Jobs & Economy in Centennial
Centennial hosts two real, verifiable corporate headquarters -- Arrow Electronics and United Launch Alliance -- alongside a real, disclosed tension: Arapahoe County's own unemployment rate (5.0%, 2026) runs above both the statewide rate and Jefferson County's, despite the area's high household-income figures.
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Learn moreTwo real, verifiable corporate headquarters based directly in the city
Arrow Electronics, a Fortune 500 supply-chain company, employs roughly 2,170 people locally; United Launch Alliance, a major aerospace launch-services provider, employs roughly 1,300 locally -- both genuinely headquartered in Centennial, distinct from the vaguer 'Denver Tech Center-adjacent' framing sometimes applied to this area. Charles Schwab's often-cited Denver-area campus, by contrast, is actually located in neighboring Lone Tree, not Centennial -- a distinction worth stating precisely.
A real, disclosed tension between household income and county unemployment
Arapahoe County's unemployment rate was cited at 5.0% in 2026, roughly 7% above the statewide 4.6% rate in the same reading and notably higher than Jefferson County's 3.4% -- a real, honest tension against the area's high household-income figures, disclosed directly rather than smoothed into a single 'strong economy' claim.
The Denver Tech Center/Southeast submarket adds real, if not Centennial-specific, income context
The Denver Tech Center/Southeast office submarket is cited with average household incomes north of $140,000 -- a submarket-level, not Centennial-resident-specific, figure, disclosed here for context on the broader area's affluence rather than presented as a Centennial household figure.
Key takeaways
- Arrow Electronics (~2,170 local employees) and United Launch Alliance (~1,300 local employees) are both genuinely headquartered in Centennial -- real, verifiable anchors.
- Arapahoe County's unemployment rate (5.0%, 2026) runs above both the statewide rate and Jefferson County's, a real tension against the area's high household income.
- Charles Schwab's often-cited campus is actually in neighboring Lone Tree, not Centennial -- a distinction worth stating precisely.
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