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Colorado #7
69.7 composite of 100 Based on 61% of intended metrics
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Jared Polis D
Mayor · since 2019-01-08
Source: Wikidata (P6 head of government), retrieved 2026-06-18
Establishment entry rate (new business formation)12.621% · Census BDS 2022 ·
69.7
Job creation rate17.979% · Census BDS 2022 ·
64.5
Nonfarm job growth (YoY)0.13% · April 2026 ·
74.8
Not yet sourced: Metro GDP growth (BEA metro GDP key blocked by signup CAPTCHA); Business survival rate (BLS BED ingest pending); Cost of doing business (C2ER + Tax Foundation feed pending).