Jefferson County pioneered the nation’s beverage production industry in 1873 when Coors Brewery was established in the the county. Now known as the Molson Coors Beverage Company, its brewery operations in Jeffco is ranked as the largest single site brewery in the world with over 2,000 employees. Today, Colorado is home to more than 10% of the nation’s craft breweries and ranks #1 for output per capita. Jefferson County has the highest concentration of beverage production employees in metro Denver, accounting for nearly 25% of the region’s total.
COMPANIES IN JEFFCO
47
JOBS IN JEFFCO
2,588
AVERAGE WAGE IN JEFFCO
$105,610
JOBS MULTIPLIER
3.23