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Aug
10
Consumer Price Index, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood area – July 2022

Prices in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 1.7 percent for the two months ending in July 2022.

Aug
10
Consumer Price Index, West Region — July 2022

Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.1 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Jul
19
Occupational Employment and Wages in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood — May 2021

Workers in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $32.09 in May 2021, 15 percent above the nationwide average of $28.01.

Colorado Economy at a Glance:
Colorado
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2022

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 3,187.4 3,199.3 3,212.0 3,225.4 3,240.6 (p)3,248.8

Employment(1)

 3,055.1 3,072.2 3,093.5 3,108.9 3,126.1 (p)3,137.0

Unemployment(1)

 132.3 127.2 118.5 116.5 114.5 (p)111.8

Unemployment Rate(2)

 4.2 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.5 (p)3.4

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 2,812.8 2,828.7 2,834.0 2,850.0 2,852.9 (p)2,857.4

12-month % change

 5.5 5.2 4.8 4.8 4.5 (p)4.1

Mining and Logging(3)

 19.3 19.5 20.1 20.2 20.4 (p)20.7

12-month % change

 -0.5 0.0 2.0 0.5 1.5 (p)4.0

Construction(3)

 181.4 184.2 182.1 186.1 185.2 (p)185.6

12-month % change

 3.4 4.4 3.0 5.3 4.4 (p)5.4

Manufacturing(3)

 152.3 152.9 154.4 153.7 154.9 (p)154.9

12-month % change

 3.7 3.8 4.5 3.9 4.6 (p)4.4

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 495.6 499.3 498.5 503.1 501.1 (p)501.5

12-month % change

 2.8 3.1 2.8 4.0 3.6 (p)3.3

Information(3)

 77.6 77.3 77.2 77.3 78.3 (p)79.3

12-month % change

 4.2 3.3 2.7 2.2 3.2 (p)4.1

Financial Activities(3)

 180.0 179.9 181.0 180.8 180.2 (p)178.3

12-month % change

 2.5 2.0 2.2 1.9 1.4 (p)0.5

Professional & Business Services(3)

 468.9 473.8 475.2 478.5 480.5 (p)478.7

12-month % change

 7.0 7.4 6.8 7.0 6.8 (p)6.3

Education & Health Services(3)

 348.6 349.9 350.7 350.7 351.5 (p)352.5

12-month % change

 0.8 0.7 1.0 0.9 1.1 (p)1.2

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 328.2 331.8 334.3 339.3 339.0 (p)341.3

12-month % change

 23.3 19.4 17.6 14.7 11.8 (p)10.5

Other Services(3)

 116.9 117.8 118.2 118.3 119.1 (p)119.8

12-month % change

 5.2 5.5 5.1 5.2 5.6 (p)5.8

Government(3)

 444.0 442.3 442.3 442.0 442.7 (p)444.8

12-month % change

 3.0 2.4 2.1 1.7 1.9 (p)0.7

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
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 Economic Summary Aug 2022
Denver Area Economic Summary (PDF)
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Fort Collins Area Economic Summary (PDF)
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Mountain-Plains - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Aug 2022
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mountain Plains Consumer price indexes Table Aug 2022
Mountain-Plains - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Aug 2022
Consumer Expenditures for the U.S., regions, and selected metropolitan areas Consumer spending Table Nov 2021
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Colorado – 2021 Unemployment News Release Feb 2022
Business Employment Dynamics in Colorado – Second Quarter 2021 Employment News Release Feb 2022
Consumer Price Index, West Region — July 2022 Consumer price indexes News Release Aug 2022
County Employment and Wages in Colorado — Fourth Quarter 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2022
Consumer Price Index, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood area – July 2022 Consumer price indexes News Release Aug 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 – 2021 Employment News Release Feb 2022
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 Aug 2022
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 Aug 2022
Grand Junction Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Aug 2022
Pueblo Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Aug 2022
Consumer Expenditures for the Denver Metropolitan Area — 2019-20 Consumer spending News Release Nov 2021