Arapahoe County, CO
FIPS 08005 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Arapahoe County had an annual average of 339,996 jobs across 26,451 establishments, paying $29.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
339,996
-0.2% YoY
Establishments
26,451
Total Wages
$29.1B
Avg Annual Pay
$85,628
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 39,645 | 5,937 | $2,444 | $5,034.1M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 26,170 | 2,151 | $1,665 | $2,263.4M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 24,663 | 1,358 | $596 | $764.4M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 24,139 | 516 | $1,192 | $1,462.0M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 22,295 | 1,566 | $1,252 | $1,451.4M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 14,933 | 1,486 | $1,522 | $1,181.6M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 11,848 | 585 | $706 | $434.7M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 10,099 | 1,007 | $2,594 | $1,362.2M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 9,588 | 774 | $3,127 | $1,243.5M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 9,009 | 496 | $2,859 | $1,339.2M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 8,610 | 18 | $2,690 | $659.9M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 7,939 | 25 | $2,473 | $611.3M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 7,350 | 569 | $2,275 | $869.4M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 6,812 | 568 | $2,218 | $785.6M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 6,620 | 94 | $679 | $233.6M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 6,586 | 91 | $2,985 | $1,022.3M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 6,298 | 199 | $799 | $184.5M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 5,942 | 287 | $1,060 | $246.5M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 5,880 | 1,428 | $1,687 | $514.3M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 5,782 | 226 | $1,518 | $456.3M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 5,441 | 140 | $1,452 | $285.3M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 4,840 | 701 | $3,067 | $772.0M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 4,034 | 376 | $682 | $143.1M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 4,024 | 435 | $2,120 | $443.6M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 3,780 | 699 | $758 | $149.0M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 3,384 | 513 | $1,309 | $230.4M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 3,159 | 110 | $1,886 | $305.8M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 2,907 | 102 | $895 | $135.3M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 2,819 | 182 | $3,453 | $506.2M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 2,737 | 10 | $1,921 | $221.4M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 2,668 | 256 | $2,682 | $372.1M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 2,613 | 61 | $1,933 | $262.6M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 2,233 | 320 | $1,627 | $188.9M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 2,130 | 16 | $2,620 | $242.4M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 2,060 | 194 | $1,002 | $107.3M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 1,980 | 168 | $796 | $82.0M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 1,621 | 156 | $1,099 | $92.6M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,587 | 85 | $962 | $67.5M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 1,475 | 14 | $2,001 | $153.5M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 1,449 | 9 | $1,995 | $144.7M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 1,372 | 54 | $1,696 | $114.5M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 1,366 | 55 | $847 | $60.1M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 1,362 | 87 | $1,392 | $98.6M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,266 | 154 | $782 | $51.5M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 1,254 | 77 | $1,454 | $94.8M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 1,193 | 112 | $2,615 | $96.7M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 1,144 | 119 | $1,408 | $83.8M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 1,056 | 251 | $1,100 | $60.4M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 947 | 69 | $1,503 | $74.0M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 856 | 16 | $1,256 | $55.9M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 810 | 28 | $1,954 | $82.4M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 798 | 13 | $1,606 | $66.7M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 738 | 42 | $1,979 | $75.9M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 669 | 42 | $1,051 | $36.6M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 655 | 92 | $1,043 | $35.5M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 647 | 164 | $2,108 | $70.9M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 644 | 39 | $2,452 | $82.2M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 533 | 61 | $1,317 | $36.5M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 525 | 463 | $941 | $25.7M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 500 | 26 | $986 | $25.6M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 448 | 15 | $2,317 | $31.2M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 374 | 26 | $1,463 | $28.4M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 334 | 13 | $1,420 | $24.6M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 305 | 19 | $1,344 | $21.3M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 253 | 21 | $2,419 | $27.6M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 251 | 12 | $2,268 | $23.2M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 234 | 41 | $4,985 | $60.7M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 219 | 22 | $1,695 | $19.3M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 206 | 19 | $2,991 | $32.1M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 184 | 11 | $2,544 | $23.9M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 145 | 10 | $1,263 | $9.5M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 120 | 13 | $784 | $4.9M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 68 | 18 | $3,967 | $14.0M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 57 | 112 | $1,379 | $4.1M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 55 | 5 | $1,543 | $4.4M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 39 | 11 | $1,124 | $2.3M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 14 | 1 | $2,449 | $1.8M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
3,335
jobs · $103,971 avg pay
State Government
5,351
jobs · $72,561 avg pay
Local Government
30,404
jobs · $67,613 avg pay
Private
300,906
jobs · $87,478 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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