Los Alamos County, NM

FIPS 35028 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Los Alamos County had an annual average of 22,696 jobs across 607 establishments, paying $2.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

22,696

+4.7% YoY

Establishments

607

Total Wages

$2.6B

Avg Annual Pay

$113,948

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 Los Alamos County, NM, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 987 20 $1,048 $48.6M
621 NAICS 621 539 53 $1,271 $34.3M
722 NAICS 722 386 24 $556 $11.2M
922 NAICS 922 263 5 $2,362 $32.2M
445 NAICS 445 260 5 $740 $10.0M
813 NAICS 813 207 22 $492 $5.3M
624 NAICS 624 162 40 $582 $4.9M
541 NAICS 541 133 1 $1,815 $12.5M
926 NAICS 926 132 3 $2,890 $19.7M
236 NAICS 236 124 16 $2,051 $13.2M
221 NAICS 221 100 4 $2,579 $13.5M
712 NAICS 712 90 2 $1,513 $7.1M
713 NAICS 713 86 2 $1,061 $4.8M
921 NAICS 921 80 3 $2,262 $9.4M
519 NAICS 519 63 1 $1,130 $3.7M
811 NAICS 811 57 13 $1,948 $3.2M
518 NAICS 518 55 16 $5,160 $11.3M
721 NAICS 721 52 4 $567 $1.5M
459 NAICS 459 48 17 $590 $1.5M
423 NAICS 423 45 8 $1,279 $3.0M
332 NAICS 332 39 4 $1,236 $2.5M
491 NAICS 491 35 2 $1,350 $2.5M
524 NAICS 524 28 10 $1,568 $2.3M
484 NAICS 484 28 3 $1,304 $1.9M
562 NAICS 562 19 1 $1,480 $1.5M
513 NAICS 513 16 11 $2,481 $2.0M
924 NAICS 924 14 3 $2,209 $1.3M
812 NAICS 812 14 9 $497 $0.4M
814 NAICS 814 9 10 $593 $0.3M
928 NAICS 928 6 1 $3,124 $1.0M
925 NAICS 925 4 1 $595 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

267

jobs · $115,195 avg pay

State Government

165

jobs · $44,504 avg pay

Local Government

1,504

jobs · $80,555 avg pay

Private

20,760

jobs · $116,900 avg pay

NM Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

4.9%

April 2026

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