Denver County, CO
FIPS 08031 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Denver County had an annual average of 565,183 jobs across 43,024 establishments, paying $57.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
565,183
-0.6% YoY
Establishments
43,024
Total Wages
$57.6B
Avg Annual Pay
$101,834
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 | 78,763 | 12,202 | $2,883 | $11,794.8M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 44,373 | 2,237 | $768 | $1,771.4M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 35,122 | 2,152 | $2,445 | $2,487.8M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 33,972 | 858 | $1,390 | $2,249.1M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 24,071 | 2,504 | $1,665 | $2,083.2M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 21,964 | 35 | $2,331 | $1,869.2M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 21,348 | 44 | $2,682 | $2,977.7M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 18,657 | 32 | $2,233 | $1,653.2M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 17,519 | 1,717 | $2,392 | $2,179.4M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 15,059 | 889 | $3,906 | $3,058.2M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 14,426 | 1,265 | $1,583 | $1,187.8M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 14,243 | 727 | $1,181 | $696.2M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 12,856 | 2,499 | $2,140 | $1,416.7M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 12,480 | 781 | $2,494 | $1,617.9M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 10,237 | 997 | $2,135 | $1,136.3M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 9,263 | 654 | $3,033 | $1,363.0M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 8,467 | 1,182 | $5,058 | $2,177.5M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 8,357 | 182 | $981 | $426.5M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 8,266 | 1,124 | $1,375 | $388.0M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 7,369 | 415 | $819 | $313.9M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 6,823 | 586 | $3,596 | $1,275.9M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 6,316 | 951 | $1,760 | $577.3M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 6,137 | 203 | $2,153 | $316.2M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 5,856 | 616 | $841 | $256.2M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 5,794 | 571 | $2,228 | $671.3M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 5,708 | 124 | $1,040 | $308.8M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 5,616 | 397 | $3,955 | $1,154.9M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 5,407 | 16 | $2,153 | $552.1M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 5,085 | 146 | $1,547 | $409.0M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 4,690 | 273 | $939 | $149.2M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 4,559 | 385 | $2,782 | $659.6M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 4,310 | 89 | $835 | $187.1M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 4,294 | 23 | $2,287 | $362.4M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 3,861 | 43 | $3,038 | $511.6M |
| 211 | NAICS 211 | 3,734 | 120 | $5,537 | $1,075.2M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 3,524 | 25 | $1,535 | $281.3M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 3,501 | 358 | $851 | $154.9M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 3,314 | 179 | $1,280 | $220.6M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 3,059 | 425 | $1,362 | $216.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 2,917 | 190 | $1,424 | $216.0M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 2,776 | 113 | $2,123 | $285.1M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 2,733 | 35 | $2,385 | $144.8M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 2,669 | 72 | $1,986 | $253.1M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 2,652 | 237 | $1,378 | $190.1M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 2,649 | 63 | $1,354 | $186.6M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 2,551 | 164 | $4,876 | $646.8M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 2,542 | 290 | $1,356 | $179.3M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 2,258 | 217 | $1,158 | $136.0M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 2,165 | 125 | $1,025 | $115.3M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 2,121 | 76 | $1,217 | $134.2M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 2,073 | 70 | $966 | $104.2M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 2,019 | 109 | $3,367 | $353.5M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 1,718 | 34 | $2,925 | $212.5M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,658 | 88 | $1,369 | $118.1M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 1,357 | 62 | $942 | $66.5M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 1,310 | 72 | $1,391 | $94.8M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 1,268 | 85 | $1,314 | $86.6M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 1,215 | 12 | $2,525 | $139.7M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 1,152 | 1,413 | $988 | $59.2M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,145 | 168 | $720 | $42.8M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 1,125 | 26 | $2,713 | $158.7M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 1,086 | 71 | $1,743 | $83.5M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 999 | 40 | $1,545 | $80.3M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 989 | 51 | $1,264 | $65.0M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 960 | 208 | $2,804 | $140.0M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 860 | 186 | $1,303 | $58.3M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 806 | 86 | $1,441 | $60.4M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 718 | 28 | $1,596 | $59.6M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 626 | 4 | $2,553 | $78.0M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 591 | 16 | $1,403 | $43.1M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 560 | 18 | $1,727 | $50.2M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 529 | 39 | $3,319 | $91.2M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 413 | 18 | $1,400 | $30.1M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 405 | 4 | $2,090 | $44.0M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 279 | 8 | $1,487 | $21.6M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 220 | 21 | $1,493 | $17.1M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 174 | 22 | $1,379 | $12.5M |
| 486 | NAICS 486 | 142 | 8 | $4,417 | $32.6M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 113 | 16 | $903 | $5.3M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 103 | 203 | $1,723 | $9.2M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 87 | 19 | $1,345 | $6.1M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 81 | 22 | $2,967 | $12.5M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 48 | 8 | $1,183 | $3.0M |
| 927 | NAICS 927 | 11 | 2 | $3,296 | $1.8M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
13,682
jobs · $110,138 avg pay
State Government
15,963
jobs · $79,470 avg pay
Local Government
44,673
jobs · $80,383 avg pay
Private
490,865
jobs · $104,282 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.
- 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
- Weld County 118,827 jobs