                               JUL                              262964    254460        8504          3.2
                               AUG                              264369    255814        8555          3.2
                               SEP                              264946    256767        8179          3.1
                               OCT                              264270    256583        7687          2.9
                               NOV                              264968    258028        6940          2.6
                               DEC                              263056    256997        6059          2.3
                               AVG 1996                         261814    253435        8379          3.2
                               ---Denver                    
                               JAN                              267545    251842       15703          5.9
                               FEB                              266752    251412       15340          5.8
                               MAR                              267243    252070       15173          5.7
                               APR                              265431    252385       13046          4.9
                               MAY                              269043    254906       14137          5.3
                               JUN                              276499    259631       16868          6.1
                               JUL                              271287    257792       13495          5.0
                               AUG                              272029    259164       12865          4.7
                               SEP                              272476    260130       12346          4.5
                               OCT                              271507    259943       11564          4.3
                               NOV                              272253    261407       10846          4.0
                               DEC                              270404    260363       10041          3.7
                               AVG 1996                         270206    256754       13452          5.0
                               ---Douglas                   
                               JAN                               63469     61957        1512          2.4
                               FEB                               63252     61851        1401          2.2
                               MAR                               63357     62013        1344          2.1
                               APR                               63311     62090        1221          1.9
                               MAY                               64157     62711        1446          2.3
                               JUN                               65804     63873        1931          2.9
                               JUL                               64840     63421        1419          2.2
                               AUG                               65158     63758        1400          2.1
                               SEP                               65356     63996        1360          2.1
                               OCT                               65303     63950        1353          2.1
                               NOV                               65563     64310        1253          1.9
                               DEC                               65165     64053        1112          1.7
                               AVG 1996                          64561     63165        1396          2.2
                               ---Jefferson                 
                               JAN                              284304    273610       10694          3.8
                               FEB                              283506    273143       10363          3.7
                               MAR                              284567    273858       10709          3.8
                               APR                              283970    274200        9770          3.4
                               MAY                              287770    276939       10831          3.8
                               JUN                              295495    282073       13422          4.5
                               JUL                              290184    280075       10109          3.5
                               AUG                              291411    281565        9846          3.4
                               SEP                              292099    282614        9485          3.2
                               OCT                              291331    282412        8919          3.1
                               NOV                              292163    284001        8162          2.8
                               DEC                              289821    282867        6954          2.4
                               AVG 1996                         288885    278946        9939          3.4
                               -Dolores                     
                               JAN                                 626       544          82         13.1
                               FEB                                 615       532          83         13.5
                               MAR                                 630       554          76         12.1
                               APR                                 662       594          68         10.3
                               MAY                                 671       606          65          9.7
                               JUN                                 688       626          62          9.0
                               JUL                                 629       575          54          8.6
                               AUG                                 629       566          63         10.0
                               SEP                                 618       554          64         10.4
                               OCT                                 648       559          89         13.7
                               NOV                                 643       535         108         16.8
                               DEC                                 613       512         101         16.5
                               AVG 1996                            639       563          76         11.9
                               -Eagle-Summit-Lake LMA       
                               JAN                               35669     34741         928          2.6
                               FEB                               35639     34778         861          2.4
                               MAR                               35641     34724         917          2.6
                               APR                               33792     32983         809          2.4
                               MAY                               29342     27400        1942          6.6
                               JUN                               29499     28182        1317          4.5
                               JUL                               31071     30173         898          2.9
                               AUG                               31095     30411         684          2.2
                               SEP                               30362     29530         832          2.7
                               OCT                               29924     28707        1217          4.1
                               NOV                               32044     30728        1316          4.1
                               DEC                               36248     35597         651          1.8
                               AVG 1996                          32527     31496        1031          3.2
                               ---Eagle                     
                               JAN                               19705     19185         520          2.6
                               FEB                               19691     19205         486          2.5
                               MAR                               19655     19175         480          2.4
                               APR                               18625     18214         411          2.2
                               MAY                               16296     15131        1165          7.1
                               JUN                               16235     15563         672          4.1
                               JUL                               17046     16662         384          2.3
                               AUG                               17159     16794         365          2.1
                               SEP                               16682     16307         375          2.2
                               OCT                               16546     15853         693          4.2
                               NOV                               17742     16969         773          4.4
                               DEC                               19973     19657         316          1.6
                               AVG 1996                          17946     17393         553          3.1
                               ---Lake                      
                               JAN                                3324      3180         144          4.3
                               FEB                                3318      3183         135          4.1
                               MAR                                3328      3178         150          4.5
                               APR                                3151      3019         132          4.2
                               MAY                                2723      2508         215          7.9
                               JUN                                2805      2579         226          8.1
                               JUL                                3026      2761         265          8.8
                               AUG                                2871      2783          88          3.1
                               SEP                                2941      2703         238          8.1
                               OCT                                2909      2627         282          9.7
                               NOV                                3107      2812         295          9.5
                               DEC                                3449      3258         191          5.5
                               AVG 1996                           3080      2883         197          6.4
                               ---Summit                    
                               JAN                               12640     12377         263          2.1
                               FEB                               12630     12390         240          1.9
                               MAR                               12658     12371         287          2.3
                               APR                               12016     11750         266          2.2
                               MAY                               10323      9761         562          5.4
                               JUN                               10459     10040         419          4.0
                               JUL                               10998     10749         249          2.3
                               AUG                               11065     10834         231          2.1
                               SEP                               10740     10520         220          2.0
                               OCT                               10469     10227         242          2.3
                               NOV                               11195     10947         248          2.2
                               DEC                               12826     12682         144          1.1
                               AVG 1996                          11502     11221         281          2.4
                               -Elbert                      
                               JAN                                8649      8249         400          4.6
                               FEB                                8605      8232         373          4.3
                               MAR                                8767      8388         379          4.3
                               APR                                9040      8708         332          3.7
                               MAY                                9149      8787         362          4.0
                               JUN                                9983      9482         501          5.0
                               JUL                                9402      9055         347          3.7
                               AUG                                9432      9065         367          3.9
                               SEP                                9349      9013         336          3.6
                               OCT                                9476      9159         317          3.3
                               NOV                                9362      9050         312          3.3
                               DEC                                9166      8898         268          2.9
                               AVG 1996                           9199      8841         358          3.9
                               -Ft. Collins-Loveland MSA    
                               JAN                              124860    119343        5517          4.4
                               FEB                              126253    120704        5549          4.4
                               MAR                              127045    121754        5291          4.2
                               APR                              127867    123334        4533          3.5
                               MAY                              131520    126604        4916          3.7
                               JUN                              133513    127434        6079          4.6
                               JUL                              133717    128516        5201          3.9
                               AUG                              135123    129850        5273          3.9
                               SEP                              135281    130378        4903          3.6
                               OCT                              134324    129680        4644          3.5
                               NOV                              132630    128233        4397          3.3
                               DEC                              130079    126167        3912          3.0
                               AVG 1996                         131018    126000        5018          3.8
                               -Fremont                     
                               JAN                               15783     14826         957          6.1
                               FEB                               15899     14982         917          5.8
                               MAR                               15836     14955         881          5.6
                               APR                               15978     15228         750          4.7
                               MAY                               16367     15552         815          5.0
                               JUN                               16778     15832         946          5.6
                               JUL                               16810     15934         876          5.2
                               AUG                               16644     15802         842          5.1
                               SEP                               16173     15418         755          4.7
                               OCT                               15960     15239         721          4.5
                               NOV                               15840     15182         658          4.2
                               DEC                               15617     14986         631          4.0
                               AVG 1996                          16140     15328         812          5.0
                               -Garfield                    
                               JAN                               19826     18431        1395          7.0
                               FEB                               19641     18221        1420          7.2
                               MAR                               19751     18469        1282          6.5
                               APR                               19922     19018         904          4.5
                               MAY                               20416     19445         971          4.8
                               JUN                               21253     20264         989          4.7
                               JUL                               21310     20542         768          3.6
                               AUG                               21425     20726         699          3.3
                               SEP                               20958     20288         670          3.2
                               OCT                               20924     20252         672          3.2
                               NOV                               20198     19502         696          3.4
                               DEC                               19650     18896         754          3.8
                               AVG 1996                          20440     19505         935          4.6
                               -Gilpin                      
                               JAN                                3211      3085         126          3.9
                               FEB                                3129      2995         134          4.3
                               MAR                                3148      3030         118          3.7
                               APR                                3093      2998          95          3.1
                               MAY                                3121      3030          91          2.9
                               JUN                                3269      3163         106          3.2
                               JUL                                3336      3250          86          2.6
                               AUG                                3325      3245          80          2.4
                               SEP                                3213      3133          80          2.5
                               OCT                                3122      3042          80          2.6
                               NOV                                3029      2971          58          1.9
