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
6.6%
2023
6.5%
Total change
-0.1 pp
% change
-1.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.6% | — |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -4.4 pp (-66.7%) |
| 2020 | 4.8% | +2.6 pp (118.2%) |
| 2021 | 6.5% | +1.7 pp (35.4%) |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -0.5 pp (-7.7%) |
| 2023 | 6.5% | +0.5 pp (8.3%) |