Denver area lost 49,400 jobs in a year
The Denver metro area lost 49,400 private-sector jobs — 4.78 percent of the total — in the 12 months ending in January, according to an analysis of new federal jobs data.
The analysis is by G. Scott Thomas, projects editor of the Denver Business Journal's sister paper, Business First of Buffalo, N.Y.
The Denver-Aurora-Broomfield area had 1,033,800 workers in the private sector in January 2009, and 12 months later it had 984,400, Thomas' analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data indicates.
Denver's total private-sector job loss over the 12-month span ranked 16th highest among the nation's top 100 metro areas, Thomas reported. Its precentage of job loss ranked 27th highest of the 100 metros.
The Los Angeles area suffered the nation’s sharpest decline in raw numbers, with 226,100 private-sector jobs slipping away over the 12-month period payday loan no faxing. The New York and Chicago metro areas followed with losses of 206,500 and 176,000 jobs, respectively, Thomas reported.
In terms of percentage of jobs lost, Wichita, Kan., led with 7.73 percent, followed by Las Vegas with 7.52 percent and Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif., with 7.16 percent.
None of the top 100 metros saw private-sector job gains over the 12-month period, Thomas reported. Augusta, Ga., saw the smallest total job loss (1,100) and percentage of loss (0.66 percent).
Click here for Thomas' comparison of Denver January job numbers going back to 2000.
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