Boulder, Colorado Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Boulder fell 0.1 percentage points in October 2018 to 2.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the Colorado rate. The unemployment rate in Boulder peaked in November 2010 at 7.3% and is now 4.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.2% in February 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.7 percentage points. You can also compare Boulder unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Colorado	3.2%	+0.1	+0.2
Boulder	2.9%	-0.1	+0.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November 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 12,538. There are now 6,936 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,064 in March 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,538. Boulder employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Boulder, Colorado) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Boulder	5,602	-150	+672

Number of Unemployed Persons

Boulder, Colorado Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Colorado Unemployment Rate	Boulder Unemployment Rate	Boulder Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	3.2%	2.9%	5,602
September 2018	3.7%	3.1%	3.0%	5,752
August 2018	3.9%	2.9%	3.1%	5,933
July 2018	3.9%	2.8%	2.6%	5,024
June 2018	4.0%	2.7%	2.4%	4,630
May 2018	3.8%	2.8%	2.2%	4,319
April 2018	3.9%	2.9%	2.4%	4,567
March 2018	4.1%	3.0%	2.4%	4,649
February 2018	4.1%	3.0%	2.6%	4,936
January 2018	4.1%	3.0%	2.7%	4,991
December 2017	4.1%	3.0%	2.8%	5,216