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Covered employment (QCEW) in Colorado

Covered employment (QCEW) in Colorado was 2,891,626 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.2% from 2024. That is the 21st highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, jobs2,891,626
Change on 2024-0.2%
Rank21st of 51US states ranked
Series high2,897,9012024
Series low2,117,7732003

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Colorado, 2001 to 2025

2M2.2M2.4M2.6M2.8M3M20012005200920132017202120252001: 2,201,379 jobs2002: 2,153,857 jobs2003: 2,117,773 jobs2004: 2,142,352 jobs2005: 2,189,516 jobs2006: 2,242,012 jobs2007: 2,292,630 jobs2008: 2,310,865 jobs2009: 2,201,427 jobs2010: 2,176,986 jobs2011: 2,213,059 jobs2012: 2,266,503 jobs2013: 2,335,803 jobs2014: 2,417,735 jobs2015: 2,494,450 jobs2016: 2,552,503 jobs2017: 2,609,770 jobs2018: 2,674,030 jobs2019: 2,736,105 jobs2020: 2,602,371 jobs2021: 2,699,891 jobs2022: 2,814,975 jobs2023: 2,882,674 jobs2024: 2,897,901 jobs2025: 2,891,626 jobs2M2.2M2.4M2.6M2.8M3M2001201020252001: 2,201,379 jobs2002: 2,153,857 jobs2003: 2,117,773 jobs2004: 2,142,352 jobs2005: 2,189,516 jobs2006: 2,242,012 jobs2007: 2,292,630 jobs2008: 2,310,865 jobs2009: 2,201,427 jobs2010: 2,176,986 jobs2011: 2,213,059 jobs2012: 2,266,503 jobs2013: 2,335,803 jobs2014: 2,417,735 jobs2015: 2,494,450 jobs2016: 2,552,503 jobs2017: 2,609,770 jobs2018: 2,674,030 jobs2019: 2,736,105 jobs2020: 2,602,371 jobs2021: 2,699,891 jobs2022: 2,814,975 jobs2023: 2,882,674 jobs2024: 2,897,901 jobs2025: 2,891,626 jobs
jobs. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-08-21.
All 25 values
Periodjobs
20252,891,626
20242,897,901
20232,882,674
20222,814,975
20212,699,891
20202,602,371
20192,736,105
20182,674,030
20172,609,770
20162,552,503
20152,494,450
20142,417,735
20132,335,803
20122,266,503
20112,213,059
20102,176,986
20092,201,427
20082,310,865
20072,292,630
20062,242,012
20052,189,516
20042,142,352
20032,117,773
20022,153,857
20012,201,379

Compared with United States

Place2025
Colorado2,891,626
United States155,732,363

Colorado compared with nearby places

Alabama: 2,118,878 jobsAlaska: 332,544 jobsArizona: 3,234,783 jobsArkansas: 1,305,532 jobsCalifornia: 18,210,243 jobsColorado: 2,891,626 jobsConnecticut: 1,691,734 jobsDelaware: 481,552 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 741,646 jobsFlorida: 9,914,411 jobsGeorgia: 4,890,150 jobsHawaii: 644,391 jobsIdaho: 874,283 jobsIllinois: 6,067,518 jobsIndiana: 3,190,325 jobsIowa: 1,558,465 jobsKansas: 1,432,626 jobsKentucky: 1,990,460 jobsLouisiana: 1,928,041 jobsMaine: 651,181 jobsMaryland: 2,754,961 jobsMassachusetts: 3,634,042 jobsMichigan: 4,408,446 jobsMinnesota: 2,944,260 jobsMississippi: 1,173,251 jobsMissouri: 2,898,452 jobsMontana: 512,424 jobsNebraska: 1,021,306 jobsNevada: 1,569,260 jobsNew Hampshire: 689,026 jobsNew Jersey: 4,282,851 jobsNew Mexico: 875,212 jobsNew York: 9,791,529 jobsNorth Carolina: 4,941,383 jobsNorth Dakota: 429,567 jobsOhio: 5,534,587 jobsOklahoma: 1,700,650 jobsOregon: 1,987,730 jobsPennsylvania: 6,053,191 jobsRhode Island: 499,321 jobsSouth Carolina: 2,320,850 jobsSouth Dakota: 460,392 jobsTennessee: 3,265,460 jobsTexas: 14,109,957 jobsUtah: 1,741,066 jobsVermont: 308,225 jobsVirginia: 4,149,424 jobsWashington: 3,601,662 jobsWest Virginia: 695,422 jobsWisconsin: 2,945,816 jobsWyoming: 282,252 jobs
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  • 1.3M to 2M
  • 2M to 3M
  • 3M to 4.7M
  • 4.7M and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Colorado is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Average number of jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Counted where the job is located, from the reports employers file each quarter; monthly employment counts the jobs in the pay period that includes the 12th.

Counts jobs, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. Covers about 95 percent of US wage and salary jobs. Excludes the self-employed, most agricultural workers on small farms, the armed forces, elected officials in most states, most railroad employees, some domestic workers and most student workers at schools. A count of employer reports, not a survey estimate like oews_employment.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Covered employment (QCEW), Colorado, 2001 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

MLA 9

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (QCEW), Colorado, 2001 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/colorado. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Covered employment (QCEW), Colorado, 2001 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/colorado.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (QCEW), Colorado, 2001 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/colorado (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in Colorado?

Covered employment (QCEW) in Colorado was 2,891,626 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.2% from 2024. That is the 21st highest of 51 states in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest covered employment (QCEW) in Colorado?

2,897,901 jobs in 2024, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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