Colorado Springs, Colorado Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Colorado Springs fell 2.7 percentage points in May 2020 to 9.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the Colorado rate. The unemployment rate in Colorado Springs peaked in April 2020 at 12.6% and is now 2.7 percentage points lower. You can also compare Colorado Springs unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Colorado	10.2%	-2.0	+7.4
Colorado Springs	9.9%	-2.7	+6.6

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

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 9,347 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	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Colorado Springs	33,981	-9,347	+22,219

Number of Unemployed Persons

Colorado Springs, Colorado Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Colorado Unemployment Rate	Colorado Springs Unemployment Rate	Colorado Springs Unemployed
July 2020	10.2%	—	—	—
June 2020	11.1%	10.5%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	10.2%	9.9%	33,981
April 2020	14.7%	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	3.6%	2.5%	3.0%	10,736
December 2019	3.5%	2.5%	3.0%	10,601
November 2019	3.5%	2.5%	3.0%	10,795
October 2019	3.6%	2.5%	3.1%	11,011
September 2019	3.5%	2.6%	3.1%	11,227
August 2019	3.7%	2.6%	3.2%	11,412