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Total employment (jobs, BEA) in Colorado

Total employment (jobs, BEA) in Colorado was 4,231,488 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 17th highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, jobs4,231,488
Change on 20240%
Rank17th of 51US states ranked
Series high4,231,4882025
Series low1,001,3801969

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Total employment (jobs, BEA) in Colorado, 1969 to 2025

1M2M3M4M5M19691978198719962005201420251969: 1,001,380 jobs1970: 1,031,727 jobs1971: 1,071,644 jobs1972: 1,149,119 jobs1973: 1,243,393 jobs1974: 1,275,871 jobs1975: 1,285,326 jobs1976: 1,339,513 jobs1977: 1,410,620 jobs1978: 1,506,123 jobs1979: 1,592,700 jobs1980: 1,650,988 jobs1981: 1,716,627 jobs1982: 1,759,629 jobs1983: 1,788,112 jobs1984: 1,883,141 jobs1985: 1,915,363 jobs1986: 1,913,687 jobs1987: 1,902,784 jobs1988: 1,968,280 jobs1989: 2,002,612 jobs1990: 2,039,626 jobs1991: 2,086,939 jobs1992: 2,134,517 jobs1993: 2,233,513 jobs1994: 2,345,496 jobs1995: 2,424,617 jobs1996: 2,519,426 jobs1997: 2,629,239 jobs1998: 2,732,491 jobs1999: 2,808,435 jobs2000: 2,918,002 jobs2001: 2,941,583 jobs2002: 2,916,933 jobs2003: 2,908,611 jobs2004: 2,958,370 jobs2005: 3,036,659 jobs2006: 3,109,365 jobs2007: 3,217,965 jobs2008: 3,251,120 jobs2009: 3,164,474 jobs2010: 3,143,662 jobs2011: 3,204,104 jobs2012: 3,262,912 jobs2013: 3,357,401 jobs2014: 3,468,505 jobs2015: 3,575,100 jobs2016: 3,667,914 jobs2017: 3,762,338 jobs2018: 3,860,118 jobs2019: 3,897,232 jobs2020: 3,825,093 jobs2021: 3,992,311 jobs2022: 4,113,685 jobs2023: 4,205,168 jobs2024: 4,230,209 jobs2025: 4,231,488 jobs1M2M3M4M5M19691988200720251969: 1,001,380 jobs1970: 1,031,727 jobs1971: 1,071,644 jobs1972: 1,149,119 jobs1973: 1,243,393 jobs1974: 1,275,871 jobs1975: 1,285,326 jobs1976: 1,339,513 jobs1977: 1,410,620 jobs1978: 1,506,123 jobs1979: 1,592,700 jobs1980: 1,650,988 jobs1981: 1,716,627 jobs1982: 1,759,629 jobs1983: 1,788,112 jobs1984: 1,883,141 jobs1985: 1,915,363 jobs1986: 1,913,687 jobs1987: 1,902,784 jobs1988: 1,968,280 jobs1989: 2,002,612 jobs1990: 2,039,626 jobs1991: 2,086,939 jobs1992: 2,134,517 jobs1993: 2,233,513 jobs1994: 2,345,496 jobs1995: 2,424,617 jobs1996: 2,519,426 jobs1997: 2,629,239 jobs1998: 2,732,491 jobs1999: 2,808,435 jobs2000: 2,918,002 jobs2001: 2,941,583 jobs2002: 2,916,933 jobs2003: 2,908,611 jobs2004: 2,958,370 jobs2005: 3,036,659 jobs2006: 3,109,365 jobs2007: 3,217,965 jobs2008: 3,251,120 jobs2009: 3,164,474 jobs2010: 3,143,662 jobs2011: 3,204,104 jobs2012: 3,262,912 jobs2013: 3,357,401 jobs2014: 3,468,505 jobs2015: 3,575,100 jobs2016: 3,667,914 jobs2017: 3,762,338 jobs2018: 3,860,118 jobs2019: 3,897,232 jobs2020: 3,825,093 jobs2021: 3,992,311 jobs2022: 4,113,685 jobs2023: 4,205,168 jobs2024: 4,230,209 jobs2025: 4,231,488 jobs
jobs. Source: BEA, SAINC4: personal income and employment by major component, total employment (number of jobs), United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 57 values
Periodjobs
20254,231,488
20244,230,209
20234,205,168
20224,113,685
20213,992,311
20203,825,093
20193,897,232
20183,860,118
20173,762,338
20163,667,914
20153,575,100
20143,468,505
20133,357,401
20123,262,912
20113,204,104
20103,143,662
20093,164,474
20083,251,120
20073,217,965
20063,109,365
20053,036,659
20042,958,370
20032,908,611
20022,916,933
20012,941,583
20002,918,002
19992,808,435
19982,732,491
19972,629,239
19962,519,426
19952,424,617
19942,345,496
19932,233,513
19922,134,517
19912,086,939
19902,039,626
19892,002,612
19881,968,280
19871,902,784
19861,913,687
19851,915,363
19841,883,141
19831,788,112
19821,759,629
19811,716,627
19801,650,988
19791,592,700
19781,506,123
19771,410,620
19761,339,513
19751,285,326
19741,275,871
19731,243,393
19721,149,119
19711,071,644
19701,031,727
19691,001,380

