Grand Junction MSA Employment: October 2008 (thousands)
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| INDUSTRY | NAICS | Oct-08 | Sep-08 | Oct-07 | Over the Month Change | Over the Year Change |
| Total Nonfarm | 00000000 | 66.6 | 66.6 | 64.1 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| Total Private | 05000000 | 56.7 | 57.0 | 54.5 | -0.3 | 2.2 |
| Goods Producing | 06000000 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 12.7 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Service-Providing | 07000000 | 53.0 | 53.0 | 51.4 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| Private Srvc Provide | 08000000 | 43.1 | 43.4 | 41.8 | -0.3 | 1.3 |
| Mining & Construction | 15000000 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 9.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Manufacturing | 30000000 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Trade, Transportation, | 40000000 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Wholesale Trade | 41000000 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Retail Trade | 42000000 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Trans,Warehouse, Util | 43000000 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Information | 50000000 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Financial Activities | 55000000 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Professional and Busin | 60000000 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.3 | -0.1 | 0.4 |
| Educational and Health | 65000000 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Leisure and Hospitalit | 70000000 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.4 | -0.2 | 0.3 |
| Other Services | 80000000 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Government | 90000000 | 9.9 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Federal Government | 90910000 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| State Government | 90920000 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| State Govt. Education | 90921611 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Local Government | 90930000 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Local Govt Education | 90931611 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 0.1 | -0.1 |