According to the Miliken’s New Economy Index, Colorado ranks first in the nation in the percentage of residents who have college and graduate school degrees.

In 2000, Parker conducted a study of area residents to gain insight into the local workforce. Here are some of the results:

• 87% of Parker households have at least one wage earner and 85% have at least one full-time wage earner.

• An estimated 12% of the area’s households have at least one adults who is not currently working and would be willing to work at least part-time if the right job were available in Parker.

• 85% of Parker wage earners are employed in white-collar jobs, including 64% in high level occupations (professional, managerial or technical). While area wage earners work in a wide variety of industries, 31% work in jobs or industries that could be considered "high tech."

• 84% of the area workers have had at least some college. Sixty-one percent are college graduates and 19% have post-graduate degrees.

• 90% of the workforce is under 55 and 61% is under 45.

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