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Denver Employment, Occupation and Industry

Denver Employment by Job Type Total Civilian Population Graph

2010 Employment by Job Type for Civilian Population (Age 16+) Denver, CO Colorado United States
White Collar 212,087 77.91% 1,776,490 78.43% 92,009,214 74.72%
Blue Collar 60,142 22.09% 488,709 21.57% 31,125,749 25.28%
 
Management, Business, and Financial Operations 55,141 17.36% 485,124 18.67% 23,044,053 16.09%
Professional and Related 74,924 23.59% 602,430 23.19% 31,190,648 21.78%
Sales and Office 82,022 25.83% 688,936 26.52% 37,774,513 26.38%
Service 45,016 14.18% 322,287 12.41% 19,324,452 13.50%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 325 0.10% 10,305 0.40% 727,249 0.51%
Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance 29,657 9.34% 249,943 9.62% 12,677,154 8.85%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving 30,485 9.60% 238,766 9.19% 18,448,595 12.88%

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White Collar Employment: perform tasks that are considered less physically laborious

Blue Collar Employment: perform tasks that are manual, technical labor or are in technical maintenance "trades"

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Denver Employment by Industry for Total Civilian Population Graph

2010 Employment by Industry for Civilian Population (Age 16+) Denver, CO Colorado United States
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining 1,418 0.45% 41,646 1.60% 2,134,305 1.49%
Construction 26,647 8.39% 236,061 9.09% 9,982,202 6.97%
Manufacturing 17,053 5.37% 202,736 7.80% 17,078,738 11.93%
Wholesale Trade 9,129 2.87% 76,144 2.93% 4,371,371 3.05%
Retail Trade 26,343 8.30% 258,049 9.93% 14,346,753 10.02%
Transportation and Warehousing, and Utilities 16,673 5.25% 136,305 5.25% 7,992,800 5.58%
Information 20,666 6.51% 124,209 4.78% 4,210,964 2.94%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 27,613 8.70% 199,544 7.68% 9,894,999 6.91%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, etc. 49,285 15.52% 338,345 13.02% 14,935,847 10.43%
Educational, Health and Social Services 57,592 18.14% 487,613 18.77% 31,705,830 22.14%
Arts, Entertainment, Accommodation and Food Services, etc. 33,778 10.64% 246,431 9.49% 12,115,678 8.46%
Other Services 16,179 5.09% 128,898 4.96% 7,373,033 5.15%
Public Administration 15,194 4.78% 121,810 4.69% 7,044,144 4.92%

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Employment by Industry: This data represents 2010 employment by industry for the total civilian population.

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Denver Employment Statistics for all Potential Employees Graph

2010 Employment Statistics for Potential Employees (Age 16+) Denver, CO Colorado United States
Employment Potential 499,988 3,877,424 237,450,726
Civilian Total 317,570 2,597,791 143,186,664
Employed Civilian Males 173,829 34.77% 1,413,040 36.44% 76,490,548 32.21%
Employed Civilian Females 143,741 28.75% 1,184,751 30.56% 66,696,116 28.09%
Armed Forces Male 228 0.05% 26,400 0.68% 1,041,883 0.44%
Armed Forces Female 151 0.03% 5,031 0.13% 194,250 0.08%
Unemployed Males 20,231 4.05% 117,923 3.04% 8,607,960 3.63%
Unemployed Females 12,860 2.57% 78,511 2.02% 5,967,224 2.51%
Not in the Labor Force Male 63,162 12.63% 425,730 10.98% 32,071,333 13.51%
Not in the Labor Force Female 85,786 17.16% 626,038 16.15% 46,381,412 19.53%

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Workforce Statistics: The Workforce breakdown is derived from data, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

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Denver Population Growth Statistics Graph

2010 Employment by Type of Employer Total Civilian Population (Age 16+) Denver, CO Colorado United States
Private for-Profit Wage and Salary Workers 238,774 75.19% 1,933,030 74.41% 105,622,009 73.77%
Private Not-for-Profit Wage and Salary Workers 23,040 7.26% 164,179 6.32% 10,090,727 7.05%
Local Government Workers 20,575 6.48% 158,757 6.11% 8,961,757 6.26%
State Government Workers 10,939 3.44% 96,469 3.71% 6,692,635 4.67%
Federal Government Workers 7,532 2.37% 71,813 2.76% 3,541,754 2.47%
Self-Employed Workers in Own Not Incorporated Business 16,352 5.15% 169,320 6.52% 8,072,936 5.64%
Unpaid Family Workers 358 0.11% 4,223 0.16% 204,846 0.14%

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Civilian Employers (Population Age 16+): This data represents 2010 employment by type of employers for the total civilian population, over age 16.

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