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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)
Area

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Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, Colo. MSA
Go to web page with historical data for series SMS08197400000000001
 1,506.0 1,507.4 1,506.0 1,511.9 1,513.6 1,515.1 1,513.7 1,515.6 1,519.7 1,522.5 1,527.0 1,532.8 1,530.9 -1.9 -0.1

Colorado
Go to web page with historical data for series SMS08000000000000001
 2,732.2 2,738.8 2,739.7 2,746.9 2,748.9 2,749.2 2,755.7 2,764.3 2,771.3 2,779.8 2,790.6 2,791.0 2,789.1 -1.9 -0.1

United States
Go to web page with historical data for series CES0000000001
 149,575 149,852 150,048 150,275 150,587 150,643 150,796 151,012 151,074 151,252 151,418 151,637 151,817 180 0.1

Footnotes
(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
Go to web page with historical data for series SMU08197400000000001
 1,508.1 1,545.0 1,532.0 23.9 1.6
Go to web page with historical data for series SMU08000000000000001
 2,793.7 58.9 2.2
Go to web page with historical data for series CEU0000000001
 152,015 2,222 1.5

Mining, Logging, & Construction(1)
Go to web page with historical data for series SMU08197401500000001
 109.8 112.8 112.5 2.7 2.5                

Mining & Logging(2)

            
Go to web page with historical data for series SMU08000001000000001
 29.1 0.6 2.1
Go to web page with historical data for series CEU1000000001
 754 0 0.0

Construction(2)

            
Go to web page with historical data for series SMU08000002000000001
 176.9 -0.3 -0.2
Go to web page with historical data for series CEU2000000001
 7,698 164 2.2

Manufacturing
Go to web page with historical data for series SMU08197403000000001
 69.7 70.8 70.4 0.7 1.0
Go to web page with historical data for series SMU08000003000000001
 150.7 2.6 1.8
Go to web page with historical data for series CEU3000000001
 12,880 108 0.8

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
Go to web page with historical data for series SMU08197404000000001
 272.7 273.6 270.5 -2.2 -0.8
Go to web page with historical data for series SMU08000004000000001
 470.9 1.8 0.4
Go to web page with historical data for series CEU4000000001
 27,698 120 0.4

Information
Go to web page with historical data for series SMU08197405000000001
 50.1 51.1 51.0 0.9 1.8
Go to web page with historical data for series SMU08000005000000001
 74.1 -0.7 -0.9
Go to web page with historical data for series CEU5000000001
 2,822 7 0.2

Financial Activities
Go to web page with historical data for series SMU08197405500000001
 111.2 115.7 113.0 1.8 1.6
Go to web page with historical data for series SMU08000005500000001
 170.7 -0.2 -0.1
Go to web page with historical data for series CEU5500000001
 8,708 109 1.3

Professional & Business Services
Go to web page with historical data for series SMU08197406000000001
 273.9 288.0 284.2 10.3 3.8
Go to web page with historical data for series SMU08000006000000001
 457.4 28.7 6.7
Go to web page with historical data for series CEU6000000001
 21,637 444 2.1

Education & Health Services
Go to web page with historical data for series SMU08197406500000001
 188.4 194.2 195.6 7.2 3.8
Go to web page with historical data for series SMU08000006500000001
 347.2 7.2 2.1
Go to web page with historical data for series CEU6500000001
 24,343 647 2.7

Leisure & Hospitality
Go to web page with historical data for series SMU08197407000000001
 170.4 176.4 169.7 -0.7 -0.4
Go to web page with historical data for series SMU08000007000000001
 346.7 7.7 2.3
Go to web page with historical data for series CEU7000000001
 16,909 363 2.2

Other Services
Go to web page with historical data for series SMU08197408000000001
 58.1 60.4 59.9 1.8 3.1
Go to web page with historical data for series SMU08000008000000001
 113.2 2.3 2.1
Go to web page with historical data for series CEU8000000001
 5,936 90 1.5

