LABOR FORCE SUMMARY
COLORADO
Preliminary Estimates for September 2009  (in thousands)
LABOR FORCE DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED*				Change from last:
	Sep-09	Aug-09	Sep-08	Month	Year
Total Civilian Labor Force	2,671.0	2,683.1	2,732.8	-12.1	-61.8
Unemployment	187.4	197.2	135.9	-9.8	51.5
Unemployment Rate (%)	7.0	7.3	5.0	--	--
Employment	2,483.6	2,485.9	2,596.9	-2.3	-113.3
UNADJUSTED FOR SEASONALITY:				Change from last:
	Sep-09	Aug-09	Sep-08	Month	Year
Total Civilian Labor Force	2,683.4	2,704.5	2,745.7	-21.1	-62.3
Unemployment	180.7	192.4	131.6	-11.7	49.1
Unemployment Rate (%)	6.7	7.1	4.8	--	--
Employment	2,502.7	2,512.1	2,614.1	-9.4	-111.4
WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED:	Sep-09	Aug-09	Sep-08	Month	Year
Mining & Logging	22.3	23.1	29.1	-0.8	-6.8
Construction	135.1	137.4	160.7	-2.3	-25.6
Manufacturing	128.8	129.1	142.9	-0.3	-14.1
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities	408.9	411.0	429.7	-2.1	-20.8
Information	72.2	72.2	77.0	0.0	-4.8
Financial Activities	145.6	145.3	154.3	0.3	-8.7
Professional & Business Services	322.2	322.4	351.9	-0.2	-29.7
Educational & Health Services	259.5	257.9	252.6	1.6	6.9
Leisure & Hospitality	259.5	262.5	273.8	-3.0	-14.3
Other Services	92.9	92.8	95.7	0.1	-2.8
Government	391.3	391.5	386.2	-0.2	5.1
TOTAL NONAG	2,238.3	2,245.2	2,353.9	-6.9	-115.6
Labor Disputants	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT DATA
UNADJUSTED FOR SEASONALITY:	Sep-09	Aug-09	Sep-08	Month	Year
Mining & Logging	22.4	23.4	29.2	-1.0	-6.8
Construction	140.4	144.7	166.0	-4.3	-25.6
Manufacturing	129.4	129.6	143.3	-0.2	-13.9
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities	408.6	412.2	427.8	-3.6	-19.2
Information	72.0	72.4	76.5	-0.4	-4.5
Financial Activities	145.9	146.8	153.9	-0.9	-8.0
Professional & Business Services	327.0	330.7	355.3	-3.7	-28.3
Educational & Health Services	258.7	256.7	251.8	2.0	6.9
Leisure & Hospitality	259.8	273.7	273.5	-13.9	-13.7
Other Services	92.3	93.5	95.4	-1.2	-3.1
Government	392.6	374.4	388.5	18.2	4.1
TOTAL NONAG	2,249.1	2,258.1	2,361.2	-9.0	-112.1
Labor Disputants	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
LABOR FORCE SUMMARY
COLORADO METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS
Preliminary Estimates for September 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:
	Sep-09	Aug-09	Sep-08	Month	Year
Total Civilian Labor Force	1,354.8	1,367.8	1,394.6	-13.0	-39.8
Unemployment	98.8	103.8	72.8	-5.0	26.0
Unemployment Rate (%)	7.3	7.6	5.2	--	--
Employment	1,256.0	1,264.0	1,321.8	-8.0	-65.8
WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT DATA
TOTAL NONAG	1192.5	1198.7	1252.6	-6.2	-60.1
UNADJUSTED FOR SEASONALITY:				Change from last:
	Sep-09	Aug-09	Sep-08	Month	Year
Total Civilian Labor Force	1,363.0	1,376.6	1,404.2	-13.6	-41.2
Unemployment	96.3	102.0	70.3	-5.7	26.0
Unemployment Rate (%)	7.1	7.4	5.0	--	--
Employment	1,266.7	1,274.6	1,333.9	-7.9	-67.2
WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT DATA
TOTAL NONAG	1198.9	1205.1	1258.1	-6.2	-59.2
BOULDER-LONGMONT MSA (Boulder County)
LABOR FORCE DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED*				Change from last:
	Sep-09	Aug-09	Sep-08	Month	Year
Total Civilian Labor Force	171.2	173.1	177.9	-1.9	-6.7
Unemployment	9.9	10.5	7.7	-0.6	2.2
Unemployment Rate (%)	5.8	6.1	4.3	--	--
Employment	161.3	162.6	170.2	-1.3	-8.9
WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT DATA
TOTAL NONAG	159.4	160.1	168.5	-0.7	-9.1
UNADJUSTED FOR SEASONALITY:				Change from last:
	Sep-09	Aug-09	Sep-08	Month	Year
Total Civilian Labor Force	172.3	171.4	179.3	0.9	-7.0
Unemployment	9.6	10.4	7.4	-0.8	2.2
Unemployment Rate (%)	5.5	6.1	4.1	--	--
Employment	162.7	161.0	171.9	1.7	-9.2
WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT DATA
TOTAL NONAG	160.1	157.4	168.9	2.7	-8.8
COLORADO SPRINGS MSA (El Paso and Teller counties)
