Gilpin County, CO

FIPS 08047 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Gilpin County had an annual average of 4,712 jobs across 229 establishments, paying $0.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

4,712

+6.1% YoY

Establishments

229

Total Wages

$0.3B

Avg Annual Pay

$67,928

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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Gilpin County, CO, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — 1 — —
721 NAICS 721 1,857 9 $1,137 $109.8M
921 NAICS 921 330 4 $1,631 $27.0M
611 NAICS 611 83 1 $881 $3.8M
541 NAICS 541 57 50 $2,390 $5.3M
722 NAICS 722 51 5 $476 $1.3M
561 NAICS 561 29 10 $1,178 $1.8M
922 NAICS 922 28 3 $1,993 $2.0M
621 NAICS 621 24 1 $1,397 $1.7M
923 NAICS 923 22 1 $1,093 $1.2M
423 NAICS 423 19 11 $2,384 $2.4M
624 NAICS 624 13 12 $681 $0.4M
459 NAICS 459 12 5 $489 $0.3M
424 NAICS 424 12 4 $959 $0.6M
491 NAICS 491 11 3 $1,226 $0.7M
237 NAICS 237 4 1 $1,645 $0.3M
926 NAICS 926 2 2 $3,042 $0.2M
924 NAICS 924 1 1 $2,177 $0.1M
221 NAICS 221 1 1 $2,735 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.

Federal Government

11

jobs · $65,952 avg pay

State Government

37

jobs · $91,374 avg pay

Local Government

458

jobs · $72,559 avg pay

Private

4,206

jobs · $67,227 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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