Government
Go to web page with historical data for series SMU08197409000000001
 203.8 202.0 205.2 1.4 0.7
Go to web page with historical data for series SMU08000009000000001
 456.8 9.2 2.1
Go to web page with historical data for series CEU9000000001
 22,630 170 0.8

Footnotes
(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
Go to web page with historical data for series LAUMT081974000000004
 52,774 54,623 56,732 60,489 67,375 55,502 47,932 43,925 40,597 48,806 45,295 44,351 36,495   -16,279 -30.8

Adams
Go to web page with historical data for series LAUCN080010000000004
 9,342 9,656 10,076 10,922 12,254 10,381 9,032 7,928 7,245 8,632 8,165 7,844 6,489   -2,853 -30.5

Arapahoe
Go to web page with historical data for series LAUCN080050000000004
 11,904 12,391 12,868 13,575 14,889 12,239 10,465 9,806 9,173 11,065 10,314 10,037 8,278   -3,626 -30.5

Broomfield
Go to web page with historical data for series LAUCN080140000000004
 1,200 1,238 1,267 1,379 1,483 1,197 1,037 978 910 1,115 995 990 827   -373 -31.1

Clear Creek
Go to web page with historical data for series LAUCN080190000000004
 183 185 194 184 232 176 157 132 139 180 174 156 131   -52 -28.4

Denver
Go to web page with historical data for series LAUCN080310000000004
 13,268 13,697 14,459 15,348 17,395 14,212 12,297 11,201 10,476 12,339 11,594 11,356 9,305   -3,963 -29.9

Douglas
Go to web page with historical data for series LAUCN080350000000004
 5,659 5,882 6,009 6,395 6,835 5,625 4,900 4,621 4,166 5,180 4,722 4,686 3,900   -1,759 -31.1

Elbert
Go to web page with historical data for series LAUCN080390000000004
 419 437 450 514 531 433 355 333 302 382 326 331 263   -156 -37.2

Gilpin
Go to web page with historical data for series LAUCN080470000000004
 106 102 103 106 124 107 97 89 84 105 93 82 71   -35 -33.0

Jefferson
Go to web page with historical data for series LAUCN080590000000004
 10,381 10,705 10,974 11,689 13,162 10,757 9,277 8,542 7,834 9,511 8,637 8,611 7,017   -3,364 -32.4

Park
Go to web page with historical data for series LAUCN080930000000004
 312 330 332 377 470 375 315 295 268 297 275 258 214   -98 -31.4

Colorado
Go to web page with historical data for series LAUST080000000000004
 101,808 106,223 111,166 118,956 132,370 109,509 93,926 85,336 79,211 94,919 88,007 85,327 70,068   -31,740 -31.2

United States (in thousands)
Go to web page with historical data for series LNU03000000
 5,766 5,771 5,650 6,029 7,140 6,625 6,382 5,387 5,503 6,292 6,556 6,203 5,465   -301 -5.2

Footnotes
(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
Go to web page with historical data for series LAUMT081974000000003
 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.6 4.1 3.3 2.9 2.7 2.4 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.2   -1.0

Adams
Go to web page with historical data for series LAUCN080010000000003
 3.4 3.5 3.7 4.0 4.5 3.8 3.3 2.9 2.7 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.4   -1.0

Arapahoe
Go to web page with historical data for series LAUCN080050000000003
 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.7 4.1 3.3 2.9 2.7 2.5 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.2   -1.1

Broomfield
Go to web page with historical data for series LAUCN080140000000003
 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.7 3.0 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.0   -1.0

Clear Creek
Go to web page with historical data for series LAUCN080190000000003
 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.8 2.9 2.6 2.2 2.3 2.9 2.8 2.5 2.1   -0.9

Denver
Go to web page with historical data for series LAUCN080310000000003
 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.7 4.2 3.4 3.0 2.7 2.5 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.2   -1.0

