The Role of Health Care and Social Assistance in Larimer County's Economy

The robust health care and social assistance industry in Larimer County will expand 3.6 percent in the next four years, creating 2,000 new jobs, according to a report released today by Martin Shields, regional economist based at Colorado State University.

Colorado State's Shields, associate professor of economics, and David Keyser, research economist, co-authored the report on behalf of the university's Office of Economic Development and the Northern Colorado Economic Development Corp.

"Health care has a very important role in the region's economy as the fourth largest employment sector, and by providing workers with wages above the county average," Shields said. "Stable population growth, low poverty rates and relatively high percentages of insured individuals in Larimer County contribute to continued, steady growth of the health care industry, which is expected to grow faster than the overall Larimer County economy."

For the full report click on the pdf in the right column