                               DEC                                2971      2925          46          1.5
                               AVG 1996                           3164      3072          92          2.9
                               -Grand                       
                               JAN                                6153      5942         211          3.4
                               FEB                                6092      5897         195          3.2
                               MAR                                6083      5877         206          3.4
                               APR                                5680      5508         172          3.0
                               MAY                                4600      4351         249          5.4
                               JUN                                5286      5069         217          4.1
                               JUL                                5556      5409         147          2.6
                               AUG                                5593      5455         138          2.5
                               SEP                                5027      4891         136          2.7
                               OCT                                4750      4588         162          3.4
                               NOV                                5224      5078         146          2.8
                               DEC                                5873      5736         137          2.3
                               AVG 1996                           5493      5317         176          3.2
                               -Grand Junction MSA          
                               JAN                               53191     49333        3858          7.3
                               FEB                               53196     49616        3580          6.7
                               MAR                               53534     50234        3300          6.2
                               APR                               53405     50614        2791          5.2
                               MAY                               53763     50979        2784          5.2
                               JUN                               54444     51137        3307          6.1
                               JUL                               54592     51756        2836          5.2
                               AUG                               55152     52445        2707          4.9
                               SEP                               54962     52411        2551          4.6
                               OCT                               55075     52676        2399          4.4
                               NOV                               54527     52054        2473          4.5
                               DEC                               53917     51479        2438          4.5
                               AVG 1996                          54147     51228        2919          5.4
                               -Greeley MSA                 
                               JAN                               76947     72801        4146          5.4
                               FEB                               77915     73837        4078          5.2
                               MAR                               78319     74294        4025          5.1
                               APR                               78092     74531        3561          4.6
                               MAY                               78776     75127        3649          4.6
                               JUN                               80594     76079        4515          5.6
                               JUL                               76947     73103        3844          5.0
                               AUG                               77867     74185        3682          4.7
                               SEP                               79174     75688        3486          4.4
                               OCT                               79658     76470        3188          4.0
                               NOV                               77690     74570        3120          4.0
                               DEC                               76138     73347        2791          3.7
                               AVG 1996                          78177     74503        3674          4.7
                               -Gunnison                    
                               JAN                                8245      7751         494          6.0
                               FEB                                8303      7833         470          5.7
                               MAR                                8333      7833         500          6.0
                               APR                                7482      7062         420          5.6
                               MAY                                6667      6020         647          9.7
                               JUN                                7252      6612         640          8.8
                               JUL                                7521      7110         411          5.5
                               AUG                                7447      7052         395          5.3
                               SEP                                7110      6707         403          5.7
                               OCT                                7248      6769         479          6.6
                               NOV                                7098      6647         451          6.4
                               DEC                                8050      7739         311          3.9
                               AVG 1996                           7563      7095         468          6.2
                               -Hinsdale                    
                               JAN                                 452       440          12          2.7
                               FEB                                 438       433           5          1.1
                               MAR                                 459       452           7          1.5
                               APR                                 451       449           2           .4
                               MAY                                 508       501           7          1.4
                               JUN                                 668       660           8          1.2
                               JUL                                 897       890           7           .8
                               AUG                                 827       819           8          1.0
                               SEP                                 630       620          10          1.6
                               OCT                                 563       544          19          3.4
                               NOV                                 491       480          11          2.2
                               DEC                                 461       455           6          1.3
                               AVG 1996                            571       562           9          1.6
                               -Huerfano                    
                               JAN                                3028      2766         262          8.7
                               FEB                                3060      2824         236          7.7
                               MAR                                3114      2901         213          6.8
                               APR                                3137      2958         179          5.7
                               MAY                                3236      3061         175          5.4
                               JUN                                3454      3134         320          9.3
                               JUL                                3443      3193         250          7.3
                               AUG                                3435      3186         249          7.2
                               SEP                                3409      3234         175          5.1
                               OCT                                3378      3206         172          5.1
                               NOV                                3315      3129         186          5.6
                               DEC                                3291      3116         175          5.3
                               AVG 1996                           3275      3059         216          6.6
                               -Jackson                     
                               JAN                                 865       787          78          9.0
                               FEB                                 844       758          86         10.2
                               MAR                                 819       746          73          8.9
                               APR                                 846       776          70          8.3
                               MAY                                 835       777          58          6.9
                               JUN                                 922       854          68          7.4
                               JUL                                 925       888          37          4.0
