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Economy at a Glance
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Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO

Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
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2025

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (2)1,775.4 1,781.9 1,767.6 1,760.9 1,777.2 (p)1,773.5

Employment(1)

 (2)1,694.5 1,694.2 1,676.4 1,679.9 1,694.9 (p)1,694.2

Unemployment(1)

 (2)80.9 87.7 91.1 81.0 82.3 (p)79.2

Unemployment Rate(3)

 (2)4.6 4.9 5.2 4.6 4.6 (p)4.5

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 1,648.0 1,615.5 1,611.9 1,619.2 1,632.5 (p)1,647.2

12-month % change

 0.7 0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0.3 (p)0.3

Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)

 112.9 108.6 108.7 109.3 110.7 (p)113.4

12-month % change

 2.1 1.0 -0.8 0.6 -0.3 (p)-0.1

Manufacturing(4)

 66.7 67.2 67.2 67.3 67.0 (p)67.4

12-month % change

 -0.7 0.3 -0.9 -0.4 -0.7 (p)-0.7

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)

 305.1 294.4 283.3 288.8 288.4 (p)288.7

12-month % change

 -0.4 0.3 -3.0 -1.0 -1.3 (p)-1.6

Information(4)

 49.2 48.5 49.7 50.8 50.5 (p)51.5

12-month % change

 -3.5 -4.7 -1.2 1.6 1.4 (p)5.7

Financial Activities(4)

 116.4 115.1 114.9 115.3 115.0 (p)115.6

12-month % change

 -0.2 0.2 0.6 0.3 0.8 (p)1.1

Professional and Business Services(4)

 320.1 314.0 314.1 315.3 317.7 (p)317.2

12-month % change

 1.8 1.2 -0.3 -0.8 0.2 (p)-1.3

Education and Health Services(4)

 213.1 212.7 215.3 212.7 216.7 (p)217.3

12-month % change

 2.2 2.1 1.6 0.9 1.4 (p)2.2

Leisure and Hospitality(4)

 170.7 165.9 165.7 164.9 170.4 (p)176.6

12-month % change

 -0.9 -1.3 -0.8 -2.5 0.1 (p)1.4

Other Services(4)

 68.7 67.4 67.3 68.4 68.7 (p)70.1

12-month % change

 -1.2 -1.5 -3.2 -2.7 -1.7 (p)-0.4

Government(4)

 225.1 221.7 225.7 226.4 227.4 (p)229.4

12-month % change

 2.5 2.4 2.1 2.1 2.4 (p)1.8

Consumer Price Index: Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO

CPI-U, All items(5)

   330.850   331.575   334.758

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change(5)

     2.3   1.9   2.2

CPI-W, All items(6)

   324.516   324.852   326.768

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(6)

     2.9   2.0   2.3

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Data were subject to revision on April 18, 2025.
(3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(5) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(6) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary

Data extracted on: July 03, 2025

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Databases & Tables" tab at the top of this page.

 

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