Colorado Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1978 | 1,268,000 | - | 5.6 | - |
| 1979 | 1,362,000 | 7.4 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| 1980 | 1,412,000 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 1.1 |
| 1981 | 1,453,000 | 2.9 | 5.5 | -0.3 |
| 1982 | 1,465,000 | 0.8 | 7.7 | 2.2 |
| 1983 | 1,558,000 | 6.3 | 6.7 | -1.1 |
| 1984 | 1,617,000 | 3.8 | 5.7 | -1.0 |
| 1985 | 1,619,000 | 0.1 | 5.9 | 0.2 |
| 1986 | 1,570,000 | -3.0 | 7.4 | 1.6 |
| 1987 | 1,565,000 | -0.3 | 7.7 | 0.2 |
| 1988 | 1,598,000 | 2.1 | 6.4 | -1.2 |
| 1989 | 1,597,000 | -0.1 | 5.8 | -0.7 |
| 1990 | 1,675,122 | 4.9 | 5.0 | -0.7 |
| 1991 | 1,691,309 | 1.0 | 5.1 | 0.0 |
| 1992 | 1,710,242 | 1.1 | 6.0 | 0.9 |
| 1993 | 1,800,035 | 5.3 | 5.3 | -0.7 |
| 1994 | 1,917,043 | 6.5 | 4.2 | -1.1 |
| 1995 | 2,041,652 | 6.5 | 4.0 | -0.2 |
| 1996 | 2,083,740 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 0.2 |
| 1997 | 2,154,294 | 3.4 | 3.4 | -0.8 |
| 1998 | 2,226,296 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 0.2 |
| 1999 | 2,269,668 | 1.9 | 3.0 | -0.5 |
| 2000 | 2,300,192 | 1.3 | 2.7 | -0.3 |
| 2001 | 2,303,494 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 1.1 |
| 2002 | 2,304,109 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 1.8 |
| 2003 | 2,339,532 | 1.5 | 6.1 | 0.5 |
| 2004 | 2,392,952 | 2.3 | 5.6 | -0.5 |
| 2005 | 2,448,150 | 2.3 | 5.1 | -0.5 |
| 2006 | 2,526,986 | 3.2 | 4.4 | -0.8 |
| 2007 | 2,582,486 | 2.2 | 3.9 | -0.5 |
| 2008 | 2,596,309 | 0.5 | 4.9 | 1.0 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 1,980,238 | 8.8 | 4.3 | -1.0 |
| Feb | 1,992,881 | 9.0 | 4.0 | -1.2 |
| Mar | 1,997,529 | 8.3 | 4.0 | -0.9 |
| Apr | 2,011,496 | 7.7 | 4.0 | -0.1 |
| May | 2,019,202 | 6.9 | 3.9 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 2,050,567 | 6.3 | 4.5 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 2,074,127 | 6.3 | 4.2 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 2,078,384 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 2,076,281 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 2,084,582 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 2,071,556 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 2,062,976 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| 1996-Jan | 2,031,321 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 2,043,870 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 2,047,041 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 2,053,401 | 2.1 | 3.9 | -0.1 |
| May | 2,067,989 | 2.4 | 4.5 | 0.7 |
| Jun | 2,095,876 | 2.2 | 5.0 | 0.6 |
| Jul | 2,110,059 | 1.7 | 4.5 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 2,112,576 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 2,111,870 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 2,120,452 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 2,106,176 | 1.7 | 3.8 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 2,104,249 | 2.0 | 3.6 | -0.2 |
| 1997-Jan | 2,080,484 | 2.4 | 4.4 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 2,088,607 | 2.2 | 3.9 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 2,104,040 | 2.8 | 3.8 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 2,118,286 | 3.2 | 3.2 | -0.7 |
| May | 2,134,294 | 3.2 | 3.1 | -1.5 |
| Jun | 2,164,277 | 3.3 | 3.7 | -1.3 |
| Jul | 2,190,133 | 3.8 | 3.2 | -1.3 |
| Aug | 2,195,697 | 3.9 | 3.2 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 2,191,737 | 3.8 | 3.1 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 2,199,457 | 3.7 | 2.9 | -0.9 |
| Nov | 2,194,034 | 4.2 | 3.1 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 2,190,484 | 4.1 | 3.2 | -0.4 |
| 1998-Jan | 2,169,498 | 4.3 | 3.8 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 2,179,674 | 4.4 | 3.7 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 2,181,600 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 2,197,011 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
