Adams County, CO
FIPS 08001 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Adams County had an annual average of 249,299 jobs across 14,156 establishments, paying $18.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
249,299
+1.7% YoY
Establishments
14,156
Total Wages
$18.4B
Avg Annual Pay
$73,817
Industry Breakdown (2024 annual averages, by NAICS sector)
Employment, establishments, and pay by 2-digit NAICS industry sector. Each industry name links to its national profile. Sectors with all cells suppressed by BLS won't appear.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 26,671 | 242 | $2,537 | $2,512.8M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 21,477 | 20 | $2,144 | $1,985.8M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 20,073 | 1,548 | $1,549 | $1,617.0M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 14,306 | 805 | $900 | $669.8M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 11,650 | 72 | $1,409 | $853.5M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 10,947 | 778 | $1,868 | $1,063.1M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 9,527 | 2,225 | $2,242 | $1,108.2M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 7,755 | 14 | $3,027 | $606.1M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 7,138 | 336 | $1,628 | $604.2M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 7,125 | 725 | $1,293 | $478.0M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 7,121 | 45 | $984 | $364.4M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 6,181 | 436 | $1,437 | $461.8M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 5,363 | 73 | $650 | $181.2M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 4,650 | 118 | $1,926 | $463.9M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 4,024 | 478 | $1,210 | $253.2M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 3,752 | 191 | $1,349 | $263.2M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 3,601 | 222 | $775 | $145.2M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 3,102 | 295 | $749 | $120.8M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 3,098 | 52 | $1,306 | $157.6M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 3,049 | 57 | $1,122 | $178.0M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 2,878 | 91 | $1,130 | $72.9M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 2,437 | 117 | $1,668 | $211.4M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 2,378 | 211 | $755 | $93.3M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 2,191 | 299 | $777 | $88.5M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 1,955 | 240 | $1,675 | $170.2M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 1,930 | 84 | $893 | $89.6M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 1,922 | 138 | $1,518 | $151.7M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 1,883 | 291 | $1,598 | $156.4M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 1,870 | 171 | $2,655 | $258.1M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,707 | 111 | $1,410 | $125.1M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 1,699 | 579 | $1,229 | $106.3M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 1,431 | 18 | $2,595 | $145.4M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 1,425 | 122 | $591 | $43.8M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,382 | 143 | $882 | $63.4M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 1,274 | 23 | $2,170 | $143.7M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 1,197 | 28 | $1,700 | $74.3M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 1,123 | 79 | $1,066 | $62.3M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 1,099 | 274 | $1,757 | $100.4M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 982 | 40 | $1,432 | $73.1M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 965 | 32 | $2,546 | $116.8M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 947 | 66 | $854 | $42.1M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 934 | 24 | $1,421 | $69.0M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 906 | 107 | $2,330 | $62.6M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 899 | 37 | $1,483 | $69.3M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 895 | 36 | $2,614 | $121.6M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 842 | 42 | $2,060 | $90.2M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 832 | 27 | $1,623 | $70.2M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 801 | 142 | $1,176 | $49.0M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 691 | 11 | $2,747 | $98.7M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 629 | 19 | $544 | $17.8M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 627 | 87 | $2,865 | $93.4M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 610 | 19 | $1,221 | $38.7M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 588 | 22 | $1,321 | $40.4M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 557 | 18 | $1,338 | $38.8M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 548 | 8 | $2,208 | $43.1M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 503 | 32 | $901 | $23.6M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 418 | 16 | $1,581 | $34.3M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 417 | 10 | $3,111 | $66.4M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 365 | 10 | $830 | $15.7M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 333 | 39 | $1,120 | $19.4M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 327 | 16 | $1,018 | $17.3M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 216 | 36 | $1,063 | $11.9M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 214 | 71 | $1,996 | $22.2M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 182 | 55 | $2,680 | $25.4M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 154 | 1 | $997 | $8.0M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 131 | 128 | $638 | $4.3M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 117 | 2 | $1,507 | $9.2M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 103 | 9 | $3,128 | $8.0M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 77 | 12 | $1,155 | $4.6M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 48 | 5 | $1,770 | $4.3M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 38 | 6 | $748 | $1.5M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 29 | 7 | $1,026 | $1.5M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 27 | 66 | $1,525 | $2.1M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 13 | 1 | $2,269 | $1.5M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 9 | 4 | $5,091 | $2.4M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
3,600
jobs · $114,612 avg pay
State Government
25,304
jobs · $112,845 avg pay
Local Government
22,219
jobs · $67,019 avg pay
Private
198,176
jobs · $68,855 avg pay
CO Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.9%
April 2026
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