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

Total Nonfarm

 

2008

1,231.3 1,237.2 1,244.5 1,252.0 1,261.3 1,270.9 1,260.7 1,264.8 1,258.1 1,250.6 1,244.1 1,236.2 1,251.0

2009

1,203.7 1,195.7 (P) 1,198.1                    

Mining, Logging, & Construction

 

2008

88.7 89.3 90.5 91.4 92.9 95.1 94.6 94.8 93.0 90.2 87.1 84.5 91.0

2009

79.9 77.8 (P) 77.9                    

Manufacturing

 

2008

71.0 70.4 70.4 69.9 69.9 70.2 69.9 69.6 69.1 68.8 68.5 68.4 69.7

2009

67.5 67.4 (P) 67.0                    

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 

2008

245.8 243.0 244.1 244.3 245.0 246.3 245.9 245.7 243.7 243.7 246.4 246.7 245.1

2009

237.7 232.5 (P) 232.5                    

Information

 

2008

48.5 48.7 48.6 48.6 48.5 48.8 48.8 48.6 48.2 47.9 47.4 47.2 48.3

2009

46.9 46.7 (P) 46.2                    

Financial Activities

 

2008

97.5 97.7 98.1 97.8 97.5 97.8 97.8 97.3 96.3 95.9 95.5 95.4 97.1

2009

93.8 92.2 (P) 91.8                    

Professional & Business Services

 

2008

209.7 211.5 212.3 216.1 216.0 218.1 217.3 218.9 216.7 213.4 210.9 208.6 214.1

2009

201.6 197.9 (P) 198.6                    

Educational & Health Services

 

2008

130.0 131.8 132.0 132.6 133.3 133.3 132.8 133.7 134.4 135.7 136.1 136.3 133.5

2009

135.0 136.6 (P) 136.4                    

Leisure & Hospitality

 

2008

124.4 124.6 126.7 129.1 133.6 138.0 136.8 136.5 132.2 129.5 126.3 124.4 130.2

2009

120.3 121.0 (P) 122.7                    

Other Services

 

2008

47.8 47.9 48.2 48.0 48.3 48.8 49.2 49.3 49.1 48.8 48.6 48.7 48.6

2009

48.8 48.4 (P) 48.5                    

Government

 

2008

167.9 172.3 173.6 174.2 176.3 174.5 167.6 170.4 175.4 176.7 177.3 176.0 173.5

2009

172.2 175.2 (P) 176.5                    

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

 

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

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

Labor Force

 

2008

(1) 1,381,908 (1) 1,383,363 (1) 1,390,936 (1) 1,401,754 (1) 1,399,564 (1) 1,414,588 (1) 1,407,516 (1) 1,405,922 (1) 1,404,174 (1) 1,408,375 (1) 1,404,928 (1) 1,396,492 (1) 1,399,960

2009

(2) 1,390,678 1,381,559 (P) 1,379,809                    

Employment

 

2008

(1) 1,316,116 (1) 1,319,489 (1) 1,324,587 (1) 1,342,073 (1) 1,335,956 (1) 1,343,023 (1) 1,336,794 (1) 1,334,013 (1) 1,333,869 (1) 1,334,089 (1) 1,326,390 (1) 1,307,858 (1) 1,329,521

2009

(2) 1,287,301 1,272,361 (P) 1,266,517                    

Unemployment

 

2008

(1) 65,792 (1) 63,874 (1) 66,349 (1) 59,681 (1) 63,608 (1) 71,565 (1) 70,722 (1) 71,909 (1) 70,305 (1) 74,286 (1) 78,538 (1) 88,634 (1) 70,439

2009

(2) 103,377 109,198 (P) 113,292                    

Unemployment Rate

 

2008

(1) 4.8 (1) 4.6 (1) 4.8 (1) 4.3 (1) 4.5 (1) 5.1 (1) 5.0 (1) 5.1 (1) 5.0 (1) 5.3 (1) 5.6 (1) 6.3 (1) 5.0

2009

(2) 7.4 7.9 (P) 8.2                    

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.
(2) Corrected.
(P) Preliminary