Montezuma County, CO

FIPS 08083 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Montezuma County had an annual average of 9,454 jobs across 1,029 establishments, paying $0.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

9,454

+1.6% YoY

Establishments

1,029

Total Wages

$0.4B

Avg Annual Pay

$46,169

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 Montezuma County, CO, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — 2 — —
611 NAICS 611 815 23 $967 $33.9M
921 NAICS 921 801 6 $1,093 $35.4M
722 NAICS 722 798 62 $464 $19.3M
621 NAICS 621 626 58 $757 $24.6M
713 NAICS 713 402 1 $618 $12.9M
624 NAICS 624 367 129 $1,065 $12.0M
238 NAICS 238 344 74 $893 $16.0M
445 NAICS 445 314 17 $689 $11.3M
541 NAICS 541 260 102 $1,481 $20.0M
441 NAICS 441 253 19 $1,014 $13.3M
721 NAICS 721 218 25 $495 $5.6M
444 NAICS 444 180 10 $700 $6.5M
459 NAICS 459 179 29 $559 $5.2M
423 NAICS 423 177 16 $1,288 $11.9M
457 NAICS 457 166 15 $761 $6.6M
811 NAICS 811 156 31 $776 $6.3M
924 NAICS 924 141 10 $1,648 $10.7M
237 NAICS 237 136 6 $1,540 $9.9M
922 NAICS 922 135 5 $1,606 $9.4M
561 NAICS 561 127 34 $711 $4.5M
522 NAICS 522 126 9 $1,856 $8.5M
221 NAICS 221 120 8 $1,583 $9.8M
813 NAICS 813 112 12 $471 $2.7M
321 NAICS 321 93 5 $726 $3.5M
236 NAICS 236 90 20 $821 $3.8M
712 NAICS 712 88 1 $1,450 $6.6M
923 NAICS 923 85 4 $1,819 $7.9M
484 NAICS 484 84 15 $1,255 $5.5M
111 NAICS 111 73 9 $909 $2.7M
531 NAICS 531 62 31 $974 $2.3M
424 NAICS 424 60 14 $884 $2.7M
312 NAICS 312 52 6 $522 $1.4M
311 NAICS 311 51 8 $864 $2.3M
491 NAICS 491 50 8 $1,093 $2.8M
812 NAICS 812 48 14 $690 $1.7M
551 NAICS 551 45 10 $1,834 $4.3M
532 NAICS 532 44 8 $1,037 $2.3M
213 NAICS 213 42 11 $1,589 $3.5M
562 NAICS 562 38 6 $815 $1.6M
814 NAICS 814 34 30 $1,382 $2.4M
456 NAICS 456 32 4 $667 $1.1M
517 NAICS 517 32 7 $1,329 $2.1M
339 NAICS 339 16 4 $595 $0.5M
519 NAICS 519 15 2 $599 $0.5M
488 NAICS 488 12 4 $1,502 $0.9M
926 NAICS 926 9 3 $1,519 $0.5M
513 NAICS 513 7 3 $1,673 $0.6M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

336

jobs · $80,472 avg pay

State Government

138

jobs · $62,995 avg pay

Local Government

2,229

jobs · $43,492 avg pay

Private

6,751

jobs · $45,006 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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