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Covered employment (QCEW) in Delta County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Delta County was 8,805 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.1% from 2024. That is the 25th highest of 64 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs8,805
Change on 2024-2.1%
Rank25th of 64Counties in Colorado ranked
Series high9,0442008
Series low7,6252001

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

7,5008,0008,5009,0009,50020012005200920132017202120252001: 7,625 jobs2002: 7,762 jobs2003: 7,698 jobs2004: 7,907 jobs2005: 8,153 jobs2006: 8,570 jobs2007: 8,923 jobs2008: 9,044 jobs2009: 8,626 jobs2010: 8,208 jobs2011: 8,270 jobs2012: 8,468 jobs2013: 8,434 jobs2014: 8,320 jobs2015: 8,226 jobs2016: 8,361 jobs2017: 8,439 jobs2018: 8,530 jobs2019: 8,560 jobs2020: 8,291 jobs2021: 8,288 jobs2022: 8,337 jobs2023: 8,763 jobs2024: 8,997 jobs2025: 8,805 jobs7,5008,0008,5009,0009,5002001201020252001: 7,625 jobs2002: 7,762 jobs2003: 7,698 jobs2004: 7,907 jobs2005: 8,153 jobs2006: 8,570 jobs2007: 8,923 jobs2008: 9,044 jobs2009: 8,626 jobs2010: 8,208 jobs2011: 8,270 jobs2012: 8,468 jobs2013: 8,434 jobs2014: 8,320 jobs2015: 8,226 jobs2016: 8,361 jobs2017: 8,439 jobs2018: 8,530 jobs2019: 8,560 jobs2020: 8,291 jobs2021: 8,288 jobs2022: 8,337 jobs2023: 8,763 jobs2024: 8,997 jobs2025: 8,805 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
20258,805
20248,997
20238,763
20228,337
20218,288
20208,291
20198,560
20188,530
20178,439
20168,361
20158,226
20148,320
20138,434
20128,468
20118,270
20108,208
20098,626
20089,044
20078,923
20068,570
20058,153
20047,907
20037,698
20027,762
20017,625

Compared with Colorado and United States

Place2025
Delta County8,805
Colorado2,891,626
United States155,732,363

Delta 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
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  • 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. Delta 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), Delta 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), Delta 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/delta-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), Delta 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/delta-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), Delta 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/delta-county-colorado (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Delta County was 8,805 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.1% from 2024. That is the 25th 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 Delta County?

9,044 jobs in 2008, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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