Jefferson County, CO
FIPS 08059 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Jefferson County had an annual average of 248,082 jobs across 25,019 establishments, paying $19.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
248,082
+0.3% YoY
Establishments
25,019
Total Wages
$19.5B
Avg Annual Pay
$78,598
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 | 29,845 | 6,444 | $2,466 | $3,616.4M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 22,920 | 1,227 | $599 | $713.6M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 18,667 | 522 | $1,352 | $1,096.8M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 17,007 | 1,707 | $2,348 | $1,317.5M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 12,752 | 1,494 | $1,546 | $1,025.4M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 12,746 | 1,334 | $1,157 | $767.0M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 8,152 | 19 | $2,517 | $596.9M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 6,806 | 85 | $664 | $235.0M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 5,983 | 508 | $880 | $245.9M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 5,563 | 1,071 | $2,712 | $784.3M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 5,243 | 248 | $804 | $219.3M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 5,220 | 133 | $1,336 | $278.2M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 4,808 | 210 | $527 | $120.1M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 4,130 | 15 | $2,011 | $431.9M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 3,978 | 441 | $809 | $167.4M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 3,899 | 19 | $2,315 | $462.9M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 3,505 | 1,224 | $1,514 | $258.5M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 3,496 | 201 | $1,455 | $264.5M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 3,432 | 699 | $905 | $129.5M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 3,303 | 24 | $2,429 | $322.6M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 3,070 | 598 | $1,732 | $276.6M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 3,046 | 434 | $2,638 | $417.9M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 2,938 | 481 | $1,289 | $196.8M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 2,820 | 70 | $1,979 | $290.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 2,710 | 397 | $2,554 | $235.5M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 2,695 | 121 | $825 | $115.6M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 2,610 | 620 | $1,877 | $254.7M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 2,267 | 41 | $2,144 | $252.8M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 2,263 | 79 | $1,882 | $219.9M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 2,014 | 42 | $1,757 | $184.0M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 1,931 | 176 | $973 | $97.8M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,926 | 84 | $1,283 | $128.5M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 1,844 | 316 | $1,377 | $132.0M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,822 | 90 | $747 | $70.8M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 1,821 | 136 | $2,045 | $193.6M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 1,812 | 193 | $558 | $52.6M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 1,775 | 468 | $2,573 | $237.5M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 1,456 | 254 | $2,605 | $197.3M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 1,441 | 131 | $899 | $67.4M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 1,336 | 28 | $2,411 | $165.3M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 1,209 | 16 | $1,628 | $102.4M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 1,201 | 42 | $2,018 | $126.1M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 1,080 | 447 | $3,757 | $211.1M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 1,020 | 55 | $3,016 | $142.6M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,016 | 154 | $724 | $38.3M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 671 | 15 | $1,489 | $52.0M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 635 | 28 | $941 | $31.1M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 611 | 81 | $1,160 | $36.9M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 610 | 10 | $2,040 | $58.8M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 552 | 167 | $1,256 | $31.5M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 535 | 85 | $1,097 | $30.5M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 527 | 155 | $2,596 | $71.1M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 525 | 116 | $1,161 | $31.7M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 516 | 69 | $1,448 | $38.9M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 513 | 60 | $1,820 | $48.5M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 484 | 10 | $2,268 | $57.1M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 470 | 47 | $639 | $15.6M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 396 | 19 | $853 | $17.6M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 386 | 460 | $828 | $16.6M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 378 | 92 | $734 | $14.4M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 355 | 25 | $1,406 | $26.0M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 308 | 16 | $1,223 | $19.6M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 303 | 13 | $1,348 | $21.3M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 179 | 4 | $2,164 | $20.1M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 175 | 47 | $3,165 | $9.0M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 173 | 11 | $841 | $7.6M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 173 | 11 | $1,617 | $14.6M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 168 | 22 | $1,138 | $10.0M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 155 | 19 | $2,022 | $16.3M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 151 | 11 | $3,316 | $26.1M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 128 | 44 | $2,410 | $16.1M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 102 | 13 | $2,272 | $12.0M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 86 | 16 | $4,135 | $18.5M |
| 211 | NAICS 211 | 82 | 19 | $3,868 | $16.5M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 60 | 44 | $1,975 | $6.1M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 56 | 20 | $1,095 | $3.2M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 53 | 5 | $1,479 | $4.1M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 51 | 14 | $2,556 | $6.1M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 46 | 84 | $1,505 | $3.6M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 45 | 7 | $1,291 | $3.0M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 40 | 11 | $773 | $1.6M |
| 316 | NAICS 316 | 16 | 5 | $915 | $0.7M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
7,408
jobs · $117,184 avg pay
State Government
6,143
jobs · $74,761 avg pay
Local Government
22,460
jobs · $61,585 avg pay
Private
212,071
jobs · $79,163 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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