# Nonfarm payroll employment in Colorado

Nonfarm payroll employment in Colorado was 2,970,300 jobs in August 2026 (provisional). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

- Indicator id: `nonfarm_payroll_employment`
- Place id: `us-state-08`
- Unit: jobs
- Definition: Number of jobs on nonfarm payrolls in the month, seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of businesses and government agencies run by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Note: The monthly jobs count of the national Employment Situation report and the State Employment and Unemployment release. Counts jobs on nonfarm payrolls, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. It covers full-time and part-time employees paid for any part of the pay period that includes the 12th of the month, and excludes the self-employed, farm workers, private household workers and unpaid family workers. For employed people from the household survey use employment_population_ratio; for May job counts by occupation use oews_employment.
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001) (https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/bureau-of-labor-statistics
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/nonfarm-payroll-employment/colorado
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=nonfarm_payroll_employment&place=us-state-08

| Period | jobs |
|---|---:|
| 2026-08 | 2,970,300 (provisional) |
| 2026-07 | 2,971,700 |
| 2026-06 | 2,967,900 |
| 2026-05 | 2,966,000 |
| 2026-04 | 2,966,900 |
| 2026-03 | 2,956,000 |
| 2026-02 | 2,953,200 |
| 2026-01 | 2,960,700 |
| 2025-12 | 2,959,400 |
| 2025-11 | 2,961,100 |
| 2025-10 | 2,961,000 |
| 2025-09 | 2,962,600 |
| 2025-08 | 2,963,700 |
| 2025-07 | 2,961,600 |
| 2025-06 | 2,942,200 |
| 2025-05 | 2,966,400 |
| 2025-04 | 2,963,900 |
| 2025-03 | 2,963,400 |
| 2025-02 | 2,962,600 |
| 2025-01 | 2,977,000 |
| 2024-12 | 2,971,100 |
| 2024-11 | 2,969,000 |
| 2024-10 | 2,970,800 |
| 2024-09 | 2,973,400 |
| 2024-08 | 2,966,300 |
| 2024-07 | 2,965,900 |
| 2024-06 | 2,979,900 |
| 2024-05 | 2,973,500 |
| 2024-04 | 2,964,600 |
| 2024-03 | 2,973,700 |
| 2024-02 | 2,969,700 |
| 2024-01 | 2,957,300 |
| 2023-12 | 2,954,300 |
| 2023-11 | 2,946,900 |
| 2023-10 | 2,947,600 |
| 2023-09 | 2,952,000 |
| 2023-08 | 2,947,600 |
| 2023-07 | 2,940,800 |
| 2023-06 | 2,947,700 |
| 2023-05 | 2,933,700 |
| 2023-04 | 2,928,200 |
