Colorado Springs, Colorado Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Colorado Springs fell 0.0 percentage points in March 2012 to 9.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.2 percentage points higher than the Colorado rate. The unemployment rate in Colorado Springs peaked in February 2011 at 10.0% and is now 1.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 9.0% in November 2011, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Colorado Springs unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.2%	-0.1	-0.7
Colorado	7.8%	0.0	-0.7
Colorado Springs	9.0%	0.0	-0.9

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Colorado Springs, Colorado, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Colorado Springs peaked in February 2011 at 30,829. There are now 2,836 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 27,718 in December 2011, the number of unemployed has now grown by 275. Colorado Springs employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Colorado Springs, Colorado) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Colorado Springs	27,993	+155	-2,674

Number of Unemployed Persons

Colorado Springs, Colorado Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Colorado Unemployment Rate	Colorado Springs Unemployment Rate	Colorado Springs Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	7.9%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	7.8%	9.0%	27,993
February 2012	8.3%	7.8%	9.0%	27,838
January 2012	8.3%	7.8%	9.0%	27,764
December 2011	8.5%	7.9%	9.0%	27,718
November 2011	8.7%	8.0%	9.0%	27,773
October 2011	8.9%	8.1%	9.1%	28,168
September 2011	9.0%	8.2%	9.3%	28,400
August 2011	9.1%	8.3%	9.5%	28,816
July 2011	9.1%	8.3%	9.5%	28,773
June 2011	9.1%	8.4%	9.5%	28,901
May 2011	9.0%	8.4%	9.6%	29,233
April 2011	9.0%	8.4%	9.7%	29,760