                               AUG                                 914       886          28          3.1
                               SEP                                 870       842          28          3.2
                               OCT                                 931       885          46          4.9
                               NOV                                 857       814          43          5.0
                               DEC                                 842       771          71          8.4
                               AVG 1996                            872       815          57          6.5
                               -Kiowa                       
                               JAN                                 815       798          17          2.1
                               FEB                                 809       781          28          3.5
                               MAR                                 803       775          28          3.5
                               APR                                 823       796          27          3.3
                               MAY                                 841       815          26          3.1
                               JUN                                 832       810          22          2.6
                               JUL                                 832       812          20          2.4
                               AUG                                 807       797          10          1.2
                               SEP                                 814       804          10          1.2
                               OCT                                 838       826          12          1.4
                               NOV                                 805       798           7           .9
                               DEC                                 789       777          12          1.5
                               AVG 1996                            817       799          18          2.2
                               -Kit Carson                  
                               JAN                                3417      3250         167          4.9
                               FEB                                3362      3184         178          5.3
                               MAR                                3364      3186         178          5.3
                               APR                                3381      3250         131          3.9
                               MAY                                3425      3329          96          2.8
                               JUN                                3570      3434         136          3.8
                               JUL                                3576      3459         117          3.3
                               AUG                                3561      3460         101          2.8
                               SEP                                3471      3379          92          2.7
                               OCT                                3429      3347          82          2.4
                               NOV                                3322      3230          92          2.8
                               DEC                                3239      3152          87          2.7
                               AVG 1996                           3426      3305         121          3.5
                               -La Plata                    
                               JAN                               22822     21565        1257          5.5
                               FEB                               22799     21481        1318          5.8
                               MAR                               22920     21617        1303          5.7
                               APR                               22596     21500        1096          4.9
                               MAY                               23053     21902        1151          5.0
                               JUN                               24111     22707        1404          5.8
                               JUL                               24525     23358        1167          4.8
                               AUG                               24203     23082        1121          4.6
                               SEP                               23643     22623        1020          4.3
                               OCT                               23560     22631         929          3.9
                               NOV                               23490     22551         939          4.0
                               DEC                               23302     22382         920          3.9
                               AVG 1996                          23418     22283        1135          4.8
                               -Las Animas                  
                               JAN                                6159      5675         484          7.9
                               FEB                                6295      5730         565          9.0
                               MAR                                6482      5736         746         11.5
                               APR                                6382      5684         698         10.9
                               MAY                                6468      5761         707         10.9
                               JUN                                6651      5786         865         13.0
                               JUL                                6458      5734         724         11.2
                               AUG                                6379      5705         674         10.6
                               SEP                                6436      5850         586          9.1
                               OCT                                6604      6053         551          8.3
                               NOV                                6307      5853         454          7.2
                               DEC                                6091      5704         387          6.4
                               AVG 1996                           6393      5773         620          9.7
                               -Lincoln                     
                               JAN                                2479      2401          78          3.1
                               FEB                                2436      2369          67          2.8
                               MAR                                2446      2377          69          2.8
                               APR                                2434      2378          56          2.3
                               MAY                                2449      2401          48          2.0
                               JUN                                2606      2555          51          2.0
                               JUL                                2632      2588          44          1.7
                               AUG                                2646      2598          48          1.8
                               SEP                                2529      2480          49          1.9
                               OCT                                2552      2504          48          1.9
                               NOV                                2489      2433          56          2.2
                               DEC                                2394      2338          56          2.3
                               AVG 1996                           2508      2452          56          2.2
                               -Logan                       
                               JAN                                9911      9543         368          3.7
                               FEB                                9806      9440         366          3.7
                               MAR                                9682      9343         339          3.5
                               APR                                9631      9333         298          3.1
                               MAY                                9737      9423         314          3.2
                               JUN                                9750      9322         428          4.4
                               JUL                                9637      9250         387          4.0
                               AUG                                9827      9390         437          4.4
                               SEP                                9764      9358         406          4.2
                               OCT                                9880      9508         372          3.8
                               NOV                                9620      9326         294          3.1
                               DEC                                9413      9129         284          3.0
                               AVG 1996                           9722      9364         358          3.7
                               -Mineral                     
                               JAN                                 407       363          44         10.8
                               FEB                                 425       379          46         10.8
                               MAR                                 445       407          38          8.5