| May | 2,210,729 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 2,234,888 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 2,253,230 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 2,255,928 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 2,258,377 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 2,263,594 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 2,254,290 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 2,256,728 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -0.2 |
| 1999-Jan | 2,237,144 | 3.1 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 2,239,264 | 2.7 | 3.2 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 2,240,210 | 2.7 | 3.1 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 2,245,571 | 2.2 | 2.9 | -0.5 |
| May | 2,258,459 | 2.2 | 2.8 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 2,281,527 | 2.1 | 3.6 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 2,293,000 | 1.8 | 3.2 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 2,292,446 | 1.6 | 3.0 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 2,286,865 | 1.3 | 3.0 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 2,292,071 | 1.3 | 2.8 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 2,284,892 | 1.4 | 2.8 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 2,284,569 | 1.2 | 2.7 | -0.3 |
| 2000-Jan | 2,282,101 | 2.0 | 3.1 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 2,278,590 | 1.8 | 3.0 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 2,288,196 | 2.1 | 2.9 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 2,290,736 | 2.0 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| May | 2,284,873 | 1.2 | 2.4 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 2,310,533 | 1.3 | 3.0 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 2,305,927 | 0.6 | 2.9 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 2,291,227 | -0.1 | 2.9 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 2,317,056 | 1.3 | 2.7 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 2,318,272 | 1.1 | 2.5 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 2,316,206 | 1.4 | 2.6 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 2,318,584 | 1.5 | 2.4 | -0.3 |
| 2001-Jan | 2,293,751 | 0.5 | 3.0 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 2,288,530 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 2,283,717 | -0.2 | 3.2 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 2,300,961 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 0.5 |
| May | 2,297,860 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 2,318,041 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 0.6 |
| Jul | 2,332,969 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 0.7 |
| Aug | 2,300,152 | 0.4 | 3.9 | 1.0 |
| Sep | 2,320,975 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 1.3 |
| Oct | 2,311,914 | -0.3 | 4.7 | 2.2 |
| Nov | 2,295,063 | -0.9 | 5.3 | 2.7 |
| Dec | 2,297,994 | -0.9 | 5.6 | 3.2 |
| 2002-Jan | 2,250,373 | -1.9 | 6.6 | 3.5 |
| Feb | 2,290,301 | 0.1 | 6.1 | 3.1 |
| Mar | 2,285,080 | 0.1 | 6.2 | 3.0 |
| Apr | 2,279,939 | -0.9 | 5.7 | 2.7 |
| May | 2,299,615 | 0.1 | 5.2 | 2.3 |
| Jun | 2,317,172 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 2.3 |
| Jul | 2,309,316 | -1.0 | 5.6 | 2.0 |
| Aug | 2,340,592 | 1.8 | 5.3 | 1.4 |
| Sep | 2,333,489 | 0.5 | 5.2 | 1.2 |
| Oct | 2,338,976 | 1.2 | 5.2 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 2,297,715 | 0.1 | 5.5 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 2,306,741 | 0.4 | 5.6 | 0.0 |
| 2003-Jan | 2,300,723 | 2.2 | 6.3 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 2,308,944 | 0.8 | 6.3 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 2,302,537 | 0.8 | 6.6 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 2,319,053 | 1.7 | 6.2 | 0.5 |
| May | 2,322,252 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 2,348,249 | 1.3 | 6.7 | 0.8 |
| Jul | 2,354,678 | 2.0 | 6.3 | 0.8 |
| Aug | 2,359,919 | 0.8 | 6.1 | 0.8 |
| Sep | 2,362,718 | 1.3 | 5.9 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 2,372,431 | 1.4 | 5.7 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 2,362,799 | 2.8 | 5.9 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 2,360,084 | 2.3 | 5.7 | 0.1 |
| 2004-Jan | 2,343,950 | 1.9 | 6.4 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 2,353,161 | 1.9 | 6.1 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 2,348,171 | 2.0 | 6.2 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 2,365,841 | 2.0 | 5.5 | -0.7 |
