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Colorado Springs, Colorado Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Colorado Springs fell 0.1 percentage points in March 2023 to 2.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points higher than the Colorado rate. The unemployment rate in Colorado Springs peaked in April 2020 at 11.3% and is now 8.4 percentage points lower. You can also compare Colorado Springs unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate March 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.5% -0.1 -0.1
Colorado 2.8% -0.1 -0.5
Colorado Springs 2.9% -0.1 -0.6
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with March 2023 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Colorado Springs, Colorado, National

Colorado Springs, Colorado monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Colorado Springs peaked in May 2020 at 38,996. There are now 28,026 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 March 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Colorado Springs 10,970 -292 -1,929

Number of Unemployed Persons

Colorado Springs, Colorado Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Colorado
Unemployment Rate
Colorado Springs
Unemployment Rate
Colorado Springs
Unemployed
April
2023
3.4%
March
2023
3.5% 2.8% 2.9% 10,970
February
2023
3.6% 2.9% 3.0% 11,262
January
2023
3.4% 2.8% 3.0% 11,182
December
2022
3.5% 2.8% 3.0% 11,339
November
2022
3.6% 2.8% 3.0% 11,359
October
2022
3.7% 2.8% 3.1% 11,399
September
2022
3.5% 2.8% 3.1% 11,419
August
2022
3.7% 2.6% 3.1% 11,371
July
2022
3.5% 2.7% 3.0% 11,305
June
2022
3.6% 2.8% 3.1% 11,356
May
2022
3.6% 2.9% 3.1% 11,634

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.