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News Releases:
Nov
13
Consumer Price Index, West Region — October 2019

Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.5 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Oct
10
Consumer Price Index, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood – September 2019

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the Denver area was up 1.4 percent over the two months ended in September 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Oct
10
Consumer Price Index, West Region — September 2019

Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.3 percent in September, 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 Nov 2019
Colorado Springs Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Nov 2019
Denver Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Nov 2019
Fort Collins Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Nov 2019
Mountain-Plains - Consumer Prices Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Mar 2023
Mountain-Plains - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Mar 2023
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mountain Plains Consumer price indexes Table Mar 2023
Mountain-Plains - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Mar 2023
Consumer Expenditures for the U.S., regions, and selected metropolitan areas Consumer spending Table Nov 2019
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Colorado – 2018 Unemployment News Release May 2019
Business Employment Dynamics in Colorado – Second Quarter 2016 Employment News Release Feb 2017
Consumer Price Index, West Region — October 2019 Consumer price indexes News Release Nov 2019
County Employment and Wages in Colorado – Fourth Quarter 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2019
Consumer Price Index, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood – September 2019 Consumer price indexes News Release Oct 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Boulder — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Colorado Springs — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Fort Collins — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Grand Junction — May 2016 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages in Greeley — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Pueblo — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2019
Union Members in Colorado – 2017 Employment News Release Feb 2018
Mountain Division and State Unemployment – 2012 Unemployment News Release May 2013
Women’s Earnings in Colorado – 2017 Pay News Release Nov 2018
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 Nov 2019
Mountain-Plains CPI Blue Card (PDF) Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Dec 2017
Test file Employment, Unemployment Table Mar 2015
Greeley Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Nov 2019
Grand Junction Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Nov 2019
Pueblo Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Nov 2019
Consumer Expenditures for the Denver metropolitan area: 2015-16 Consumer spending News Release Dec 2017