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Covered employment (QCEW) in Chaffee County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Chaffee County was 9,343 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.2% from 2024. That is the 23rd highest of 64 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs9,343
Change on 2024+1.2%
Rank23rd of 64Counties in Colorado ranked
Series high9,3432025
Series low6,3282003

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Chaffee County, 2001 to 2025

6,0007,0008,0009,00010K20012005200920132017202120252001: 6,402 jobs2002: 6,348 jobs2003: 6,328 jobs2004: 6,425 jobs2005: 6,450 jobs2006: 6,561 jobs2007: 6,646 jobs2008: 6,737 jobs2009: 6,540 jobs2010: 6,419 jobs2011: 6,518 jobs2012: 6,657 jobs2013: 6,798 jobs2014: 6,998 jobs2015: 7,256 jobs2016: 7,541 jobs2017: 7,860 jobs2018: 8,088 jobs2019: 8,252 jobs2020: 7,812 jobs2021: 8,392 jobs2022: 8,681 jobs2023: 9,200 jobs2024: 9,229 jobs2025: 9,343 jobs6,0007,0008,0009,00010K2001201020252001: 6,402 jobs2002: 6,348 jobs2003: 6,328 jobs2004: 6,425 jobs2005: 6,450 jobs2006: 6,561 jobs2007: 6,646 jobs2008: 6,737 jobs2009: 6,540 jobs2010: 6,419 jobs2011: 6,518 jobs2012: 6,657 jobs2013: 6,798 jobs2014: 6,998 jobs2015: 7,256 jobs2016: 7,541 jobs2017: 7,860 jobs2018: 8,088 jobs2019: 8,252 jobs2020: 7,812 jobs2021: 8,392 jobs2022: 8,681 jobs2023: 9,200 jobs2024: 9,229 jobs2025: 9,343 jobs
jobs. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-08-21.
All 25 values
Periodjobs
20259,343
20249,229
20239,200
20228,681
20218,392
20207,812
20198,252
20188,088
20177,860
20167,541
20157,256
20146,998
20136,798
20126,657
20116,518
20106,419
20096,540
20086,737
20076,646
20066,561
20056,450
20046,425
20036,328
20026,348
20016,402

Compared with Colorado and United States

Place2025
Chaffee County9,343
Colorado2,891,626
United States155,732,363

Chaffee County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 249,734 jobsAlamosa County: 8,181 jobsArapahoe County: 340,945 jobsArchuleta County: 4,904 jobsBaca County: 1,164 jobsBent County: 1,172 jobsBoulder County: 191,487 jobsBroomfield County: 40,750 jobsChaffee County: 9,343 jobsCheyenne County: 718 jobsClear Creek County: 3,430 jobsConejos County: 1,647 jobsCostilla County: 924 jobsCrowley County: 1,122 jobsCuster County: 1,029 jobsDelta County: 8,805 jobsDenver County: 560,990 jobsDolores County: 526 jobsDouglas County: 149,592 jobsEagle County: 35,602 jobsElbert County: 5,138 jobsEl Paso County: 307,977 jobsFremont County: 14,577 jobsGarfield County: 27,898 jobsGilpin County: 4,789 jobsGrand County: 8,194 jobsGunnison County: 9,439 jobsHinsdale County: 302 jobsHuerfano County: 1,850 jobsJackson County: 557 jobsJefferson County: 247,248 jobsKiowa County: 490 jobsKit Carson County: 3,051 jobsLake County: 2,963 jobsLa Plata County: 27,353 jobsLarimer County: 171,281 jobsLas Animas County: 4,634 jobsLincoln County: 2,190 jobsLogan County: 7,773 jobsMesa County: 66,902 jobsMineral County: 607 jobsMoffat County: 4,558 jobsMontezuma County: 9,321 jobsMontrose County: 17,492 jobsMorgan County: 13,229 jobsOtero County: 6,030 jobsOuray County: 2,194 jobsPark County: 3,117 jobsPhillips County: 1,795 jobsPitkin County: 17,751 jobsProwers County: 4,692 jobsPueblo County: 61,592 jobsRio Blanco County: 2,861 jobsRio Grande County: 4,402 jobsRoutt County: 16,323 jobsSaguache County: 1,670 jobsSan Juan County: 450 jobsSan Miguel County: 6,079 jobsSedgwick County: 704 jobsSummit County: 22,480 jobsTeller County: 8,106 jobsWashington County: 1,213 jobsWeld County: 123,486 jobsYuma County: 4,047 jobs
  • Under 1,000
  • 1,000 to 3,000
  • 3,000 to 5,000
  • 5,000 to 9,000
  • 9,000 to 51K
  • 51K and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Chaffee County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Average number of jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Counted where the job is located, from the reports employers file each quarter; monthly employment counts the jobs in the pay period that includes the 12th.

Counts jobs, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. Covers about 95 percent of US wage and salary jobs. Excludes the self-employed, most agricultural workers on small farms, the armed forces, elected officials in most states, most railroad employees, some domestic workers and most student workers at schools. A count of employer reports, not a survey estimate like oews_employment.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Covered employment (QCEW), Chaffee County, 2001 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (QCEW), Chaffee County, 2001 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/chaffee-county-colorado. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Covered employment (QCEW), Chaffee County, 2001 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/chaffee-county-colorado.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (QCEW), Chaffee County, 2001 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/chaffee-county-colorado (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in Chaffee County?

Covered employment (QCEW) in Chaffee County was 9,343 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.2% from 2024. That is the 23rd highest of 64 counties in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest covered employment (QCEW) in Chaffee County?

9,343 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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