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Employer establishments: professional, scientific and technical services in Colorado

Employer establishments: professional, scientific and technical services in Colorado was 28,143 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2022. That is the 11th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count28,143
Change on 2022+0.2%
Rank11th of 51US states ranked
Series high28,1432023
Series low23,9802012

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Employer establishments: professional, scientific and technical services in Colorado, 2012 to 2023

23K24K25K26K27K28K29K2012201420162018202020232012: 23,980 count2013: 24,316 count2014: 24,888 count2015: 25,558 count2016: 25,832 count2017: 26,441 count2018: 26,856 count2019: 27,187 count2020: 27,585 count2021: 28,084 count2022: 28,086 count2023: 28,143 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-06-26.
All 12 values
Periodcount
202328,143
202228,086
202128,084
202027,585
201927,187
201826,856
201726,441
201625,832
201525,558
201424,888
201324,316
201223,980

Compared with United States

Place2023
Colorado28,143
United States989,182

Rankings

Definition

Number of establishments with paid employees in professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), from the U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns.

County Business Patterns: establishments (single physical locations, not firms) with paid employees during the pay period including 12 March. Excludes the self-employed and businesses without employees (nonemployer_establishments_*), government employers, crop and animal production, rail transportation, the Postal Service and private households. Establishment counts are not perturbed; the noise Census adds since 2017 applies to employment and payroll, which are not served here. Published about 18 months after the reference year.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), all legal forms (Employer establishments: professional, scientific and technical services, Colorado, 2012 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/

MLA 9

County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), all legal forms, Employer establishments: professional, scientific and technical services, Colorado, 2012 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 June 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-professional-services/colorado. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), all legal forms. Employer establishments: professional, scientific and technical services, Colorado, 2012 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-professional-services/colorado.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), all legal forms, Employer establishments: professional, scientific and technical services, Colorado, 2012 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-professional-services/colorado (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the employer establishments: professional, scientific and technical services in Colorado?

Employer establishments: professional, scientific and technical services in Colorado was 28,143 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2022. That is the 11th highest of 51 states in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), all legal forms. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employer establishments: professional, scientific and technical services in Colorado?

28,143 in 2023, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

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