Denver city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Denver 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
4.5%
2023
4.6%
Total change
+0.1 pp
% change
+2.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.5% | — |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -0.7 pp (-15.6%) |
| 2020 | 4.3% | +0.5 pp (13.2%) |
| 2021 | 4.6% | +0.3 pp (7%) |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +0.1 pp (2.2%) |
| 2023 | 4.6% | -0.1 pp (-2.1%) |