| 2023-03 | 2,922,500 |
| 2023-02 | 2,915,500 |
| 2023-01 | 2,912,100 |
| 2022-12 | 2,903,000 |
| 2022-11 | 2,897,900 |
| 2022-10 | 2,890,600 |
| 2022-09 | 2,884,400 |
| 2022-08 | 2,878,000 |
| 2022-07 | 2,868,600 |
| 2022-06 | 2,862,800 |
| 2022-05 | 2,868,600 |
| 2022-04 | 2,868,600 |
| 2022-03 | 2,847,600 |
| 2022-02 | 2,840,300 |
| 2022-01 | 2,826,200 |
| 2021-12 | 2,819,700 |
| 2021-11 | 2,809,700 |
| 2021-10 | 2,799,100 |
| 2021-09 | 2,778,300 |
| 2021-08 | 2,767,100 |
| 2021-07 | 2,763,500 |
| 2021-06 | 2,746,300 |
| 2021-05 | 2,730,700 |
| 2021-04 | 2,718,800 |
| 2021-03 | 2,709,500 |
| 2021-02 | 2,694,600 |
| 2021-01 | 2,673,300 |
| 2020-12 | 2,647,600 |
| 2020-11 | 2,669,700 |
| 2020-10 | 2,671,600 |
| 2020-09 | 2,649,500 |
| 2020-08 | 2,623,300 |
| 2020-07 | 2,595,100 |
| 2020-06 | 2,567,300 |
| 2020-05 | 2,517,700 |
| 2020-04 | 2,443,300 |
| 2020-03 | 2,806,900 |
| 2020-02 | 2,819,900 |
| 2020-01 | 2,819,700 |
| 2019-12 | 2,811,500 |
| 2019-11 | 2,810,300 |
| 2019-10 | 2,804,600 |
| 2019-09 | 2,803,900 |
| 2019-08 | 2,805,400 |
| 2019-07 | 2,799,000 |
| 2019-06 | 2,787,900 |
| 2019-05 | 2,785,500 |
| 2019-04 | 2,774,600 |
| 2019-03 | 2,767,300 |
| 2019-02 | 2,768,100 |
| 2019-01 | 2,760,300 |
| 2018-12 | 2,752,500 |
| 2018-11 | 2,748,800 |
| 2018-10 | 2,741,200 |
| 2018-09 | 2,734,300 |
| 2018-08 | 2,736,300 |
| 2018-07 | 2,731,100 |
| 2018-06 | 2,727,500 |
| 2018-05 | 2,721,800 |
| 2018-04 | 2,717,500 |
| 2018-03 | 2,713,400 |
| 2018-02 | 2,704,700 |
| 2018-01 | 2,698,100 |
| 2017-12 | 2,692,000 |
| 2017-11 | 2,679,900 |
| 2017-10 | 2,679,700 |
| 2017-09 | 2,675,300 |
| 2017-08 | 2,667,300 |
| 2017-07 | 2,661,200 |
| 2017-06 | 2,656,500 |
| 2017-05 | 2,651,000 |
| 2017-04 | 2,647,700 |
| 2017-03 | 2,645,900 |
| 2017-02 | 2,636,200 |
| 2017-01 | 2,626,900 |
| 2016-12 | 2,626,000 |
| 2016-11 | 2,623,200 |
| 2016-10 | 2,617,800 |
| 2016-09 | 2,620,200 |
| 2016-08 | 2,611,700 |
| 2016-07 | 2,607,400 |
| 2016-06 | 2,594,600 |
| 2016-05 | 2,585,600 |
| 2016-04 | 2,590,100 |
| 2016-03 | 2,584,200 |
| 2016-02 | 2,581,200 |
| 2016-01 | 2,576,100 |
| 2015-12 | 2,571,500 |
| 2015-11 | 2,567,000 |
| 2015-10 | 2,559,000 |
| 2015-09 | 2,553,500 |
| 2015-08 | 2,545,800 |
| 2015-07 | 2,542,700 |
| 2015-06 | 2,538,800 |
| 2015-05 | 2,533,700 |
| 2015-04 | 2,524,700 |
| 2015-03 | 2,522,700 |
| 2015-02 | 2,520,600 |
| 2015-01 | 2,514,000 |
