Denver-Aurora, CO
MSA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 899,818 | - | 4.5 | - |
| 1991 | 912,244 | 1.4 | 4.7 | 0.2 |
| 1992 | 931,416 | 2.1 | 5.3 | 0.6 |
| 1993 | 972,953 | 4.5 | 4.8 | -0.5 |
| 1994 | 1,029,990 | 5.9 | 4.0 | -0.9 |
| 1995 | 1,072,845 | 4.2 | 3.6 | -0.4 |
| 1996 | 1,089,182 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| 1997 | 1,127,173 | 3.5 | 2.9 | -0.9 |
| 1998 | 1,166,549 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
| 1999 | 1,191,718 | 2.2 | 2.5 | -0.4 |
| 2000 | 1,211,617 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 0.1 |
| 2001 | 1,196,084 | -1.3 | 3.8 | 1.2 |
| 2002 | 1,181,038 | -1.3 | 5.9 | 2.1 |
| 2003 | 1,204,643 | 2.0 | 6.4 | 0.5 |
| 2004 | 1,227,146 | 1.9 | 5.9 | -0.6 |
| 2005 | 1,253,336 | 2.1 | 5.3 | -0.6 |
| 2006 | 1,289,005 | 2.8 | 4.5 | -0.8 |
| 2007 | 1,316,011 | 2.1 | 4.0 | -0.5 |
| 2008 | 1,329,521 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 1.1 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 1,044,506 | 4.9 | 3.8 | -1.1 |
| Feb | 1,047,663 | 5.0 | 3.6 | -1.3 |
| Mar | 1,048,286 | 4.9 | 3.6 | -1.2 |
| Apr | 1,057,718 | 4.5 | 3.6 | -0.6 |
| May | 1,065,087 | 4.1 | 3.4 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 1,076,012 | 4.3 | 3.9 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 1,087,825 | 4.8 | 3.8 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 1,089,332 | 4.0 | 3.6 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 1,089,732 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 1,095,479 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 1,088,624 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 1,083,873 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
| 1996-Jan | 1,064,170 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 1,068,617 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 1,069,031 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 1,072,922 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
| May | 1,082,802 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 0.7 |
| Jun | 1,096,971 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 1,098,336 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 1,098,976 | 0.9 | 3.7 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 1,102,076 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 1,106,851 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 1,106,109 | 1.6 | 3.3 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 1,103,321 | 1.8 | 3.2 | -0.3 |
| 1997-Jan | 1,092,509 | 2.7 | 3.8 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 1,093,539 | 2.3 | 3.4 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 1,099,682 | 2.9 | 3.3 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 1,106,979 | 3.2 | 2.8 | -0.8 |
| May | 1,119,469 | 3.4 | 2.6 | -1.5 |
| Jun | 1,132,063 | 3.2 | 3.1 | -1.5 |
| Jul | 1,143,972 | 4.2 | 2.8 | -1.3 |
| Aug | 1,148,689 | 4.5 | 2.8 | -1.0 |
| Sep | 1,145,574 | 3.9 | 2.8 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 1,148,972 | 3.8 | 2.5 | -0.9 |
| Nov | 1,150,395 | 4.0 | 2.7 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 1,144,232 | 3.7 | 2.7 | -0.5 |
| 1998-Jan | 1,132,140 | 3.6 | 3.2 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 1,136,877 | 4.0 | 3.1 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 1,138,993 | 3.6 | 3.2 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 1,149,022 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| May | 1,161,912 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 1,170,373 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 1,180,130 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 1,180,944 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 1,185,091 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 1,189,098 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 1,185,784 | 3.1 | 2.5 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 1,188,224 | 3.8 | 2.4 | -0.2 |
| 1999-Jan | 1,173,852 | 3.7 | 2.8 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 1,174,401 | 3.3 | 2.6 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 1,173,476 | 3.0 | 2.5 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 1,174,063 | 2.2 | 2.4 | -0.4 |
| May | 1,189,089 | 2.3 | 2.2 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 1,196,769 | 2.3 | 2.9 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 1,201,359 | 1.8 | 2.7 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 1,203,524 | 1.9 | 2.6 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 1,202,446 | 1.5 | 2.6 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 1,205,157 | 1.4 | 2.4 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 1,202,263 | 1.4 | 2.3 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 1,204,221 | 1.3 | 2.3 | -0.2 |
| 2000-Jan | 1,206,519 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 1,201,685 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 1,203,828 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 1,206,909 | 2.8 | 2.3 | -0.1 |
| May | 1,207,358 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 1,216,206 | 1.6 | 2.9 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 1,211,446 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 1,203,449 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 1,220,059 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 1,219,579 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 1,221,898 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 1,220,463 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 0.0 |
| 2001-Jan | 1,206,245 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 1,197,102 | -0.4 | 2.9 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 1,191,315 | -1.0 | 3.1 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 1,201,770 | -0.4 | 2.9 | 0.6 |
| May | 1,201,578 | -0.5 | 2.8 | 0.6 |
