How many jobs were added in Colorado last month?
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Colorado gained 4,800 jobs in June 2026, ranking it seventh among states in job growth. Those figures comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' state employment report, which tracks monthly job changes. Job numbers can swing month to month as local economies expand or contract, but over the past five years the state has averaged about 3,700 new jobs per month. These figures are often revised in later months as more complete data rolls in.
+4.8K
month to month change in number of jobs (June 2026)
7th
rank among states in monthly job growth (June 2026)
Colorado’s job growth of 4,800 June 2026 was a directional change from the previous month. The latest monthly job change was up from the 900 loss in May 2026.
During the latest five year period (July 2021 to June 2026), Colorado gained jobs in 44 out of 60 months. June 2026 had the 30th-highest job growth during this period. The highest gains during this period occurred in April 2022 (+21,000) while job growth was weakest in June 2025 (-24,200).
There were 4,800 more jobs in June 2026 in Colorado than the previous month.
Monthly change in nonfarm employment, July 2021–June 2026, seasonally adjusted
Which Colorado sectors and industries had the best and worst job growth in June 2026?
The three supersectors with the highest job growth in June 2026 were accommodation and food services, construction, and other services. Accommodation and food services added 3,200 jobs, more than the entire economy. Construction gained 1,500 jobs, while other services added 1,200. The remaining supersectors either posted smaller gains or lost jobs during the month.
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The health care and social assistance sector lost 400 jobs during June 2026.
Change in jobs since previous month with circle size representing number of sector jobs in Colorado (June 2026)
How does Colorado's job growth in 2026 compare to previous years?
In 2025, Colorado lost an average of 975 jobs every month. That's lower than the 2024 average monthly increase of 1,400, and the lowest since 2020. The 2025 average ranks as fourth-lowest in job growth since 2007.
When excluding the two pandemic-affected years of 2020 and 2021, job growth ranged from a loss of 8,800 on average every month in 2009 to a gain of 7,800 on average every month in 2014.
In 2025, Colorado lost an average of 975 jobs every month.
Average monthly change in the number of jobs, seasonally adjusted
Job growth among seven metro areas primarily in Colorado during June 2026 ranged from a loss of 100 jobs in the Pueblo, CO area to a gain of 2,200 jobs in the Denver, CO area metro area
Monthly job growth, by metro area
Metro areas where at least one of its primary counties are within Colorado
| Metro area | Change in jobs | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | +2,200 | |
| 2. | +1,000 | |
| 3. | +900 | |
| 4. | +700 | |
| 5. | +300 | |
| 6. | -100 | |
| 7. | -100 |
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