El Paso County, CO
FIPS 08041 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, El Paso County had an annual average of 309,484 jobs across 25,331 establishments, paying $20.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
309,484
+0.7% YoY
Establishments
25,331
Total Wages
$20.9B
Avg Annual Pay
$67,491
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 | 33,936 | 5,602 | $2,284 | $4,027.2M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 28,915 | 572 | $1,815 | $1,473.2M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 27,986 | 1,456 | $685 | $763.3M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 25,653 | 2,081 | $1,971 | $1,758.0M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 15,043 | 1,355 | $1,033 | $808.2M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 13,691 | 50 | $1,863 | $1,185.9M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 11,381 | 1,468 | $1,249 | $739.4M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 8,509 | 1,038 | $795 | $351.3M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 7,426 | 100 | $629 | $242.7M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 6,792 | 568 | $1,665 | $587.9M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 6,488 | 22 | $2,184 | $526.2M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 5,974 | 14 | $2,008 | $623.5M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 5,784 | 169 | $784 | $235.8M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 5,408 | 267 | $898 | $209.1M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 5,237 | 231 | $1,357 | $369.7M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 5,028 | 244 | $789 | $116.7M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 4,934 | 471 | $574 | $147.1M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 4,809 | 112 | $906 | $226.5M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 4,580 | 734 | $1,764 | $420.0M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 4,385 | 362 | $1,407 | $320.8M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 4,334 | 406 | $3,035 | $409.5M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 4,329 | 1,594 | $1,145 | $257.4M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 4,264 | 569 | $1,757 | $389.5M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 3,852 | 52 | $1,901 | $380.8M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 3,730 | 590 | $1,205 | $233.6M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 3,699 | 642 | $887 | $138.6M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 2,843 | 114 | $798 | $118.0M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 2,630 | 33 | $2,870 | $309.6M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 2,395 | 289 | $4,238 | $527.9M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 2,277 | 30 | $2,108 | $198.4M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 2,260 | 94 | $1,528 | $179.5M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 2,190 | 107 | $1,473 | $167.8M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 2,154 | 209 | $2,372 | $265.7M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 1,991 | 416 | $2,226 | $230.5M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 1,854 | 252 | $1,448 | $139.6M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,811 | 202 | $651 | $61.3M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 1,778 | 197 | $844 | $78.0M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 1,677 | 182 | $488 | $42.5M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 1,591 | 36 | $857 | $70.9M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 1,345 | 70 | $1,383 | $96.8M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 1,335 | 176 | $1,015 | $70.2M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 1,255 | 24 | $1,306 | $85.2M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 1,245 | 224 | $1,080 | $69.9M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 1,195 | 60 | $1,822 | $113.2M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 985 | 111 | $1,299 | $66.5M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 871 | 193 | $1,244 | $50.1M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 863 | 105 | $1,137 | $51.0M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 701 | 13 | $1,079 | $39.4M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 688 | 25 | $941 | $33.7M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 652 | 26 | $1,851 | $62.8M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 644 | 28 | $1,374 | $46.0M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 610 | 82 | $1,162 | $36.8M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 588 | 18 | $2,008 | $26.5M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 534 | 20 | $1,552 | $43.1M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 531 | 39 | $747 | $20.6M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 528 | 48 | $1,282 | $35.2M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 526 | 43 | $757 | $20.7M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 502 | 102 | $2,519 | $65.7M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 453 | 15 | $1,683 | $20.9M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 424 | 420 | $635 | $14.0M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 405 | 62 | $926 | $12.0M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 375 | 24 | $1,168 | $22.8M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 370 | 11 | $1,964 | $26.5M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 347 | 11 | $2,337 | $34.7M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 338 | 19 | $801 | $14.1M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 328 | 23 | $1,076 | $18.4M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 300 | 36 | $1,013 | $15.8M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 262 | 14 | $1,539 | $21.0M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 196 | 65 | $2,557 | $26.0M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 187 | 9 | $2,087 | $17.9M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 168 | 14 | $1,201 | $10.5M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 134 | 17 | $1,475 | $10.3M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 57 | 12 | $943 | $2.8M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 48 | 122 | $1,297 | $3.3M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 47 | 6 | $709 | $1.7M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 42 | 8 | $1,808 | $4.0M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 42 | 6 | $2,633 | $5.7M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
13,746
jobs · $93,186 avg pay
State Government
12,867
jobs · $79,390 avg pay
Local Government
29,852
jobs · $60,694 avg pay
Private
253,019
jobs · $66,292 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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