The most recent statistics gathered by the US Government shows Colorado to have 180,922 employers offering 2,314,288 jobs. The average weekly wage for these Colorado jobs is $844 per week ($43,888 annually). Overall, the Private sector has more jobs in Colorado than any other with 1,953,543 jobs and 177,653 employers. The average weekly wage for the Private sector is $839 per week ($43,628 annually). The next highest sector is Local Government jobs with 236,038 positions and 1,429 employers. The average weekly wage for Local Government jobs is $750 per week ($39,000 annually). Rounding out the jobs in Colorado is the State Government sector which has 698 firms and agencies that employ 72,104 people in Colorado. The average weekly wage for State Government jobs is $1,021 per week ($53,092 annually) .
A deeper analysis of these statistics reveals the specific industries that offer jobs in Colorado. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs in the
Service-Providing sector make up the majority of Colorado jobs. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs account for
36,535 employers in Colorado which hire 425,871
people. Their average weekly salary is $740 per week ( $38,480 Annually).
Professional and Business Services jobs are created by 40,247 employers in Colorado which employ
355,135 people. The average weekly salary for an employee who works in the Professional and Business Services industry is
$1,065 per week ($55,380 annually).
If you're interested in Colorado jobs in the Goods-Producing industry, you should know that Construction jobs employ
the most people, with 173,080 positions filled by 22,732
employers in Colorado. A person with a career in Construction earns $858 per week in pay, on average or
$44,616 annually.
The Manufacturing industry makes up 147,076 Colorado jobs. The number of businesses and
companies hiring employees in this field include 6,034 firms, paying their employees $1,049
weekly or $54,548 annually.
For those interested in the Service Providing industry, it is made up of 146,118 companies that create 1,590,741 Colorado jobs.
Jobs in the Service Providing sector will earn an employee $810 weekly ($42,120 Annually).
The Goods Producing industry is made up of 31,535 companies that employ 362,802 people in Colorado.
Jobs in Goods Producing industries pay on average $963 per week ($50,076 annually). The highest paying jobs in this sector are
Construction jobs which pay on average $858 per week
($44,616 annually).
Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Q3 2007.
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