Garfield County, CO
FIPS 08045 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Garfield County had an annual average of 27,766 jobs across 3,052 establishments, paying $1.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
27,766
+2.9% YoY
Establishments
3,052
Total Wages
$1.8B
Avg Annual Pay
$64,550
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 | 2,876 | 50 | $1,042 | $153.2M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 2,847 | 476 | $1,320 | $195.5M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 2,313 | 164 | $616 | $74.1M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 1,450 | 451 | $2,279 | $128.5M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 1,168 | 8 | $1,263 | $76.7M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 982 | 153 | $1,092 | $55.8M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 918 | 127 | $1,580 | $73.6M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 779 | 53 | $688 | $27.9M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 757 | 12 | $615 | $24.2M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 691 | 41 | $600 | $21.6M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 595 | 1 | $1,598 | $49.5M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 582 | 25 | $1,462 | $44.3M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 580 | 35 | $850 | $25.6M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 517 | 23 | $1,557 | $41.8M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 491 | 29 | $1,935 | $49.4M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 463 | 138 | $1,534 | $37.0M |
| 211 | NAICS 211 | 429 | 8 | $2,285 | $51.0M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 393 | 12 | $2,803 | $36.3M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 386 | 170 | $1,092 | $21.9M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 384 | 82 | $1,191 | $23.8M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 320 | 15 | $2,502 | $30.5M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 316 | 22 | $884 | $14.5M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 312 | 61 | $693 | $11.2M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 310 | 10 | $1,725 | $25.4M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 291 | 27 | $787 | $11.9M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 274 | 38 | $1,332 | $19.0M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 270 | 32 | $1,795 | $25.2M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 262 | 62 | $718 | $9.8M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 235 | 46 | $1,174 | $14.3M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 201 | 19 | $1,555 | $16.2M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 197 | 40 | $1,831 | $18.7M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 196 | 32 | $1,769 | $18.0M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 185 | 2 | $1,081 | $9.8M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 168 | 40 | $1,188 | $10.3M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 140 | 6 | $1,148 | $8.4M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 120 | 14 | $773 | $4.8M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 108 | 11 | $1,367 | $7.7M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 98 | 22 | $508 | $2.6M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 97 | 18 | $819 | $4.1M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 91 | 1 | $813 | $3.8M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 85 | 20 | $1,171 | $5.2M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 83 | 16 | $1,223 | $5.3M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 81 | 10 | $455 | $1.9M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 73 | 6 | $1,656 | $6.3M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 63 | 14 | $1,198 | $3.9M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 54 | 36 | $855 | $2.4M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 52 | 9 | $502 | $1.3M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 50 | 14 | $2,594 | $6.7M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 48 | 9 | $1,123 | $2.8M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 45 | 5 | $624 | $1.5M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 42 | 5 | $1,617 | $3.5M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 38 | 9 | $1,552 | $3.0M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 30 | 6 | $1,419 | $2.2M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 27 | 7 | $1,797 | $2.6M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 26 | 4 | $760 | $1.0M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 20 | 4 | $960 | $1.0M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 20 | 5 | $1,067 | $1.1M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 12 | 4 | $1,395 | $0.8M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 10 | 4 | $1,531 | $0.8M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 8 | 6 | $689 | $0.3M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 8 | 1 | $1,043 | $0.4M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 2 | 7 | $1,470 | $0.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
248
jobs · $90,018 avg pay
State Government
437
jobs · $73,690 avg pay
Local Government
4,838
jobs · $62,018 avg pay
Private
22,243
jobs · $64,636 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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