Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, Colorado Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Denver rose 0.4 percentage points in August 2018 to 3.3%. 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 November 2010 at 8.9% and is now 5.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.5% in March 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.8 percentage points. You can also compare Denver unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	August 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.9%	0.0	-0.5
Colorado	2.9%	+0.1	0.0
Denver	3.3%	+0.4	+0.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with August 2018 data as September 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 November 2010 at 127,197. There are now 72,232 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 39,141 in March 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 15,824. Denver employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Denver, Colorado) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	August 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Denver	54,965	+6,954	+9,994

Number of Unemployed Persons

Denver, Colorado Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Colorado Unemployment Rate	Denver Unemployment Rate	Denver Unemployed
September 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
August 2018	3.9%	2.9%	3.3%	54,965
July 2018	3.9%	2.8%	2.9%	48,011
June 2018	4.0%	2.7%	2.7%	43,982
May 2018	3.8%	2.8%	2.5%	40,923
April 2018	3.9%	2.9%	2.6%	41,776
March 2018	4.1%	3.0%	2.6%	42,379
February 2018	4.1%	3.0%	2.8%	46,155
January 2018	4.1%	3.0%	2.9%	46,425
December 2017	4.1%	3.0%	3.0%	48,245
November 2017	4.1%	3.0%	3.0%	47,714
October 2017	4.1%	3.0%	2.9%	47,064