LABOR FORCE DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED*				Change from last:
	Sep-09	Aug-09	Sep-08	Month	Year
Total Civilian Labor Force	303.7	303.8	311.2	-0.1	-7.5
Unemployment	22.6	23.6	18.4	-1.0	4.2
Unemployment Rate (%)	7.4	7.8	5.9	--	--
Employment	281.1	280.2	292.8	0.9	-11.7
WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT DATA
TOTAL NONAG	247.9	247.3	257.9	0.6	-10.0
UNADJUSTED FOR SEASONALITY:				Change from last:
	Sep-09	Aug-09	Sep-08	Month	Year
Total Civilian Labor Force	305.7	306.6	313.6	-0.9	-7.9
Unemployment	21.9	23.3	17.7	-1.4	4.2
Unemployment Rate (%)	7.2	7.6	5.7	--	--
Employment	283.8	283.3	295.9	0.5	-12.1
WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT DATA
TOTAL NONAG	248.7	248.4	259.7	0.3	-11.0
FT. COLLINS-LOVELAND MSA (Larimer County)
LABOR FORCE DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED*				Change from last:
	Sep-09	Aug-09	Sep-08	Month	Year
Total Civilian Labor Force	173.4	174.5	177.5	-1.1	-4.1
Unemployment	10.3	10.8	7.7	-0.5	2.6
Unemployment Rate (%)	5.9	6.2	4.3	--	--
Employment	163.1	163.7	169.8	-0.6	-6.7
WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT DATA
TOTAL NONAG	133.5	133.4	138.3	0.1	-4.8
UNADJUSTED FOR SEASONALITY:				Change from last:
	Sep-09	Aug-09	Sep-08	Month	Year
Total Civilian Labor Force	175.8	175.4	180.0	0.4	-4.2
Unemployment	9.9	10.5	7.2	-0.6	2.7
Unemployment Rate (%)	5.6	6.0	4.0	--	--
Employment	165.9	164.9	172.8	1.0	-6.9
WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT DATA
TOTAL NONAG	135.4	134.4	141.1	1.0	-5.7
GRAND JUNCTION MSA (Mesa County)
LABOR FORCE DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED*				Change from last:
	Sep-09	Aug-09	Sep-08	Month	Year
Total Civilian Labor Force	82.4	83.8	82.7	-1.4	-0.3
Unemployment	7.0	7.4	3.3	-0.4	3.7
Unemployment Rate (%)	8.5	8.8	4.0	--	--
Employment	75.4	76.4	79.4	-1.0	-4.0
WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT DATA
TOTAL NONAG	62.4	63.1	66.4	-0.7	-4.0
UNADJUSTED FOR SEASONALITY:				Change from last:
	Sep-09	Aug-09	Sep-08	Month	Year
Total Civilian Labor Force	83.1	84.1	83.6	-1.0	-0.5
Unemployment	6.8	7.3	3.1	-0.5	3.7
Unemployment Rate (%)	8.2	8.7	3.7	--	--
Employment	76.3	76.8	80.5	-0.5	-4.2
WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT DATA
TOTAL NONAG	62.9	63.3	66.9	-0.4	-4.0
GREELEY MSA (Weld County)
LABOR FORCE DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED*				Change from last:
	Sep-09	Aug-09	Sep-08	Month	Year
Total Civilian Labor Force	119.7	120.5	120.3	-0.8	-0.6
Unemployment	9.5	10.0	6.4	-0.5	3.1
Unemployment Rate (%)	7.9	8.3	5.4	--	--
Employment	110.2	110.5	113.9	-0.3	-3.7
WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT DATA
TOTAL NONAG	78.4	79.2	83.1	-0.8	-4.7
UNADJUSTED FOR SEASONALITY:				Change from last:
	Sep-09	Aug-09	Sep-08	Month	Year
Total Civilian Labor Force	120.8	120.7	121.6	0.1	-0.8
Unemployment	9.1	9.7	6.1	-0.6	3.0
Unemployment Rate (%)	7.5	8.1	5.0	--	--
Employment	111.7	111.0	115.5	0.7	-3.8
WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT DATA
TOTAL NONAG	78.9	78.9	83.8	0.0	-4.9
PUEBLO MSA (Pueblo County)
LABOR FORCE DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED*				Change from last:
	Sep-09	Aug-09	Sep-08	Month	Year
Total Civilian Labor Force	72.4	73.1	73.6	-0.7	-1.2
Unemployment	5.7	6.0	4.7	-0.3	1.0
Unemployment Rate (%)	7.9	8.1	6.3	--	--
Employment	66.7	67.1	68.9	-0.4	-2.2
WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT DATA
TOTAL NONAG	57.1	57.0	58.8	0.1	-1.7
UNADJUSTED FOR SEASONALITY:				Change from last:
	Sep-09	Aug-09	Sep-08	Month	Year
Total Civilian Labor Force	72.7	72.7	73.9	0.0	-1.2
Unemployment	5.5	5.8	4.4	-0.3	1.1
Unemployment Rate (%)	7.5	8.0	6.0	--	--
Employment	67.2	66.9	69.5	0.3	-2.3
WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT DATA
TOTAL NONAG	57.1	56.7	58.9	0.4	-1.8
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".