U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Department of Labor Logo United States Department of Labor
Dot gov

The .gov means it's official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you're on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Mountain-Plains > Table

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO, Metropolitan Area Data Tables

Employees on nonfarm payrolls, Denver metropolitan area, seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)
Area

 Back
Data		 Mar
2023		 Apr
2023		 May
2023		 Jun
2023		 Jul
2023		 Aug
2023		 Sep
2023		 Oct
2023		 Nov
2023		 Dec
2023		 Jan
2024		 Feb
2024		 Mar
2024(p)		 Change from
Feb 2024 to
Mar 2024(p)
Number Percent

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO MSA

 1,623.9 1,629.3 1,631.9 1,635.9 1,636.0 1,637.1 1,637.7 1,628.2 1,626.8 1,626.2 1,624.6 1,626.5 1,627.1 0.6 0.0

Colorado

 2,922.1 2,929.3 2,935.7 2,948.2 2,950.8 2,955.5 2,962.6 2,960.3 2,958.1 2,961.4 2,967.3 2,978.0 2,983.3 5.3 0.2

United States

 155,206 155,484 155,787 156,027 156,211 156,421 156,667 156,832 157,014 157,304 157,560 157,796 158,111 315 0.2

(p) Preliminary

SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics
Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, Denver metropolitan area, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)
Area and Industry

 Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO MSA Colorado U.S.
Back
Data		 Mar
2023		 Feb
2024		 Mar
2024(p)		 Change from
Mar 2023 to
Mar 2024(p)		 Back
Data		 Mar
2024(p)		 Change from
Mar 2023 to
Mar 2024(p)		 Back
Data		 Mar
2024(p)		 Change from
Mar 2023 to
Mar 2024(p)
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

Total Nonfarm

 1,606.7 1,611.2 1,613.1 6.4 0.4 2,968.1 65.6 2.3 157,213 2,960 1.9

Mining, Logging, & Construction(1)

 110.5 106.4 104.9 -5.6 -5.1                

Mining & Logging(2)

             22.3 0.9 4.2 639 11 1.8

Construction(2)

             176.6 -3.2 -1.8 7,972 271 3.5

Manufacturing

 69.5 69.4 69.7 0.2 0.3 150.7 -0.1 -0.1 12,903 14 0.1

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 292.3 288.3 287.1 -5.2 -1.8 499.8 -2.4 -0.5 28,701 148 0.5

Information

 53.5 51.2 50.4 -3.1 -5.8 75.9 -2.7 -3.4 3,004 -32 -1.1

Financial Activities

 117.2 118.4 119.6 2.4 2.0 182.8 3.0 1.7 9,169 75 0.8

Professional & Business Services

 315.0 313.1 313.5 -1.5 -0.5 500.4 12.1 2.5 22,724 172 0.8

Education & Health Services

 201.9 209.9 208.7 6.8 3.4 382.3 18.7 5.1 26,187 1,054 4.2

Leisure & Hospitality

 168.7 164.6 166.6 -2.1 -1.2 353.0 7.5 2.2 16,483 452 2.8

Other Services

 68.3 68.0 69.0 0.7 1.0 129.5 3.6 2.9 5,854 104 1.8

Government

 209.8 221.9 223.6 13.8 6.6 494.8 28.2 6.0 23,577 691 3.0

(1) Data unavailable at the State and U.S. levels.
(2) Data unavailable for the metropolitan area.
(p) Preliminary

SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics
Unemployment, Denver metropolitan area and its component counties, not seasonally adjusted
Area

 Back
Data		 Mar
2023		 Apr
2023		 May
2023		 Jun
2023		 Jul
2023		 Aug
2023		 Sep
2023		 Oct
2023		 Nov
2023		 Dec
2023		 Jan
2024		 Feb
2024		 Mar
2024(p)		 Change from
Mar 2023 to
Mar 2024(p)
Number Percent

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO MSA

 50,177 46,474 50,664 61,358 56,488 59,606 54,615 55,252 56,398 57,375 66,411 72,144 66,772   16,595 33.1

Adams

 9,228 8,303 8,925 10,729 9,799 10,360 9,490 9,572 9,676 10,029 11,881 12,901 12,102   2,874 31.1

Arapahoe

 10,904 9,968 10,887 13,187 12,152 12,840 11,745 11,825 11,927 12,034 13,866 15,136 14,036   3,132 28.7

Broomfield

 1,140 1,089 1,210 1,487 1,384 1,448 1,317 1,364 1,397 1,350 1,543 1,682 1,602   462 40.5

Clear Creek

 161 137 165 186 183 190 161 166 186 173 198 217 201   40 24.8

Denver

 13,478 12,657 13,612 16,242 15,070 16,065 14,607 14,806 15,251 15,955 18,294 19,538 17,820   4,342 32.2

Douglas

 5,406 5,010 5,691 7,022 6,437 6,691 6,233 6,301 6,343 6,187 7,140 7,959 7,534   2,128 39.4