| May | 2,374,183 | 2.2 | 5.4 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 2,401,704 | 2.3 | 5.9 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 2,419,726 | 2.8 | 5.5 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 2,423,663 | 2.7 | 5.3 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 2,423,866 | 2.6 | 5.2 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 2,428,497 | 2.4 | 5.2 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 2,418,758 | 2.4 | 5.3 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 2,413,906 | 2.3 | 5.4 | -0.4 |
| 2005-Jan | 2,391,746 | 2.0 | 5.6 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 2,398,849 | 1.9 | 5.7 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 2,398,134 | 2.1 | 5.7 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 2,418,131 | 2.2 | 5.2 | -0.2 |
| May | 2,429,122 | 2.3 | 5.2 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 2,454,770 | 2.2 | 5.4 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 2,471,777 | 2.2 | 5.1 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 2,479,767 | 2.3 | 4.8 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 2,481,787 | 2.4 | 4.9 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 2,494,037 | 2.7 | 4.6 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 2,478,172 | 2.5 | 4.8 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 2,481,503 | 2.8 | 4.7 | -0.7 |
| 2006-Jan | 2,461,458 | 2.9 | 5.0 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 2,472,068 | 3.1 | 4.7 | -1.0 |
| Mar | 2,476,407 | 3.3 | 4.7 | -1.0 |
| Apr | 2,493,810 | 3.1 | 4.4 | -0.8 |
| May | 2,503,705 | 3.1 | 4.4 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 2,536,330 | 3.3 | 4.8 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 2,548,228 | 3.1 | 4.6 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 2,556,488 | 3.1 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 2,560,965 | 3.2 | 4.1 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 2,577,763 | 3.4 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 2,567,023 | 3.6 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 2,569,583 | 3.5 | 3.8 | -0.9 |
| 2007-Jan | 2,539,322 | 3.2 | 4.4 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 2,544,200 | 2.9 | 4.1 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 2,549,349 | 2.9 | 3.9 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 2,555,622 | 2.5 | 3.5 | -1.0 |
| May | 2,565,629 | 2.5 | 3.4 | -1.0 |
| Jun | 2,596,116 | 2.4 | 3.9 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 2,607,538 | 2.3 | 3.9 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 2,600,836 | 1.7 | 3.8 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 2,613,666 | 2.1 | 3.8 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 2,613,698 | 1.4 | 3.7 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 2,609,264 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 2,594,588 | 1.0 | 4.2 | 0.5 |
| 2008-Jan | 2,579,279 | 1.6 | 4.7 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 2,578,919 | 1.4 | 4.6 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 2,578,004 | 1.1 | 4.7 | 0.9 |
| Apr | 2,595,513 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 0.7 |
| May | 2,593,043 | 1.1 | 4.5 | 1.1 |
| Jun | 2,614,392 | 0.7 | 5.0 | 1.1 |
| Jul | 2,621,081 | 0.5 | 4.9 | 1.1 |
| Aug | 2,613,959 | 0.5 | 4.9 | 1.2 |
| Sep | 2,614,123 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| Oct | 2,612,417 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 1.4 |
| Nov | 2,587,768 | -0.8 | 5.4 | 1.4 |
| Dec | 2,567,210 | -1.1 | 6.0 | 1.8 |
| 2009-Jan | 2,526,996 | -2.0 | 7.2 | 2.5 |
| Feb | 2,507,510 | -2.8 | 7.6 | 3.0 |
| Mar | 2,491,998 | -3.3 | 7.9 | 3.1 |
| Apr | 2,516,486 | -3.0 | 7.3 | 3.1 |
| May | 2,501,865 | -3.5 | 7.4 | 2.9 |
| Jun | 2,511,375 | -3.9 | 7.8 | 2.8 |
| Jul | 2,508,853 | -4.3 | 7.7 | 2.8 |
| Aug | 2,512,094 | -3.9 | 7.1 | 2.2 |
| Sep | 2,502,947 | -4.3 | 6.7 | 1.9 |
| Oct | 2,494,954 | -4.5 | 6.6 | 1.5 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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