                               APR                                 298       255          43         14.4
                               MAY                                 326       292          34         10.4
                               JUN                                 419       386          33          7.9
                               JUL                                 467       438          29          6.2
                               AUG                                 432       407          25          5.8
                               SEP                                 356       338          18          5.1
                               OCT                                 329       305          24          7.3
                               NOV                                 401       374          27          6.7
                               DEC                                 422       394          28          6.6
                               AVG 1996                            394       362          32          8.1
                               -Moffat                      
                               JAN                                6611      6068         543          8.2
                               FEB                                6500      5956         544          8.4
                               MAR                                6460      5925         535          8.3
                               APR                                6474      6020         454          7.0
                               MAY                                6584      6148         436          6.6
                               JUN                                6757      6321         436          6.5
                               JUL                                6506      6139         367          5.6
                               AUG                                6485      6166         319          4.9
                               SEP                                6435      6158         277          4.3
                               OCT                                6558      6287         271          4.1
                               NOV                                6491      6150         341          5.3
                               DEC                                6269      5922         347          5.5
                               AVG 1996                           6511      6105         406          6.2
                               -Montezuma                   
                               JAN                               10648      9602        1046          9.8
                               FEB                               10566      9482        1084         10.3
                               MAR                               10729      9708        1021          9.5
                               APR                               11048     10266         782          7.1
                               MAY                               11631     10924         707          6.1
                               JUN                               11991     11170         821          6.8
                               JUL                               11997     11307         690          5.8
                               AUG                               11826     11215         611          5.2
                               SEP                               11472     10917         555          4.8
                               OCT                               11181     10615         566          5.1
                               NOV                               10743     10067         676          6.3
                               DEC                               10539      9744         795          7.5
                               AVG 1996                          11198     10418         780          7.0
                               -Montrose-Ouray LMA          
                               JAN                               16039     14426        1613         10.1
                               FEB                               15754     14265        1489          9.5
                               MAR                               15737     14268        1469          9.3
                               APR                               15482     14241        1241          8.0
                               MAY                               16085     14941        1144          7.1
                               JUN                               16823     15582        1241          7.4
                               JUL                               17044     15931        1113          6.5
                               AUG                               16931     15999         932          5.5
                               SEP                               16765     15794         971          5.8
                               OCT                               16682     15835         847          5.1
                               NOV                               16299     15385         914          5.6
                               DEC                               16013     15099         914          5.7
                               AVG 1996                          16304     15147        1157          7.1
                               ---Montrose                  
                               JAN                               14415     12943        1472         10.2
                               FEB                               14167     12799        1368          9.7
                               MAR                               14132     12802        1330          9.4
                               APR                               13899     12777        1122          8.1
                               MAY                               14440     13406        1034          7.2
                               JUN                               15118     13981        1137          7.5
                               JUL                               15315     14294        1021          6.7
                               AUG                               15200     14355         845          5.6
                               SEP                               15081     14171         910          6.0
                               OCT                               14971     14208         763          5.1
                               NOV                               14641     13804         837          5.7
                               DEC                               14395     13547         848          5.9
                               AVG 1996                          14648     13591        1057          7.2
                               ---Ouray                     
                               JAN                                1624      1483         141          8.7
                               FEB                                1587      1466         121          7.6
                               MAR                                1605      1466         139          8.7
                               APR                                1583      1464         119          7.5
                               MAY                                1645      1535         110          6.7
                               JUN                                1705      1601         104          6.1
                               JUL                                1729      1637          92          5.3
                               AUG                                1731      1644          87          5.0
                               SEP                                1684      1623          61          3.6
                               OCT                                1711      1627          84          4.9
                               NOV                                1658      1581          77          4.6
                               DEC                                1618      1552          66          4.1
                               AVG 1996                           1657      1557         100          6.0
                               -Morgan                      
                               JAN                               12670     12120         550          4.3
                               FEB                               12410     11836         574          4.6
                               MAR                               12448     11882         566          4.5
                               APR                               12482     12003         479          3.8
                               MAY                               12629     12113         516          4.1
                               JUN                               12854     12258         596          4.6
                               JUL                               12545     12043         502          4.0
                               AUG                               12585     12107         478          3.8
                               SEP                               12728     12286         442          3.5
                               OCT                               12837     12416         421          3.3
                               NOV                               12540     12185         355          2.8
                               DEC                               12326     12023         303          2.5
