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Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, Colorado Job Growth

There were 1,594,300 jobs in Denver, Colorado in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,690,309 employed persons for the month. Denver added 300 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 3,504 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Denver job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 1,594,300 +300 +28,100
CPS 1,690,309 +3,504 +64,648

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 August 2022 at 1,597,200. Since then 2,900 jobs have been lost in Denver according to the employer survey. From a trough of 1,584,600 in September 2022, Denver has gained 9,700 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in January 2023 for Denver is at a new high of 1,690,309.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

Denver, Colorado Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 1,594,300 300 1,690,309 3,504
December 2022 1,594,000 2,600 1,686,805 3,441
November 2022 1,591,400 -500 1,683,364 3,395
October 2022 1,591,900 7,300 1,679,969 2,412
September 2022 1,584,600 -12,600 1,677,557 3,350
August 2022 1,597,200 6,000 1,674,207 4,877
July 2022 1,591,200 -1,100 1,669,330 3,528
June 2022 1,592,300 -2,400 1,665,802 5,850
May 2022 1,594,700 2,200 1,659,952 7,408
April 2022 1,592,500 12,000 1,652,544 7,439
March 2022 1,580,500 6,800 1,645,105 9,965
February 2022 1,573,700 7,500 1,635,140 9,479

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