Information Technology/Communications

The South Metro Denver area includes more than 33,000 jobs in the information industries. The information sector comprises establishments engaged in the following processes: (a) producing and distributing informational and cultural products, (b) providing the means to transmit or distribute these products as well as data or communications and (c) processing and analyzing data. Information technology and communications companies form the backbone of the information industries sector of the South Metro Denver economy.

Colorado and South Metro Denver are leaders in telecommunications for a variety of reasons, including a robust, educated and highly qualified workforce, extensive telecom infrastructure, a growing customer base, low to moderate costs of doing business and an excellent quality of life.  Qwest, Comcast, TW Telecom and Dex Media are all major employers in the area. Additionally, EchoStar, Liberty Media and Liberty Global have their corporate headquarters in South Metro Denver. In 2007 metro Denver had the third highest concentration of communications services employment in the country. 

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Executive Summary: Information Technology/Communications Industries

Basic Information
2010 Industry Jobs	33,762
2020 Industry Jobs	42,853
Total Change	9,091
Total % Change	26.93%
Current Average Earnings per Worker	$66,662

Economic Indicators
2010 Location Quotient	0.78
2020 Location Quotient	0.79
Shift Share: Regional Competitiveness Effect	669
Shift Share: Industrial Mix Effect	4,033
Shift Share: National Effect	4,388

Industry Change Summary

Description	2010 Jobs	2020 Jobs	Change	% Change	Current EPW
Regional Total	33,762	42,853	9,091	27%	$66,662
State Total	246,169	296,598	50,429	20%	$59,954
National Total	16,974,144	20,616,709	3,642,565	21%	$60,454