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Jan
05
Consumer Expenditures for the Denver Metropolitan Area — 2023–24

Households in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO, metropolitan area spent an average of $102,635 per year in 2023–24, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Dec
18
Consumer Price Index, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood — November 2025

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood area declined 0.6 percent for the two months ending in November 2025.

Dec
18
Consumer Price Index, West Region — November 2025

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the West region advanced 3.0 percent for the 12 months ending in November.

Colorado Economy at a Glance:
Colorado
Data Series Back
Data		 Apr
2025		 May
2025		 June
2025		 July
2025		 Aug
2025		 Sept
2025

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 3,283.5 3,282.7 3,283.0 3,280.3 3,275.6 3,272.3

Employment(1)

 3,124.7 3,124.1 3,127.7 3,132.2 3,136.5 3,137.9

Unemployment(1)

 158.8 158.7 155.3 148.1 139.2 134.3

Unemployment Rate(2)

 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.5 4.2 4.1

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 2,988.5 2,986.1 2,983.4 2,988.5 2,994.2 (p)2,994.7

12-month % change

 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.7 (p)0.6

Mining and Logging(3)

 21.9 21.9 21.8 21.8 21.8 (p)21.6

12-month % change

 1.9 0.9 0.0 0.0 -0.5 (p)-1.8

Construction(3)

 184.8 183.2 182.9 186.5 185.1 (p)184.1

12-month % change

 0.7 -1.9 -2.2 -0.5 -1.1 (p)-1.7

Manufacturing(3)

 150.1 150.0 149.4 149.1 149.2 (p)149.1

12-month % change

 0.3 0.1 -0.1 0.5 0.4 (p)0.5

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 507.1 505.0 504.6 508.6 509.3 (p)507.2

12-month % change

 -0.2 -0.8 -1.2 -0.5 -0.4 (p)-0.9

Information(3)

 75.0 75.9 76.7 75.4 75.8 (p)76.1

12-month % change

 0.4 2.8 4.4 2.4 3.3 (p)4.0

Financial Activities(3)

 177.1 176.8 177.0 176.8 174.9 (p)174.8

12-month % change

 -0.1 -0.8 -1.1 -1.5 -2.6 (p)-2.7

Professional & Business Services(3)

 493.8 492.8 491.4 490.6 492.5 (p)494.2

12-month % change

 -0.3 -0.8 -1.0 -0.4 -0.3 (p)0.3

Education & Health Services(3)

 389.4 391.5 388.9 388.2 392.2 (p)392.1

12-month % change

 1.5 2.3 1.6 1.6 2.5 (p)2.4

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 360.2 360.3 361.2 360.6 362.7 (p)363.1

12-month % change

 3.1 2.2 2.5 2.2 2.7 (p)2.5

Other Services(3)

 131.1 131.2 131.8 132.3 132.4 (p)133.4

12-month % change

 -0.9 -1.1 -0.9 -0.8 -0.4 (p)0.1

Government(3)

 498.0 497.5 497.7 498.6 498.3 (p)499.0

12-month % change

 3.0 2.4 2.1 2.3 1.9 (p)1.6

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
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Union Members in Colorado — 2024 Employment News Release Feb 2025
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Annual Average Percent Changes U.S., St. Louis, and Denver-Aurora-Lakewood Consumer price indexes Table Feb 2025
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Pueblo Area Economic Summary (PDF)
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Colorado Job Openings and Labor Turnover — June 2025 Employment News Release Aug 2025
Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Colorado — 2022 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Jan 2024
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