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Civilian labor force in Thornton, CO

Civilian labor force in Thornton, CO was 83,997 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.3% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 28 cities in 2025.

2025, persons83,997
Change on 2024+0.3%
Rank6th of 28Cities in Colorado ranked
Series high83,9972025
Series low30,9821990

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Civilian labor force in Thornton, CO, 1990 to 2025

20K40K60K80K100K19901996200220082014202020251990: 30,982 persons1991: 31,318 persons1992: 31,990 persons1993: 33,068 persons1994: 34,843 persons1995: 36,463 persons1996: 36,956 persons1997: 37,910 persons1998: 39,626 persons1999: 40,325 persons2000: 47,189 persons2001: 47,366 persons2002: 48,605 persons2003: 50,300 persons2004: 51,497 persons2005: 52,716 persons2006: 54,758 persons2007: 55,460 persons2008: 56,758 persons2009: 56,978 persons2010: 64,246 persons2011: 66,347 persons2012: 67,193 persons2013: 68,342 persons2014: 69,297 persons2015: 70,169 persons2016: 71,135 persons2017: 74,264 persons2018: 77,029 persons2019: 78,652 persons2020: 78,047 persons2021: 80,336 persons2022: 81,651 persons2023: 83,126 persons2024: 83,740 persons2025: 83,997 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202583,997
202483,740
202383,126
202281,651
202180,336
202078,047
201978,652
201877,029
201774,264
201671,135
201570,169
201469,297
201368,342
201267,193
201166,347
201064,246
200956,978
200856,758
200755,460
200654,758
200552,716
200451,497
200350,300
200248,605
200147,366
200047,189
199940,325
199839,626
199737,910
199636,956
199536,463
199434,843
199333,068
199231,990
199131,318
199030,982

Rankings

Definition

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average. People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, not jobs: for wage and salary jobs by state use oews_employment. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average (Civilian labor force, Thornton, CO, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Thornton, CO, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/thornton-co. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Civilian labor force, Thornton, CO, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/thornton-co.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Thornton, CO, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/thornton-co (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the civilian labor force in Thornton, CO?

Civilian labor force in Thornton, CO was 83,997 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.3% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 28 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest civilian labor force in Thornton, CO?

83,997 in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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