2012
(updated 4/23/2012)
| Colorado | Boulder* | CO Springs | Denver/Aurora | Fort Collins* | Grand Jct* | Greeley* | Pueblo* | |
| Employment | ||||||||
| 2006 | 2,279,100 | 1,621,090 | 258,500 | 1,215,100 | 133,500 | 59,300 | 79,500 | 56,700 |
| Growth Rate | 2.4% | 1.4% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 1.8% | 5.1% | 4.2% | 2.3% |
| 2007 | 2,331,300 | 165,600 | 261,000 | 1,241,200 | 136,400 | 62,900 | 81,800 | 58,500 |
| Growth Rate | 2.3% | 2.2% | 1.0% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 6.1% | 2.9% | 3.2% |
| 2008 | 2,350,300 | 167,200 | 258,800 | 1,253,100 | 137,700 | 65,900 | 82,900 | 58,800 |
| Growth Rate | 0.8% | 1.0% | -0.8% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 4.8% | 1.3% | 0.4% |
| 2009 | 2,245,600 | 159,300 | 248,600 | 1,199,800 | 133,400 | 61,600 | 78,900 | 57,400 |
| Growth Rate | -4.5% | -4.7% | -3.9% | -4.3% | -3.1% | -6.5% | -4.8% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 2,222,300 | 159,100 | 246,200 | 1,193,500 | 133,900 | 58,800 | 78,400 | 57,500 |
| Growth Rate | 1.5% | -0.1% | -1.0% | -0.5% | 0.4% | -4.5% | -0.6% | 0.2% |
| 2011 | 2,255,300 | 162,400 | 249,100 | 1,211,600 | 135,600 | 59,500 | 80,700 | 58,500 |
| Growth Rate | 1.5% | 2.1% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 2.9% | 1.7% |
| Mar 2012 ytd | 2,262,400 | 163,300 | 246,300 | 1,212,500 | 134,900 | 59,900 | 80,100 | 57,800 |
| Growth Rate | 2.1% | 2.1% | 0.4% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 3.6% | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| Unemployment Rate | ||||||||
| 2006 | 4.4% | 3.8% | 4.7% | 4.4% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.7% | 5.7% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | 3.3% | 4.4% | 3.9% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 4.2% | 4.9% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | 4.2% | 5.7% | 5.0% | 4.2% | 3.9% | 5.2% | 6.1% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | 6.4% | 8.3% | 7.9% | 6.6% | 8.8% | 8.7% | 8.7% |
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2010 |
8.9% | 7.1% | 9.6% | 9.0% | 7.4% | 10.6% | 10.2% | 10.4% |
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2011 |
8.3% | 6.2% | 9.2% | 8.3% | 6.8% | 9.6 | 9.3% | 10.2% |
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Feb 2012 |
7.8% | 5.8% | 9.0% | 7.8% | 6.2% | 8.7% | 8.8% | 9.8% |
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Mar 2012 |
7.8% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Retail Sales (billions) | ||||||||
| 2006 | $135.30 | $7.50 | $12.50 | $78.70 | $6.70 | $4.40 | $5.50 | $3.20 |
| Growth Rate | 9.4% | 5.9% | 6.0% | 8.0% | 6.3% | 17.8% | 7.8% | 9.3% |
| 2007 | $148.90 | $8.70 | $13.80 | $88.00 | $7.20 | $5.10 | $6.00 | $3.80 |
| Growth Rate | 10.1% | 16.4% | 9.9% | 11.8% | 8.0% | 14.3% | 9.9% | 20.8% |
| 2008 | $152.80 | $8.80 | $13.70 | $90.10 | $7.30 | $5.40 | $6.20 | $3.90 |
| Growth Rate | 2.6% | 0.6% | -0.9% | 2.4% | 1.4% | 6.6% | 2.6% | 2.1% |
| 2009 | $134.20 | $8.00 | $12.60 | $79.50 | $6.70 | $4.00 | $5.30 | $3.70 |
| Growth Rate | -12.2% | -9.2% | -7.8% | -11.8% | -8.5% | -26.2% | -14.1% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | $143.0 | $8.5 | $13.3 | $92.6 | $7.3 | $4.3 | $6.0 | $3.7 |
