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News Releases:
Mar
12
Consumer Price Index, West Region — February 2024

Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.4 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Feb
26
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Colorado – 2023

In 2023, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6, was 6.5 percent in Colorado.

Feb
20
Colorado Job Openings and Labor Turnover — December 2023

Colorado had 207,000 job openings in December 2023, compared to 224,000 openings in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Colorado Economy at a Glance:
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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

(r)3,237.2 (r)3,238.0 (r)3,238.8 (r)3,239.3 (r)3,239.8 (p)3,237.2

Employment(1)

(r)3,132.6 (r)3,131.8 (r)3,131.4 (r)3,131.6 (r)3,132.2 (p)3,127.1

Unemployment(1)

(r)104.6 (r)106.2 (r)107.4 (r)107.7 (r)107.6 (p)110.2

Unemployment Rate(2)

(r)3.2 (r)3.3 (r)3.3 (r)3.3 (r)3.3 (p)3.4

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

2,955.5 2,962.6 2,960.3 2,958.1 2,961.4 (p)2,969.4

12-month % change

2.6 2.7 2.4 2.1 2.0 (p)2.0

Mining and Logging(3)

21.9 21.8 21.7 21.9 22.1 (p)22.2

12-month % change

4.8 4.3 3.3 3.3 4.2 (p)4.2

Construction(3)

185.7 184.6 181.5 181.3 182.7 (p)183.2

12-month % change

1.1 -0.2 -1.6 -1.9 -0.9 (p)-0.5

Manufacturing(3)

151.6 151.9 151.3 149.9 149.2 (p)150.9

12-month % change

-1.6 -0.8 -1.0 -1.6 -2.0 (p)-0.6

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

507.7 509.3 507.3 502.9 503.3 (p)501.5

12-month % change

0.9 1.3 0.7 -0.2 -0.3 (p)-0.8

Information(3)

76.8 77.0 77.4 77.1 76.9 (p)77.3

12-month % change

-3.9 -3.5 -2.8 -3.0 -2.7 (p)-2.5

Financial Activities(3)

180.7 179.8 180.1 180.1 181.6 (p)182.0

12-month % change

-1.1 -1.3 -1.2 -1.0 -0.3 (p)1.0

Professional & Business Services(3)

500.6 504.2 502.4 501.6 499.1 (p)503.9

12-month % change

2.8 3.2 2.7 2.3 1.8 (p)2.1

Education & Health Services(3)

371.2 375.2 376.1 376.1 376.7 (p)376.7

12-month % change

4.7 5.6 5.1 4.7 4.6 (p)4.2

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

353.5 353.2 356.7 357.0 357.1 (p)356.5

12-month % change

3.8 3.5 4.1 3.6 3.2 (p)2.8

Other Services(3)

128.4 126.3 125.6 127.8 128.4 (p)128.5

12-month % change

4.6 2.7 1.7 3.0 2.6 (p)2.4

Government(3)

477.4 479.3 480.2 482.4 484.3 (p)486.7

12-month % change

5.9 5.6 5.9 5.9 5.8 (p)5.3

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Boulder Area Economic Summary (PDF)
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Economic Summary Mar 2024
Colorado Springs Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
Economic Summary Mar 2024
Denver Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
Economic Summary Mar 2024
Fort Collins Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
Economic Summary Mar 2024
Mountain-Plains - Consumer Prices Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Mar 2024
Mountain-Plains - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Mar 2024
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mountain Plains Consumer price indexes Table Mar 2024
Mountain-Plains - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Mar 2024
Consumer Expenditures for the U.S., regions, and selected metropolitan areas Consumer spending Table Oct 2023
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Colorado – 2023 Unemployment News Release Feb 2024
Business Employment Dynamics in Colorado – Second Quarter 2023 Employment News Release Feb 2024
Consumer Price Index, West Region — February 2024 Consumer price indexes News Release Mar 2024
County Employment and Wages in Colorado — Fourth Quarter 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2023
Consumer Price Index, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood area – January 2024 Consumer price indexes News Release Feb 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages in Boulder — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Colorado Springs — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Fort Collins — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Grand Junction — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Greeley — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Pueblo — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Union Members in Colorado — 2023 Employment News Release Feb 2024
Mountain Division and State Unemployment – 2012 Unemployment News Release May 2013
Women’s Earnings in Colorado — 2022 Pay News Release Feb 2024
Annual Average Percent Changes U.S., St. Louis, and Denver-Aurora-Lakewood Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2024
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO, Metropolitan Area Data Tables Employment, Pay, Unemployment Table Mar 2024
Mountain-Plains CPI Blue Card (PDF) Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Dec 2017
Greeley Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
Economic Summary Mar 2024
Grand Junction Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
Economic Summary Mar 2024
Pueblo Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
Economic Summary Mar 2024
Consumer Expenditures for the Denver Metropolitan Area — 2021–22 Consumer spending News Release Sep 2023
Colorado Job Openings and Labor Turnover — December 2023 Employment News Release Feb 2024
Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Colorado — 2022 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Jan 2024