Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Denver fell 0.0 percentage points in December 2011 to 8.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points higher than the Colorado rate. The unemployment rate in Denver peaked in February 2011 at 9.3% and is now 1.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 8.2% in November 2011, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Denver 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
Denver	8.2%	0.0	-0.9

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: Denver, Colorado, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Denver, Colorado Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Denver peaked in February 2011 at 127,834. There are now 13,335 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Denver employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Denver, Colorado) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Denver	114,499	-422	-10,511

Number of Unemployed Persons

Denver, Colorado Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Colorado Unemployment Rate	Denver Unemployment Rate	Denver Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	7.9%	8.2%	114,499
November 2011	8.7%	8.0%	8.2%	114,921
October 2011	8.9%	8.1%	8.4%	116,300
September 2011	9.0%	8.3%	8.5%	116,833
August 2011	9.1%	8.5%	8.6%	117,816
July 2011	9.1%	8.5%	8.5%	116,904
June 2011	9.1%	8.5%	8.6%	117,548
May 2011	9.0%	8.7%	8.7%	119,009
April 2011	9.0%	8.8%	8.8%	121,133
March 2011	8.9%	9.2%	9.1%	125,678
February 2011	9.0%	9.3%	9.3%	127,834
January 2011	9.1%	9.1%	9.2%	126,771