Covered employment (QCEW) in Denver County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Denver County was 560,990 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.7% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 64 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs560,990

Change on 2024-0.7%

Rank1st of 64Counties in Colorado ranked

Series high568,7312023

Series low420,5052010

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Denver County, 2001 to 2025

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

Period	jobs
2025	560,990
2024	565,183
2023	568,731
2022	555,532
2021	516,893
2020	491,687
2019	529,083
2018	519,092
2017	506,049
2016	494,890
2015	478,275
2014	460,715
2013	441,426
2012	434,090
2011	422,768
2010	420,505
2009	423,334
2008	449,264
2007	442,739
2006	432,461
2005	424,659
2004	423,470
2003	425,693
2002	438,864
2001	461,996

Compared with Colorado and United States

Place	2025
Denver County	560,990
Colorado	2,891,626
United States	155,732,363

Denver County compared with nearby places

Under 1,000
1,000 to 3,000
3,000 to 5,000
5,000 to 9,000
9,000 to 51K
51K and over

Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Denver County 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.

Rankings

US states by covered employment (QCEW) 51 places
Counties in Colorado by covered employment (QCEW) 64 places

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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APA 7

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), Denver County, 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), Denver County, 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/denver-county-colorado. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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), Denver County, 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/denver-county-colorado.

Harvard

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), Denver County, 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/denver-county-colorado (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in Denver County?

Covered employment (QCEW) in Denver County was 560,990 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.7% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 64 counties 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 Denver County?

568,731 jobs in 2023, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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