Delta County, CO

FIPS 08029 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Delta County had an annual average of 8,997 jobs across 1,042 establishments, paying $0.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

8,997

+2.7% YoY

Establishments

1,042

Total Wages

$0.4B

Avg Annual Pay

$47,844

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 Delta County, CO, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 995 15 $1,256 $42.2M
722 NAICS 722 718 67 $413 $15.4M
622 NAICS 622 651 2 $1,500 $50.8M
921 NAICS 921 532 9 $1,152 $26.6M
624 NAICS 624 522 42 $1,040 $19.0M
238 NAICS 238 474 94 $1,161 $28.6M
445 NAICS 445 367 19 $679 $13.0M
621 NAICS 621 227 41 $969 $10.4M
623 NAICS 623 220 7 $759 $8.7M
541 NAICS 541 219 102 $1,111 $12.7M
922 NAICS 922 182 5 $1,420 $11.4M
111 NAICS 111 176 33 $566 $5.2M
441 NAICS 441 156 18 $935 $7.6M
811 NAICS 811 149 30 $933 $7.2M
311 NAICS 311 148 8 $643 $4.9M
444 NAICS 444 141 12 $545 $4.0M
522 NAICS 522 137 21 $1,734 $8.5M
321 NAICS 321 131 5 $1,031 $7.0M
112 NAICS 112 127 17 $857 $5.7M
457 NAICS 457 121 15 $643 $4.0M
332 NAICS 332 120 12 $959 $6.0M
924 NAICS 924 103 7 $1,762 $8.2M
236 NAICS 236 76 31 $846 $3.3M
424 NAICS 424 68 15 $605 $2.2M
721 NAICS 721 66 19 $609 $2.1M
312 NAICS 312 63 10 $515 $1.7M
812 NAICS 812 62 23 $550 $1.7M
531 NAICS 531 61 42 $1,046 $2.5M
491 NAICS 491 61 7 $1,124 $3.6M
484 NAICS 484 57 15 $777 $2.3M
237 NAICS 237 54 12 $1,292 $2.9M
459 NAICS 459 54 22 $462 $1.3M
713 NAICS 713 53 8 $494 $1.3M
221 NAICS 221 50 15 $1,534 $3.8M
449 NAICS 449 42 5 $1,256 $2.7M
813 NAICS 813 36 11 $1,203 $2.2M
327 NAICS 327 29 4 $1,480 $2.3M
519 NAICS 519 28 1 $640 $0.9M
814 NAICS 814 27 16 $417 $0.6M
532 NAICS 532 25 4 $949 $1.2M
513 NAICS 513 25 6 $1,155 $1.5M
456 NAICS 456 25 4 $484 $0.6M
551 NAICS 551 22 7 $1,167 $1.3M
926 NAICS 926 21 5 $1,491 $1.6M
711 NAICS 711 13 8 $774 $0.5M
923 NAICS 923 3 3 $1,143 $0.2M
561 NAICS 561 2 1 $344 $0.0M
999 NAICS 999 2 11 $757 $0.1M
928 NAICS 928 1 1 $2,439 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

165

jobs · $77,946 avg pay

State Government

188

jobs · $68,853 avg pay

Local Government

2,353

jobs · $52,928 avg pay

Private

6,291

jobs · $44,521 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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