Colorado Springs, Colorado Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Colorado Springs fell 0.0 percentage points in November 2020 to 6.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Colorado rate. The unemployment rate in Colorado Springs peaked in April 2020 at 12.6% and is now 6.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 6.3% in August 2020, 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 | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 6.7% | -0.2 | +3.1 |
| Colorado | 6.4% | 0.0 | +3.9 |
| Colorado Springs | 6.3% | 0.0 | +3.3 |
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 April 2020 at 43,328. There are now 20,967 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Colorado Springs employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Colorado Springs, Colorado) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Springs | 22,361 | -84 | +11,566 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Colorado Springs, Colorado Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Colorado Unemployment Rate |
Colorado Springs Unemployment Rate |
Colorado Springs Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 8.4% | — | — |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 6.4% | 6.3% | 22,361 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 6.4% | 6.3% | 22,445 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 6.4% | 6.3% | 22,372 |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 6.7% | 6.3% | 22,409 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 7.4% | 6.8% | 24,064 |
| June 2020 |
11.1% | 10.6% | 10.3% | 37,067 |
| May 2020 |
13.3% | 10.2% | 9.9% | 34,151 |
| April 2020 |
14.8% | 12.2% | 12.6% | 43,328 |
| March 2020 |
4.4% | 5.2% | 5.8% | 20,480 |
| February 2020 |
3.5% | 2.5% | 2.9% | 10,499 |
| January 2020 |
3.5% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 10,736 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩
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