Compared with United States

Place2025
Colorado4,231,488
United States218,324,700

Colorado compared with nearby places

Alabama: 2,966,686 jobsAlaska: 472,008 jobsArizona: 4,455,141 jobsArkansas: 1,811,561 jobsCalifornia: 25,407,891 jobsColorado: 4,231,488 jobsConnecticut: 2,424,541 jobsDelaware: 678,218 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 896,204 jobsFlorida: 15,174,955 jobsGeorgia: 7,184,433 jobsHawaii: 925,451 jobsIdaho: 1,238,642 jobsIllinois: 8,197,037 jobsIndiana: 4,213,622 jobsIowa: 2,122,389 jobsKansas: 2,007,083 jobsKentucky: 2,718,290 jobsLouisiana: 2,831,737 jobsMaine: 898,379 jobsMaryland: 4,009,451 jobsMassachusetts: 5,020,627 jobsMichigan: 5,946,187 jobsMinnesota: 3,914,167 jobsMississippi: 1,713,294 jobsMissouri: 3,998,549 jobsMontana: 761,061 jobsNebraska: 1,410,465 jobsNevada: 2,163,825 jobsNew Hampshire: 942,254 jobsNew Jersey: 6,095,348 jobsNew Mexico: 1,183,906 jobsNew York: 13,498,360 jobsNorth Carolina: 6,864,520 jobsNorth Dakota: 605,276 jobsOhio: 7,394,537 jobsOklahoma: 2,466,719 jobsOregon: 2,671,758 jobsPennsylvania: 8,150,272 jobsRhode Island: 690,505 jobsSouth Carolina: 3,245,739 jobsSouth Dakota: 665,420 jobsTennessee: 4,633,711 jobsTexas: 20,639,097 jobsUtah: 2,458,247 jobsVermont: 439,349 jobsVirginia: 5,789,397 jobsWashington: 4,879,224 jobsWest Virginia: 910,570 jobsWisconsin: 3,855,203 jobsWyoming: 451,906 jobs
  • Under 900K
  • 900K to 1.8M
  • 1.8M to 2.7M
  • 2.7M to 4.2M
  • 4.2M to 6.6M
  • 6.6M and over
Total employment (jobs, BEA), 2025, jobs. Colorado is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Average annual number of full-time and part-time jobs located in a place, wage and salary jobs plus proprietors (self-employed and partners), farm and nonfarm. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, table SAINC4 line 7010, nation and states.

Counts jobs, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice, and jobs are counted where they are, not where the worker lives. Broader than oews_employment, which leaves out the self-employed and farm workers. BEA stopped publishing county employment after 2022, so there is no county level.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. SAINC4: personal income and employment by major component, total employment (number of jobs), United States and states. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAINC.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). SAINC4: personal income and employment by major component, total employment (number of jobs), United States and states (Total employment (jobs, BEA), Colorado, 1969 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAINC.zip

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SAINC4: personal income and employment by major component, total employment (number of jobs), United States and states, Total employment (jobs, BEA), Colorado, 1969 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 30 Sept. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAINC.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/total-employment-jobs/colorado. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. SAINC4: personal income and employment by major component, total employment (number of jobs), United States and states. Total employment (jobs, BEA), Colorado, 1969 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAINC.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/total-employment-jobs/colorado.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) SAINC4: personal income and employment by major component, total employment (number of jobs), United States and states, Total employment (jobs, BEA), Colorado, 1969 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAINC.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/total-employment-jobs/colorado (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the total employment (jobs, BEA) in Colorado?

Total employment (jobs, BEA) in Colorado was 4,231,488 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 17th highest of 51 states in 2025.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. SAINC4: personal income and employment by major component, total employment (number of jobs), United States and states. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest total employment (jobs, BEA) in Colorado?

4,231,488 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 1969 in this series.

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