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Boulder, Colorado Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Boulder fell 0.1 percentage points in December 2011 to 6.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.8 percentage points lower than the Colorado rate. The unemployment rate in Boulder peaked in June 2009 at 7.3% and is now 1.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Boulder unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate December 2011 Month/Month Year/Year
National 8.5% -0.2 -0.9
Colorado 7.9% -0.1 -1.0
Boulder 6.1% -0.1 -1.0
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with December 2011 data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Boulder, Colorado, National

Boulder, Colorado monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Boulder, Colorado Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Boulder peaked in June 2009 at 12,963. There are now 2,139 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Boulder employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Boulder, Colorado) is also available.

Unemployed Persons December 2011 Month/Month Year/Year
Boulder 10,824 -165 -1,439

Number of Unemployed Persons

Boulder, Colorado Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Colorado
Unemployment Rate
Boulder
Unemployment Rate
Boulder
Unemployed
January
2012
8.3%
December
2011
8.5% 7.9% 6.1% 10,824
November
2011
8.7% 8.0% 6.2% 10,989
October
2011
8.9% 8.1% 6.4% 11,177
September
2011
9.0% 8.3% 6.5% 11,227
August
2011
9.1% 8.5% 6.5% 11,340
July
2011
9.1% 8.5% 6.5% 11,269
June
2011
9.1% 8.5% 6.5% 11,188
May
2011
9.0% 8.7% 6.5% 11,249
April
2011
9.0% 8.8% 6.7% 11,524
March
2011
8.9% 9.2% 7.0% 12,066
February
2011
9.0% 9.3% 7.2% 12,469
January
2011
9.1% 9.1% 7.2% 12,422

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers.