Boulder city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Boulder city's unemployment rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
5.6%
2023
6.1%
Total change
+0.5 pp
% change
+8.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.6% | — |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -1.0 pp (-17.9%) |
| 2020 | 5.5% | +0.9 pp (19.6%) |
| 2021 | 5.6% | +0.1 pp (1.8%) |
| 2022 | 5.4% | -0.2 pp (-3.6%) |
| 2023 | 6.1% | +0.7 pp (13%) |