                               AVG 1996                          12588     12106         482          3.8
                               -Otero-Crowley LMA           
                               JAN                               10169      9520         649          6.4
                               FEB                               10051      9400         651          6.5
                               MAR                               10006      9366         640          6.4
                               APR                                9880      9329         551          5.6
                               MAY                               10100      9486         614          6.1
                               JUN                               10397      9687         710          6.8
                               JUL                               10401      9789         612          5.9
                               AUG                               10572     10006         566          5.4
                               SEP                               10551     10040         511          4.8
                               OCT                               10467      9925         542          5.2
                               NOV                               10104      9491         613          6.1
                               DEC                                9828      9263         565          5.7
                               AVG 1996                          10211      9609         602          5.9
                               ---Crowley                   
                               JAN                                1294      1225          69          5.3
                               FEB                                1277      1209          68          5.3
                               MAR                                1269      1205          64          5.0
                               APR                                1248      1200          48          3.8
                               MAY                                1304      1220          84          6.4
                               JUN                                1342      1246          96          7.2
                               JUL                                1339      1259          80          6.0
                               AUG                                1352      1287          65          4.8
                               SEP                                1368      1292          76          5.6
                               OCT                                1347      1277          70          5.2
                               NOV                                1282      1221          61          4.8
                               DEC                                1248      1192          56          4.5
                               AVG 1996                           1306      1236          70          5.4
                               ---Otero                     
                               JAN                                8875      8295         580          6.5
                               FEB                                8774      8191         583          6.6
                               MAR                                8737      8161         576          6.6
                               APR                                8632      8129         503          5.8
                               MAY                                8796      8266         530          6.0
                               JUN                                9055      8441         614          6.8
                               JUL                                9062      8530         532          5.9
                               AUG                                9220      8719         501          5.4
                               SEP                                9183      8748         435          4.7
                               OCT                                9120      8648         472          5.2
                               NOV                                8822      8270         552          6.3
                               DEC                                8580      8071         509          5.9
                               AVG 1996                           8904      8372         532          6.0
                               -Park                        
                               JAN                                6790      6395         395          5.8
                               FEB                                6673      6302         371          5.6
                               MAR                                6899      6501         398          5.8
                               APR                                7209      6868         341          4.7
                               MAY                                7478      7135         343          4.6
                               JUN                                7937      7533         404          5.1
                               JUL                                8246      7933         313          3.8
                               AUG                                8429      8080         349          4.1
                               SEP                                7919      7595         324          4.1
                               OCT                                7210      6937         273          3.8
                               NOV                                7010      6738         272          3.9
                               DEC                                6624      6404         220          3.3
                               AVG 1996                           7369      7035         334          4.5
                               -Phillips                    
                               JAN                                1919      1878          41          2.1
                               FEB                                1895      1849          46          2.4
                               MAR                                1872      1825          47          2.5
                               APR                                1947      1904          43          2.2
                               MAY                                1928      1892          36          1.9
                               JUN                                1967      1918          49          2.5
                               JUL                                1985      1941          44          2.2
                               AUG                                1970      1925          45          2.3
                               SEP                                1956      1915          41          2.1
                               OCT                                1981      1950          31          1.6
                               NOV                                1898      1869          29          1.5
                               DEC                                1828      1798          30          1.6
                               AVG 1996                           1929      1889          40          2.1
                               -Pitkin                      
                               JAN                                9917      9699         218          2.2
                               FEB                                9960      9745         215          2.2
                               MAR                                9912      9708         204          2.1
                               APR                                9057      8720         337          3.7
                               MAY                                7640      6607        1033         13.5
                               JUN                                8333      7823         510          6.1
                               JUL                                8824      8538         286          3.2
                               AUG                                8851      8607         244          2.8
                               SEP                                8279      7986         293          3.5
                               OCT                                8096      7523         573          7.1
                               NOV                                8169      7482         687          8.4
                               DEC                                9666      9432         234          2.4
                               AVG 1996                           8892      8489         403          4.5
                               -Prowers                     
                               JAN                                6393      6083         310          4.8
                               FEB                                6387      6023         364          5.7
                               MAR                                6408      6086         322          5.0
                               APR                                6306      6030         276          4.4
                               MAY                                6428      6135         293          4.6
                               JUN                                6569      6211         358          5.4
                               JUL                                6523      6217         306          4.7
                               AUG                                6578      6307         271          4.1
