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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

 1,527.2 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 1,572.5 1,579.1 1,581.3 2.2 0.1

Colorado

 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 2,862.6 2,877.2 2,882.8 5.6 0.2

United States

 147,328 148,005 148,652 149,240 149,744 150,458 150,856 151,224 151,610 151,903 152,440 152,755 153,018 263 0.2

(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

 1,528.0 1,587.6 1,582.4 54.4 3.6 2,882.4 109.6 4.0 153,073 5,422 3.7

Mining, Logging, & Construction(1)

 109.4 115.4 114.1 4.7 4.3                

Mining & Logging(2)

             20.4 0.4 2.0 636 57 9.8

Construction(2)

             186.8 7.6 4.2 7,877 282 3.7

Manufacturing

 69.7 72.4 72.0 2.3 3.3 155.6 6.9 4.6 12,889 462 3.7

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 279.0 288.2 285.3 6.3 2.3 494.6 12.4 2.6 28,595 865 3.1

Information

 52.8 53.7 53.1 0.3 0.6 78.5 1.6 2.1 3,044 172 6.0

Financial Activities

 115.0 113.7 111.2 -3.8 -3.3 174.5 -2.9 -1.6 8,956 156 1.8

Professional & Business Services

 294.8 319.6 319.0 24.2 8.2 491.2 29.8 6.5 22,452 992 4.6

Education & Health Services

 190.8 195.8 197.8 7.0 3.7 360.4 13.7 4.0 24,598 892 3.8

Leisure & Hospitality

 157.0 169.0 163.9 6.9 4.4 345.1 24.5 7.6 15,950 1,192 8.1

Other Services

 59.1 63.0 63.1 4.0 6.8 123.8 8.1 7.0 5,711 194 3.5

Government

 200.4 196.8 202.9 2.5 1.2 451.5 7.5 1.7 22,365 158 0.7

(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

 80,152 77,710 68,095 62,431 68,098 69,633 62,119 54,402 53,120 56,431 60,156 58,440 56,528   -23,624 -29.5

Adams

 15,171 14,756 12,893 11,992 13,210 13,326 12,200 10,465 10,214 10,582 11,468 10,990 10,666   -4,505 -29.7

Arapahoe

 18,974 18,150 15,760 14,447 15,644 15,898 14,186 12,544 12,238 12,861 13,716 13,309 12,872   -6,102 -32.2

Broomfield

 1,524 1,493 1,332 1,194 1,322 1,383 1,185 1,046 1,029 1,164 1,208 1,198 1,172   -352 -23.1

Clear Creek

 303 286 247 222 250 248 217 192 187 194 210 217 203   -100 -33.0

Denver

 22,094 21,503 18,653 17,199 18,568 18,903 16,953 14,853 14,417 14,864 15,993 15,790 15,386   -6,708 -30.4

Douglas

 6,802 6,697 6,004 5,378 5,952 6,278 5,438 4,843 4,805 5,616 5,897 5,567 5,325   -1,477 -21.7

Elbert

 485 489 444 395 443 473 411 361 359 419 417 413 403   -82 -16.9

Gilpin

 195 186 167 151 159 163 144 133 123 126 128 127 122   -73 -37.4

Jefferson

 14,221 13,774 12,254 11,142 12,205 12,587 11,066 9,681 9,473 10,301 10,808 10,507 10,065   -4,156 -29.2

Park

 383 376 341 311 345 374 319 284 275 304 311 322 314   -69 -18.0

Colorado

 145,004 141,397 125,142 114,622 126,108 129,755 115,218 100,770 98,847 106,151 113,262 108,563 104,394   -40,610 -28.0

United States (in thousands)

 7,366 6,896 6,302 5,964 7,207 6,782 6,168 5,458 5,548 6,334 6,255 6,256 5,460   -1,906 -25.9

(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
Unemployment rate, Denver metropolitan area and its component counties, not seasonally adjusted
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Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, Colo. MSA

 4.7 4.6 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.6 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.5 3.3 3.2   -1.5

Adams

 5.5 5.3 4.6 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.6 3.7 4.0 3.8 3.7   -1.8

Arapahoe

 5.1 4.9 4.2 3.9 4.2 4.2 3.8 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.6 3.5 3.4   -1.7

Broomfield

 3.7 3.6 3.2 2.9 3.2 3.3 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.7   -1.0

Clear Creek

 5.0 4.7 4.1 3.7 4.1 4.0 3.5 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.4 3.5 3.2   -1.8

Denver

 5.1 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.9 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.5   -1.6

Douglas

 3.4 3.3 2.9 2.7 2.9 3.0 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.5   -0.9

Elbert

 3.1 3.1 2.8 2.5 2.8 3.0 2.6 2.3 2.2 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5   -0.6

Gilpin

 5.0 4.8 4.3 3.9 4.1 4.1 3.7 3.4 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.1   -1.9

Jefferson

 4.2 4.1 3.6 3.3 3.6 3.7 3.2 2.8 2.8 3.0 3.1 3.0 2.9   -1.3

Park

 3.3 3.3 3.0 2.7 3.0 3.2 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.7   -0.6

Colorado

 4.6 4.4 3.9 3.6 3.9 4.0 3.6 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.5 3.3 3.2   -1.4

United States

 4.6 4.3 3.9 3.7 4.4 4.1 3.8 3.3 3.4 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.3   -1.3

(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