| 2014-12 | 2,506,900 |
| 2014-11 | 2,495,900 |
| 2014-10 | 2,490,500 |
| 2014-09 | 2,482,500 |
| 2014-08 | 2,474,000 |
| 2014-07 | 2,465,000 |
| 2014-06 | 2,460,800 |
| 2014-05 | 2,453,200 |
| 2014-04 | 2,445,800 |
| 2014-03 | 2,435,700 |
| 2014-02 | 2,428,000 |
| 2014-01 | 2,423,100 |
| 2013-12 | 2,413,300 |
| 2013-11 | 2,407,300 |
| 2013-10 | 2,401,800 |
| 2013-09 | 2,396,300 |
| 2013-08 | 2,390,100 |
| 2013-07 | 2,382,900 |
| 2013-06 | 2,377,300 |
| 2013-05 | 2,370,400 |
| 2013-04 | 2,364,500 |
| 2013-03 | 2,361,500 |
| 2013-02 | 2,356,000 |
| 2013-01 | 2,344,600 |
| 2012-12 | 2,341,800 |
| 2012-11 | 2,337,600 |
| 2012-10 | 2,333,100 |
| 2012-09 | 2,323,100 |
| 2012-08 | 2,316,500 |
| 2012-07 | 2,313,500 |
| 2012-06 | 2,309,700 |
| 2012-05 | 2,302,800 |
| 2012-04 | 2,298,800 |
| 2012-03 | 2,294,100 |
| 2012-02 | 2,286,200 |
| 2012-01 | 2,283,400 |
| 2011-12 | 2,279,000 |
| 2011-11 | 2,274,200 |
| 2011-10 | 2,269,400 |
| 2011-09 | 2,272,700 |
| 2011-08 | 2,264,000 |
| 2011-07 | 2,257,600 |
| 2011-06 | 2,252,600 |
| 2011-05 | 2,252,400 |
| 2011-04 | 2,251,000 |
| 2011-03 | 2,241,200 |
| 2011-02 | 2,235,700 |
| 2011-01 | 2,239,100 |
| 2010-12 | 2,232,200 |
| 2010-11 | 2,228,000 |
| 2010-10 | 2,227,500 |
| 2010-09 | 2,219,900 |
| 2010-08 | 2,224,300 |
| 2010-07 | 2,224,900 |
| 2010-06 | 2,222,900 |
| 2010-05 | 2,225,500 |
| 2010-04 | 2,215,500 |
| 2010-03 | 2,213,500 |
| 2010-02 | 2,211,300 |
| 2010-01 | 2,206,500 |
| 2009-12 | 2,212,600 |
| 2009-11 | 2,216,900 |
| 2009-10 | 2,218,800 |
| 2009-09 | 2,222,900 |
| 2009-08 | 2,225,100 |
| 2009-07 | 2,231,200 |
| 2009-06 | 2,239,100 |
| 2009-05 | 2,250,000 |
| 2009-04 | 2,252,000 |
| 2009-03 | 2,269,900 |
| 2009-02 | 2,285,500 |
| 2009-01 | 2,307,900 |
| 2008-12 | 2,318,000 |
| 2008-11 | 2,331,300 |
| 2008-10 | 2,340,200 |
| 2008-09 | 2,350,100 |
| 2008-08 | 2,354,800 |
| 2008-07 | 2,356,000 |
| 2008-06 | 2,357,600 |
| 2008-05 | 2,360,500 |
| 2008-04 | 2,359,400 |
| 2008-03 | 2,356,300 |
| 2008-02 | 2,357,500 |
| 2008-01 | 2,353,600 |
| 2007-12 | 2,350,200 |
| 2007-11 | 2,347,600 |
| 2007-10 | 2,344,200 |
| 2007-09 | 2,340,900 |
| 2007-08 | 2,334,100 |
| 2007-07 | 2,333,600 |
| 2007-06 | 2,331,600 |
| 2007-05 | 2,327,000 |
| 2007-04 | 2,323,500 |
| 2007-03 | 2,319,200 |
| 2007-02 | 2,308,000 |
| 2007-01 | 2,303,200 |
| 2006-12 | 2,302,900 |
| 2006-11 | 2,293,600 |
| 2006-10 | 2,288,800 |
| 2006-09 | 2,284,600 |
