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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

 1,511.2 1,517.2 1,522.7 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 1,576.5 2.4 0.2

Colorado

 2,745.7 2,762.6 2,766.7 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 2,857.4 4.5 0.2

United States

 145,698 146,387 146,904 147,328 148,005 148,652 149,240 149,744 150,458 150,856 151,224 151,608 151,980 372 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

 1,523.6 1,577.6 1,593.5 69.9 4.6 2,881.1 117.8 4.3 152,692 6,199 4.2

Mining, Logging, & Construction(1)

 109.6 113.3 117.3 7.7 7.0                

Mining & Logging(2)

             20.8 1.0 5.1 629 60 10.5

Construction(2)

             190.5 10.1 5.6 7,858 301 4.0

Manufacturing

 70.4 73.2 74.0 3.6 5.1 155.1 5.8 3.9 12,875 522 4.2

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 279.9 285.9 288.0 8.1 2.9 500.7 17.1 3.5 28,692 1,069 3.9

Information

 52.5 53.9 53.8 1.3 2.5 79.5 3.2 4.2 3,031 208 7.4

Financial Activities

 115.2 116.6 115.5 0.3 0.3 178.2 0.6 0.3 8,994 214 2.4

Professional & Business Services

 288.9 313.4 315.6 26.7 9.2 485.6 31.2 6.9 22,310 1,154 5.5

Education & Health Services

 191.8 194.2 193.1 1.3 0.7 352.5 4.6 1.3 24,145 687 2.9

Leisure & Hospitality

 156.3 162.7 172.0 15.7 10.0 354.7 33.1 10.3 16,315 1,555 10.5

Other Services

 58.3 61.4 62.6 4.3 7.4 121.6 6.8 5.9 5,770 256 4.6

Government

 200.7 203.0 201.6 0.9 0.4 441.9 4.3 1.0 22,073 173 0.8

(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

 106,442 96,612 90,279 80,152 77,710 68,095 62,431 68,098 69,633 62,119 54,402 53,120 55,841   -50,601 -47.5

Adams

 19,716 18,147 16,814 15,171 14,756 12,893 11,992 13,210 13,326 12,200 10,465 10,214 10,474   -9,242 -46.9

Arapahoe

 24,512 22,548 20,984 18,974 18,150 15,760 14,447 15,644 15,898 14,186 12,544 12,238 12,706   -11,806 -48.2

Broomfield

 2,198 1,914 1,814 1,524 1,493 1,332 1,194 1,322 1,383 1,185 1,046 1,029 1,157   -1,041 -47.4

Clear Creek

 391 357 338 303 286 247 222 250 248 217 192 187 190   -201 -51.4

Denver

 28,821 26,446 24,693 22,094 21,503 18,653 17,199 18,568 18,903 16,953 14,853 14,417 14,703   -14,118 -49.0

Douglas

 9,876 8,562 8,103 6,802 6,697 6,004 5,378 5,952 6,278 5,438 4,843 4,805 5,571   -4,305 -43.6

Elbert

 734 610 598 485 489 444 395 443 473 411 361 359 415   -319 -43.5

Gilpin

 274 245 216 195 186 167 151 159 163 144 133 123 124   -150 -54.7

Jefferson

 19,373 17,300 16,259 14,221 13,774 12,254 11,142 12,205 12,587 11,066 9,681 9,473 10,198   -9,175 -47.4

Park

 547 483 460 383 376 341 311 345 374 319 284 275 303   -244 -44.6

Colorado

 196,553 176,942 165,350 145,004 141,397 125,142 114,622 126,108 129,755 115,218 100,770 98,847 105,080   -91,473 -46.5

United States (in thousands)

 9,883 9,221 8,556 7,366 6,896 6,302 5,964 7,207 6,782 6,168 5,458 5,548 6,334   -3,549 -35.9

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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

 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.6 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.6 3.2 3.1 3.2   -3.1

Adams

 7.1 6.5 6.1 5.5 5.3 4.6 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.6 3.7   -3.4

Arapahoe

 6.6 6.1 5.7 5.1 4.9 4.2 3.9 4.2 4.2 3.8 3.4 3.3 3.4   -3.2

Broomfield

 5.3 4.6 4.4 3.7 3.6 3.2 2.9 3.2 3.3 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.7   -2.6

Clear Creek

 6.5 5.9 5.6 5.0 4.7 4.1 3.7 4.1 4.0 3.5 3.1 3.0 3.1   -3.4

Denver

 6.7 6.2 5.8 5.1 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.9 3.4 3.3 3.3   -3.4

Douglas

 4.9 4.2 4.0 3.4 3.3 2.9 2.7 2.9 3.0 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.7   -2.2

Elbert

 4.7 3.9 3.8 3.1 3.1 2.8 2.5 2.8 3.0 2.6 2.3 2.2 2.6   -2.1

Gilpin

 7.0 6.3 5.6 5.0 4.8 4.3 3.9 4.1 4.1 3.7 3.4 3.1 3.1   -3.9

Jefferson

 5.8 5.2 4.8 4.2 4.1 3.6 3.3 3.6 3.7 3.2 2.8 2.8 3.0   -2.8

Park

 4.8 4.2 4.1 3.3 3.3 3.0 2.7 3.0 3.2 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.6   -2.2

Colorado

 6.2 5.6 5.2 4.6 4.4 3.9 3.6 3.9 4.0 3.6 3.1 3.1 3.2   -3.0

United States

 6.1 5.7 5.3 4.6 4.3 3.9 3.7 4.4 4.1 3.8 3.3 3.4 3.8   -2.3

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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, 4th quarter 2021(2)
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Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, Colo. MSA

 121,512 8,465 1,543,082 94,866 6.6 $1,639 8.4 $32,765,698 14.6

Adams

 13,120 823 236,241 9,619 4.2 1,373 11.8 4,175,973 15.7

Arapahoe

 25,071 1,430 333,623 11,967 3.7 1,609 5.2 6,981,332 8.6

Broomfield

 3,305 227 40,592 1,650 4.2 2,231 16.4 1,173,395 21.1

Clear Creek

 399 16 3,368 453 15.5 1,033 6.9 42,765 19.7

Denver

 40,040 3,310 538,576 52,806 10.9 1,814 7.9 12,670,869 18.5

Douglas

 14,581 1,066 139,480 9,506 7.3 1,637 9.8 2,937,667 16.5

Elbert

 791 54 4,204 432 11.5 1,126 13.7 61,867 26.2

Gilpin

 210 24 4,236 814 23.8 1,325 -11.1 73,138 3.2

Jefferson

 23,361 1,473 240,016 7,367 3.2 1,479 7.6 4,613,390 10.0

Park

 634 42 2,746 252 10.1 994 10.0 35,302 18.6

Colorado

 232,927 12,244 2,776,384 161,294 6.2 $1,484 7.8 $53,296,686 13.5

United States

 11,194,120 496,568 148,293,597 7,293,341 5.2 1,418 5.9 2,726,086,283 11.0

(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