Covered employment (QCEW) in Rio Grande County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Rio Grande County was 4,402 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.8% from 2024. That is the 38th highest of 64 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs4,402

Change on 2024-1.8%

Rank38th of 64Counties in Colorado ranked

Series high4,4842004

Series low3,8812016

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Rio Grande County, 2001 to 2025

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

Period	jobs
2025	4,402
2024	4,482
2023	4,389
2022	4,174
2021	4,111
2020	4,051
2019	4,124
2018	4,082
2017	4,031
2016	3,881
2015	3,890
2014	3,925
2013	4,001
2012	4,106
2011	4,111
2010	4,292
2009	4,280
2008	4,275
2007	4,344
2006	4,360
2005	4,394
2004	4,484
2003	4,459
2002	4,244
2001	4,191

Compared with Colorado and United States

Place	2025
Rio Grande County	4,402
Colorado	2,891,626
United States	155,732,363

Rio Grande County compared with nearby places

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. Rio Grande 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.

Rankings

US states by covered employment (QCEW) 51 places
Counties in Colorado by covered employment (QCEW) 64 places

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), Rio Grande 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), Rio Grande 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/rio-grande-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), Rio Grande 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/rio-grande-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), Rio Grande 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/rio-grande-county-colorado (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/rio-grande-county-colorado. Publisher attribution: 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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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in Rio Grande County?

Covered employment (QCEW) in Rio Grande County was 4,402 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.8% from 2024. That is the 38th 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 Rio Grande County?

4,484 jobs in 2004, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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