Colorado Springs, Colorado Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Colorado Springs fell 0.1 percentage points in October 2018 to 3.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points higher than the Colorado rate. The unemployment rate in Colorado Springs peaked in November 2010 at 9.6% and is now 5.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.9% in March 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 1.0 percentage points. You can also compare Colorado Springs 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 |
| Colorado Springs | 3.9% | -0.1 | +0.4 |
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 November 2010 at 30,639. There are now 16,475 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 9,853 in March 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 4,311. Colorado Springs employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Colorado Springs, Colorado) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | October 2018 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Springs | 14,164 | -152 | +2,092 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Colorado Springs, Colorado Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Colorado Unemployment Rate |
Colorado Springs Unemployment Rate |
Colorado Springs Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2018 |
3.7% | — | — | — |
| October 2018 |
3.7% | 3.2% | 3.9% | 14,164 |
| September 2018 |
3.7% | 3.1% | 4.0% | 14,316 |
| August 2018 |
3.9% | 2.9% | 4.1% | 14,595 |
| July 2018 |
3.9% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 12,788 |
| June 2018 |
4.0% | 2.7% | 3.2% | 11,428 |
| May 2018 |
3.8% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 10,741 |
| April 2018 |
3.9% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 11,029 |
| March 2018 |
4.1% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 11,215 |
| February 2018 |
4.1% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 12,167 |
| January 2018 |
4.1% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 11,918 |
| December 2017 |
4.1% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 12,160 |
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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