| Growth Rate | 6.6% | 6.2% | 5.4% | 16.4% | 9.7% | 7.0% | 13.7% | -1.1% |
| Aug 2011 ytd | $97.2 | $5.5 | $8.8 | $57.7 | $4.9 | $3.2 | $40.7 | $2.7 |
| Growth Rate | 10.1% | 10.0% | 6.1% | 9.7% | 10.4% | 25.7% | 30.5% | 14.4% |
| Housing Permits | ||||||||
| 2006 | 38,343 | 746 | 4,595 | 18,070 | 2,240 | 1,574 | 2,922 | 1,304 |
| Growth Rate | -16.4% | -34.6% | -34.2% | -13.3% | -22.4% | -45.5% | -31.7% | 10.6% |
| 2007 | 29,454 | 635 | 3,229 | 14,217 | 1,341 | 1,366 | 1,847 | 677 |
| Growth Rate | -23.2% | -14.9% | -29.7% | -21.3% | -40.1% | -13.2% | -36.8% | -48.1% |
| 2008 | 18,998 | 1,022 | 2,076 | 8,814 | 1,265 | 784 | 980 | 416 |
| Growth Rate | -35.5% | 60.9% | -35.7% | -38.0% | -5.7% | -42.6% | -46.9% | -38.6% |
| 2009 | 9,355 | 345 | 1,369 | 4,112 | 451 | 365 | 761 | 377 |
| Growth Rate | -50.8% | -66.2% | -34.1$ | -53.3% | -64.3% | -53.4% | -22.3% | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 11,591 | 657 | 1,760 | 5,042 | 1153 | 408 | 863 | 234 |
| Growth Rate | 23.9% | 90.4% | 28.6% | 22.6% | 155.7% | 11.8% | 13.4% | -37.9% |
| 2011 | 13,831 | 309 | 2,276 | 6,497 | 1,190 | 359 | 889 | 118 |
| Growth Rate | 19.3% | -53.0% | 29.3% | 28.9% | 3.2% | -12.0% | 3.0% | -49.6% |
| Feb 2012 ytd | 1,839 | 47 | 245 | 1,065 | 117 | 44 | 157 | 18 |
| Change | 50.4% | 56.7% | 47.6% | 82.1% | 21.9% | 12.8% | 74.4% | -25.0% |
| Single-Family Permits | ||||||||
| 2006 | 30,365 | 453 | 4,300 | 13,166 | 1,432 | 1,426 | -12 | 1,202 |
| Growth Rate | -24.4% | -44.5% | -33.3% | -25.8% | -36.9% | -3.1% | -37.1% | 7.4% |
| 2007 | 20,516 | 397 | 2,824 | 7,859 | 1,116 | 1,310 | 1,556 | 663 |
| Growth Rate | -32.4% | -12.4% | -34.3% | -40.3% | -22.1% | -8.1% | -39.7% | -44.8% |
| 2008 | 11,147 | 305 | 1,644 | 4,003 | 649 | 692 | 852 | 379 |
| Growth Rate | -45.7% | -23.2% | -41.8% | -49.1% | -41.8% | -47.2% | -45.2% | -42.8% |
| 2009 | 7,261 | 136 | 1,353 | 2.723 | 361 | 363 | 718 | 184 |
| Growth Rate | -34.9% | -55.4% | -17.7% | -32.0% | -44.4% | 47.5% | -15.7% | -51.5% |
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2010 |
8,790 | 276 | 1,672 | 3,660 | 477 | 348 | 789 | 209 |
| Growth Rate | 21.1% | 102.9% | 23.9% | 34.4% | 32.1% | -4.1% | 9.9% | 13.6% |
| 2011 | 9,426 | 195 | 1,317 | 3,595 | 700 | 289 | 792 | 114 |
| Growth Rate | 7.2% | -29.3% | -3.5%^ | -1.8% | 46.8% | -17.0% | 0.4% | -45.5% |
| Feb 2012 ytd | 1,405 | 43 | 245 | 658 | 107 | 44 | 144 | 18 |
| Change | 40.8% | 43.3% | 47.6% | 75.5% | 25.9% | 12.8% | 60.0% | -10.0% |
| Population | ||||||||
| 2000 Census | 4,301,261 | 291,288 | 537,484 | 2,109,282 | 251,494 | 116,255 | 180,936 | 141,472 |
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2010 Census Change % Change |
5,050,870 749,609 17.4% |
295,487 4,199 1.4% |
650,550 113,066 21.0% |
2,798,766 689,484 32.7% |
300,637 49,143 19.5% |
146,581 30,326 26.1% |
254,270 73,334 40.5% |
159,477 18,005 12.7% |
| Per Capita Income | ||||||||
| 2010 | $215,258.6 | $14,964 | $25,145 | $121,902 | %11,600 | $5,038 | $7,194 | $5,147 |
| Rank | 15th | 15th | 113th | 21st | 117th | 217th | 352nd | 283rd |
| % Change | 2.2% | 1.9% | 1.4% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 0.2% | 1.4% | 2.5% |
| Colorado | Boulder* | CO Springs | Metro Denver | Fort Collins | Grand Jct | Greeley | Pueblo | |
*Area redefinition; data not comparable