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LMI Press Releases and Schedules

Notice

National economic data is unavailable during the federal government shutdown. Colorado’s employment situation report scheduled to be released on October 17, 2025 will be delayed until the BLS data becomes available when the shutdown ends.

Press Releases

Monthly Employment Situation

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Annual Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)

Annual Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI)

The annual Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries press release and related data for the 2024 calendar year will be available in December 2025.

Schedules

 

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Employment Situation

Every month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) releases the national employment situation summary for the previous month. After this release, Colorado uses the data to analyze and compare its own employment trends against the national figures. Colorado then releases an employment situation summary for the state.

Reference MonthNational Press ReleaseColorado Press Release
December 2024January 10, 2025January 27, 2025
January 2025February 7, 2025March 17, 2025
February 2025March 7, 2025March 28, 2025
March 2025April 4, 2025April 18, 2025
April 2025May 2, 2025May 16, 2025
May 2025June 6, 2025June 23, 2025
June 2025July 3, 2025July 18, 2025
July 2025August 1, 2025August 15, 2025
August 2025September 5, 2025September 19, 2025
September 2025October 3, 2025*October 17, 2025*
October 2025November 7, 2025*November 21, 2025
November 2025December 5, 2025December 19, 2025
December 2025January 9, 2026January 26, 2026

*The national and Colorado employment situation press releases originally scheduled to be released on October 3, 2025; October 17, 2025; and November 7, 2025, were not distributed due to the federal government shutdown.

QCEW Data Releases

Reference QuarterQCEW Data Release
2024 Q3February 19, 2025
2024 Q4May 21, 2025
2025 Q1August 27, 2025
2025 Q2November 20, 2025