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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

 1,517.2 1,522.7 1,527.2 1,532.6 1,542.7 1,549.1 1,553.8 1,564.2 1,569.5 1,573.1 1,574.1 1,573.8 1,572.9 -0.9 -0.1

Colorado

 2,762.6 2,766.7 2,769.8 2,784.6 2,798.5 2,806.8 2,812.8 2,828.7 2,834.0 2,850.0 2,852.9 2,860.7 2,862.9 2.2 0.1

United States

 146,387 146,904 147,328 148,005 148,652 149,240 149,744 150,458 150,856 151,224 151,610 152,008 152,536 528 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

 1,529.9 1,592.8 1,585.0 55.1 3.6 2,882.2 102.9 3.7 152,249 5,797 4.0

Mining, Logging, & Construction(1)

 110.1 116.8 116.9 6.8 6.2                

Mining & Logging(2)

             20.7 0.9 4.5 642 65 11.3

Construction(2)

             190.7 9.0 5.0 7,928 323 4.2

Manufacturing

 70.2 74.1 73.6 3.4 4.8 153.9 4.3 2.9 12,887 470 3.8

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 280.2 288.4 286.3 6.1 2.2 497.3 13.1 2.7 28,618 973 3.5

Information

 53.1 54.3 53.9 0.8 1.5 79.3 2.2 2.9 3,047 188 6.6

Financial Activities

 116.0 115.0 115.4 -0.6 -0.5 180.4 1.1 0.6 9,031 195 2.2

Professional & Business Services

 295.2 316.9 319.4 24.2 8.2 493.1 29.9 6.5 22,426 1,110 5.2

Education & Health Services

 191.3 192.1 193.0 1.7 0.9 352.3 4.5 1.3 24,199 765 3.3

Leisure & Hospitality

 160.1 170.4 173.3 13.2 8.2 363.2 30.7 9.2 16,541 1,329 8.7

Other Services

 59.3 63.1 62.7 3.4 5.7 122.0 5.8 5.0 5,786 216 3.9

Government

 194.4 201.7 190.5 -3.9 -2.0 429.3 1.4 0.3 21,144 163 0.8

(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

 96,612 90,279 80,152 77,710 68,095 62,431 68,098 69,633 62,119 54,402 53,120 56,431 56,495   -40,117 -41.5

Adams

 18,147 16,814 15,171 14,756 12,893 11,992 13,210 13,326 12,200 10,465 10,214 10,582 10,752   -7,395 -40.8

Arapahoe

 22,548 20,984 18,974 18,150 15,760 14,447 15,644 15,898 14,186 12,544 12,238 12,861 12,883   -9,665 -42.9

Broomfield

 1,914 1,814 1,524 1,493 1,332 1,194 1,322 1,383 1,185 1,046 1,029 1,164 1,142   -772 -40.3

Clear Creek

 357 338 303 286 247 222 250 248 217 192 187 194 198   -159 -44.5

Denver

 26,446 24,693 22,094 21,503 18,653 17,199 18,568 18,903 16,953 14,853 14,417 14,864 14,866   -11,580 -43.8

Douglas

 8,562 8,103 6,802 6,697 6,004 5,378 5,952 6,278 5,438 4,843 4,805 5,616 5,594   -2,968 -34.7

Elbert

 610 598 485 489 444 395 443 473 411 361 359 419 409   -201 -33.0

Gilpin

 245 216 195 186 167 151 159 163 144 133 123 126 123   -122 -49.8

Jefferson

 17,300 16,259 14,221 13,774 12,254 11,142 12,205 12,587 11,066 9,681 9,473 10,301 10,231   -7,069 -40.9

Park

 483 460 383 376 341 311 345 374 319 284 275 304 297   -186 -38.5

Colorado

 176,942 165,350 145,004 141,397 125,142 114,622 126,108 129,755 115,218 100,770 98,847 106,151 106,350   -70,592 -39.9

United States (in thousands)

 9,221 8,556 7,366 6,896 6,302 5,964 7,207 6,782 6,168 5,458 5,548 6,334 6,255   -2,966 -32.2

(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

 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.6 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.6 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.3   -2.4

Adams

 6.5 6.1 5.5 5.3 4.6 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.8   -2.7

Arapahoe

 6.1 5.7 5.1 4.9 4.2 3.9 4.2 4.2 3.8 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.4   -2.7

Broomfield

 4.6 4.4 3.7 3.6 3.2 2.9 3.2 3.3 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.7 2.7   -1.9

Clear Creek

 5.9 5.6 5.0 4.7 4.1 3.7 4.1 4.0 3.5 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.2   -2.7

Denver

 6.2 5.8 5.1 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.9 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.4   -2.8

Douglas

 4.2 4.0 3.4 3.3 2.9 2.7 2.9 3.0 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.7 2.7   -1.5

Elbert

 3.9 3.8 3.1 3.1 2.8 2.5 2.8 3.0 2.6 2.3 2.2 2.6 2.5   -1.4

Gilpin

 6.3 5.6 5.0 4.8 4.3 3.9 4.1 4.1 3.7 3.4 3.1 3.2 3.1   -3.2

Jefferson

 5.2 4.8 4.2 4.1 3.6 3.3 3.6 3.7 3.2 2.8 2.8 3.0 3.0   -2.2

Park

 4.2 4.1 3.3 3.3 3.0 2.7 3.0 3.2 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.5   -1.7

Colorado

 5.6 5.2 4.6 4.4 3.9 3.6 3.9 4.0 3.6 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.3   -2.3

United States

 5.7 5.3 4.6 4.3 3.9 3.7 4.4 4.1 3.8 3.3 3.4 3.8 3.8   -1.9

(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, 1st quarter 2022(2)
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Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, Colo. MSA

 124,387 8,153 1,536,902 80,299 5.5 $1,649 8.7 $32,825,032 14.9

Adams

 13,339 711 233,511 10,431 4.7 1,246 9.0 3,768,762 14.0

Arapahoe

 25,554 1,310 331,240 9,215 2.9 1,674 8.5 7,193,665 11.9

Broomfield

 3,401 237 41,173 2,496 6.5 2,412 14.3 1,286,893 21.6

Clear Creek

 402 15 3,401 335 10.9 1,129 10.9 50,021 25.5

Denver

 41,213 3,293 542,653 45,122 9.1 1,887 7.3 13,236,062 17.4

Douglas

 14,937 1,082 136,008 5,220 4.0 1,607 9.5 2,838,468 14.2

Elbert

 800 35 4,243 416 10.9 1,013 11.9 55,552 24.5

Gilpin

 212 16 4,326 513 13.5 1,138 10.1 62,963 32.0

Jefferson

 23,885 1,422 237,621 6,305 2.7 1,398 8.8 4,300,135 11.8

Park

 644 32 2,726 246 9.9 934 8.9 32,511 18.2

Colorado

 237,950 13,636 2,767,893 134,535 5.1 $1,455 8.8 $52,086,838 14.7

United States

 11,299,030 643,579 147,648,359 7,058,400 5.0 1,374 6.7 2,621,223,949 12.2

(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