Denver-Aurora, CO: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
Denver-Aurora, Colo. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

 

2007

1,202.6 1,209.0 1,221.4 1,230.4 1,244.0 1,257.9 1,249.2 1,253.0 1,253.4 1,254.7 1,257.1 1,257.3 1,240.8

2008

1,227.8 1,232.0 1,242.6 1,250.2 1,259.1 1,270.0 1,263.2 1,266.1 (P) 1,264.4        

Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction

 

2007

86.1 87.1 90.1 91.7 93.5 96.1 96.7 96.9 95.5 95.3 93.0 90.4 92.7

2008

87.9 89.1 91.3 92.0 93.3 95.4 95.9 95.7 (P) 93.6        

Manufacturing

 

2007

71.2 70.9 71.0 70.8 71.3 71.8 71.7 71.9 71.6 71.3 71.2 71.2 71.3

2008

70.6 70.2 70.3 70.3 70.5 70.9 70.9 71.0 (P) 70.5        

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 

2007

242.2 239.4 240.1 241.1 242.9 244.6 244.7 244.9 244.3 246.4 252.0 254.3 244.7

2008

245.9 242.9 243.1 242.8 244.1 245.7 245.1 245.7 (P) 244.8        

Information

 

2007

47.0 47.2 47.2 47.9 48.1 48.5 48.3 48.2 47.9 48.3 48.8 48.5 48.0

2008

47.8 47.7 47.6 47.4 47.4 47.9 48.1 48.4 (P) 48.1        

Financial Activities

 

2007

99.4 99.9 99.9 100.0 100.2 100.5 100.5 100.2 99.3 98.9 98.4 98.4 99.6

2008

96.5 97.0 97.6 97.7 97.6 98.2 98.7 98.6 (P) 98.1        

Professional & Business Services

 

2007

201.6 202.7 205.5 208.1 211.0 215.2 215.0 216.3 216.3 216.1 215.0 215.1 211.5

2008

208.4 209.7 212.4 216.1 216.8 218.1 217.9 218.7 (P) 217.8        

Educational & Health Services

 

2007

124.5 126.0 126.8 127.3 127.9 127.8 127.3 127.9 128.6 130.1 130.5 131.0 128.0

2008

129.8 131.1 131.5 132.2 132.9 133.3 132.7 133.2 (P) 133.9        

Leisure & Hospitality

 

2007

120.4 120.5 123.7 125.9 130.4 134.9 134.3 134.9 131.1 128.5 127.7 128.1 128.4

2008

125.6 125.3 128.1 130.4 133.2 137.4 137.4 137.1 (P) 133.5        

Other Services

 

2007

46.3 46.3 46.8 46.9 47.0 47.7 47.3 47.5 47.2 46.9 46.9 47.0 47.0

2008

47.1 46.8 47.2 47.4 47.7 48.7 48.4 48.3 (P) 47.7        

Government

 

2007

163.9 169.0 170.3 170.7 171.7 170.8 163.4 164.3 171.6 172.9 173.6 173.3 169.6

2008

168.2 172.2 173.5 173.9 175.6 174.4 168.1 169.4 (P) 176.4        

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

 

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)

Denver-Aurora, Colo. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

 

2007

1,359,629 1,355,599 1,356,080 1,358,262 1,366,433 1,388,122 1,392,546 1,385,364 1,395,711 1,399,179 1,399,720 1,393,879 1,379,211

2008

1,391,696 1,392,590 1,400,228 1,406,643 1,404,457 1,417,164 1,413,488 1,402,322 (P) 1,401,459        

Employment

 

2007

1,299,396 1,299,917 1,303,213 1,310,969 1,320,341 1,333,997 1,338,427 1,332,647 1,341,269 1,346,897 1,343,847 1,332,798 1,325,310

2008

1,325,653 1,326,009 1,333,188 1,345,566 1,337,612 1,340,078 1,338,029 1,326,632 (P) 1,328,786        

Unemployment

 

2007

60,233 55,682 52,867 47,293 46,092 54,125 54,119 52,717 54,442 52,282 55,873 61,081 53,901

2008

66,043 66,581 67,040 61,077 66,845 77,086 75,459 75,690 (P) 72,673        

Unemployment Rate

 

2007

4.4 4.1 3.9 3.5 3.4 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.7 4.0 4.4 3.9

2008

4.7 4.8 4.8 4.3 4.8 5.4 5.3 5.4 (P) 5.2        

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary