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.
| 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
Other CO Counties
The largest counties in CO by total employment.
- Denver County 565,183 jobs
- Arapahoe County 339,996 jobs
- El Paso County 309,484 jobs
- Adams County 249,299 jobs
- Jefferson County 248,082 jobs
- Boulder County 193,920 jobs
- Larimer County 175,264 jobs
- Douglas County 147,460 jobs