Metro Denver employment stats
Metro Denver employment increased by 6,600 during the two final months of 2006, pushing the annual gain to 1.8 percent compared to 1.4 percent nationally. Metro Denver finished 2006 with 1,396,600 total jobs. Ten of the 11 major industry groups reported employment increases the Information/Telecommunications sector was the only loser, down 2.1 percent for the year.