Lincoln County, CO

FIPS 08073 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Lincoln County had an annual average of 2,212 jobs across 175 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

2,212

-0.7% YoY

Establishments

175

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$52,386

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 Lincoln County, CO, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — 2 — —
922 NAICS 922 359 4 $1,563 $28.9M
622 NAICS 622 185 1 $1,295 $12.5M
921 NAICS 921 184 5 $832 $7.9M
722 NAICS 722 182 10 $462 $4.4M
611 NAICS 611 170 4 $710 $6.2M
457 NAICS 457 160 9 $628 $5.2M
923 NAICS 923 102 3 $1,018 $4.2M
221 NAICS 221 62 4 $2,237 $7.3M
445 NAICS 445 48 4 $502 $1.3M
621 NAICS 621 41 5 $1,567 $3.3M
237 NAICS 237 36 1 $1,292 $2.4M
522 NAICS 522 35 3 $1,139 $2.1M
541 NAICS 541 29 13 $704 $1.1M
444 NAICS 444 24 4 $542 $0.7M
491 NAICS 491 13 5 $990 $0.7M
531 NAICS 531 12 7 $591 $0.3M
924 NAICS 924 4 1 $1,280 $0.2M
926 NAICS 926 3 3 $1,719 $0.2M
812 NAICS 812 1 1 $101 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

19

jobs · $58,260 avg pay

State Government

408

jobs · $78,185 avg pay

Local Government

636

jobs · $47,786 avg pay

Private

1,149

jobs · $45,681 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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