Unemployed people in Colorado

as of September, 2021:

178,798

Note: Seasonally adjusted value

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Unemployment Rate

5.6%

Labor Force

3,192,317

Employment

3,013,519

Employment-Population Ratio

64.3%

Labor Force Participation Rate

68.2%

Employment Indicators by County

County Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate Labor Force
Adams 267,835 15,543 5.5 283,378
Alamosa 8,087 410 4.8 8,497
Arapahoe 359,680 19,470 5.1 379,150
Archuleta 7,487 290 3.7 7,777
Baca 2,237 41 1.8 2,278
Bent 1,839 107 5.5 1,946
Boulder 192,647 7,226 3.6 199,873
Broomfield 39,827 1,586 3.8 41,413
Chaffee 10,204 338 3.2 10,542
Cheyenne 1,090 23 2.1 1,113
Clear Creek 6,000 315 5.0 6,315
Conejos 3,926 168 4.1 4,094
Costilla 1,720 92 5.1 1,812
Crowley 1,505 68 4.3 1,573
Custer 2,186 79 3.5 2,265
Delta 14,180 604 4.1 14,784
Denver 413,788 22,638 5.2 436,426
Dolores 1,134 43 3.7 1,177
Douglas 194,966 7,014 3.5 201,980
Eagle 31,495 1,367 4.2 32,862
El Paso 343,348 17,311 4.8 360,659
Elbert 15,126 489 3.1 15,615
Fremont 15,767 960 5.7 16,727
Garfield 30,091 1,266 4.0 31,357
Gilpin 3,806 201 5.0 4,007
Grand 8,308 328 3.8 8,636
Gunnison 11,270 334 2.9 11,604
Hinsdale 458 12 2.6 470
Huerfano 2,645 184 6.5 2,829
Jackson 958 22 2.2 980
Jefferson 330,285 14,737 4.3 345,022
Kiowa 1,000 19 1.9 1,019
Kit Carson 4,178 118 2.7 4,296
La Plata 30,595 1,292 4.1 31,887
Lake 4,316 187 4.2 4,503
Larimer 199,624 8,073 3.9 207,697
Las Animas 6,397 396 5.8 6,793
Lincoln 2,350 81 3.3 2,431
Logan 10,872 407 3.6 11,279
Mesa 73,463 3,720 4.8 77,183
Mineral 407 16 3.8 423
Moffat 7,293 277 3.7 7,570
Montezuma 12,572 585 4.4 13,157
Montrose 21,060 926 4.2 21,986
Morgan 15,441 715 4.4 16,156
Otero 8,050 453 5.3 8,503
Ouray 2,644 102 3.7 2,746
Park 11,275 383 3.3 11,658
Phillips 2,321 60 2.5 2,381
Pitkin 10,345 456 4.2 10,801
Prowers 5,982 237 3.8 6,219
Pueblo 72,962 5,516 7.0 78,478
Rio Blanco 2,932 130 4.2 3,062
Rio Grande 5,318 292 5.2 5,610
Routt 15,091 568 3.6 15,659
Saguache 3,168 170 5.1 3,338
San Juan 557 13 2.3 570
San Miguel 4,506 202 4.3 4,708
Sedgwick 1,150 38 3.2 1,188
Summit 19,285 783 3.9 20,068
Teller 13,050 558 4.1 13,608
Washington 2,972 73 2.4 3,045
Weld 162,163 8,261 4.8 170,424
Yuma 5,399 143 2.6 5,542