Bent County, CO

FIPS 08011 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Bent County had an annual average of 1,178 jobs across 98 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

1,178

+1.6% YoY

Establishments

98

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$48,766

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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Bent County, CO, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — 2 — —
926 NAICS 926 — — — —
611 NAICS 611 231 2 $788 $9.5M
921 NAICS 921 116 4 $770 $4.6M
623 NAICS 623 72 1 $819 $3.1M
621 NAICS 621 48 6 $753 $1.8M
111 NAICS 111 29 7 $752 $1.1M
924 NAICS 924 25 4 $967 $1.1M
457 NAICS 457 21 4 $478 $0.5M
541 NAICS 541 12 1 $1,076 $0.7M
624 NAICS 624 11 1 $906 $0.5M
491 NAICS 491 10 3 $1,013 $0.5M
922 NAICS 922 6 2 $2,026 $0.7M
237 NAICS 237 5 1 $1,119 $0.3M
812 NAICS 812 5 2 $658 $0.2M
522 NAICS 522 4 1 $1,556 $0.3M
519 NAICS 519 3 1 $475 $0.1M
923 NAICS 923 2 1 $918 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.

Federal Government

30

jobs · $57,021 avg pay

State Government

27

jobs · $61,717 avg pay

Local Government

463

jobs · $40,848 avg pay

Private

658

jobs · $53,415 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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