                               SEP                                6455      6237         218          3.4
                               OCT                                6524      6335         189          2.9
                               NOV                                6329      6143         186          2.9
                               DEC                                6222      6053         169          2.7
                               AVG 1996                           6427      6155         272          4.2
                               -Pueblo MSA                  
                               JAN                               55688     51745        3943          7.1
                               FEB                               55975     52131        3844          6.9
                               MAR                               56011     52353        3658          6.5
                               APR                               55770     52512        3258          5.8
                               MAY                               57229     53889        3340          5.8
                               JUN                               58848     54308        4540          7.7
                               JUL                               57225     53800        3425          6.0
                               AUG                               57379     54004        3375          5.9
                               SEP                               57921     54903        3018          5.2
                               OCT                               57472     54586        2886          5.0
                               NOV                               57546     54698        2848          4.9
                               DEC                               56882     54305        2577          4.5
                               AVG 1996                          56996     53603        3393          6.0
                               -Rio Blanco                  
                               JAN                                3167      2922         245          7.7
                               FEB                                3141      2889         252          8.0
                               MAR                                3111      2843         268          8.6
                               APR                                3098      2883         215          6.9
                               MAY                                3152      2941         211          6.7
                               JUN                                3344      3127         217          6.5
                               JUL                                3322      3146         176          5.3
                               AUG                                3244      3101         143          4.4
                               SEP                                3210      3084         126          3.9
                               OCT                                3246      3137         109          3.4
                               NOV                                3173      3074          99          3.1
                               DEC                                3078      2975         103          3.3
                               AVG 1996                           3190      3010         180          5.6
                               -Rio Grande-Saguache LMA     
                               JAN                                8137      7253         884         10.9
                               FEB                                8011      7145         866         10.8
                               MAR                                7511      6732         779         10.4
                               APR                                7548      6861         687          9.1
                               MAY                                7653      6938         715          9.3
                               JUN                                8114      7125         989         12.2
                               JUL                                8152      6963        1189         14.6
                               AUG                                8197      6918        1279         15.6
                               SEP                                8086      7336         750          9.3
                               OCT                                7840      7303         537          6.8
                               NOV                                7459      6866         593          8.0
                               DEC                                7294      6705         589          8.1
                               AVG 1996                           7833      7012         821         10.5
                               ---Rio Grande                
                               JAN                                5370      4777         593         11.0
                               FEB                                5292      4706         586         11.1
                               MAR                                4954      4434         520         10.5
                               APR                                4982      4519         463          9.3
                               MAY                                5036      4570         466          9.3
                               JUN                                5266      4693         573         10.9
                               JUL                                5246      4586         660         12.6
                               AUG                                5277      4557         720         13.6
                               SEP                                5323      4832         491          9.2
                               OCT                                5137      4810         327          6.4
                               NOV                                4893      4523         370          7.6
                               DEC                                4795      4417         378          7.9
                               AVG 1996                           5131      4619         512         10.0
                               ---Saguache                  
                               JAN                                2767      2476         291         10.5
                               FEB                                2719      2439         280         10.3
                               MAR                                2557      2298         259         10.1
                               APR                                2566      2342         224          8.7
                               MAY                                2617      2368         249          9.5
                               JUN                                2848      2432         416         14.6
                               JUL                                2906      2377         529         18.2
                               AUG                                2920      2361         559         19.1
                               SEP                                2763      2504         259          9.4
                               OCT                                2703      2493         210          7.8
                               NOV                                2566      2343         223          8.7
                               DEC                                2499      2288         211          8.4
                               AVG 1996                           2702      2393         309         11.4
                               -Routt                       
                               JAN                               11393     11066         327          2.9
                               FEB                               11424     11060         364          3.2
                               MAR                               11417     10979         438          3.8
                               APR                               10681     10202         479          4.5
                               MAY                                8996      8233         763          8.5
                               JUN                                9690      9151         539          5.6
                               JUL                                9875      9503         372          3.8
                               AUG                                9986      9682         304          3.0
                               SEP                                9745      9455         290          3.0
                               OCT                                9426      9049         377          4.0
                               NOV                                9872      9457         415          4.2
                               DEC                               10980     10728         252          2.3
                               AVG 1996                          10290      9880         410          4.0
                               -San Juan                    
                               JAN                                 212       139          73         34.4
                               FEB                                 217       141          76         35.0
                               MAR                                 206       140          66         32.0
                               APR                                 208       138          70         33.7
