CURRENT AND PROJECTED EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS ARE GIVEN FOR THE STATE AND FOR THE DENVER STANDARD METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA WHICH INCLUDES ADAMS, ARAPAHOE, BOULDER, DENVER, AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES. DATA WERE OBTAINED FROM THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT, DENVER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, U.S. CENSUS, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, MOUNTAIN STATES TELEPHONE COMPANY, AND PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY PUBLICATIONS. EMPLOYMENT FIGURES FOR 1950, 1960, 1965, AND 1970 ARE SHOWN FOR AGRICULTURE, MINING, CONSTRUCTION, TOTAL MANUFACTURING, FOOD PRODUCTS, TEXTILES AND APPARELS, RUBBER AND PLASTIC PRODUCTS, CHEMICALS, PRINTING AND PUBLISHING, OTHER NONDURABLE GOODS, FURNITURE, LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS, PRIMARY METALS, FABRICATED METALS AND ORDNANCE, MACHINERY EXCEPT ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT, OTHER DURABLE GOODS, RAILROADS, TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING, OTHER TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATIONS, UTILITIES AND SANITARY SERVICES, BUSINESS AND REPAIR SERVICES, ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION SERVICES, MEDICAL AND HEALTH, WHOLESALE, TOTAL RETAIL, FOOD STORES, EATING AND DRINKING, GENERAL MERCHANDISE AND VARIETY STORES, AUTO DEALERS AND GAS STATIONS, FINANCE, INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. TRENDS IN EACH CLASSIFICATION ARE COMMENTED ON. (PS)