Boulder County, CO
FIPS 08013 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Boulder County had an annual average of 193,920 jobs across 18,751 establishments, paying $18.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
193,920
-0.7% YoY
Establishments
18,751
Total Wages
$18.7B
Avg Annual Pay
$96,397
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 | 34,849 | 5,753 | $3,072 | $5,559.3M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 23,962 | 513 | $1,693 | $1,714.2M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 15,154 | 828 | $594 | $468.4M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 10,950 | 1,437 | $1,810 | $925.1M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 8,253 | 113 | $2,379 | $1,020.8M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 6,340 | 14 | $2,718 | $456.6M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 5,410 | 16 | $1,454 | $409.1M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 5,315 | 323 | $4,796 | $1,325.4M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 5,217 | 813 | $1,151 | $312.3M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 4,531 | 618 | $2,968 | $699.4M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 4,051 | 153 | $788 | $166.1M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 3,909 | 392 | $779 | $158.3M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 3,451 | 495 | $1,360 | $244.1M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 3,429 | 47 | $887 | $158.1M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 3,179 | 355 | $732 | $121.0M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 2,820 | 45 | $653 | $95.7M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 2,808 | 363 | $2,728 | $398.2M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 2,593 | 92 | $1,206 | $162.6M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 2,581 | 158 | $585 | $78.5M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 2,559 | 66 | $2,028 | $269.9M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 2,260 | 855 | $1,511 | $173.9M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 2,226 | 441 | $760 | $87.9M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,884 | 92 | $1,462 | $143.2M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 1,852 | 393 | $3,184 | $306.6M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 1,825 | 180 | $3,945 | $374.5M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 1,818 | 358 | $1,586 | $150.0M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 1,675 | 310 | $1,740 | $151.6M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 1,595 | 240 | $2,161 | $179.2M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 1,584 | 454 | $4,487 | $369.6M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,540 | 69 | $763 | $61.1M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 1,486 | 61 | $814 | $62.9M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 1,456 | 238 | $1,212 | $91.8M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 1,445 | 40 | $1,802 | $135.4M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 1,159 | 12 | $3,060 | $183.6M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 1,100 | 62 | $1,839 | $105.2M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 1,015 | 134 | $693 | $36.6M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 1,005 | 112 | $1,026 | $53.6M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 850 | 43 | $966 | $42.7M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 795 | 102 | $913 | $37.7M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 772 | 237 | $1,857 | $74.6M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 740 | 238 | $1,250 | $48.1M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 717 | 58 | $1,538 | $57.3M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 695 | 14 | $2,624 | $94.9M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 677 | 14 | $992 | $34.9M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 617 | 32 | $1,181 | $37.9M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 577 | 17 | $2,719 | $57.0M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 552 | 38 | $2,281 | $65.5M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 549 | 36 | $3,616 | $93.5M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 543 | 15 | $2,261 | $63.8M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 437 | 15 | $1,553 | $35.3M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 426 | 10 | $1,607 | $28.8M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 386 | 66 | $732 | $14.7M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 385 | 417 | $918 | $18.4M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 376 | 30 | $1,753 | $34.0M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 368 | 19 | $1,288 | $24.6M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 349 | 12 | $1,482 | $26.9M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 329 | 42 | $800 | $13.7M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 322 | 9 | $1,759 | $20.9M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 319 | 44 | $2,237 | $37.1M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 314 | 94 | $1,650 | $26.9M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 304 | 94 | $2,536 | $40.1M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 302 | 38 | $1,264 | $19.8M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 298 | 48 | $1,113 | $17.2M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 289 | 17 | $1,662 | $25.0M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 270 | 23 | $1,729 | $24.3M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 261 | 18 | $4,107 | $27.6M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 242 | 8 | $1,043 | $13.1M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 238 | 15 | $1,606 | $19.8M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 188 | 34 | $1,419 | $13.9M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 178 | 5 | $1,193 | $11.0M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 159 | 12 | $2,191 | $15.1M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 137 | 16 | $2,830 | $20.2M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 110 | 8 | $2,220 | $4.8M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 108 | 8 | $1,087 | $6.1M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 71 | 6 | $1,658 | $6.1M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 68 | 3 | $1,910 | $6.8M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 42 | 90 | $1,686 | $3.7M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 36 | 5 | $797 | $1.5M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 21 | 14 | $3,484 | $3.9M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 11 | 5 | $3,791 | $2.1M |
| 211 | NAICS 211 | 9 | 4 | $1,153 | $0.5M |
| 927 | NAICS 927 | 9 | 1 | $3,475 | $1.6M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
2,171
jobs · $136,361 avg pay
State Government
11,562
jobs · $87,961 avg pay
Local Government
17,268
jobs · $66,265 avg pay
Private
162,919
jobs · $99,657 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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