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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, Colo. Metropolitan Area Data Tables

Employees on nonfarm payrolls, Denver metropolitan area, seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)
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Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, Colo. MSA

 1,491.5 1,498.3 1,505.8 1,511.2 1,517.2 1,522.7 1,527.2 1,532.6 1,542.7 1,549.1 1,553.8 1,564.2 1,569.7 5.5 0.4

Colorado

 2,703.3 2,719.6 2,730.8 2,745.7 2,762.6 2,766.7 2,769.8 2,784.6 2,798.5 2,806.8 2,812.8 2,828.7 2,834.5 5.8 0.2

United States

 144,431 144,694 145,141 145,698 146,387 146,904 147,328 148,005 148,652 149,240 149,744 150,494 150,925 431 0.3

(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, Colo. MSA Colorado U.S.
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Total Nonfarm

 1,476.4 1,547.9 1,553.7 77.3 5.2 2,826.8 141.8 5.3 149,938 6,630 4.6

Mining, Logging, & Construction(1)

 106.1 108.7 108.2 2.1 2.0                

Mining & Logging(2)

             19.7 0.2 1.0 596 49 9.0

Construction(2)

             177.2 5.3 3.1 7,392 230 3.2

Manufacturing

 69.3 71.7 72.1 2.8 4.0 153.4 6.1 4.1 12,626 401 3.3

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 279.9 290.6 289.7 9.8 3.5 497.9 17.6 3.7 28,372 1,168 4.3

Information

 51.7 53.1 53.0 1.3 2.5 77.5 2.5 3.3 2,918 159 5.8

Financial Activities

 114.4 116.3 116.6 2.2 1.9 178.9 2.1 1.2 8,863 177 2.0

Professional & Business Services

 278.7 298.5 300.1 21.4 7.7 468.9 32.0 7.3 21,923 1,156 5.6

Education & Health Services

 191.2 193.5 193.2 2.0 1.0 350.3 2.5 0.7 24,263 620 2.6

Leisure & Hospitality

 129.6 156.5 159.4 29.8 23.0 337.5 57.3 20.4 14,953 2,077 16.1

Other Services

 56.8 60.0 60.6 3.8 6.7 117.8 6.6 5.9 5,603 307 5.8

Government

 198.7 199.0 200.8 2.1 1.1 447.7 9.6 2.2 22,429 286 1.3

(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
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Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, Colo. MSA

 104,859 104,415 97,493 106,442 96,612 90,279 80,152 77,710 68,095 62,431 68,098 69,633 61,300   -43,559 -41.5

Adams

 19,435 19,399 18,215 19,716 18,147 16,814 15,171 14,756 12,893 11,992 13,210 13,326 11,996   -7,439 -38.3

Arapahoe

 23,835 23,945 22,560 24,512 22,548 20,984 18,974 18,150 15,760 14,447 15,644 15,898 14,031   -9,804 -41.1

Broomfield

 2,172 2,086 1,951 2,198 1,914 1,814 1,524 1,493 1,332 1,194 1,322 1,383 1,174   -998 -45.9

Clear Creek

 366 366 340 391 357 338 303 286 247 222 250 248 214   -152 -41.5

Denver

 28,703 28,795 26,911 28,821 26,446 24,693 22,094 21,503 18,653 17,199 18,568 18,903 16,737   -11,966 -41.7

Douglas

 9,470 9,310 8,530 9,876 8,562 8,103 6,802 6,697 6,004 5,378 5,952 6,278 5,365   -4,105 -43.3

Elbert

 668 654 606 734 610 598 485 489 444 395 443 473 404   -264 -39.5

Gilpin

 276 282 258 274 245 216 195 186 167 151 159 163 144   -132 -47.8

Jefferson

 19,389 19,061 17,631 19,373 17,300 16,259 14,221 13,774 12,254 11,142 12,205 12,587 10,927   -8,462 -43.6

Park

 545 517 491 547 483 460 383 376 341 311 345 374 308   -237 -43.5

Colorado

 194,294 191,157 178,715 196,553 176,942 165,350 145,004 141,397 125,142 114,622 126,108 129,755 113,740   -80,554 -41.5

United States (in thousands)

 9,905 9,220 8,829 9,883 9,221 8,556 7,366 6,896 6,302 5,964 7,207 6,782 6,168   -3,737 -37.7

(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
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Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, Colo. MSA

 6.3 6.2 5.8 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.6 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.6   -2.7

Adams

 7.1 7.1 6.6 7.1 6.5 6.1 5.5 5.3 4.6 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3   -2.8

Arapahoe

 6.6 6.6 6.2 6.6 6.1 5.7 5.1 4.9 4.2 3.9 4.2 4.2 3.7   -2.9

Broomfield

 5.3 5.1 4.7 5.3 4.6 4.4 3.7 3.6 3.2 2.9 3.2 3.3 2.8   -2.5

Clear Creek

 6.2 6.1 5.7 6.5 5.9 5.6 5.0 4.7 4.1 3.7 4.1 4.0 3.5   -2.7

Denver

 6.8 6.8 6.3 6.7 6.2 5.8 5.1 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.8   -3.0

Douglas

 4.8 4.7 4.3 4.9 4.2 4.0 3.4 3.3 2.9 2.7 2.9 3.0 2.6   -2.2

Elbert

 4.4 4.3 4.0 4.7 3.9 3.8 3.1 3.1 2.8 2.5 2.8 3.0 2.6   -1.8

Gilpin

 7.2 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.6 5.0 4.8 4.3 3.9 4.1 4.1 3.7   -3.5

Jefferson

 5.9 5.7 5.3 5.8 5.2 4.8 4.2 4.1 3.6 3.3 3.6 3.7 3.2   -2.7

Park

 4.9 4.6 4.4 4.8 4.2 4.1 3.3 3.3 3.0 2.7 3.0 3.2 2.7   -2.2

Colorado

 6.2 6.1 5.7 6.2 5.6 5.2 4.6 4.4 3.9 3.6 3.9 4.0 3.5   -2.7

United States

 6.2 5.7 5.5 6.1 5.7 5.3 4.6 4.3 3.9 3.7 4.4 4.1 3.8   -2.4

(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(1)employment and wages, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood metropolitan area and its component counties, 3rd quarter 2021(2)
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Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, Colo. MSA

 119,839 6,965 1,509,728 73,072 5.1 $1,449 6.8 $28,504,311 13.0

Adams

 12,992 740 229,611 8,313 3.8 1,223 7.3 3,639,612 11.6

Arapahoe

 24,807 1,130 328,707 8,791 2.7 1,442 5.7 6,183,716 9.4

Broomfield

 3,254 195 39,687 1,269 3.3 1,882 7.4 982,641 11.8

Clear Creek

 397 13 2,920 188 6.9 1,012 7.1 39,259 15.4

Denver

 39,351 2,745 525,836 41,785 8.6 1,606 6.9 10,957,974 16.5

Douglas

 14,351 877 134,881 6,650 5.2 1,408 11.4 2,492,653 18.5

Elbert

 790 52 4,043 308 8.2 968 10.1 51,026 18.6

Gilpin

 208 20 4,277 559 15.0 1,317 59.8 72,046 101.9

Jefferson

 23,059 1,158 236,992 5,025 2.2 1,306 3.7 4,050,606 6.9

Park

 630 35 2,774 184 7.1 940 5.7 34,779 15.6

Colorado

 231,797 10,864 2,723,380 123,814 4.8 $1,322 7.0 $46,977,029 13.0

United States

 11,021,414 506,356 144,863,915 6,141,019 4.4 1,251 6.7 2,347,434,817 12.5

(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