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News Releases:
Feb
01
Business Employment Dynamics in Colorado – Second Quarter 2022

From March 2022 to June 2022, gross job gains from opening and expanding private establishments were 173,472. Gross job losses from closing and contracting private establishments were 157,258.

Jan
30
Union Members in Colorado — 2022

In 2022, union members accounted for 6.7 percent of wage and salary workers in Colorado, compared with 6.5 percent in 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Jan
12
Consumer Price Index, West Region — December 2022

Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), declined 0.4 percent in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Colorado Economy at a Glance:
Colorado
Data Series Back
Data		 July
2022		 Aug
2022		 Sept
2022		 Oct
2022		 Nov
2022		 Dec
2022

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 3,250.3 3,257.9 3,255.0 3,256.8 3,251.9 (p)3,244.7

Employment(1)

 3,142.8 3,146.0 3,145.4 3,140.5 3,138.4 (p)3,138.0

Unemployment(1)

 107.5 111.9 109.6 116.3 113.4 (p)106.7

Unemployment Rate(2)

 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.5 (p)3.3

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 2,862.6 2,877.2 2,883.1 2,897.6 2,902.9 (p)2,911.5

12-month % change

 3.6 4.0 4.1 4.1 3.7 (p)3.7

Mining and Logging(3)

 20.5 20.3 20.2 20.6 20.6 (p)20.8

12-month % change

 4.1 3.0 2.0 5.6 5.1 (p)5.1

Construction(3)

 184.4 184.2 184.6 186.9 184.6 (p)184.5

12-month % change

 4.4 4.3 4.5 5.3 3.7 (p)3.1

Manufacturing(3)

 153.0 154.5 154.5 155.8 156.6 (p)157.8

12-month % change

 3.0 3.8 3.8 4.1 4.0 (p)4.4

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 498.7 500.6 500.8 502.9 502.3 (p)502.4

12-month % change

 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.3 (p)2.2

Information(3)

 79.1 78.7 78.8 78.0 79.1 (p)78.3

12-month % change

 3.0 2.1 1.8 0.8 2.3 (p)0.8

Financial Activities(3)

 177.5 176.1 175.9 176.5 177.7 (p)176.6

12-month % change

 -0.3 -1.3 -1.2 -0.6 -0.8 (p)-1.9

Professional & Business Services(3)

 483.9 488.0 489.8 493.9 494.0 (p)499.0

12-month % change

 6.5 6.9 6.9 7.3 6.3 (p)6.8

Education & Health Services(3)

 353.8 358.5 359.9 361.9 364.3 (p)361.7

12-month % change

 1.4 2.8 3.4 4.1 4.5 (p)3.8

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 345.5 345.6 346.3 346.2 347.2 (p)351.6

12-month % change

 9.9 9.0 8.6 4.9 4.8 (p)6.1

Other Services(3)

 119.6 120.5 122.5 123.0 123.3 (p)125.0

12-month % change

 4.9 5.2 6.5 7.7 6.4 (p)7.1

Government(3)

 446.6 450.2 449.8 451.9 453.2 (p)453.8

12-month % change

 0.1 1.6 1.8 2.5 2.6 (p)2.2

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Boulder Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jan 2023
Colorado Springs Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jan 2023
Denver Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jan 2023
Fort Collins Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jan 2023
Mountain-Plains - Consumer Prices Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Feb 2023
Mountain-Plains - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Feb 2023
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mountain Plains Consumer price indexes Table Feb 2023
Mountain-Plains - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Feb 2023
Consumer Expenditures for the U.S., regions, and selected metropolitan areas Consumer spending Table Oct 2022
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Colorado – 2021 Unemployment News Release Feb 2022
Business Employment Dynamics in Colorado – Second Quarter 2022 Employment News Release Feb 2023
Consumer Price Index, West Region — December 2022 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2023
County Employment and Wages in Colorado — Fourth Quarter 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2022
Consumer Price Index, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood area – November 2022 Consumer price indexes News Release Dec 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Boulder — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
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
Annual averages U.S., Denver, Kansas City, and St. Louis Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2018
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, Colo. Metropolitan Area Data Tables Employment, Pay, Unemployment Table Feb 2023
Mountain-Plains CPI Blue Card (PDF) Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Dec 2017
Greeley Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jan 2023
Grand Junction Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jan 2023
Pueblo Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jan 2023
Consumer Expenditures for the Denver Metropolitan Area — 2020-21 Consumer spending News Release Oct 2022