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Boulder, Colorado Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Boulder fell 0.1 percentage points in March 2013 to 5.3%. 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 7.2% and is now 1.9 percentage points lower. You can also compare Boulder unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate March 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
National 7.6% -0.1 -0.6
Colorado 7.1% -0.1 -1.1
Boulder 5.3% -0.1 -0.9
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with March 2013 data as April 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 12,732. There are now 3,110 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Boulder employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Boulder, Colorado) is also available.

Unemployed Persons March 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
Boulder 9,622 -229 -1,412

Number of Unemployed Persons

Boulder, Colorado Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate 		Colorado
Unemployment Rate 		Boulder
Unemployment Rate 		Boulder
Unemployed
April
2013 		7.5% 6.9% — —
March
2013 		7.6% 7.1% 5.3% 9,622
February
2013 		7.7% 7.2% 5.4% 9,851
January
2013 		7.9% 7.3% 5.5% 9,975
December
2012 		7.8% 7.5% 5.8% 10,446
November
2012 		7.8% 7.6% 5.8% 10,556
October
2012 		7.9% 7.7% 5.9% 10,679
September
2012 		7.8% 7.9% 6.0% 10,812
August
2012 		8.1% 8.0% 6.1% 10,931
July
2012 		8.2% 8.1% 6.1% 11,017
June
2012 		8.2% 8.2% 6.2% 11,068
May
2012 		8.2% 8.2% 6.2% 11,080
April
2012 		8.1% 8.2% 6.2% 11,062

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. ↩

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