Douglas County, CO
FIPS 08035 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Douglas County had an annual average of 147,460 jobs across 16,132 establishments, paying $12.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
147,460
+3.2% YoY
Establishments
16,132
Total Wages
$12.5B
Avg Annual Pay
$84,979
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 | 18,471 | 4,426 | $2,741 | $2,631.7M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 13,645 | 630 | $573 | $406.2M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 12,619 | 356 | $1,093 | $688.0M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 8,614 | 1,066 | $1,576 | $705.5M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 6,778 | 750 | $1,497 | $527.7M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 5,452 | 393 | $3,144 | $891.5M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 5,404 | 836 | $1,241 | $348.8M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 5,120 | 46 | $705 | $187.8M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 4,670 | 820 | $2,430 | $590.1M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 3,908 | 424 | $3,616 | $734.7M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 3,875 | 155 | $569 | $113.8M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 3,687 | 363 | $4,519 | $489.1M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 3,420 | 14 | $2,733 | $259.3M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 3,274 | 17 | $1,474 | $250.9M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 2,990 | 402 | $2,021 | $314.2M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 2,871 | 81 | $3,050 | $455.3M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 2,826 | 37 | $853 | $125.3M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 2,595 | 90 | $748 | $101.0M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 2,549 | 482 | $971 | $100.3M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 2,392 | 236 | $673 | $83.6M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 2,298 | 338 | $2,244 | $268.2M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 2,132 | 172 | $488 | $54.1M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 2,083 | 61 | $1,964 | $212.2M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 2,014 | 863 | $1,658 | $173.7M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 1,940 | 194 | $655 | $66.1M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,856 | 88 | $1,459 | $140.7M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 1,555 | 270 | $1,361 | $110.0M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 1,548 | 50 | $1,020 | $82.1M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 1,387 | 34 | $930 | $67.1M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 1,136 | 350 | $2,711 | $160.1M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 1,001 | 116 | $3,072 | $160.0M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 995 | 45 | $719 | $37.2M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 966 | 91 | $1,099 | $55.2M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 945 | 108 | $816 | $40.1M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 781 | 194 | $3,162 | $128.4M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 723 | 10 | $912 | $34.3M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 642 | 142 | $1,539 | $51.4M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 579 | 21 | $2,424 | $61.3M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 559 | 65 | $636 | $18.5M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 433 | 11 | $2,953 | $37.3M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 409 | 82 | $1,183 | $25.1M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 395 | 39 | $1,648 | $33.8M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 367 | 9 | $5,225 | $25.6M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 349 | 12 | $1,323 | $24.0M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 336 | 25 | $2,748 | $48.0M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 335 | 57 | $1,851 | $32.3M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 334 | 7 | $1,493 | $25.9M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 324 | 46 | $1,027 | $17.3M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 294 | 140 | $2,578 | $39.3M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 242 | 287 | $823 | $10.3M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 234 | 46 | $959 | $11.6M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 212 | 9 | $2,307 | $25.5M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 198 | 8 | $2,514 | $17.6M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 188 | 97 | $1,252 | $12.2M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 176 | 21 | $684 | $6.3M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 142 | 15 | $1,335 | $9.8M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 129 | 8 | $1,317 | $8.9M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 129 | 10 | $1,089 | $7.3M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 124 | 11 | $1,653 | $10.6M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 115 | 13 | $542 | $3.3M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 108 | 12 | $2,570 | $14.4M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 105 | 36 | $3,450 | $18.9M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 104 | 2 | $2,302 | $12.4M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 94 | 33 | $777 | $3.8M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 83 | 15 | $4,632 | $19.9M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 81 | 26 | $1,279 | $5.4M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 80 | 16 | $3,124 | $13.0M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 66 | 12 | $2,620 | $8.9M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 58 | 5 | $2,602 | $5.6M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 45 | 12 | $1,239 | $2.9M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 39 | 38 | $2,129 | $4.3M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 35 | 4 | $1,121 | $2.0M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 31 | 8 | $1,091 | $1.8M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 25 | 62 | $1,549 | $2.0M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 23 | 7 | $2,999 | $2.2M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 16 | 3 | $1,189 | $1.0M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 9 | 10 | $2,776 | $1.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
732
jobs · $106,922 avg pay
State Government
403
jobs · $78,752 avg pay
Local Government
14,305
jobs · $61,626 avg pay
Private
132,020
jobs · $87,406 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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