LABOR FORCE SUMMARY
COLORADO
Preliminary Estimates for October 2009  (in thousands)
LABOR FORCE DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED*				Change from last:
	Oct-09	Sep-09	Oct-08	Month	Year
Total Civilian Labor Force	2,658.6	2,671.4	2,739.8	-12.8	-81.2
Unemployment	184.3	187.5	144.3	-3.2	40.0
Unemployment Rate (%)	6.9	7.0	5.3	--	--
Employment	2,474.3	2,483.9	2,595.5	-9.6	-121.2
UNADJUSTED FOR SEASONALITY:				Change from last:
	Oct-09	Sep-09	Oct-08	Month	Year
Total Civilian Labor Force	2,670.6	2,683.7	2,751.9	-13.1	-81.3
Unemployment	175.6	180.8	139.5	-5.2	36.1
Unemployment Rate (%)	6.6	6.7	5.1	--	--
Employment	2,495.0	2,502.9	2,612.4	-7.9	-117.4
WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED:	Oct-09	Sep-09	Oct-08	Month	Year
Mining & Logging	22.9	23.2	29.3	-0.3	-6.4
Construction	130.8	134.5	156.7	-3.7	-25.9
Manufacturing	127.7	128.7	142.6	-1.0	-14.9
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities	408.1	409.0	426.8	-0.9	-18.7
Information	72.2	72.2	77.0	0.0	-4.8
Financial Activities	145.2	145.2	153.8	0.0	-8.6
Professional & Business Services	324.5	322.3	345.6	2.2	-21.1
Educational & Health Services	260.2	259.4	253.1	0.8	7.1
Leisure & Hospitality	263.1	260.4	272.9	2.7	-9.8
Other Services	92.3	92.5	96.0	-0.2	-3.7
Government	394.1	392.7	387.9	1.4	6.2
TOTAL NONAG	2,241.1	2,240.1	2,341.7	1.0	-100.6
Labor Disputants	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT DATA
UNADJUSTED FOR SEASONALITY:	Oct-09	Sep-09	Oct-08	Month	Year
Mining & Logging	23.0	23.3	29.4	-0.3	-6.4
Construction	135.0	139.8	160.8	-4.8	-25.8
Manufacturing	128.2	129.3	143.1	-1.1	-14.9
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities	409.1	408.8	427.9	0.3	-18.8
Information	72.3	72.0	77.0	0.3	-4.7
Financial Activities	144.6	145.5	153.2	-0.9	-8.6
Professional & Business Services	327.6	327.1	348.8	0.5	-21.2
Educational & Health Services	260.5	258.6	253.4	1.9	7.1
Leisure & Hospitality	253.5	260.6	263.1	-7.1	-9.6
Other Services	91.3	91.9	95.0	-0.6	-3.7
Government	401.3	394.0	395.2	7.3	6.1
TOTAL NONAG	2,246.4	2,250.9	2,346.9	-4.5	-100.5
Labor Disputants	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
LABOR FORCE SUMMARY
COLORADO METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS
Preliminary Estimates for October 2009  (in thousands)
DENVER-AURORA-BROOMFIELD MSA (Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Clear Creek,
Denver, Douglas, Elbert, Gilpin, Jefferson, and Park counties)
LABOR FORCE DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED*				Change from last:
	Oct-09	Sep-09	Oct-08	Month	Year
Total Civilian Labor Force	1,350.3	1,357.0	1,395.0	-6.7	-44.7
Unemployment	96.5	98.9	78.2	-2.4	18.3
Unemployment Rate (%)	7.1	7.3	5.6	--	--
Employment	1,253.8	1,258.1	1,316.8	-4.3	-63.0
WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT DATA
TOTAL NONAG	1197.1	1195.4	1245.5	1.7	-48.4
UNADJUSTED FOR SEASONALITY:				Change from last:
	Oct-09	Sep-09	Oct-08	Month	Year
Total Civilian Labor Force	1,362.2	1,365.1	1,408.4	-2.9	-46.2
Unemployment	92.5	96.4	74.3	-3.9	18.2
Unemployment Rate (%)	6.8	7.1	5.3	--	--
Employment	1,269.7	1,268.7	1,334.1	1.0	-64.4
WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT DATA
TOTAL NONAG	1202.0	1201.9	1250.6	0.1	-48.6
BOULDER-LONGMONT MSA (Boulder County)
LABOR FORCE DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED*				Change from last:
	Oct-09	Sep-09	Oct-08	Month	Year
Total Civilian Labor Force	170.2	171.6	178.3	-1.4	-8.1
Unemployment	9.5	9.9	8.2	-0.4	1.3
Unemployment Rate (%)	5.6	5.7	4.6	--	--
Employment	160.7	161.7	170.1	-1.0	-9.4
WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT DATA
TOTAL NONAG	159.5	160.0	168.2	-0.5	-8.7
UNADJUSTED FOR SEASONALITY:				Change from last:
	Oct-09	Sep-09	Oct-08	Month	Year
Total Civilian Labor Force	172.6	172.7	181.1	-0.1	-8.5
Unemployment	9.1	9.6	7.8	-0.5	1.3
Unemployment Rate (%)	5.3	5.5	4.3	--	--
Employment	163.5	163.1	173.3	0.4	-9.8
WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT DATA
TOTAL NONAG	161.1	160.7	169.9	0.4	-8.8
COLORADO SPRINGS MSA (El Paso and Teller counties)
LABOR FORCE DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED*				Change from last:
	Oct-09	Sep-09	Oct-08	Month	Year
Total Civilian Labor Force	301.1	301.9	312.2	-0.8	-11.1
Unemployment	22.5	22.6	19.6	-0.1	2.9
Unemployment Rate (%)	7.5	7.5	6.3	--	--
Employment	278.6	279.3	292.6	-0.7	-14.0
WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT DATA
TOTAL NONAG	247.1	246.3	258.3	0.8	-11.2
UNADJUSTED FOR SEASONALITY:				Change from last:
	Oct-09	Sep-09	Oct-08	Month	Year
Total Civilian Labor Force	303.4	303.9	314.9	-0.5	-11.5
Unemployment	21.6	21.9	18.7	-0.3	2.9
Unemployment Rate (%)	7.1	7.2	5.9	--	--
Employment	281.8	282.0	296.2	-0.2	-14.4
WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT DATA
TOTAL NONAG	247.3	247.1	258.5	0.2	-11.2
FT. COLLINS-LOVELAND MSA (Larimer County)
LABOR FORCE DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED*				Change from last:
	Oct-09	Sep-09	Oct-08	Month	Year
Total Civilian Labor Force	172.1	173.2	176.9	-1.1	-4.8
Unemployment	10.0	10.3	8.0	-0.3	2.0
Unemployment Rate (%)	5.8	5.9	4.5	--	--
Employment	162.1	162.9	168.9	-0.8	-6.8
WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT DATA
TOTAL NONAG	133.5	133.3	138.0	0.2	-4.5
UNADJUSTED FOR SEASONALITY:				Change from last:
	Oct-09	Sep-09	Oct-08	Month	Year
Total Civilian Labor Force	174.4	175.6	179.4	-1.2	-5.0
Unemployment	9.5	9.9	7.5	-0.4	2.0
Unemployment Rate (%)	5.5	5.6	4.2	--	--
Employment	164.9	165.7	171.9	-0.8	-7.0
WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT DATA
TOTAL NONAG	134.7	135.2	139.2	-0.5	-4.5
GRAND JUNCTION MSA (Mesa County)
LABOR FORCE DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED*				Change from last:
	Oct-09	Sep-09	Oct-08	Month	Year
Total Civilian Labor Force	80.7	81.7	83.0	-1.0	-2.3
Unemployment	6.8	7.0	3.5	-0.2	3.3
Unemployment Rate (%)	8.4	8.6	4.2	--	--
Employment	73.9	74.7	79.5	-0.8	-5.6
WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT DATA
TOTAL NONAG	61.4	61.8	66.3	-0.4	-4.9
UNADJUSTED FOR SEASONALITY:				Change from last:
	Oct-09	Sep-09	Oct-08	Month	Year
Total Civilian Labor Force	81.5	82.4	83.9	-0.9	-2.4
Unemployment	6.5	6.8	3.2	-0.3	3.3
Unemployment Rate (%)	8.0	8.2	3.8	--	--
Employment	75.0	75.6	80.7	-0.6	-5.7
WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT DATA
TOTAL NONAG	62.0	62.3	66.9	-0.3	-4.9
GREELEY MSA (Weld County)
LABOR FORCE DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED*				Change from last:
	Oct-09	Sep-09	Oct-08	Month	Year
Total Civilian Labor Force	118.7	119.9	121.0	-1.2	-2.3
Unemployment	9.3	9.5	7.0	-0.2	2.3
Unemployment Rate (%)	7.8	7.9	5.8	--	--
Employment	109.4	110.4	114.0	-1.0	-4.6
WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT DATA
TOTAL NONAG	77.8	78.6	82.6	-0.8	-4.8
UNADJUSTED FOR SEASONALITY:				Change from last:
	Oct-09	Sep-09	Oct-08	Month	Year
Total Civilian Labor Force	120.2	121.0	122.6	-0.8	-2.4
Unemployment	8.8	9.1	6.5	-0.3	2.3
Unemployment Rate (%)	7.4	7.5	5.3	--	--
Employment	111.4	111.9	116.1	-0.5	-4.7
WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT DATA
TOTAL NONAG	79.0	79.1	83.9	-0.1	-4.9
PUEBLO MSA (Pueblo County)
LABOR FORCE DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED*				Change from last:
	Oct-09	Sep-09	Oct-08	Month	Year
Total Civilian Labor Force	72.6	72.4	74.2	0.2	-1.6
Unemployment	5.7	5.7	5.1	0.0	0.6
Unemployment Rate (%)	7.9	7.9	6.9	--	--
Employment	66.9	66.7	69.1	0.2	-2.2
WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT DATA
TOTAL NONAG	57.2	57.0	58.7	0.2	-1.5
UNADJUSTED FOR SEASONALITY:				Change from last:
	Oct-09	Sep-09	Oct-08	Month	Year
Total Civilian Labor Force	73.0	72.7	74.6	0.3	-1.6
Unemployment	5.4	5.5	4.8	-0.1	0.6
Unemployment Rate (%)	7.4	7.5	6.4	--	--
Employment	67.6	67.2	69.8	0.4	-2.2
WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT DATA
TOTAL NONAG	57.4	57.0	58.9	0.4	-1.5
Seasonally Adjusted MSA Labor Force Data not official BLS series
Labor force estimates are adjusted to Current Population Survey data.  Estimates made in cooperation with the U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
1/ Residents unemployed during the week including the 12th of the month.
2/ Total resident employment includes nonagricultural wage and salary workers; self-employed, unpaid family and domestic workers; agricultural workers and
persons involved in labor disputes.
3/Due to rounding, sum of individual items may not equal total.  Industry data represents jobs by place of work coded under the 2002 North American Industry
Classification System
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Please reference, "Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, Labor Market Information".