Pitkin County, CO

FIPS 08097 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Pitkin County had an annual average of 18,030 jobs across 2,083 establishments, paying $1.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

18,030

+1.9% YoY

Establishments

2,083

Total Wages

$1.4B

Avg Annual Pay

$78,149

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 Pitkin County, CO, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 2,598 122 $962 $129.9M
713 NAICS 713 2,418 41 $1,328 $167.0M
721 NAICS 721 2,106 44 $1,238 $135.6M
921 NAICS 921 1,452 5 $1,611 $121.6M
531 NAICS 531 1,145 304 $1,774 $105.6M
561 NAICS 561 1,025 111 $1,149 $61.2M
541 NAICS 541 889 339 $2,714 $125.4M
611 NAICS 611 686 23 $1,506 $48.3M
622 NAICS 622 544 1 $1,973 $55.8M
458 NAICS 458 502 90 $1,645 $43.0M
238 NAICS 238 399 66 $1,526 $31.7M
459 NAICS 459 365 90 $1,031 $19.6M
813 NAICS 813 341 33 $1,201 $21.3M
445 NAICS 445 275 17 $1,017 $14.5M
814 NAICS 814 271 152 $1,642 $23.2M
624 NAICS 624 205 29 $873 $9.3M
621 NAICS 621 201 70 $2,058 $21.5M
812 NAICS 812 175 61 $1,029 $9.3M
922 NAICS 922 131 4 $1,930 $12.4M
532 NAICS 532 130 16 $876 $5.9M
522 NAICS 522 115 19 $2,563 $15.3M
523 NAICS 523 114 68 $9,344 $55.3M
444 NAICS 444 104 7 $1,666 $9.0M
424 NAICS 424 104 16 $1,553 $8.4M
551 NAICS 551 87 54 $6,990 $31.5M
811 NAICS 811 84 18 $1,306 $5.7M
485 NAICS 485 67 14 $909 $3.1M
513 NAICS 513 64 19 $1,799 $6.0M
456 NAICS 456 63 9 $1,437 $4.7M
457 NAICS 457 53 5 $865 $2.4M
221 NAICS 221 50 3 $1,727 $4.5M
449 NAICS 449 46 9 $1,536 $3.6M
112 NAICS 112 27 7 $1,126 $1.6M
926 NAICS 926 20 2 $2,285 $2.3M
491 NAICS 491 20 5 $1,723 $1.8M
516 NAICS 516 18 4 $1,827 $1.7M
423 NAICS 423 15 14 $4,248 $3.4M
512 NAICS 512 13 11 $3,826 $2.7M
562 NAICS 562 8 3 $1,360 $0.6M
924 NAICS 924 5 1 $1,190 $0.3M
999 NAICS 999 3 9 $1,450 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

64

jobs · $99,904 avg pay

State Government

8

jobs · $77,536 avg pay

Local Government

2,561

jobs · $85,363 avg pay

Private

15,397

jobs · $76,861 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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