Colorado's workforce ranks third out of the 50 states in the percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher. Downtown Denver has the highest concentration of employees in the Rocky Mountain Region with more than 10% of the metro area workforce, or 110,000 people.
(Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation)
In addition to the draw of an unparalleled natural environment,
Denver is a magnet for technical and scientific workers who are interested in career opportunities in our region's dynamic industries like aerospace, bioscience, energy, and information technology.
Metro Denver Industry Clusters
Industry clusters represent the economic focal points of a region, revealing targets for economic development, retention and expansion. The nine top industry clusters in Metro Denver include:
- Aerospace: 54,000 employees
- Aviation: 14,200 employees
- Beverage Production: 5,500 employees
- Bioscience: 12,080 employees
- Broadcasting and Telecommunications: 43,400 employees
- Energy: 23,000 employees
- Financial Services: 90,100 employees
- Information Technology/Software: 44,000 employees
- Information Technology/Hardware: 9,700 employees
Source: Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation, Economic Profile 2007-2008
The top Downtown employers predominantly fall within the following industry categories: government, information services, education services, finance & insurance, accomodation & food, professional/ science/technical services and mining. Below are the top 25 Downtown employers sorted in order of the largest number of employees.
Downtown's Top 25 Employers
WELLINGTON WEBB BUILDING
QWEST SERVICE CORP
TIAA-CREF
DENVER CENTER
FISERV TRUST COMPANY
WELLS FARGO BANK NORTH AMERICA
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR TAX
DEPT LABOR & EMPLOYMENT -KAA-
QWEST CORP
ADAMS MARK HOTEL INC
ANDERSEN CONSULTING LLP
GATES CORPORATION
HYATT REGENCY
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
US BANK NATIONAL ASSC
PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES USA INC
ENSIGN UNITED STATES DRILLING INC
ENCANA
REGULATORY AGENCIES-SAA-
QWEST INFORMATION TECH
BROWN PALACE HOTEL
US DISTRICT COURT
JOHNS MANVILLE INC
CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES
KELLY SERVICES
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and
Wages 2006, Colorado State Report
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Denver |
Metro* |
Colorado |
| Labor Force |
315,036 |
1,379,211 |
2,705,557 |
| Employed |
301,614 |
1,325,310 |
2,602,015 |
| Unemployed |
13,422 |
53,901 |
103,542 |
| Unemp. Rate |
4.3% |
3.9% |
3.8% |
*Metro Area (MSA) is defined as a 10 county area
Source: Dept of Labor & Employment, 2007 averages
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