Denver borough: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Denver borough'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
7.8%
2023
3.0%
Total change
-4.8 pp
% change
-61.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.8% | — |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -0.7 pp (-9%) |
| 2020 | 8.0% | +0.9 pp (12.7%) |
| 2021 | 7.8% | -0.2 pp (-2.5%) |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -3.5 pp (-44.9%) |
| 2023 | 3.0% | -1.3 pp (-30.2%) |