Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, Colorado Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Denver fell 1.7 percentage points in May 2020 to 10.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the Colorado rate. The unemployment rate in Denver peaked in April 2020 at 12.3% and is now 1.7 percentage points lower. You can also compare Denver 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
Denver	10.6%	-1.7	+7.9

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: Denver, Colorado, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Denver, Colorado Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Denver peaked in April 2020 at 201,537. There are now 28,316 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Denver employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Denver, Colorado) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Denver	173,221	-28,316	+128,126

Number of Unemployed Persons

Denver, Colorado Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Colorado Unemployment Rate	Denver Unemployment Rate	Denver Unemployed
July 2020	10.2%	—	—	—
June 2020	11.1%	10.5%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	10.2%	10.6%	173,221
April 2020	14.7%	12.2%	12.3%	201,537
March 2020	4.4%	5.2%	4.9%	81,334
February 2020	3.5%	2.5%	2.4%	41,296
January 2020	3.6%	2.5%	2.4%	41,078
December 2019	3.5%	2.5%	2.4%	40,378
November 2019	3.5%	2.5%	2.4%	40,989
October 2019	3.6%	2.5%	2.5%	41,705
September 2019	3.5%	2.6%	2.5%	42,461
August 2019	3.7%	2.6%	2.6%	43,195