Douglas
Go to web page with historical data for series LAUCN080350000000003
 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.6 2.9 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.0   -0.9

Elbert
Go to web page with historical data for series LAUCN080390000000003
 2.7 2.9 3.0 3.4 3.6 2.9 2.4 2.2 2.0 2.5 2.1 2.2 1.7   -1.0

Gilpin
Go to web page with historical data for series LAUCN080470000000003
 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.8 3.3 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.7 2.4 2.1 1.9   -0.9

Jefferson
Go to web page with historical data for series LAUCN080590000000003
 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.9 3.2 2.8 2.5 2.3 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.1   -1.0

Park
Go to web page with historical data for series LAUCN080930000000003
 2.8 3.0 3.0 3.5 4.3 3.4 2.9 2.7 2.4 2.7 2.5 2.3 1.9   -0.9

Colorado
Go to web page with historical data for series LAUST080000000000003
 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.8 4.2 3.5 3.0 2.7 2.5 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.2   -1.1

United States
Go to web page with historical data for series LNU04000000
 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.7 4.4 4.1 3.9 3.3 3.4 3.8 4.0 3.8 3.3   -0.3

Footnotes
(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 2019(2)
Area

 Establishments Employment Average Weekly Wages(3) Total Wages (in thousands)
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Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, Colo. MSA
Go to web page with historical data for series ENUC197420010
 104,857 1,146
Go to web page with historical data for series ENUC197410010
 1,483,775 23,455 1.6
Go to web page with historical data for series ENUC197440010
 $1,388 4.8
Go to web page with historical data for series ENUC197430010
 $26,731,969 6.9

Adams
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU0800120010
 11,386 175
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU0800110010
 218,688 9,589 4.6
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU0800140010
 1,079 3.2
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU0800130010
 3,061,327 8.4

Arapahoe
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU0800520010
 22,317 90
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU0800510010
 328,088 529 0.2
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU0800540010
 1,442 5.0
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU0800530010
 6,141,977 5.7

Broomfield
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU0801420010
 2,870 -10
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU0801410010
 39,782 708 1.8
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU0801440010
 1,958 9.9
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU0801430010
 1,012,883 12.2

Clear Creek
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU0801920010
 375 3
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU0801910010
 3,375 133 4.1
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU0801940010
 931 3.4
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU0801930010
 40,669 7.8

Denver
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU0803120010
 33,700 723
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU0803110010
 518,454 6,760 1.3
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU0803140010
 1,533 5.1
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU0803130010
 10,304,523 6.8

Douglas
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU0803520010
 12,376 149
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU0803510010
 126,429 3,072 2.5
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU0803540010
 1,366 1.3
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU0803530010
 2,250,101 4.3

Elbert
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU0803920010
 689 14
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU0803910010
 3,642 39 1.1
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU0803940010
 822 6.3
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU0803930010
 38,620 8.4

Gilpin
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU0804720010
 174 8
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU0804710010
 4,664 -214 -4.4
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU0804740010
 903 1.9
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU0804730010
 54,743 -2.9

Jefferson
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU0805920010
 20,416 -7
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU0805910010
 238,361 2,929 1.2
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU0805940010
 1,229 6.4
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU0805930010
 3,804,000 8.1

Park
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU0809320010
 554 1
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU0809310010
 2,292 -90 -3.8
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU0809340010
 768 3.8
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU0809330010
 23,127 2.2

Colorado
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU0800020010
 207,605 4,911
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU0800010010
 2,690,274 50,559 1.9
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU0800040010
 $1,231 4.8
Go to web page with historical data for series ENU0800030010
 $42,921,641 7.0

United States
Go to web page with historical data for series ENUUS00020010
 10,202,975 306,876
Go to web page with historical data for series ENUUS00010010
 146,497,599 1,965,681 1.4
Go to web page with historical data for series ENUUS00040010
 1,184 2.8
Go to web page with historical data for series ENUUS00030010
 2,246,038,756 4.4

Footnotes
(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