| 2006-08 | 2,282,500 |
| 2006-07 | 2,277,500 |
| 2006-06 | 2,280,400 |
| 2006-05 | 2,274,500 |
| 2006-04 | 2,269,500 |
| 2006-03 | 2,267,100 |
| 2006-02 | 2,262,400 |
| 2006-01 | 2,259,100 |
| 2005-12 | 2,251,500 |
| 2005-11 | 2,245,500 |
| 2005-10 | 2,240,700 |
| 2005-09 | 2,238,100 |
| 2005-08 | 2,230,200 |
| 2005-07 | 2,228,900 |
| 2005-06 | 2,217,900 |
| 2005-05 | 2,215,900 |
| 2005-04 | 2,211,400 |
| 2005-03 | 2,211,300 |
| 2005-02 | 2,206,700 |
| 2005-01 | 2,201,500 |
| 2004-12 | 2,199,000 |
| 2004-11 | 2,195,000 |
| 2004-10 | 2,193,100 |
| 2004-09 | 2,187,900 |
| 2004-08 | 2,185,100 |
| 2004-07 | 2,178,700 |
| 2004-06 | 2,178,000 |
| 2004-05 | 2,174,400 |
| 2004-04 | 2,172,100 |
| 2004-03 | 2,164,100 |
| 2004-02 | 2,157,800 |
| 2004-01 | 2,157,300 |
| 2003-12 | 2,154,500 |
| 2003-11 | 2,153,200 |
| 2003-10 | 2,152,600 |
| 2003-09 | 2,147,900 |
| 2003-08 | 2,149,700 |
| 2003-07 | 2,145,900 |
| 2003-06 | 2,145,600 |
| 2003-05 | 2,147,700 |
| 2003-04 | 2,147,600 |
| 2003-03 | 2,151,900 |
| 2003-02 | 2,160,600 |
| 2003-01 | 2,165,700 |
| 2002-12 | 2,174,500 |
| 2002-11 | 2,175,100 |
| 2002-10 | 2,176,400 |
| 2002-09 | 2,178,200 |
| 2002-08 | 2,184,500 |
| 2002-07 | 2,182,700 |
| 2002-06 | 2,190,500 |
| 2002-05 | 2,193,300 |
| 2002-04 | 2,190,900 |
| 2002-03 | 2,185,100 |
| 2002-02 | 2,186,800 |
| 2002-01 | 2,187,600 |
| 2001-12 | 2,188,300 |
| 2001-11 | 2,195,200 |
| 2001-10 | 2,204,700 |
| 2001-09 | 2,215,100 |
| 2001-08 | 2,225,000 |
| 2001-07 | 2,228,600 |
| 2001-06 | 2,236,100 |
| 2001-05 | 2,237,400 |
| 2001-04 | 2,240,500 |
| 2001-03 | 2,248,300 |
| 2001-02 | 2,248,500 |
| 2001-01 | 2,249,000 |
| 2000-12 | 2,249,300 |
| 2000-11 | 2,243,600 |
| 2000-10 | 2,237,200 |
| 2000-09 | 2,230,800 |
| 2000-08 | 2,227,200 |
| 2000-07 | 2,216,500 |
| 2000-06 | 2,209,800 |
| 2000-05 | 2,209,100 |
| 2000-04 | 2,198,300 |
| 2000-03 | 2,191,800 |
| 2000-02 | 2,178,000 |
| 2000-01 | 2,171,700 |
| 1999-12 | 2,162,000 |
| 1999-11 | 2,156,200 |
| 1999-10 | 2,152,100 |
| 1999-09 | 2,140,400 |
| 1999-08 | 2,134,700 |
| 1999-07 | 2,132,400 |
| 1999-06 | 2,129,200 |
| 1999-05 | 2,123,800 |
| 1999-04 | 2,129,100 |
| 1999-03 | 2,109,100 |
| 1999-02 | 2,110,300 |
| 1999-01 | 2,100,600 |
| 1998-12 | 2,090,500 |
| 1998-11 | 2,084,400 |
| 1998-10 | 2,076,500 |
| 1998-09 | 2,068,700 |
| 1998-08 | 2,064,400 |
| 1998-07 | 2,060,500 |
| 1998-06 | 2,052,200 |
| 1998-05 | 2,048,800 |
