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News Releases:
Mar
14
Consumer Price Index, West Region — February 2023

Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.5 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Mar
01
Colorado Job Openings and Labor Turnover — December 2022

Colorado had 219,000 job openings in December 2022, compared to 215,000 openings in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Feb
14
Consumer Price Index, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood area – January 2023

Prices in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.9 percent for the two months ending in January 2023.

Colorado Economy at a Glance:
Colorado
Data Series Back
Data		 Sept
2022		 Oct
2022		 Nov
2022		 Dec
2022		 Jan
2023		 Feb
2023

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)3,193.2 (r)3,195.7 (r)3,197.1 (r)3,198.3 3,206.3 (p)3,217.0

Employment(1)

 (r)3,104.9 (r)3,104.9 (r)3,107.0 (r)3,109.2 3,115.9 (p)3,124.4

Unemployment(1)

 (r)88.3 (r)90.7 (r)90.1 (r)89.1 90.4 (p)92.7

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)2.8 (r)2.8 (r)2.8 (r)2.8 2.8 (p)2.9

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 2,870.1 2,877.0 2,876.7 2,882.2 2,881.5 (p)2,887.7

12-month % change

 3.2 2.8 2.4 2.2 2.0 (p)1.6

Mining and Logging(3)

 20.7 21.1 21.3 21.6 21.6 (p)21.8

12-month % change

 5.1 7.1 7.0 6.9 5.9 (p)7.4

Construction(3)

 184.7 185.9 182.6 182.0 179.8 (p)180.1

12-month % change

 3.8 4.0 1.7 1.0 -0.2 (p)-0.8

Manufacturing(3)

 153.7 153.2 153.6 154.6 154.1 (p)154.5

12-month % change

 2.4 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.2 (p)1.4

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 501.4 502.4 501.0 501.1 499.4 (p)499.7

12-month % change

 2.6 2.2 1.7 1.4 0.9 (p)-0.4

Information(3)

 78.4 77.2 78.3 77.7 77.6 (p)77.5

12-month % change

 1.4 -0.3 0.6 -0.4 -0.9 (p)-1.0

Financial Activities(3)

 178.7 178.5 179.8 179.6 177.5 (p)177.7

12-month % change

 -0.2 -1.0 -0.5 -1.0 -1.9 (p)-2.0

Professional & Business Services(3)

 488.6 490.0 487.7 489.8 491.7 (p)492.6

12-month % change

 6.0 5.6 4.5 4.3 4.0 (p)3.6

Education & Health Services(3)

 352.6 352.5 355.4 352.8 354.6 (p)354.4

12-month % change

 1.4 1.1 1.8 1.1 1.6 (p)1.4

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 340.1 344.9 345.1 350.2 350.0 (p)351.5

12-month % change

 6.1 6.3 5.6 6.7 6.3 (p)5.8

Other Services(3)

 123.3 123.0 122.4 123.6 123.2 (p)124.1

12-month % change

 3.7 2.6 1.5 1.8 1.0 (p)1.6

Government(3)

 447.9 448.3 449.5 449.2 452.0 (p)453.8

12-month % change

 1.5 1.2 1.2 0.8 1.4 (p)1.8

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
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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 — 2022 Employment News Release Jan 2023
Mountain Division and State Unemployment – 2012 Unemployment News Release May 2013
Women’s Earnings in Colorado – 2020 Pay News Release Oct 2021
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Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Mar 2023
Grand Junction Area Economic Summary (PDF)
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Pueblo Area Economic Summary (PDF)
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Consumer Expenditures for the Denver Metropolitan Area — 2020-21 Consumer spending News Release Oct 2022
Colorado Job Openings and Labor Turnover — December 2022 Employment News Release Mar 2023