Elbert

 367 335 395 495 457 463 435 429 448 442 512 567 527   160 43.6

Gilpin

 90 89 106 123 113 113 97 103 111 107 135 146 131   41 45.6

Jefferson

 9,107 8,596 9,354 11,513 10,550 11,089 10,225 10,373 10,726 10,774 12,458 13,564 12,440   3,333 36.6

Park

 296 290 319 374 343 347 305 313 333 324 384 434 379   83 28.0

Colorado

 94,125 86,175 95,154 114,860 105,990 110,447 100,970 102,223 104,840 105,305 122,896 134,013 124,020   29,895 31.8

United States (in thousands)

 6,043 5,146 5,700 6,351 6,372 6,623 6,049 6,098 5,827 5,907 6,778 6,970 6,604   561 9.3

(p) Preliminary

NOTE: State, metropolitan area, and county data for both the current and prior year are subject to revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls early in the following calendar year.
SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics and Current Population Survey
Unemployment rate, Denver metropolitan area and its component counties, not seasonally adjusted
Area

 Back
Data		 Mar
2023		 Apr
2023		 May
2023		 Jun
2023		 Jul
2023		 Aug
2023		 Sep
2023		 Oct
2023		 Nov
2023		 Dec
2023		 Jan
2024		 Feb
2024		 Mar
2024(p)		 Change from
Mar 2023 to
Mar 2024(p)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO MSA

 2.9 2.7 2.9 3.5 3.2 3.4 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.9 4.2 3.9   1.0

Adams

 3.3 2.9 3.1 3.7 3.4 3.6 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.6 4.2 4.6 4.3   1.0

Arapahoe

 2.9 2.6 2.9 3.5 3.2 3.4 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.7 4.0 3.7   0.8

Broomfield

 2.7 2.5 2.8 3.4 3.2 3.3 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.6 3.9 3.7   1.0

Clear Creek

 2.6 2.2 2.7 3.0 2.9 3.0 2.6 2.7 3.0 2.8 3.2 3.5 3.3   0.7

Denver

 3.1 2.9 3.1 3.7 3.4 3.6 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.6 4.2 4.5 4.1   1.0

Douglas

 2.6 2.4 2.7 3.3 3.0 3.2 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.4 3.8 3.6   1.0

Elbert

 2.3 2.1 2.4 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.8 2.8 3.3 3.6 3.3   1.0

Gilpin

 2.3 2.3 2.7 3.1 2.8 2.8 2.4 2.6 2.8 2.7 3.5 3.7 3.3   1.0

Jefferson

 2.6 2.5 2.7 3.3 3.0 3.2 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.6 3.9 3.6   1.0

Park

 2.6 2.5 2.7 3.2 2.9 3.0 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.8 3.3 3.7 3.3   0.7

Colorado

 2.9 2.7 3.0 3.5 3.3 3.4 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.8 4.2 3.8   0.9

United States

 3.6 3.1 3.4 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5 4.1 4.2 3.9   0.3

(p) Preliminary

NOTE: State, metropolitan area, and county data for both the current and prior year are subject to revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls early in the following calendar year.
SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics and Current Population Survey
Covered employment and wages(1), Denver-Aurora-Lakewood metropolitan area and its component counties, 3rd quarter 2023(2)
Area

 Establishments Employment Average Weekly Wages(3) Total Wages (in thousands)
Back
Data		 3rd qtr
2023		 12-month
net
change		 Back
Data		 September
2023		 12-month
net
change		 12-month
percent
change		 Back
Data		 3rd qtr
2023		 12-month
percent
change		 Back
Data		 3rd qtr
2023		 12-month
percent
change

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO MSA

 136,326 6,255 1,603,705 27,894 1.8 $1,563 -0.9 $32,745,029 0.9

Adams

 14,658 847 247,365 8,001 3.3 1,329 -2.4 4,283,622 1.1

Arapahoe

 27,727 1,122 339,473 4,974 1.5 1,537 -1.3 6,811,335 -0.2

Broomfield

 3,682 157 43,291 712 1.7 2,018 2.0 1,143,620 3.3

Clear Creek

 430 14 3,171 56 1.8 1,276 15.8 53,672 15.2

Denver

 45,193 1,911 567,063 6,528 1.2 1,741 -0.1 12,871,787 1.3

Douglas

 16,682 908 144,747 4,480 3.2 1,487 -3.4 2,836,925 -0.2

Elbert

 898 63 4,793 393 8.9 1,063 -2.7 66,343 6.2

Gilpin

 235 9 4,285 -24 -0.6 1,359 10.2 77,064 9.3

Jefferson

 26,105 1,186 246,466 2,572 1.1 1,413 -0.4 4,560,574 0.8

Park

 716 38 3,051 202 7.1 974 -2.3 40,088 4.8

Colorado

 261,901 14,668 2,888,723 64,341 2.3 $1,431 -0.5 $53,965,934 1.7

United States

 12,026,378 421,791 153,772,811 2,247,832 1.5 1,334 0.1 2,653,972,298 1.6

(1) Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.
(2) Data are preliminary.
(3) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.

SOURCE: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages