Pueblo, CO Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Pueblo, CO Metro Area'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
9.3%
2023
5.4%
Total change
-3.9 pp
% change
-41.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.3% | — |
| 2019 | 7.5% | -1.8 pp (-19.4%) |
| 2020 | 6.9% | -0.6 pp (-8%) |
| 2021 | 6.7% | -0.2 pp (-2.9%) |
| 2022 | 5.9% | -0.8 pp (-11.9%) |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -0.5 pp (-8.5%) |