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Covered employment (QCEW) in Garfield County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Garfield County was 27,898 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.5% from 2024. That is the 14th highest of 64 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs27,898
Change on 2024+0.5%
Rank14th of 64Counties in Colorado ranked
Series high28,6602008
Series low19,8182002

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

18K20K22K24K26K28K30K20012005200920132017202120252001: 19,865 jobs2002: 19,818 jobs2003: 20,055 jobs2004: 20,803 jobs2005: 22,961 jobs2006: 25,473 jobs2007: 27,210 jobs2008: 28,660 jobs2009: 25,092 jobs2010: 23,095 jobs2011: 23,761 jobs2012: 24,184 jobs2013: 24,493 jobs2014: 25,024 jobs2015: 25,626 jobs2016: 25,585 jobs2017: 25,771 jobs2018: 26,260 jobs2019: 26,321 jobs2020: 24,707 jobs2021: 25,445 jobs2022: 26,020 jobs2023: 26,980 jobs2024: 27,766 jobs2025: 27,898 jobs17.5K20K22.5K25K27.5K30K2001201020252001: 19,865 jobs2002: 19,818 jobs2003: 20,055 jobs2004: 20,803 jobs2005: 22,961 jobs2006: 25,473 jobs2007: 27,210 jobs2008: 28,660 jobs2009: 25,092 jobs2010: 23,095 jobs2011: 23,761 jobs2012: 24,184 jobs2013: 24,493 jobs2014: 25,024 jobs2015: 25,626 jobs2016: 25,585 jobs2017: 25,771 jobs2018: 26,260 jobs2019: 26,321 jobs2020: 24,707 jobs2021: 25,445 jobs2022: 26,020 jobs2023: 26,980 jobs2024: 27,766 jobs2025: 27,898 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
202527,898
202427,766
202326,980
202226,020
202125,445
202024,707
201926,321
201826,260
201725,771
201625,585
201525,626
201425,024
201324,493
201224,184
201123,761
201023,095
200925,092
200828,660
200727,210
200625,473
200522,961
200420,803
200320,055
200219,818
200119,865

Compared with Colorado and United States

Place2025
Garfield County27,898
Colorado2,891,626
United States155,732,363

Garfield 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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  • 51K and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Garfield 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), Garfield 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), Garfield 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/garfield-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), Garfield 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/garfield-county-colorado.

Harvard

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), Garfield 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/garfield-county-colorado (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Garfield County was 27,898 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.5% from 2024. That is the 14th 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 Garfield County?

28,660 jobs in 2008, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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