| Jun | 1,209,129 | -0.6 | 3.5 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 1,214,769 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 0.8 |
| Aug | 1,185,075 | -1.5 | 3.9 | 1.2 |
| Sep | 1,190,857 | -2.4 | 4.1 | 1.5 |
| Oct | 1,190,590 | -2.4 | 4.9 | 2.5 |
| Nov | 1,182,493 | -3.2 | 5.5 | 3.0 |
| Dec | 1,182,080 | -3.1 | 5.9 | 3.6 |
| 2002-Jan | 1,150,941 | -4.6 | 6.8 | 4.0 |
| Feb | 1,170,231 | -2.2 | 6.3 | 3.4 |
| Mar | 1,169,897 | -1.8 | 6.5 | 3.4 |
| Apr | 1,172,454 | -2.4 | 6.0 | 3.1 |
| May | 1,184,197 | -1.4 | 5.5 | 2.6 |
| Jun | 1,184,712 | -2.0 | 6.2 | 2.7 |
| Jul | 1,183,388 | -2.6 | 5.8 | 2.3 |
| Aug | 1,199,522 | 1.2 | 5.6 | 1.7 |
| Sep | 1,196,655 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 1.4 |
| Oct | 1,199,302 | 0.7 | 5.4 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 1,182,804 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 1,178,357 | -0.3 | 5.9 | 0.1 |
| 2003-Jan | 1,182,050 | 2.7 | 6.6 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 1,191,124 | 1.8 | 6.5 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 1,188,256 | 1.6 | 6.8 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 1,198,203 | 2.2 | 6.5 | 0.5 |
| May | 1,204,411 | 1.7 | 6.3 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 1,204,970 | 1.7 | 7.1 | 0.9 |
| Jul | 1,205,107 | 1.8 | 6.7 | 0.9 |
| Aug | 1,213,034 | 1.1 | 6.5 | 0.9 |
| Sep | 1,211,946 | 1.3 | 6.3 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 1,220,331 | 1.8 | 6.0 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 1,221,318 | 3.3 | 6.1 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 1,214,960 | 3.1 | 6.0 | 0.1 |
| 2004-Jan | 1,197,746 | 1.3 | 6.8 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 1,203,079 | 1.0 | 6.5 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 1,197,771 | 0.8 | 6.5 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 1,210,760 | 1.0 | 5.7 | -0.8 |
| May | 1,220,046 | 1.3 | 5.6 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 1,224,270 | 1.6 | 6.1 | -0.9 |
| Jul | 1,237,542 | 2.7 | 5.7 | -1.0 |
| Aug | 1,242,388 | 2.4 | 5.6 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 1,243,549 | 2.6 | 5.5 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 1,253,189 | 2.7 | 5.4 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 1,250,931 | 2.4 | 5.5 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 1,244,481 | 2.4 | 5.5 | -0.5 |
| 2005-Jan | 1,225,235 | 2.3 | 5.7 | -1.0 |
| Feb | 1,227,577 | 2.0 | 5.8 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 1,226,004 | 2.4 | 5.8 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 1,239,322 | 2.4 | 5.3 | -0.4 |
| May | 1,251,967 | 2.6 | 5.2 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 1,253,272 | 2.4 | 5.5 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 1,262,668 | 2.0 | 5.2 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 1,266,477 | 1.9 | 5.0 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 1,269,229 | 2.1 | 5.0 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 1,277,477 | 1.9 | 4.8 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 1,270,405 | 1.6 | 4.9 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 1,270,401 | 2.1 | 4.8 | -0.7 |
| 2006-Jan | 1,258,288 | 2.7 | 5.1 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 1,261,765 | 2.8 | 4.8 | -1.1 |
| Mar | 1,262,348 | 3.0 | 4.8 | -1.1 |
| Apr | 1,272,769 | 2.7 | 4.5 | -0.8 |
| May | 1,283,652 | 2.5 | 4.5 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 1,287,656 | 2.7 | 4.9 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 1,296,359 | 2.7 | 4.7 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 1,300,142 | 2.7 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 1,304,437 | 2.8 | 4.2 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 1,320,365 | 3.4 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| Nov | 1,310,442 | 3.2 | 4.0 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 1,309,841 | 3.1 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| 2007-Jan | 1,293,049 | 2.8 | 4.4 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 1,292,458 | 2.4 | 4.2 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 1,296,300 | 2.7 | 3.9 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 1,303,316 | 2.4 | 3.6 | -1.0 |
| May | 1,311,996 | 2.2 | 3.5 | -1.0 |
| Jun | 1,325,045 | 2.9 | 4.0 | -0.9 |
| Jul | 1,328,778 | 2.5 | 3.9 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 1,322,513 | 1.7 | 3.9 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 1,330,758 | 2.0 | 3.9 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 1,334,773 | 1.1 | 3.8 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 1,330,724 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 1,322,426 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 0.5 |
| 2008-Jan | 1,316,116 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 1,319,489 | 2.1 | 4.6 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 1,324,587 | 2.2 | 4.8 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 1,342,073 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 0.7 |
| May | 1,335,956 | 1.8 | 4.5 | 1.1 |
| Jun | 1,343,023 | 1.4 | 5.1 | 1.1 |
| Jul | 1,336,794 | 0.6 | 5.0 | 1.1 |
| Aug | 1,334,013 | 0.9 | 5.1 | 1.2 |
| Sep | 1,333,869 | 0.2 | 5.0 | 1.1 |
| Oct | 1,334,089 | -0.1 | 5.3 | 1.5 |
| Nov | 1,326,390 | -0.3 | 5.6 | 1.5 |
| Dec | 1,307,858 | -1.1 | 6.3 | 2.0 |
| 2009-Jan | 1,287,301 | -2.2 | 7.4 | 2.7 |
| Feb | 1,272,361 | -3.6 | 7.9 | 3.3 |
| Mar | 1,268,809 | -4.2 | 8.1 | 3.4 |
| Apr | 1,289,951 | -3.9 | 7.5 | 3.2 |
| May | 1,290,450 | -3.4 | 7.5 | 3.0 |
| Jun | 1,290,193 | -3.9 | 7.9 | 2.9 |
| Jul | 1,281,294 | -4.2 | 8.0 | 2.9 |
| Aug | 1,274,553 | -4.5 | 7.4 | 2.3 |
| Sep | 1,266,660 | -5.0 | 7.1 | 2.1 |
| Oct | - | - | - | - |
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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