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Mar
11
Consumer Price Index, West Region — February 2020
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
24
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Colorado – 2019
In 2019, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6, was 6.3 percent in Colorado.
Feb
13
Consumer Price Index, West Region — January 2020
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.3 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Colorado Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Sept 2019 |
Oct 2019 |
Nov 2019 |
Dec 2019 |
Jan 2020 |
Feb 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(r)3,169.0 | (r)3,175.1 | (r)3,175.5 | (r)3,174.5 | 3,180.8 | (p)3,186.4 |
Employment(1) |
|
(r)3,087.7 | (r)3,094.8 | (r)3,095.3 | (r)3,094.2 | 3,101.4 | (p)3,106.1 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(r)81.3 | (r)80.2 | (r)80.1 | (r)80.3 | 79.4 | (p)80.3 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
(r)2.6 | (r)2.5 | (r)2.5 | (r)2.5 | 2.5 | (p)2.5 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
2,799.5 | 2,799.7 | 2,808.9 | 2,813.5 | 2,813.8 | (p)2,816.9 |
12-month % change |
|
2.3 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.9 | (p)1.8 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
28.5 | 28.2 | 28.1 | 27.9 | 27.7 | (p)27.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.4 | -2.8 | -3.4 | -4.8 | -5.5 | (p)-7.1 |
Construction(3) |
|
180.3 | 178.6 | 179.6 | 181.1 | 182.6 | (p)179.4 |
12-month % change |
|
3.1 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.5 | (p)1.1 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
150.4 | 149.9 | 149.6 | 150.1 | 150.7 | (p)150.9 |
12-month % change |
|
1.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | (p)0.5 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
478.1 | 479.6 | 482.3 | 484.1 | 482.4 | (p)481.5 |
12-month % change |
|
1.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.2 | (p)1.0 |
Information(3) |
|
76.4 | 76.3 | 76.0 | 75.8 | 75.6 | (p)75.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.3 | (p)-0.3 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
174.4 | 174.6 | 175.3 | 173.7 | 173.5 | (p)175.5 |
12-month % change |
|
1.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | (p)1.2 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
444.2 | 444.0 | 446.6 | 447.6 | 449.2 | (p)450.3 |
12-month % change |
|
4.3 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | (p)3.9 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
348.2 | 349.0 | 351.2 | 354.3 | 352.8 | (p)352.4 |
12-month % change |
|
2.0 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.5 | (p)2.2 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
347.2 | 346.9 | 347.0 | 346.4 | 345.8 | (p)346.1 |
12-month % change |
|
2.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | (p)1.0 |
Other Services(3) |
|
113.5 | 114.5 | 114.3 | 113.2 | 113.0 | (p)115.3 |
12-month % change |
|
1.6 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 | (p)2.8 |
Government(3) |
|
458.3 | 458.1 | 458.9 | 459.3 | 460.5 | (p)462.6 |
12-month % change |
|
2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | (p)2.6 |
|
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