| 1998-04 | 2,037,700 |
| 1998-03 | 2,036,000 |
| 1998-02 | 2,030,400 |
| 1998-01 | 2,027,100 |
| 1997-12 | 2,021,200 |
| 1997-11 | 2,015,100 |
| 1997-10 | 2,005,600 |
| 1997-09 | 1,995,600 |
| 1997-08 | 1,985,900 |
| 1997-07 | 1,984,100 |
| 1997-06 | 1,975,000 |
| 1997-05 | 1,967,400 |
| 1997-04 | 1,955,700 |
| 1997-03 | 1,955,400 |
| 1997-02 | 1,948,900 |
| 1997-01 | 1,942,300 |
| 1996-12 | 1,932,600 |
| 1996-11 | 1,928,500 |
| 1996-10 | 1,919,400 |
| 1996-09 | 1,912,900 |
| 1996-08 | 1,905,900 |
| 1996-07 | 1,894,300 |
| 1996-06 | 1,899,600 |
| 1996-05 | 1,896,900 |
| 1996-04 | 1,889,800 |
| 1996-03 | 1,882,200 |
| 1996-02 | 1,874,500 |
| 1996-01 | 1,872,300 |
| 1995-12 | 1,867,100 |
| 1995-11 | 1,860,200 |
| 1995-10 | 1,855,000 |
| 1995-09 | 1,851,300 |
| 1995-08 | 1,841,800 |
| 1995-07 | 1,833,500 |
| 1995-06 | 1,831,700 |
| 1995-05 | 1,823,600 |
| 1995-04 | 1,820,700 |
| 1995-03 | 1,818,200 |
| 1995-02 | 1,810,500 |
| 1995-01 | 1,803,700 |
| 1994-12 | 1,797,100 |
| 1994-11 | 1,791,300 |
| 1994-10 | 1,781,100 |
| 1994-09 | 1,773,600 |
| 1994-08 | 1,766,200 |
| 1994-07 | 1,759,500 |
| 1994-06 | 1,751,000 |
| 1994-05 | 1,745,700 |
| 1994-04 | 1,738,300 |
| 1994-03 | 1,725,500 |
| 1994-02 | 1,719,400 |
| 1994-01 | 1,716,600 |
| 1993-12 | 1,704,800 |
| 1993-11 | 1,697,900 |
| 1993-10 | 1,693,800 |
| 1993-09 | 1,683,300 |
| 1993-08 | 1,680,700 |
| 1993-07 | 1,675,000 |
| 1993-06 | 1,665,400 |
| 1993-05 | 1,658,500 |
| 1993-04 | 1,658,400 |
| 1993-03 | 1,649,100 |
| 1993-02 | 1,640,900 |
| 1993-01 | 1,632,500 |
| 1992-12 | 1,622,400 |
| 1992-11 | 1,620,100 |
| 1992-10 | 1,615,800 |
| 1992-09 | 1,609,400 |
| 1992-08 | 1,604,100 |
| 1992-07 | 1,601,600 |
| 1992-06 | 1,593,500 |
| 1992-05 | 1,591,000 |
| 1992-04 | 1,581,300 |
| 1992-03 | 1,575,400 |
| 1992-02 | 1,571,300 |
| 1992-01 | 1,567,900 |
| 1991-12 | 1,563,100 |
| 1991-11 | 1,558,900 |
| 1991-10 | 1,553,700 |
| 1991-09 | 1,548,900 |
| 1991-08 | 1,542,200 |
| 1991-07 | 1,544,600 |
| 1991-06 | 1,543,300 |
| 1991-05 | 1,539,000 |
| 1991-04 | 1,537,700 |
| 1991-03 | 1,536,500 |
| 1991-02 | 1,535,600 |
| 1991-01 | 1,538,100 |
| 1990-12 | 1,532,600 |
| 1990-11 | 1,534,400 |
| 1990-10 | 1,527,100 |
| 1990-09 | 1,529,200 |
| 1990-08 | 1,525,200 |
| 1990-07 | 1,522,400 |
| 1990-06 | 1,522,100 |
| 1990-05 | 1,523,700 |
| 1990-04 | 1,514,300 |
| 1990-03 | 1,510,600 |
| 1990-02 | 1,506,500 |
| 1990-01 | 1,502,200 |