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Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, Colorado Job Growth

There were 1,594,900 jobs in Denver, Colorado in May 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,692,271 employed persons for the month. Denver lost 3,000 jobs in May 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 669 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Denver job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey May 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 1,594,900 -3,000 +200
CPS 1,692,271 +669 +18,195

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Denver, Colorado Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Denver as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Denver, Colorado

CES employment for Denver peaked in February 2023 at 1,601,800. Since then 6,900 jobs have been lost in Denver according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in May 2023 for Denver is at a new high of 1,692,271.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through May 2023

Denver, Colorado Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
May 2023 1,594,900 -3,000 1,692,271 669
April 2023 1,597,900 100 1,691,602 1,897
March 2023 1,597,800 -4,000 1,689,705 2,804
February 2023 1,601,800 2,400 1,686,901 2,969
January 2023 1,599,400 -800 1,683,932 3,388
December 2022 1,600,200 1,400 1,680,544 -69
November 2022 1,598,800 -100 1,680,613 212
October 2022 1,598,900 6,600 1,680,401 1,130
September 2022 1,592,300 -4,900 1,679,271 1,271
August 2022 1,597,200 6,000 1,678,000 1,144
July 2022 1,591,200 -1,100 1,676,856 1,209
June 2022 1,592,300 -2,400 1,675,647 1,571

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