Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Denver fell 0.1 percentage points in March 2012 to 7.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Colorado rate. The unemployment rate in Denver peaked in February 2011 at 9.3% and is now 1.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Denver 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
Denver	7.7%	-0.1	-1.4

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: 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 19,356 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Denver employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Denver, Colorado) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Denver	108,478	-1,223	-17,200

Number of Unemployed Persons

Denver, Colorado Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Colorado Unemployment Rate	Denver Unemployment Rate	Denver Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	—	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	7.8%	7.7%	108,478
February 2012	8.3%	7.8%	7.8%	109,701
January 2012	8.3%	7.8%	8.0%	112,063
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%	8.2%	8.5%	116,833
August 2011	9.1%	8.3%	8.6%	117,816
July 2011	9.1%	8.3%	8.5%	116,904
June 2011	9.1%	8.4%	8.6%	117,548
May 2011	9.0%	8.4%	8.7%	119,009
April 2011	9.0%	8.4%	8.8%	121,133