                               MAY                                 253       227          26         10.3
                               JUN                                 361       328          33          9.1
                               JUL                                 377       360          17          4.5
                               AUG                                 371       358          13          3.5
                               SEP                                 324       309          15          4.6
                               OCT                                 267       255          12          4.5
                               NOV                                 192       149          43         22.4
                               DEC                                 180       144          36         20.0
                               AVG 1996                            264       224          40         15.2
                               -San Miguel                  
                               JAN                                4533      4293         240          5.3
                               FEB                                4490      4289         201          4.5
                               MAR                                4507      4301         206          4.6
                               APR                                4325      4101         224          5.2
                               MAY                                3631      3257         374         10.3
                               JUN                                4173      3924         249          6.0
                               JUL                                4275      4114         161          3.8
                               AUG                                4270      4137         133          3.1
                               SEP                                4029      3906         123          3.1
                               OCT                                3779      3583         196          5.2
                               NOV                                3942      3697         245          6.2
                               DEC                                4454      4305         149          3.3
                               AVG 1996                           4200      3992         208          5.0
                               -Sedgwick                    
                               JAN                                1190      1129          61          5.1
                               FEB                                1197      1125          72          6.0
                               MAR                                1164      1112          52          4.5
                               APR                                1176      1138          38          3.2
                               MAY                                1233      1190          43          3.5
                               JUN                                1264      1215          49          3.9
                               JUL                                1236      1192          44          3.6
                               AUG                                1224      1184          40          3.3
                               SEP                                1181      1140          41          3.5
                               OCT                                1189      1150          39          3.3
                               NOV                                1149      1111          38          3.3
                               DEC                                1124      1092          32          2.8
                               AVG 1996                           1194      1148          46          3.9
                               -Teller                      
                               JAN                               12206     11528         678          5.6
                               FEB                               11989     11294         695          5.8
                               MAR                               12152     11453         699          5.8
                               APR                               12116     11443         673          5.6
                               MAY                               12508     11813         695          5.6
                               JUN                               13318     12470         848          6.4
                               JUL                               13785     13115         670          4.9
                               AUG                               13919     13316         603          4.3
                               SEP                               13403     12853         550          4.1
                               OCT                               13328     12813         515          3.9
                               NOV                               13084     12549         535          4.1
                               DEC                               12546     12044         502          4.0
                               AVG 1996                          12863     12224         639          5.0
                               -Washington                  
                               JAN                                2389      2326          63          2.6
                               FEB                                2327      2271          56          2.4
                               MAR                                2316      2266          50          2.2
                               APR                                2311      2250          61          2.6
                               MAY                                2281      2207          74          3.2
                               JUN                                2397      2318          79          3.3
                               JUL                                2344      2288          56          2.4
                               AUG                                2310      2262          48          2.1
                               SEP                                2331      2274          57          2.4
                               OCT                                2361      2313          48          2.0
                               NOV                                2291      2242          49          2.1
                               DEC                                2229      2177          52          2.3
                               AVG 1996                           2324      2266          58          2.5
                               -Yuma                        
                               JAN                                4185      4095          90          2.2
                               FEB                                4108      4025          83          2.0
                               MAR                                4188      4103          85          2.0
                               APR                                4232      4160          72          1.7
                               MAY                                4300      4206          94          2.2
                               JUN                                4487      4365         122          2.7
                               JUL                                4429      4326         103          2.3
                               AUG                                4462      4359         103          2.3
                               SEP                                4291      4209          82          1.9
                               OCT                                4354      4262          92          2.1
                               NOV                                4183      4098          85          2.0
                               DEC                                4037      3948          89          2.2
                               AVG 1996                           4272      4180          92          2.2
                               -COLORADO                    
                               JAN                             2059829   1961115       98714          4.8
                               FEB                             2058736   1961417       97319          4.7
                               MAR                             2066121   1969565       96556          4.7
                               APR                             2057020   1971948       85072          4.1
                               MAY                             2081338   1987394       93944          4.5
                               JUN                             2138799   2025667      113132          5.3
                               JUL                             2112999   2022934       90065          4.3
                               AUG                             2121290   2034714       86576          4.1
                               SEP                             2116276   2034730       81546          3.9
                               OCT                             2109880   2031743       78137          3.7
                               NOV                             2104984   2030647       74337          3.5
                               DEC                             2090935   2025016       65919          3.2
                               AVG 1996                        2093184   2004741       88443          4.2