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IT/software employment concentration by county, 2022
Boulder and Denver boast the state’s highest concentration of IT/software workers.
Weld
1.3%
Larimer
4.3%
Adams
2.8%
Je昀昀erson
9.5%
Arapahoe
17.1%
Douglas
5.5%
Boulder
19.3%
Denver
33.8%
Broom昀椀eld
6.4%
Source: Metro Denver
Economic Development
Corp., IT/Software
Industry Cluster Pro昀椀le,
2023.
IT/Software industry
Region includes Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broom昀椀eld, Denver, Douglas, Je昀昀erson, Larimer and Weld counties.
Nine-county region U.S.
Direct employment, 2022
89,440
4,203,170
No. of direct companies, 2022
8,270
286,050
One-year employment growth,
2021-2022
8.1%
7.7%
Five-year employment growth,
2017-2022
50.6%
25.1%
Ave. annual direct employment
growth, 2017-2022
8.5%
4.6%
Direct employment
concentration
4.3%
2.8%
% of companies with
