Boulder, Colorado Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Boulder fell 0.1 percentage points in July 2019 to 2.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points lower than the Colorado rate. The unemployment rate in Boulder peaked in November 2010 at 7.3% and is now 4.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.2% in February 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Boulder unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.2
Colorado	2.9%	-0.1	-0.4
Boulder	2.4%	-0.1	-0.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2019 data as August metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Boulder, Colorado, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Boulder, Colorado Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Boulder peaked in November 2010 at 12,486. There are now 7,643 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,051 in March 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 792. Boulder employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Boulder, Colorado) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Boulder	4,843	-181	-734

Number of Unemployed Persons

Boulder, Colorado Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Colorado Unemployment Rate	Boulder Unemployment Rate	Boulder Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	2.8%	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	2.9%	2.4%	4,843
June 2019	3.7%	3.0%	2.5%	5,024
May 2019	3.6%	3.2%	2.6%	5,221
April 2019	3.6%	3.3%	2.8%	5,550
March 2019	3.8%	3.5%	3.0%	5,823
February 2019	3.8%	3.7%	3.1%	6,124
January 2019	4.0%	3.7%	3.2%	6,306
December 2018	3.9%	3.6%	3.2%	6,168
November 2018	3.7%	3.6%	3.2%	6,195
October 2018	3.8%	3.6%	3.2%	6,179